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Hi friends — This past weekend when speaking at a retreat, I presented some highlights from the Twible project<\/a> and then had workshop participants try their hand at tweeting some chapters. We had a fantastic time and I think people understood one of the great advantages of this project for me over the last two years — when you read it carefully, looking for new (or bizarre) ways in to the text, you learn it as if for the first time.<\/p>\n

For your enjoyment, here are some of my favorite examples, used by permission of the participants.–JKR<\/p>\n

\nGen 1: Void Light. Day night. Sky earth seas, Then came trees. Stars, moon, sun. Birds, bees, hum. Bear & squirrel. Boy & girl.\u00a0 –Linda<\/p>\n

Gen 2: G to Adam: \u201cDon\u2019t eat from fancy tree.\u201d Creates Eve from Adam\u2019s rib. Mad has only one rib. Eats apple. \u2013Nancy<\/p>\n

Gen 22:\u00a0 G tells Abraham to kill kid. Ab: \u201cGoat?\u201d G: \u201cIsaac!\u201d Altar. Fire. Knife. G: \u201cJust kidding!\u201d No infanticide. Today. Yay!\u00a0 –Heather<\/p>\n

Gen 29: 7 years for Rachel. PSYCH! 7 more to do. Leah wants love, so has a baby. No luck. Maybe 4th<\/sup> time\u2019s a charm? –Kirsten<\/p>\n

Ex 5: Mo: Let my people go so we can party in the desert. Pharaoh: That\u2019s it! There goes your straw. Work harder, not smarter.\u00a0 –Margaret<\/p>\n

Ex 15: You drowned my enemies. That was so cool! Glad you\u2019re on my side. Miriam likes this. #unattractivegloating\u00a0 –Kristine<\/p>\n

Ex 32: If you call God a cow He has the power to grind up your words & make you eat them. #udderrevenge\u00a0 –Aimee<\/p>\n

Lev 12: New moms with sons need 7 days to be socially acceptable. Sorry, 2x that for daughters. But at least no need to cut off a body part. –Robin<\/p>\n

Num 5: Cooties very contagious. Women have the most. Run away! #GodIsOCD\u00a0 –Kristine<\/p>\n

Num 11: Israelites whining; God zaps with fire. Survivors ask, \u201cWhat\u2019s for dinner?\u201d A lesson for parents? –Sarah<\/p>\n

Num 19: Just about anything makes you unclean. Dead stuff especially icky. Wait until midnight : then Bibbity Bobbity Boo! \u2013Linda<\/p>\n

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