Week 2: The Making of Man

Title:  The Making of Man

Objective: 

• 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

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

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:

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