Questions tagged [genesis]
Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament, a narrative starting with creation.
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For those who believe that Noah's flood is not global, how do they reconcile it with universal judgment?
Several Christian Bible scholars / theologians, for various reasons, want to interpret the flood in Genesis 6-9 as "not global" (see various interpretation). Those who believe there was a ...
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to the literalist (YEC), question about the name "LORD"
In Genesis 2 and 3, the story-teller (the author) use "LORD" (Yahweh) several times.
To me, the situation by the time the author wrote/tell the story read in Genesis 2 - at least some people live at ...
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Besides Augustine and Origen, did any church fathers reject a literal interpretation of Genesis 1-2:4?
Augustine allegorically interpreted the first creation account in Genesis 1 - 2:4 but seems to have literally interpreted the second creation account in Genesis 2:5-3:24. Origen allegorically ...
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I'm Looking for a Well Sourced Article on this Argument About Old Testament Genealogy
I remember reading a while back about how the ages in the Old Testaments first genealogy (leading up to Noah) were not representative of the actual ages of the individuals, but rather that this ...
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What is the oldest copy of Genesis 26, and is there a place to see a side-by-side translation? thanks
What is the oldest copy of Genesis 26, and is there a place to see a side-by-side translation? thank you!
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According to the Catholic Church, who was God talking to, at Babel?
At Genesis 11: 5-7 we read:
" The Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which mortals had built. And the Lord said, “Look, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is ...
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Why do human beings have enmity towards snakes? (Catholic perspective)
Following is an excerpt from an article appearing in LiveScience:
Fear of snakes is one of the most common phobias, yet many people have never seen a snake in person. New research suggests humans ...
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What does the term ' a wind from God' as used at Genesis 1:2 (NRSVCE) imply?
Genesis 1:2 (NRSVCE) reads :
the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.
The same verse in New King James ...
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What is the scriptural basis for believing that animals talking was normal before the Fall?
In the book of Genesis, the serpent speaks to Eve at Genesis 3:1-5.
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that the
LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really ...
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What is the earliest known argument that 1 John 1:1's 'beginning' refers to a new beginning?
1 John 1:1's 'beginning' is often linked to John 1:1's 'beginning'. What is the earliest known argument that 1 John 1:1's use of 'beginning' refers not to a Genesis beginning but a new beginning, ...
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Taking into account the ambiguity of Genesis 6:4, how can we know the origin of Nephilim?
Some preliminary notes:
No, this is not a hermeneutical question, as what I’m interested in
are answers from theological perspectives who advance/defend the
notion which states that the Nephilim ...
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Why does Genesis not specifically mention the creation of water?
We read of the first day of Creation in Gen 1:1-4:
"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a ...
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God's patience towards the demons in 1 Peter 3
I understand that there are three popular interpretations of 1 Peter 3:18-20.
Jesus preached salvation, a second proclamation of grace to those who are in Hell.
Similarly, Jesus preached to those in ...
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The water and light in Genesis 1:1-3
The Nicene Creed says that Jesus was "begotten before the ages" (begotten not made).
Col 1:15 calls Jesus the ""Firstborn of all creation,"
Proverbs 8:22 says that, referring to wisdom, it was ...
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According to the Young Earth Creationism, why there is still the darkness after God created the light and what does it mean Gen 1:4?
Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the
darkness
There is an empty room with a 1000 watt light bulb which is off
if someone turn on that light from outside ...
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