How do we approach Genesis? Genesis provides us with a view as:
A basic guide to how we view the ENTIRE BIBLE
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We as Orthodox Christians Tend to follow the Ancient Churches
view
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We as Orthodox Christians Tend to follow the Ancient Churches
view Which calls for the believer to LISTEN!
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We as Orthodox Christians Tend to follow the Ancient Churches
view Which calls for the believer to LISTEN! Listening of the
Biblical Texts, Repeatedly shows the Believers that They the Texts
call us to ONE REALITY
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From the Hebrew verb qara The reality is to answer the call of
the texts MEANING To hear aloud, listen, obey, and to Abide by
these words
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ONE REALITY The Words of LIFE
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ONE REALITY- The Words of Life These are Hear, O heavens!
Listen, O earth! For the L ORD has spoken: I reared children and
brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows
his master, the donkey his owners manger, but Israel does not know,
my people do not understand. the Words of Life-Isaiah 1:2-3
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ONE REALITY- The Words of Life This became the Basis of how the
Early Christian Church views the Scriptures Jesus replied: A
certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.
At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who
had been invited, Come, for everything is now ready.
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ONE REALITY- The Words of Life But they all alike began to make
excuses. The first said, I have just bought a field, and I must go
and see it. Please excuse me. Another said, I have just bought five
yoke of oxen, and Im on my way to try them out. Please excuse
me.
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ONE REALITY- The Words of Life Still another said, I just got
married, so I cant come. The servant came back and reported this to
his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and ordered
his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town
and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.
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ONE REALITY- The Words of Life Sir, the servant said, what you
ordered has been done, but there is still room. Then the master
told his servant, Go out to the roads and country lanes and make
them come in, so that my house will be full.
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ONE REALITY- The Words of Life I tell you, not one of those men
who were invited will get a taste of my banquet.
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Our Orthodox Approach We will be using the Writings of St. John
Chrysostom And St. Basil the Great
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Genesis sets the Tone God has made himself manifest in both His
words and His Doings
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Genesis sets the Tone His doings, since from Noah, and from
Abraham to his offspring to Job and to Moses.
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Genesis sets the Tone He discoursed not by Writings, But rather
Himself by Himself, Finding their pure mind! St. John
Chrysostom
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Toledot The Biblical Story of the Book of Genesis from chapters
1 through 11 Is divided by sub-stories called in Hebrew
Toledot
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Toledot
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The word is from the Hebrew root word YALAD Which means to:
Give Birth Have generations
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Toledot Always used in the terms of Heaven and Earth
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Toledot This means that a person in the Stories is always a
part and parcel of his PROGENITOR noun 1. a biologically related
ancestor: a progenitor of the species. 2. a person or thing that
first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a
model; predecessor; precursor: the progenitor of modern
painting.
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Toledot We see this in the idea that The Individual is a
product of his Progenitor And thus provides a basis not on the
individual But rather is the seed fruitful
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Toledot As seen in Matthew 7:17-20 Likewise every good tree
bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree
cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. Every
tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the
fire. Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
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Toledot Thus the toledot even offers us a persons after story A
person rooted in some ones toledot Who was rooted in some one elses
toledot
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Toledot This applies even to the First Man: Adams toledot is
found in Genesis 5:1 This is the written account of Adams line.
When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. He
created them male and female and blessed them. And when they were
created, he called them man.
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Toledot Adam is the toledot of Heaven and Earth:
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Toledot In the Original Hebrew the author uses The word for
dust haadam which is masculine From the earth eres which is
feminine MEANING THAT: The Creation Story of Genesis 1-4 is not the
toledot of Adam
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Toledot In the Original Hebrew the author uses The word for
dust haadam which is masculine From the earth eres which is
feminine MEANING THAT: The Creation Story of Genesis 1-4 is not the
toledot of Adam BUT RATHER: The story of Heaven and Earth
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Toledot Thus we as Orthodox Christians reject The Often Western
view of an EGOCENTRIC CREATION Where Man is not the measure of all
things