# Week 2: The Making of Man

**Title:**  The Making of Man

**Objective:**

- <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Bible Study Technique</span>: 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](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](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](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](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](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**

**Homework:**