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Book of Genesis
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Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
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Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Garden of Eden
The Forbidden Fruit
Circumcision
The Promised Land
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Book of Genesis Symbolism, Imagery & Allegory
Sometimes, there’s more to the Bible than meets the eye.
The Garden of Eden
Imagine living in a place where everything's perfect. There are fruit trees (2:9), cool breezes (3:8), and rivers (3:10-15). People walk around naked without shame (2:25), and God just hangs out, s...
The Forbidden Fruit
Don't think about pink elephants.No, we said don't think about pink elephants.Hello? Stop thinking about pink elephants!We all know that when you're told not to do something, the easiest solution i...
Circumcision
Let's talk about penises. That's right, we're talking about wee-wees, ding dongs, or in Latin, the membrum virorum. Get your chuckles out now, because that's what circumcision is about—the distin...
The Promised Land
The night before his assassination, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his last sermon in Memphis. He closed the sermon by saying, "I've been to the mountaintop. […] And I've seen the promised lan...