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Review by PharaohTeb -- Who Told You That You Were Naked?
[Following is a volunteer review of "Who Told You That You Were Naked?" by William Combs.]
1 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked by William E Combs
Not many religious books begin with a little boy's visit to the bathroom, but there you have it. It is the story
of The Fall of man through Adam with the spectacles of The New Testament. Ps. Comb starts with the "warning" from Yhwh to Adam regarding the eating of the fruit of the forbidden Tree. Then enter Eve, who would be deceived by the serpent, and incited hapless Adam, into eating of the fruit-and thus, breaking the command and being self-aware. This self-awareness would tear man from his Creator, more so spiritually. For this reason, man was given Law, not enslave him, but in order to guide him back to Paradiseland. The Creator then gave His son as an ultimate sacrifice for The Fall and its consequences. Man would then have Belief in The Christ that He is the son of The Creator, and that He came to die for our sins, granting us peace with His Father. The Father then transforms man, through the spirit, from what he conformed to as natural, into a new nature, one He had intended from the beginning. This would free man from Law, for man would not be an entity unto himself, but a vessel of Divine will... In a nutshell.
First, problems of the book; The author seeks to retell an already told story. The problem with that is he now adds his own details that shift how things happened. He says the Lord “warned”, which He didn’t. Adam’s helpmate; the relationship with the animals is not entirely correct. The author would have us believe, or imagine that Adam knew his loneliness, this is wrong. He couldn’t have this knowledge because he was always the only one-you don’t miss what you don’t know. Then came the animals, Yhwh realizing-not Adam, that the animals would not suffice then made He Eve.
The major problem, which happens to be a problem of all denominations, is The Fall itself. The book says that Adam wasn’t absent during the temptation of Eve, yet Gen 3v6 says “her husband who was with her” unless I have a different notion of what “with” means. This is the bedrock of all misinterpretation, by absolving Adam of his role, we separate ourselves from our guilt, impeding salvation from its duty. And of course, the idea that the Christ is God-totally incorrect (read the Bible).
What I liked was the question of the extent to which Adam knew Good v. Evil before The Fall. I also liked his posits on Sin; it is motive, it is a zeitgeist and not an act, and it separates us in all forms from our Creator. The interpretation of “nakedness’ was interesting, the transparency of it all. Nakedness is what gives sin its power, we hide our nakedness, even more, our sins.
My favourite (because it was accurate), was the plan of salvation. We gain it through our Faith that the Christ is the Son of Yhwh and he was the final sacrifice for all that should send us to perdition. I chose for this book for my love of Theology and how interpretation can sometimes skew what the Bible actually teaches and distances us further from its Subject. This book is one such case. I have no problem with romanticizing the Bible, but the problem with retelling a story is that you end up misinforming. Yhwh did not warn Adam not eat of the fruit, He commanded. Subtle but important distinction. It speaks to how the Creator operates. Ultimately, I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars, because though it seeks to bring man closer to his creator, it doesn’t tell the real truth of Ehyeh, His Son, and how The Fall really went down.
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1 out of 4 stars
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Who Told You That You Were Naked by William E Combs
Not many religious books begin with a little boy's visit to the bathroom, but there you have it. It is the story
of The Fall of man through Adam with the spectacles of The New Testament. Ps. Comb starts with the "warning" from Yhwh to Adam regarding the eating of the fruit of the forbidden Tree. Then enter Eve, who would be deceived by the serpent, and incited hapless Adam, into eating of the fruit-and thus, breaking the command and being self-aware. This self-awareness would tear man from his Creator, more so spiritually. For this reason, man was given Law, not enslave him, but in order to guide him back to Paradiseland. The Creator then gave His son as an ultimate sacrifice for The Fall and its consequences. Man would then have Belief in The Christ that He is the son of The Creator, and that He came to die for our sins, granting us peace with His Father. The Father then transforms man, through the spirit, from what he conformed to as natural, into a new nature, one He had intended from the beginning. This would free man from Law, for man would not be an entity unto himself, but a vessel of Divine will... In a nutshell.
First, problems of the book; The author seeks to retell an already told story. The problem with that is he now adds his own details that shift how things happened. He says the Lord “warned”, which He didn’t. Adam’s helpmate; the relationship with the animals is not entirely correct. The author would have us believe, or imagine that Adam knew his loneliness, this is wrong. He couldn’t have this knowledge because he was always the only one-you don’t miss what you don’t know. Then came the animals, Yhwh realizing-not Adam, that the animals would not suffice then made He Eve.
The major problem, which happens to be a problem of all denominations, is The Fall itself. The book says that Adam wasn’t absent during the temptation of Eve, yet Gen 3v6 says “her husband who was with her” unless I have a different notion of what “with” means. This is the bedrock of all misinterpretation, by absolving Adam of his role, we separate ourselves from our guilt, impeding salvation from its duty. And of course, the idea that the Christ is God-totally incorrect (read the Bible).
What I liked was the question of the extent to which Adam knew Good v. Evil before The Fall. I also liked his posits on Sin; it is motive, it is a zeitgeist and not an act, and it separates us in all forms from our Creator. The interpretation of “nakedness’ was interesting, the transparency of it all. Nakedness is what gives sin its power, we hide our nakedness, even more, our sins.
My favourite (because it was accurate), was the plan of salvation. We gain it through our Faith that the Christ is the Son of Yhwh and he was the final sacrifice for all that should send us to perdition. I chose for this book for my love of Theology and how interpretation can sometimes skew what the Bible actually teaches and distances us further from its Subject. This book is one such case. I have no problem with romanticizing the Bible, but the problem with retelling a story is that you end up misinforming. Yhwh did not warn Adam not eat of the fruit, He commanded. Subtle but important distinction. It speaks to how the Creator operates. Ultimately, I rate this book 1 out of 4 stars, because though it seeks to bring man closer to his creator, it doesn’t tell the real truth of Ehyeh, His Son, and how The Fall really went down.
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