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denotes that one has committed fratricide? And furthermore, who would be in the position to kill Cain, since he and his parents were, supposedly, the only beings alive in Creation? We read that when Moses encounters Jehovah at the “Burning Bush” God tells his prophet that He is the “God of Thy Fathers.” How can this be? And what does it mean? Moreover, why does Moses ask to know God’s name, if the “Chosen People,” the Isra- elites, already knew it? Among the many Commandments that were levied by Jehovah was one categorically forbidding “magical” practices by any of the “Chosen.” Why, in this case, were Moses and . Aaron doing the “rod and snake” trick in front of the Pharaoh and his priests? Wr AL ae eet et 2 aaa Why does Jehovah, who commissioned Moses to secure the freedom of the “Chosen People,” then continually “harden Pharaoh’s heart” to prevent their easy release? Does this not smack more of human politics? Why is it that we read of Jesus experiencing Baptism from John? Why would the sin- less son of God need to go through a ritual that is reserved for the sinners seeking repentance and conversion? Jesus openly rebuked all public prayer. So why was this made the staple thing in later Christianity? There is no precedence for celibacy in the Bible, so why did this become vogue in Christianity? compassion, and forgiveness. But we read of him turning over tables, talking about bringing a sword rather than peace, and stating in Luke: But those mine enemies which would not that I reign over them, bring hither and slay before me... And regarding the mission, destiny, and message of Christ, why would God send his son, a pure soul, into the so-called vale of death to rise again from that state back to the godhead that he already once enjoyed? Was this necessary for the simple transmission 69 What Goes on in the Bible? Where do the exceptions begin and end? And what of the character of Jesus? We are told that he is the embodiment of love, Atlantis, Alien Visitation, and Genetic Manipulation