In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Such a simple sentence but with so much meaning bound up in it. "In the beginning..." - this is at the start of it all. The beginning of the created universe and with it comes the concept of time. "God created..." - this speaks volumes … Continue reading Genesis 1:1
Genesis
Torah & Pentateuch
Dictionary.com Torah noun, ( sometimes lowercase) 1. the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the OldTestament.Compare Tanach. 2. a parchment scroll on which the Pentateuch is written, used in synagogue services. 3. the entire body of Jewish religious literature, law, and teaching as contained chiefly in the Old Testament and the Talmud. 4. law or instruction. Etymonline.com Torah "the Pentateuch," 1570s, from Hebrew torah, literally "instruction, law," verbal noun from horah "he taught, showed." Pentateuch first five books of the Bible, c. 1400, from Late Latin pentateuchus (Tertullian, c.207), from Greek pentateukhos (c. 160), originally an adjective (abstracted from phrase pentateukhos biblos), from pente "five" (from PIE root *penkwe- "five") + teukhos "implement, vessel, gear" … Continue reading Torah & Pentateuch
Young-Earth Creationism (Creationism part 2)
Note: This and the following article will be organized by questions which set the stage for a later post that will compare/contrast the two over-arching views side-by-side. Young-Earth Is there unity among those who hold to this view? In a word, yes. There is some variance within this camp but it is largely from person to … Continue reading Young-Earth Creationism (Creationism part 2)
Justification
Stepping away from the "study of" terms we've had up to now, we get to the next term in the series - justification. Dictionary.com noun 1. a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies or defends: His insulting you was ample justification for you to leave the party. 2. an act of justifying : The … Continue reading Justification
