21 Aug 2005    Living the Dream of Eve [article #5] Cain's name and his profession share a common, hidden, dimension. Discerning this can, perhaps, be a key into the heart of our story.   21 Aug 2005    Blood on the Ground [article #4] The Almighty declares that Cain shall be “cursed from the earth”, that he shall experience difficulty farming and that he will be a wanderer. But what does any of this have to do with Cain’s act of killing his brother?   21 Aug 2005    Echoes of Eden [article #3] A curious series of parallels seems to link the story of the Forbidden Fruit to the narrative of Cain and Abel. But what is this supposed to tell us? (To listen to the audio companion to this article, click here).   21 Aug 2005    The Enigmatic Genius of Cain [article #2] Something is rotten with last week's comparison of Cain and Abel to Bobby and Debbie. Somehow, God’s acceptance of Abel’s offering and His rejection of Cain’s was not like mommy’s preference of Debbie’s pretty picture over Bobby’s stick figures. This week, we talk about the fatal flaw in the comparison, and begin to explore the "larger context" of the Cain and Abel saga.   21 Aug 2005    So Whose Picture Do You Like Better, Mine or Bobby's? [article #1] There are lots of legitimate questions we can ask about the Biblical story of Cain and Abel. But I’m going to begin this discussion of the episode by asking you a question that I consider to be wrong-headed and misleading. I'll do my best to present the question as convincingly as possible; its your job to figure out what's rotten about the question.

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