Lecture 33 Outline - Doctrine of Creation

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Psalm 148: Creation as gift; we respond in praise
Gen 1 (the “priestly source,” see Anderson, "Biblical Origins" pp. 19-23)

Seven days : “God saw that is was good”
Compare to building of Tent/Tabernacle (Exod 40; also the “priestly source”); a sevenfold sequence: done “according to God’s command”
God tabernacles among us by making a portion of his person (his "glory" reside on earth. All Israel sees it.

Proverbs 8

An individual unit of wisdom (lower case “w”)
Wisdom (upper case “W”) as a way of life
Wisdom is an international phenomenon
Wisdom as an agent in creation

Sirach 24

Wisdom and Torah (24:23-34)
Resides in Temple (24:8-12)

Jewish translation of Gen 1:1 into Aramaic: “With the agency of Wisdom, God created the world”

the word "beginning" in Gen 1:1 is associated with Wisdom from Proverbs and Sirach

Gospel of John (see the annotations!)

With the agency of the Logos God creates the world (1:1-5)
Logos means "principle of reason" a close parallel to the Hebrew word for "wisdom."
Light in Gen 1:3 and John 1:4b-5
Logos tabernacles among us (1:14-18, see annotation to this verse) so that we can see his glory.

Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Anderson, G. A. (2006, September 07). Lecture 33 Outline - Doctrine of Creation. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/foundations-of-theology-biblical-and-historical/lectures/lecture-33-outline-doctrine-of-creation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.

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	Info Lecture 33 Outline - Doctrine of Creation Document Actions — filed under: Historical, Theology, Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical, Biblical, Foundations of Theology Psalm 148: Creation as gift; we respond in praise Gen 1 (the “priestly source,” see Anderson, "Biblical Origins" pp. 19-23) Seven days : “God saw that is was good” Compare to building of Tent/Tabernacle (Exod 40; also the “priestly source”); a sevenfold sequence: done “according to God’s command” God tabernacles among us by making a portion of his person (his "glory" reside on earth. All Israel sees it. Proverbs 8 An individual unit of wisdom (lower case “w”) Wisdom (upper case “W”) as a way of life Wisdom is an international phenomenon Wisdom as an agent in creation Sirach 24 Wisdom and Torah (24:23-34) Resides in Temple (24:8-12) Jewish translation of Gen 1:1 into Aramaic: “With the agency of Wisdom, God created the world” the word "beginning" in Gen 1:1 is associated with Wisdom from Proverbs and Sirach Gospel of John (see the annotations!) With the agency of the Logos God creates the world (1:1-5) Logos means "principle of reason" a close parallel to the Hebrew word for "wisdom." Light in Gen 1:3 and John 1:4b-5 Logos tabernacles among us (1:14-18, see annotation to this verse) so that we can see his glory. Copyright 2009, by the Contributing Authors. Cite/attribute Resource. Anderson, G. A. (2006, September 07). Lecture 33 Outline - Doctrine of Creation. Retrieved November 23, 2009, from Notre Dame OpenCourseWare Web site: http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/foundations-of-theology-biblical-and-historical/lectures/lecture-33-outline-doctrine-of-creation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.