Cain and Abel Narrative Often Viewed
Via Lens of Myth, Conjecture or Gnosticism
Controlling Fear: Cain and Abel becomes a study once the myth, wild conjectures and Kabbalah mysticism of gnosticism is stripped away. Genesis first eleven chapters are extremely condensed in its explaination Abram’s, and the Jews’, origins. Some Jewish sources have Satan raping Eve to explain Cain’s evilness. Christendom views this event as a myth that occurred in prehistory as a means to explain the effects of the parent’s sin. Evangelical Christians are taught that this is an example of God rejecting works by accepting the proper sacrifice; a view that has little basis in this narrative. I believe this narrative shows the true struggle and character of the brothers to highlight the why of Cain’s murder of Abel: Struggle of Control (Ge 4:1-22). Continue reading “Controlling Fear: Cain and Abel”