This 7th post provides some "Bible as Literature" color for Gospel Doctrine lessons 3. The Creation of the Earth and 4. The Fall of Adam and Eve.
The scriptures are filled with a Hebrew poetic form known as Chiasmus.
Several simple examples are found in my article The Creation and the Fall—Chiasms.
This is just for fun, and is not intended to convey any special doctrinal message.
You should be reading your Book of Mormon every day: it is the most nearly perfect of any book!
I'll be posting more examples of Old Testament poetry in the weeks to come.
I find your posts interesting! Usually I don't have anything to add, but the picture of Adam and Eve with the tiger has long annoyed me. Spurred by your post, I found it used in Primary manual 6 lesson 4:The Fall of Adam and Eve. The picture is simply titled "Adam and Eve," and the lesson uses it to represent the couple both before and after the Fall. I have decided I can accept the inaccuracies of it either way, considering I am all for sparing poor teachers awkward questions about an accurate picture in the Garden, and I like the simple continuity of using the same picture to show the same people.
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