RE: The "Cultural Context" Excuse
August 28, 2016 at 8:59 pm
(This post was last modified: August 28, 2016 at 9:29 pm by Huggy Bear.)
(August 28, 2016 at 8:45 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: I've looked at the passage; the phrase "when the serpent copulated with Eve" is accompanied with a footnote, saying "In the Garden of Eden, according to a tradition." One crucial thing about the Talmud you seem to be ignoring is that a good part of it includes arguments between different scholars, who frequently have different perspectives on the same subject.
Evidently, even the compilers of the Talmud doesn't really co-sign with that theory.
No, that isn't evident.
what you provided is complete speculation based on nothing...
How did you deduce all that based off of a foot note that stated "In the Garden of Eden, according to a tradition."?
Secondly, if the compilers of the Talmud don't "really co-sign with that theory", then why does the Talmud quote that the serpent copulated with Eve?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copulate
Quote:: to have sexual intercourse
Like I said, there is no ambiguity with the word "copulate".
I like the fact that you're trying to discredit your own source. I guess ya'll will do anything to keep from admitting you just may be wrong.
