GEOMETRIC METAPHOR IN GENESIS
Wednesday,
September 1, 2004
Research
director of the Meru Foundation, Stan Tenen, discussed the use of
"geometric metaphor" in the Hebrew text of Genesis. He said academic
scholars have understood Bible stories only as word-based, poetic
metaphors.
Tenen, however, believes there is profound geometric metaphor for life
found in
the letter sequences of Genesis.
According
to Tenen, "the Hebrew letters have
shapes that are based on a
model hand making gestures," allowing one to "see" what Hebrew
words mean. He said the geometric form of the letter sequences provides
a
mathematical and experiential view of the biblical text that would not
be
readily apparent from a literal interpretation of the narrative. When
examined
in light of geometric metaphor, Tenen concludes the Hebrew letter-text
of
Genesis describes "the creation of everything" and "leads to
spiritual, emotional, and intellectual growth."
During the show, Tenen also presented two audio clips composed by
Daniel
Gil. By assigning notes to each letter
of the Hebrew alphabet, Tenen said Gil is able to play the Genesis text
musically. According to Tenen, this music provides a direct "feeling
entry" into experiencing the deep reality of Genesis.
The
following comments are from email, or
notes on orders received via our website.
"In
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The
“music” many
refer to is the one-minute clip of Daniel S. Gil’s Creation Overture, based on
the letter-text of Genesis.
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Massachusetts
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woke up
when they played the music [1-minute
of the Creation Overture by
Daniel S. Gil] -- I felt ecstatic." GM,
California [Note: at least 6
people remarked that the music woke them up from a
sound sleep, feeling elevated and joyful.]
"[Stan
Tenen] was
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