RE: Belief in magic
November 29, 2017 at 9:12 am
(This post was last modified: November 29, 2017 at 9:14 am by The Grand Nudger.)
The two mean farmer and shepherd. Respectively. So, the story begins along the lines of -"There were two brothers, a farmer and a shepherd". The narrative telegraphs this for the reader but it's made redundant in the retelling. It's a narrative that expresses conflict between sedentary farmers and nomadic shepherds - right down to the manner of the shepherds death....as having been in the farmers fields. We erected barbed wire fences to stop that shit in the american west. The culture that told the story, however, had a strong preference for the shepherds way of life - their way of life. This is echoed and reenforced throughout the entirety of the OT and mimicked in the NT. God was the kind of guy who ate the steak and left the potato on the plate. The farmers life..and civilized life in general..was something to be derided and avoided. These were sinful places founded by the first murderer. They ate pigs and built tall buildings that offended god. They were always hoovering up the good lands god promised to his chosen rednecks and assorted drifters.
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