tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post2916721294998820436..comments2024-02-14T13:04:30.499-05:00Comments on Good To Begin Well, Better To End Well: More on Eve! Inspired by BBC4's BEYOND BELIEF.Amalia Dillinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-37381061960694510652017-10-12T12:40:02.063-04:002017-10-12T12:40:02.063-04:00I think I was also fortunate in this regard -- my ...I think I was also fortunate in this regard -- my mother, I remember distinctly, was always outraged about the interpretation and treatment of Mary Magdalene, for example, and always highlighted the strength of the women in the Bible. I was raised to believe in a lot of the Old Testament as metaphor rather than a literal history of events, so the idea of Eve as a temptress who seduced Adam into Amalia Dillinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13005039978668326144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458380.post-47860401081494437802017-10-12T09:19:42.523-04:002017-10-12T09:19:42.523-04:00I grew up with the unusual Christian background wh...I grew up with the unusual Christian background where Adam and Eve were equals, where I actually learned about how Adam was standing there next to Eve being a silent idiot and equally culpable, if not more so. Strong women characters were always highlighted, like when Y'shua dies it's the women who go to the tomb while the men are the ones hiding up in a locked room somewhere. The more I Naomi Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374035741202203525noreply@blogger.com