article_snippet.sent: This week covers the Book of Genesis, chapters 1-11.
article_snippet.sent: First of all, Genesis starts with two separate creation narratives.
article_snippet.sent: The first chapter is the seven days story with God creating the Earth.
article_snippet.sent: In the second chapter the Earth is again created and man is formed out of clay.
article_snippet.sent: Talking with a CNN colleague, I mentioned how there seems to be fascination in Genesis with dirt and clay.
article_snippet.sent: It struck me that the whole first two chapters have everything to do with the Earth and man's place in It, a struggle that we can relate to even now.
article_snippet.sent: From the creation of the Garden of Eden to the fall and the banishment, the bounty of the land and the access to it seems to be the area of highest concern.
article_snippet.sent: Adam fathered Seth at 130 years old.
article_snippet.sent: Yes, we are getting into the part of the Bible with fantastical life spans that allow for the transition from the stories of Adam to Abraham.
article_snippet.sent: Mass. With that in mind, I read about Noah, descendent of Seth, with a different perspective, too.