Genesis 1:1 to 2:3
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Before the Beginning
1:1-2 Before the Beginning
- Genesis 1:1-2
- Translation of Genesis 1:1
- 1:1-2 Bereshith in construct form
- Wilfred Lambert on the translation of Genesis 1:1
- The Primal Sea
- "Phenomenal" and limited astronomical language: Language of the Bible
- God's spirit at work in nature
The Creation Week
- 1:3-5 — Day 1: Light divided from Darkness
- 1:6-8 — Day 2: The Firmament (also begins a chain of references to "the waters above and below")
- 1:9-13 — Day 3: Dry land and vegetation
- 1:14-19 — Day 4: The lights and stars; the four Biblical sources of light.
- 1:20-23 — Day 5: Water and air creatures
- 1:24-31 — Day 6: Land creatures and humankind
- 2:1-3 — Day 7: The Day of Rest
Reading Genesis 1:1 to 2:3
- Structure of Genesis 1:1-2:3 — Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
- Problems with Literal Readings of Genesis 1:1 to 2:3
- A New Testament reading of it: Revelation 16:18
- an effort to flesh out a literal reading: MCo:A Literal Reading of Genesis 1:1 to 2:3
