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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts: 1

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is probably a result of the Hebrew literary practice of narrating a story once in poetic language and then again in prose. So it's the same man and woman being created, just retold in a different style.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

This is correct. Context is everything in understanding any historical source. The Hebrew texts are no different, in fact they’re a great case study in this field. They’re littered with complex poems.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My understanding is that these were two separate stories that were compiled into official state religious texts at the time of King Josiah to unify the country under one monotheistic religion.