Reading Notes: Noah and the Ark, Part B
I really liked the story of the Holy Book. I once again praised Noah's diligence and thirst for knowledge and wisdom: he read the necessary 'wisdom' book given to Adam by angel Raziel to survive.
I also found the birth of a child story between Samuel and Eve fascinating. In a sense, Adam was immature "kidult" (kid+adult) who wasn't prepared to become a parent. Emotional control was non-existent in his impulsive and aggressive action: When Adam came back from a walk in Paradise, he found a howling, screaming child with Eve, who, in reply to his question, told him it was Samael's.
Adam was annoyed, and his annoyance grew as the boy cried and screamed more and more violently. In his vexation he dealt the little one a blow that killed him. But the corpse did not cease to wail and weep, nor did it cease when Adam cut it up into bits.
It honestly made me feel uncomfortable and I almost threw up because it was a vivid, graphic description of Adam's homicide. He could have just returned the baby to Samuel and divorced Eve.
This kind of crazy, impetuous act was unnecessary. Adam even did further than just killing the baby, he cooked and ate it with anger: To rid himself of the plague, Adam cooked the remains, and he and Eve ate them. Scarcely had they finished, when Samael appeared and demanded his son. The two malefactors tried to deny everything; they pretended they had no knowledge of his son. But Samael said to them: "What! You dare tell lies, and God in times to come will give Israel the Torah in which it is said, 'Keep thee far from a false word'?
I completely understand Samuel's grief and anger. It was Samuel's son overall. What was wrong with the baby? It was a sinful cheating incident between Eve and Samuel. Baby did not owe any sin for their morally corrupt parents.
I also found the birth of a child story between Samuel and Eve fascinating. In a sense, Adam was immature "kidult" (kid+adult) who wasn't prepared to become a parent. Emotional control was non-existent in his impulsive and aggressive action: When Adam came back from a walk in Paradise, he found a howling, screaming child with Eve, who, in reply to his question, told him it was Samael's.
Adam was annoyed, and his annoyance grew as the boy cried and screamed more and more violently. In his vexation he dealt the little one a blow that killed him. But the corpse did not cease to wail and weep, nor did it cease when Adam cut it up into bits.
It honestly made me feel uncomfortable and I almost threw up because it was a vivid, graphic description of Adam's homicide. He could have just returned the baby to Samuel and divorced Eve.
This kind of crazy, impetuous act was unnecessary. Adam even did further than just killing the baby, he cooked and ate it with anger: To rid himself of the plague, Adam cooked the remains, and he and Eve ate them. Scarcely had they finished, when Samael appeared and demanded his son. The two malefactors tried to deny everything; they pretended they had no knowledge of his son. But Samael said to them: "What! You dare tell lies, and God in times to come will give Israel the Torah in which it is said, 'Keep thee far from a false word'?
I completely understand Samuel's grief and anger. It was Samuel's son overall. What was wrong with the baby? It was a sinful cheating incident between Eve and Samuel. Baby did not owe any sin for their morally corrupt parents.
Noah's Ark. Source: Noah's Ark: Nuremberg Chronicle
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