Here I go again... A few weeks ago, I posted a note about a "new" interpretation of the bible that had me going for a hot minute. (see: BaRosh Yitbarà Elohim for the original note)

In an extraordinary moment of boldness, I asked the author of this book, Paolo Marra, to send me pricing information for the English translation (the original is in Italian) so I could buy a few to share. It turns out that the English translation does not yet fully exist--Sr. Marra and his editors are still working on this edition. I was disappointed to learn this, but then, Sr. Marra offered to send me a draft of the translation, and asked for comments. There was a silent "Yippee!" in my corner of the world!

The draft arrived some time ago, but it wasn't until this holiday weekend that I had the time and opportunity to actually read any of it. And you guessed it: I'm all excited again!

The text explores the rest of Genesis, chapter 1 with an emphasis on the dualistic messages (the apparent and the hidden--or to use Marra's terms: the Visible and the Invisible) and symbolism inherent therein. In reading this, I harkened back to my salad days and beginning study of the Kabbala almost 30 years ago. (mon Dieu! how can it be that I was studying *anything* that long ago? How did I get this aged?)

But, the point is, I began to see the connections between that system of revelation, the Bible Code and Marra's numerical interpretation of the Torah. And I *am* excited. But I still think it reads like Master Yoda is teaching the course...  ¶ 11/28/2005 03:56:00 PM 0 comments