judaism
Judaism
Parshat Bereshit
Judaism : First Creation Story
- The Two Creation StoriesWhen God began to create heaven and earth— the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water— God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. This is a commentary on both creation stories by Rabbi Ismar Schorsch. Rabbi Ismar served as chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary.
- The First Hebrew Story of Creation"The author of Genesis has introduced two stories of the creation of the world, the first contained in Gen. I:I -2:4a', the second in Gen. 2: 4b-25. These stories treat of the same subject, but from entirely different points of view. It will be the purpose of this article and of that which follows to indicate in a general way the teachings and purpose of the two stories as contrasted with each other and as supplementing each other."
- Judaism: Judaism and Evolution"Jewish views on evolution includes a continuum of views about evolution, creationism, and the origin of life. Some Jewish denominations accept evolutionary creationism (theistic evolution) ... "
- Creation and redemption: Towards a theology of creation"Analyzes creation and redemption in the Jewish Biblical context. Concept of creation in the Bible; Redemption as the implementation of creation; Discussion of the climactic act of redemption at Sinai; Creation of Israel; Exodus and Sinai as the renewal of creation; Unique relationship of God to Israel; Completion of creation; Alienation and reconciliation."
- The "Meteorological" Interpretation of the Creation Narrative from John Philoponus to Saadia Gaon"... Some of the key elements of the so-called meteorological interpretation of the biblical creation narrative that we encounter in the works of medieval Jewish philosophers can be traced back to Syriac sources and ultimately to John Philoponus' treatise on the creation of the world. Philoponus argued that the words "water," "firmament," and "heavens" were used equivocally in the biblical text and that the creation narrative can be understood in terms of meteorological processes. Philoponus' tract was utilized by Jacob of Edessa, whose Syriac work on creation was probably one of the sources of Da'ud al-Muqammas's Judeo-Arabic commentary on the creation narrative. Saadia Gaon and Jacob al-Qirqisani drew Philoponian ideas from al-Muqammas's work and transmitted them to later generations of Jewish exegetes ... "
Genesis
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light" (Genesis 1:1-3, New International Version).
- Creation Narratives"Creation narratives are stories that describe the origin of the natural world. The stories might describe the origin of the entire cosmic universe and all of its parts, or they might describe the origin of highly selective parts of the cosmic universe ... "
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Christianity : First Creation Story
- Genesis 1 and a Babylonian Creation Story"In the middle of the nineteenth century, archaeologists were digging in the library of King Ashurbanipal (668-627 B.C.) in the ancient city of Nineveh. They discovered thousands of clay tablets written in a language that came to be known as Akkadian (a distant and much older cousin to Hebrew) ... "
- Christianity"Today Christianity is considered the world's largest religious faith, with around 2.2 billion followers. But Christianity is by no means a monolithic faith. Instead Christians are divided into a variety of denominations and sects—Roman or orthodox, Catholic or Protestant, Evangelical or Pentecostal, to name a few examples ... "
- Creationism and Intelligent Design"Christians who take the Bible literally believe the world was created by God in seven days. In recent years, some Christians have put forward the idea of an 'intelligent designer' as an alternative to the science of evolution."
- The Sacrament of Creation: What Can We Expect from Pope Francis's Ecological Encyclical?"Pope Francis has made no secret of his conviction that human-induced climate change, along with other forms of environmental degradation, represents a grave threat to humanity's future."
- Sustainers of God's Creation"The Genesis stories of creation, The Psalms, Wisdom literature, the Story of Noah, Mark’s Gospel and the Letters of Paul provide us with some key messages about the importance of sustaining God’s creation. Man and woman are unique creations. Made in the image and likeness of God, they alone have the capacity to know the world and to deny God’s purpose ... "
- Creation and the Effective Word: Holy Storytelling, Creation, and Gods Mission"The big story we share as children of Abraham is about the power of the divine word, from the beginning of creation and through the ages—unto ages of ages. “In the beginning when . . . the earth was a formless void . . . , the [breath] from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light ” (Genesis 1:1-3)."
- Commentary on Genesis"Before reading any book of the Bible the first move is to try to determine the literary genre. A genre is a pattern of writing such that the writer asserts some things, not others. In a modern historical novel, he asserts the main line is history, does not assert that the fictional fill-ins are historical ... "
- Laudato Si' and the Renewal of Theologies of Creation"The article focuses on the renewal of theologies of creation presented in the papal encyclical "Laudato Si'." Topics discussed include the different principles of the theology of creation and its political, social, and economic influence; the depiction of the Church as social catalyst for spirituality and ecological ethics in the encyclical; and the role of the resurrection of Christ and the Sabbath in the theology of creation ... "
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