So I went to the library the other day and brought home "The Revised English Bible".
Now, I was not brought up on a religious faith of any kind. So I have never read the Bible. Ever since I was a young boy I've always known, there is a vast Universe deep within myself. A mysterious Cosmos that I would spend the rest of my life exploring. Trying to understand what this place really is, and my role in all of it. I've learned a lot in this small amount of time I've been here, through science and mysticism, esoteric contemplation and exoteric ritual, yet lately I've asked myself, "What is the bible?" This one book, of many versions and many interpretations, has had such a profound and awe inspiring impact upon the consciousness of man yet here I am. Unable to answer the question "what is the bible?" because I've never taken the time to read it, to create my own interpretation of this age old text.
I created this thread to gain the wisdom that others have attained during their own examination, their own journey through this book.
Now, I'm going to take this one chapter at a time, and ask questions that will aid me on my quest.
I cannot find the version I got from the library online, but it is close enough.
Genesis: I
6And God said, "Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters from the waters." 7And God made the firmament and separated the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament. And it was so. 8And God called the firmament Heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
In Hebrew firmament 'raqia' means "limitless expanse". This passage appears to suggest the existence of an aether above the vault (term used in revised English bible), but I didn't find an explanation for what is above the firmament. It couldn't be God because the Spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
If the Earth is below the 'raqia', then what is above?
Genesis: Some questions
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