Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon."

When I saw my father again, I prayed and was purified. He touched my lips and my breast, he said, "You went away a boy. You come back a man and a priest." I said, "Father, they were men! I have been in the Place of the Gods and seen it! Now slay me, if it is the law-but still I know they were men."

He looked at me out of both eyes. He said, "The law is not always the same shape-you have done what you have done. I could not have done it my time, but you come after me. Tell!"

Which excerpt from this passage best supports the theme that traditions and laws must adapt to new times?

"When I saw my father again, I prayed and was purified"

"You went away a boy. You came back a man and a priest"

"Now slay me, if it is the law-but still I know they were men"

"I could not have done it my time, but you come after me"

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Bronson Sawyer

29 June, 14:03

Read the passage from "By the Waters of Babylon."

When I saw my father again, I prayed and was purified. He touched my lips and my breast, he said, "You went away a boy. You come back a man and a priest." I said, "Father, they were men! I have been in the Place of the Gods and seen it! Now slay me, if it is the law-but still I know they were men."

He looked at me out of both eyes. He said, "The law is not always the same shape-you have done what you have done. I could not have done it my time, but you come after me. Tell!"

Which excerpt from this passage best supports the theme that traditions and laws must adapt to new times?

"When I saw my father again, I prayed and was purified"

"You went away a boy. You came back a man and a priest"

"Now slay me, if it is the law-but still I know they were men"

"I could not have done it my time, but you come after me"

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Larry Mullen · Answer 1

The excerpt from this passage that best supports the theme that traditions and laws must adapt to new times is:

"I could not have done it my time, but you come after me"

It means that things that he is doing now it couldn't be done now on.