In The Beginning: A fresh look at the early chapters of Genesis (Part 1) W/ Fr Lawrence Farley

The first eleven chapters of Genesis contain theological truths which the world urgently needs. Fr Lawrence Farley gives a commentary on those chapters based on the Hebrew text along with a series of theological reflections distilling their timeless message.

00:00 intro

05:50 verse 1

09:13 Ruach/Spirit of God

14:37 Ancient creation stories of the time

20:25 Let there be light/what's in a name?

23:49 And God saw that it was good. Tov.

24:20 The firmament

29:45 Let there be lights in the heavens/ Yahweh does not create other gods.

34:00 putting modern science aside to understand the text and how the ancients understood it.

40:14 The nephesh and what it means to be blessed.

46:55 "Let us make man in our own image" the heavenly council

58:08 The 7th day and God's rest.

1:00:30 The two creation stories. Elohim and Yahweh.

1:04:35 Ish and Ishah

1:10:15 Q/A



Link to 'In the Beginning' book:

https://sebastianpress.org/in-the-beg...


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