The Genesis Creation Account, As A Normative Lens As Male...

Lost in Translation: ‘Ezer Kenegdo The Genesis creation account, as told in Genesis (Gen.) 2-3, traditionally is seen through a normative lens as male dominant. As stated in Gen. 2:18-23 God believes that man needs a helper, who will complement him and satisfy his needs for companionship. According to God â€Å"‘it is not good that the man should be alone’† This companion is intended to be ‘ezer kenegdo, directly translated to mean â€Å"a helper suitable for him,† yet through the translations from the original Hebrew to English, the notion of a helper suitable for man has vanished; instead, the English word helper implies â€Å"a subordinate, indeed, an inferior† to him. By understanding Gen. 2:18 in its original Hebrew, it strengthens the argument that the â€Å"helper† is equal to man and cannot be perceived as inferior. This concept is further supported in Gen. 2:22-23 . The idea of an helper, ‘ezer, is not just a term in the Genesis creation account but occurs over nineteen times in the Old Testament (Wilfong 59), and the verb form, to help, ‘azar, appears over eighty times. Throughout the Old Testament ‘ezer denotes a deity, or as a direct reference to God as seen in Psalm 33:20, however in the case of Gen. 2:18-23, it refers to the animals and woman. Yet when used to denote human help, it is in relation to military power as seen in Isaiah 30:5. Overall, the term ‘ezer demonstrates â€Å"deliverance from a predicament of danger or need [†¦] by a powerful individual or group,†Show MoreRelatedOrganisational Theory230255 Words   |  922 Pagesthe book is accessible, well researched and readers are encouraged to view chapters as a starting point for getting to grips with the field of organization theory. Dr Martin Brigham, Lancaster University, UK McAuley et al. provide a highly readable account of ideas, perspectives and practices of organization. By thorou ghly explaining, analyzing and exploring organization theory the book increases the understanding of a field that in recent years has become ever more fragmented. Organization theory isRead MoreRastafarian79520 Words   |  319 Pagespersecuted, and repressed because of their perceived threat to Jamaican society, have gained a place at the table of acceptability; and how, starting out as denigrated outcasts, they have over the last forty years of the twentieth century become the dominant force in the evolution of popular culture in Jamaica. In this book, I will analyze the factors responsible for the entrenchment of Rastafari in Jamaican society. My use of entrenchment3 is synonymous with routinization,4 a term used by Max WeberRead MoreMetz Film Language a Semiotics of the Cinema PDF100902 Words   |  316 Pagesarticles). This chapter has, therefore, not heretofore been published in its present form, although many of the passages in it have been published. In attempting to improve the phrasing of the original articles, in adding notes wherever necessary to account for more recent developments, and, finally, in striving, in Chapter 5, to give a general and current description of the main problems at issue, my goal has been, in the still new and developing field of film semiotics, to present the reader with aRead MoreOne Significant Change That Has Occurred in the World Between 1900 and 2005. Explain the Impact This Change Has Made on Our Lives and Why It Is an Important Change.163893 Words   |  656 Pagesmade possible by computer technologies that did so much to shape the cold war standoff between the Soviet and American superpowers and the transition to a new century and millennium. Hecht and Edwards underscore the vital connections between the genesis of and incessant innovations in computer technologies and the development of both nuclear power generators and atomic weaponry, and they also examine the ways that advances in these enmeshed fields of scientific and technological endeavor became