What is your favorite part of the book of Genesis?
WOW, interesting question!
I have been reading parts of Genesis recently
I am very simple, and I tend to view the Bible as more literal, I know many people do not agree with me
just because something is historically true, does not mean it is also not symbolically true
like for example, in the Book of Joshua, we have the tribes of Israel entering the Holy Land and driving out the pagan peoples
I think this really happened, and God commanded the people of Israel to wipe out entire cities
but I also see this as speaking of how God sanctifies the individual, with a person getting "invaded" by grace, and sins being wiped out totally
so I have been reading chapters 10 and 11 of Genesis
specifically the parts about King Nimrod the Hunter in chapter 10, the first king among men and a "mighty hunter before the Lord"
the Douay Rheims footnotes say that Nimrod hunted other humans
and chapter 11 has the story of the Tower of Babel
where mankind built a Tower and God brought the confusion of different languages
so I do think these are historically true, but I have been trying to think about deeper meanings
for if they were just simple history, would it really merit being put in the Scriptures?
the Tower of Babel.... all mankind was united... but it was not united in God, it was united in pride, maybe strife and confusion is just the natural result of such false unity?
I would like to think more on this, do you have any thoughts on this? or do you know of any Church Fathers or great Saints who talked about these issues?