Week 2: The Making of Man

Title:  The Making of Man

Objective: 

• Bible Study Technique: Typology
• Man is made in the Image of God according to the Likeness of God
• How did God make man?
  • From dust
  • From man's rib, God made woman
• Garden of Eden
• Importance and Sanctity of Marriage
• Adam as a Type of Christ

Resources:

• Fr Daoud Lamei on the Character of Adam
  • Arabic with English notes below
  • https://notes.morcous.com/books/genesis/page/character-of-adam-genesis-1-3 
• Fr Tadros Yacoub Malaty - Genesis Commentary
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/zpat4ujj5q6p7o6/Genesis%20%28Small%29%20-%20Father%20Tadros%20Yacoub%20Malaty.pdf?dl=0 (Short one)
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6o1ujr3kcj7wxm/Genesis%20-%20Father%20Tadros%20Yacoub%20Malaty.pdf?dl=0 (More Details)
• St Gregory on the Making of Man
  • https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/2914.htm 

Reading:

• Genesis 1:26-31
• Genesis 2:7-25

Structure:

• Read Genesis 1:26-31
  • The Image and Likeness of God
  • The Dominion of Man over Creation
  • The Commandment to be fruitful and multiply
• Read Genesis 2:7
  • What are the differences between man and animal?
    • Image of God
    • Breath of Life
    • Holy Spirit
      
• Read Genesis 2:8-14
  • Garden of Eden - where is it? Is it real? Is it on earth?
  • What is the tree of life? Connection to the Eucharist
  • What is the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
  • What are the rivers? Connection to Baptism
• Read Genesis 2:15-17
  • Why did God give a commandment?
  • Free Will
• Read Genesis 2:18-25
  • This is the first time God says "it is not good" after many "it is good" and "it is very good" - this is the importance of marriage in the sight of God
  • Adam's Sovereignty by naming all the animals
  • Woman and Man
  • Marriage and One Flesh
• Adam as a Type of Christ
  • "Adam is a type of Him who was to come" (Romans 5:14)
  • It may be good to pick and choose from these... there are also many more out there but these are just some. 
  • https://notes.morcous.com/books/genesis/page/adam-as-a-type-of-christ 

Key Verse:

• "So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." (Genesis 1:27)

Review questions:

1. What are the two components man is made of? Dust and the Breath of Life
   
   
2. Who is the Tree of Life? The Lord Jesus Christ that we eat in the Eucharist
   
   
3. What does the river in the garden foreshadow? Baptism leading to eternal life
   
   
4. Why did God have to give man a commandment/law? To give man free-will
   
   
5. What is the first thing that God said was "not good"? For man to be alone and without a comparable helper
   
   
6. Who is of more value, men or women? Both are equal in rank and value
   
   
7. Does God make any compromises for marriage outside of a man and a woman? No
   
   
8. Does God leave any room for interpretation of one's gender? No
   
   
9. What sacrament is explicitly mentioned in this chapter? Matrimony
   

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