Outside Reading #2 - The allegory of Genesis

     This class really provoked my thoughts on hermeneutics and their relevance.  Throughout the semester our class was able to draw meaning from scenes and stories of films what many would think are pointless or mundane.  The same thing can be done with scripture.  The creation story of the book of Genesis is one that has created a tension between Christians and Athiests for years.  The notion that God and evolution can not both exist.  If one looks through an allegorical lense considering the fact that Genesis 1 was written in Hebrew poetic prose, it is very okay to accept the possibility evolution being a part of God's creation.