Genesis, Creation, and Early Man: The Orthodox Christian Vision

1146 Pages·2011·61.604 MB·English

by  Seraphim Rose

GENSEISCREA, TIONA,ND ARLE Y MAN
HIEORMONKS ERAPHIMR OSE
1394-1982
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Contents
Abbreviations 17
Noteosn C itations 19
EditoPrr'esfa cTeh:eS torbye hintdh eB ook 21
1T.h eIt nellleM citluioaefFu rS .re pahi'ms
FormvaeYt eairs 21
2.Fr otmh Eevo lutriyWo onraldvtiote hwe
OrthodWoorxl dview 24
3T.h eR oootfEs vo lutionism 28
4.Th eM inodft hHeo lFya thers 29
5E.vo lutainoCdnh iliasm 34
6.T heH oylF athoenGr esn esis 36
7A.l exaKnaldoemroi sr 43
8T.h eS icentSiifidoceft hQeu estion 45
9.T he" SvuirvCaoulr saen"td h Ceo usreosnG enesis4 9
1.0T heP laonft hBeo ok 51
1.1D evoeplmesin ntt h1e89 0s 53
1.2P hilEl.Ji oph nasnodn Itnehtlel iDgeesniMtgo nve men5t4
1.3E vdienfrcoem G enetics 61
14A. T urnionftg h Tei de 63
15D.e voeplmesin ntR ussia 64
1.6 CAo mparoifOs rtohno daonxPd r oteSsicteannstt i st
Who UpholtdhB ei ibclVaile w 72
1.7T hee sPerBnoto k 75
1.8T hiBsoo k'Psr iamrCyo ntribution 77
1.9 SAp tiurAaiwlar enoefOs rsi giInnalc orruptio8n0
20T.h eO rigilNn aatuorfMe a n 83
A Notoen t hSee conEdd ition 88
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IntroducFtriS.oe nr:a phRioms aen dT went-yFirst-Century
Science
byP hiE.ll Jipho nns o 89
1T.h eM echiasnomfE volunt:Mi uotatainoSdne loenc ti94
2. TChoem moAnn cesTthreys is 98
3.Ev lout(iiotnnh S eic entSiefincIs Isen) eh rently
Goldess 100
4.C oncsliuoCna:nS icenTcelel aTU rsu eS tyo r
aboOurtii ng?s 101
PARTI
AN ORTHODOX PATRISTIC
COMMENTARY ON GENESIS
EditoNro'tse 150
ForewoWrhdy:S tudtyh eB ooko fG enesis? 170
ChaptOenre :H ow toR eadG enesis 190
1A.pp orach 190
2.Th eH oylF ahtesrO:u rKe ty ot hUend erstanding
ofG enesis 121
3.Ba sPirci ncoifp lOAeupsrp rotaoUc nhd etrasnding
Genesis 161
4.L irtaevl.sS ymboilcIanlet reptrations 191
5T.h eN atuorfte h Teex t 142
ChaptTewro :T heS ixD aysof C reati(oGne neral
Observations) 143
I.I tnrodnu ctio 143
2.G enreaRle marakbsot uhtSe i Dxa ys 173
3Wh.y SxiD ay?s 140
ChaptTehrr eTeh:e S ixD ays (bDyaD ya y) 145
I.T heF irDsaty( Gene1s1:i5-s) 145
2. STheec oDnady( Gnees1i6:-s8 ) 195
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3T.h eT hiDrady ( Gene1s9:i-s1) 3 146
4.T he uFrotDha y( Gen1e1s:-4i1s)9 196
5T.h eF ihftD ay( Gnees1:i 2s-0 23) 157
6.T heSx ith (DGeanye 1s2:i4s-1 3) 188
7T.h eS eveDnaty(h G nees2i:s31 )- 129
ChaptFeoru rT:h eC reatioofMn an (Gene1s2i:s6 -132,:- 47)1 59
ChaptFeirv Pea:r ad(iGseen e2s8i:s- 24) 220
ChaptSeirx T:h eF alolf Man( Gene3si1:s2- 4) 253
ChaptSeerv eLni:fe o utsiPdaer ad(iGseen e4si1:s6- :5) 283
1T.h eB anishomfAed natm 283
2.Ca iann Adb el 288
3T.h eG enleoagfryo mA datmh roSuegtthho N oah 306
4.Th eC orrupotfMi aonnnk di 318
ChaptEeirg hTth:e F loo(dG ene6si:-s68 :22) 323
ChaptNeirn eT:h eD ispersoifto hneP eoples
(Gene9si1:s- 1:126) 349
1N.o aahn Gdo dsN 'ewC ovenant 349
2T.h eG eneraotfNi ooanhs 358
3T.h eTo weorfB abel 361
ChaptTeern :Q uestiaonndsA nswers 370
1T.h Aeg eo ft hEea rth 370
2.Ca bron1-4D ating 372
3.G eoliocSgatlr ata 373
4.A M attoefMr o dels 374
5T.h eO rigoifnt hHee aveBnolidye( sP asttriic
Cosmoongy) 375
6.Cr eoantS iicenst ist 378
7.Va rioEuvosl utriyIo dnsea a 380
8T.h eL imiotfBs io ogliCchaaln ge 382
9." HumaEnv lout"i on 383
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10T.h eL imiotfSs ic entIinfiqycu ir 386
1.1T heB iballCi hcornoyl og 387
12T.h eP rxeiestoefn ucSle,o"s Renicarnna,t"i o
anEdvo lution 388
1.3T heN atuorfPe a driase 389
1.4F reWei ll 392
1.5T heCr eiaotonfA daamn Edv e 393
1.6T heM indA doafm 396
1.7P araadniHdse ea ven 398
18T.h eD evil 400
1.9C hrti'Sssp iturBaiold y 403
20T.h eF irmament 404
21T.h e" oLcant"oi fPo adriase 406
22B.et wetehnFe a alnld Ftlhoeo d 408
23T.h eFl ood 408
24P.a tsrtIiinectr eptratvi.sMo ond e"rHni ghCerri"t ic4i0s9m
25T.h Aeg eosft hPea triarchs 412
26D.i effernItne trrpetoantsi 412
PARTI I
THE PATRISTIDCO CTRINEO F CREATION
Edirt'Noso te 417
1E.vo lutaisPo hni lpohsyo 420
2.A CleDaerfi nition 422
3.D evleopmeNnotEtv, o lution 424
4.H owD ot hHeo ylF athIetnresrr epGte ne?s is 433
5".T heB ondaogfCe orru"p( toRimoann82s:1 ) 450
6.Div inVeis ion 457
7.Th eN atuorfMe a n 465
PARTI II
THE PHILOSOPHYO F EVOLUTION
ChaptOenre S:c ienancde t heH olyF athers 501
1T.ru eT heoyla ongSde cuKnloawrl edge 501
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