First of all webster defines theology as: 1 : the study of religious faith, practice, and experience; esp: the study of God and of God's relation to the world 2 : a theory or system of theology
If you read correctly the word is "God's" referring to his relationship to the world -this is ownership of what he is doing, his action.
I think you will find that most colleges that are primarily for the study of theology will teach most of the time on the beliefs of that religion and/or sect. It's normal.
As far as me studying different religion's - yes I have. I may not have as complete an understanding of certain religions as yourself but I hae studied writings, watched videos, talked with members of different religions, and visited religious centres of worship. This was done at the college that I attended.
When reading the Bible you must read it as any other historical book knowing that it is impossible to understand without looking at such things as: the language it was written in, who it was written by, to whom it was written, the time period it was written etc.... One of the most important things is to read it in Chronological order. Like any writer today, a piece of literature can jump back and forth as it is remembered and/or recorded by the writer or author.
Try reading in this order:
Genesis 1: 1-8
Genesis 2: 5-6
Genesis 1: 9-26
Gebesis 2: 7-25
Genesis 1: 27
Genesis 5: 2
Genesis 3: 20
Genesis 1: 28-31
Genesis 2: 1
John 1: 3
Genesis 2: 2-3
Exodus 20: 11
Could you imagine if there was a second "6 days" in exodus or a second creation in John chapter 1 which chronologically takes place approximately 4000 years after the garden of Eden?
As far as other people, there may be some, when the bible says that "...the sons of God came in unto the daughters of man.." (Genesis 6:4). Many people have a different interpretation of what this scripture means but I don't think that it has any relevance to this issue.
Eden was also planted in the East. Since it all started in the "East" shouldn't you have some "Eastern Thinking"?
I am not even going to answer this because it makes absolutely no sense. It sounds like you are just ranting and raving!
In Genisis 2:17 God said "You must not eat the fruit to that tree; if you do, you will die the same day".
To throw a little twist in things - Yes, they did die that same day!
You see when God gave them life in Genesis 2:7, he breathed on them. He gave them physical and spiritual life. He also gave them, as he gives us today, free choice. God communed with them in the garden of Eden until they disobeyed of their own free will. When this happened, he stopped communing with them, kicked them out of the garden, and set an angel there to guard the entrance.
The tree of life (the second tree named in the Bible) gave them eternal physical life but once they disobeyed they were kept from eating it. So, physically, you're right, they did not die that day, but they were cursed and died eventually outside of the garden of eden. But spiritually, they died immediately as their close relationship with God was terminated.
If you read John 20:22 you will read about Jesus (who is the embodiment of God, Colossians 2:8,9) breathing on the disciples and saying "Recieve ye the Holy Ghost". Up until then man was alive physically but dead spiritually but since Jesus had become a perfect sacrifice he had made a way for a connection and communication to be made between God and man again. And it was when he breathed on them. When he breathed into Adam the breath of life in the garden of Eden, Adam was created with a spiritual connection (life) in place.
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