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  2. Genesis creation narrative - Wikipedia

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    The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth [a] of both Judaism and Christianity, [1] told in the book of Genesis chapters 1 and 2. While the Jewish and Christian tradition is that the account is one comprehensive story, [2] [3] modern scholars of biblical criticism identify the account as a composite work [4] made up of two different stories drawn from different sources.

  3. Tohu and Tikun - Wikipedia

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    Akudim is yuli ("potential" creation), Nekudim is the sephirot acting as independent Iggulim (concentric "circles") absolute principles, Berudim is the sephirot acting as a harmonised Yosher ("upright" three-column configuration) where all principles work together: each sephirah is able to inter-relate with the other 9, by each latently ...

  4. Great chain of being - Wikipedia

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    The set nature of species, and thus the absoluteness of creatures' places in the great chain, came into question during the 18th century. The dual nature of the chain, divided yet united, had always allowed for seeing creation as essentially one continuous whole, with the potential for overlap between the links. [1]

  5. Creation mandate - Wikipedia

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    In Reformed Christian ethics, the creation mandates or creation ordinances are the commandments given to Adam and Eve in Genesis 1 and 2.These predate the Mosaic Law and are often thought to apply to all people rather than just Christians.

  6. Genealogies of Genesis - Wikipedia

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    The table below uses the 602-year method; the 600 year method would decrease the date for Arphaxad and all the following figures by two years. [citation needed] This chart counts year totals only. Anno Mundi (AM, or 'in the year of the world') can be calculated by adding 2 to any given value in either the "Birth" or "Death" columns. The result ...

  7. Religious cosmology - Wikipedia

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    As farming people, trees play an important role in Serer religious cosmology and creation mythology. The Serer high priests and priestesses (the Saltigues) chart the star Sirius, known as "Yoonir" in the Serer language and some of the Cangin languages. This star enables them to give accurate information as to when Serer farmers should start ...

  8. Allegorical interpretations of Genesis - Wikipedia

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    God's work of creation represented in schematic form (opus distinctionis — opus ornatus) by the picture of a human working week, the termination of the work by the picture of the Sabbath rest. The purpose of this literary device is to manifest Divine approval of the working week and the Sabbath rest. [23]

  9. Seder hishtalshelus - Wikipedia

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    Aliyat Haratzon "Ascent of the Will" [12] Ana Emloch "Primordial Thought" [13] Ein Sof "No End". This is a term for the Unknowable God in Kabbalah, God as infinite life source continuously sustaining all Creation into Existence, above Being and Non-Being, reciprocally becoming through the totality of Creation by the divine souls of Anthropos ...