How to Look at Torah

Huh? This text is hard to follow. It jumps from one point to the next without a narrative or point by point paragraph structure. What is the point of having so many stories or babbling nonsense without a point? "Adam's Sin" is a prime example of babbling nonsense. Et means you in latin. What is YHVH? My best guess is God, but then again it could be another hormone. "The Creation of Elohim" is another example of incomprehensible text, where the reader has the vague impression that Elohim is being created. Only the first and last sections make any sort of sense. The garment of the torah and the meaning behind the garment is analogous to Augustine's scriptural explanations on metaphor, whether figurative or literal. Lastly, the hypocracy of God is pointed out in "After the Flood". Noah is commanded to build an arc by God, and does so. Then Noah sees the destruction of man and questions God. God becomes angry at Noah for questioning what was inevitable since God supposedly told Noah what was about to happen. Then the writer reminds us that other biblical heroes like Moses and Abraham saved his people from God's wrath by confronting God. This raises the question of what to follow: God's will or protection of humanity? Noah is chastized at the end of the text for not protecting humanity. This does not set a good precedent for converting people. Sorry about the shotgun approach, but this text allows little room for anything else.