[Christian Eye] Forward to Genesis

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I found the following in the preface to Genesis in my Amplified Bible. Its too good not to share!...

Genesis, a Greek word meaning "origin" or "beginning", was the title given to this book by the translators of the third century B.C. Greek Old Testament known as The Septuagint. The first word in the Hebrew text, Bereshith, means "in the beginning" and is used as the Hebrew name for this book.

Although this book begins with the creation of the universe, the focal point is the creation of man. As the human race multiplies, the account is narrowed to certain genealogical limits...

Certain scholars question the historicity of the events recorded in Genesis 1-11. Although they regard them as "mythical" or "supra-historical" stories, they assert that these stories have religious value. This position is difficult to maintain in view of Christ's authority and attitude to the Genesis record as is reflected in the following passages: Matthew 19:4-6; 24:37-39; Mark 10:4-9; Luke 11:49-51; 17:26-32; John 7:21-23; 8:44.

The book of Genesis, as the introductory book in the account of God's progressive self-revelation to the human race, is crucially important. It is quoted more than sixty times in the New Testament, where this revelation culminates in the person of Jesus Christ. In this way Genesis provides the historical account of the beginning of God's relationship with man foundational for and essential to a proper understanding of subsequent divine revelations.

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Posted by Christian Eye to Christian Eye at 12/06/2006 07:41:00 AM