Good morning, and thank you for coming back to a second day of reading the Bible. This could become a habit! 🙂

Today’s passage is Genesis 5-7, and it leads us into one central story (rather than the 3-4 powerful narratives that piled on in yesterday’s reading). Chapter 5 brings us from the first humans to the story of Noah and the great flood. I wouldn’t get hung up on the literal ages of people here—these are not medical records!—but I’d love to know your thoughts on what lasting significance there could be for these passages that are nothing more than recitations of names. And perhaps those who are more familiar with the Jewish tradition than I will share a bit of the mythology that’s grown up around Enoch because of what’s described in 5:24.

Continue reading “Genesis 5-7 (January 2)” →

Good morning, and Happy New Year! I’m grateful for your interest in this daily reading of the Bible together in 2016, and am excited to get started! We start today with the book of Genesis, at the beginning of the first five books of the Bible (often also called the Torah). Genesis contains creation stories, prehistoric myths, and family narratives of those who will become the ancestors of the Hebrew and Christian faiths. Continue reading “Genesis 1-4 (January 1)” →