Tueday-Wednesday, July 21-22, 2009
THE BIBLE IN POP CULTURE
God fashioned the side...into a woman, Genesis 2:21-22
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21. So Hashem cast a deep sleep upon the man and he slept; and He took one of his sides and He filled in flesh in its place. 22. Then Hashem God fashioned the side that He had taken from the man into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
This painting at left by Michelangelo on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel is the best known representation of these two biblical verses.
Another popular representation is the illustration by Gustav Doré, at right
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