I took several advanced theology courses in my college years, so this was a highly diverse group of people from multiple faiths and traditions. There’s a lot of things that aren’t really obvious until you read Genesis from verse one to the end of revelations. I believe it took me a full year to read cover to cover before I began to consider my thesis topic. There’s a lot of information between V1 and V2. Lilith. What do you know about Lilith yourself from Genesis? Why is there two different versions in Genesis about female creation. One reference says god created man and woman together, more as equals. That’s the Lilith part. V1 says in the beginning, god created heaven and earth. V2, the world is now void of life and without form. No more equal partner, now we have Eve, who was created from a rib to be a helpmate. I’m not sure what to make except for the entire panel saying exactly what I didn’t want to say. Adam did not want an equal, he wanted a submissive mate instead. I’m actually quite sick, so I just pulled this straight from my memories. We explored the entire church process for what went into the official bible and those books which are still often quoted word for word in current services yet it’s not from the official bible at all, but an apocryphal book instead. There’s two creation stories one in V1 and again in V2. I found a Dake bible with four columns. It refers to the Aramaic Greek and Latin words translations, additional references by book and verse. I’m digging into classes from around oh, thirty years ago. But obviously this was quite impactful for me to even recall the basic things we explored. I say explored, because each denomination held different opinions about how things went together. Those multiple voices who were willing to openly share their own faith as practiced by ordained ministers from multiple faiths, extended to Jewish and Muslim, Hindu, I’m sure I’m barely touching the pure number of organized religions we’re willing to just explain their beliefs. I don’t want to say you’re right or wrong with what you believe. It’s never my right to suggest anything beyond causing intentional harm isn’t acceptable unless I am willing to abide by the same rules should the situation be reversed. Just saying I learned something from everyone. Tibetan monks to pagans were arriving in lectures, not to convert, just to answer questions about how they preferred to worship. So perhaps my personal experience is quite different from what you have lived. If you are reading this still, please pat yourself on your back for me? It’s exciting when people are just willing to listen, or read? We’re all better than before.