Wisdom Driven from the First Temple

 

"The undivided Adam-and-Eve were the original high priesthood, driven from the temple where they had enjoyed angel status and walked with the Lord." - Margaret Barker, "Wisdom and the Other Tree: A Temple Theology Reading of the Genesis Eden Story"

If the power of godliness is complete only in a priesthood equally balanced in the masculine and feminine principles and embodiment, how will we arrive at a complete or whole restoration of creative, godly powers? How do we reunite the masculine and feminine in the Wisdom of God?

How do the lesser law (Mosaic) and higher law (Wisdom) become reconciled? As remembered and described as a great high priest, how did Jesus embody a balance of masculine and feminine qualities?

 
Kathryn Knight Sonntag