Man's Fragile Craft (10)
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 3
In October of 2006, Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, unveiled Spaceship Earth, a 175-ton sculpture created by renowned Finno-American sculptor, Eino. It stood 22 feet high The sphere, 15 feet in diameter, was made of 88 pieces of blue Brazilian quartzite and covered with 2,400 bronze pieces. It was topped with a life-size bronze figure of environmentalist David Brower astride the great globe. According to the University's website, the sculpture emphasized the school's mission of ''educating good stewards of place.''
But just three months after it was erected, the sculpture suddenly crumbled. University officials concluded the glue failed. The pictures in the papers and the nightly news showed how the man, who had once walked on top of the world, was now crushed beneath its pieces. An engraved phrase-''Our fragile craft''-was still visible amid the debris. Associated Press, ''175-Ton Sculpture Collapses At Kennesaw State,'' www.wsbtv.com (1-2-07)
In Genesis 2 man was on top of the world, everything was perfect, his relationship with the created order, his relationship with his new wife and most importantly, his relationship with God. As we turn the page to Genesis 3 we discover that Adam and Eve are no longer on top but have caused and endured a devastating fall, one that reminds us how fragile our craft really is.
Genesis 3 is one of the saddest and yet most important chapters in the Bible. We saw how things were in the first two chapters, how they were meant to be. We saw how we'd like things to be, how we hope they will be again. Here, we see what went wrong and understand why things are the way they are.
In studying this chapter, we can easily get wrapped up in the theological and philosophical questions concerning sin and evil, questions that are definitely worth considering and wrestling with. Those are questions we have grappled with here before.
''This ...
Series: Genesis
Robert Dawson
Genesis 3
In October of 2006, Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, unveiled Spaceship Earth, a 175-ton sculpture created by renowned Finno-American sculptor, Eino. It stood 22 feet high The sphere, 15 feet in diameter, was made of 88 pieces of blue Brazilian quartzite and covered with 2,400 bronze pieces. It was topped with a life-size bronze figure of environmentalist David Brower astride the great globe. According to the University's website, the sculpture emphasized the school's mission of ''educating good stewards of place.''
But just three months after it was erected, the sculpture suddenly crumbled. University officials concluded the glue failed. The pictures in the papers and the nightly news showed how the man, who had once walked on top of the world, was now crushed beneath its pieces. An engraved phrase-''Our fragile craft''-was still visible amid the debris. Associated Press, ''175-Ton Sculpture Collapses At Kennesaw State,'' www.wsbtv.com (1-2-07)
In Genesis 2 man was on top of the world, everything was perfect, his relationship with the created order, his relationship with his new wife and most importantly, his relationship with God. As we turn the page to Genesis 3 we discover that Adam and Eve are no longer on top but have caused and endured a devastating fall, one that reminds us how fragile our craft really is.
Genesis 3 is one of the saddest and yet most important chapters in the Bible. We saw how things were in the first two chapters, how they were meant to be. We saw how we'd like things to be, how we hope they will be again. Here, we see what went wrong and understand why things are the way they are.
In studying this chapter, we can easily get wrapped up in the theological and philosophical questions concerning sin and evil, questions that are definitely worth considering and wrestling with. Those are questions we have grappled with here before.
''This ...
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