Ep. 40 - Pt. 3 “The Cart Before the Horse: 2 Claims” (Volume IV : Basics 101 ) of [Series: Scratching the Garden‘s Surface] - Dinner Talk with Levi, Larry, Rewell & Jason

We start out by expounding on the original picture of creation. The tendency to focus on the secondary segment of the picture is highlighted. The notion that the serpent’s intention was to deceive and tempt is in actuality an evaluation, an appraisal, and result in important pieces missing. So then before an evaluation is determined, what was the intention of the serpent.  In other words, what is the purpose of the temptation? This is the impetus for the use of the metaphor,  putting the cart before the horse. What was the antecedent of the temptation? Was the intent to create an alternative picture countering the original picture?