The First Book of MOSES, called GENESIS.
CHAP. I.
_God created the heaven and the earth: divided the light from the
darkness: separated the superior from the inferior waters: supplied
the earth wit...
PART TEN: THE ASSUMPTIONS OF SCIENTISM
The word science is from the Latin _scientia,_ which means knowledge;
the Greek equivalent is _episteme,_ hence epistemology, the study of
the ways of knowing, o...
INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 1
This chapter contains an account of the creation of the universe, and
all things in it; asserts the creation of the heaven and earth in
general, and describes the state and...
_A.M. 1. B.C. 4004._
We have three things in this chapter.
(1,) _ A general idea of the work of creation, Genesis 1:1._
(2,) _ A particular account of the several days' work, distinctly and
in orde...
[THE CREATION OF THE WORLD.]
1 The creation of Heauen and Earth,
3 of the light,
6 of the firmament,
9 of the earth separated from the waters,
11 and made fruitfull,
14 of the Sunne, Moone, and...
THE CREATION OF THE WORLD.
Coming from the ancient world, this account of creation must be seen
as quite remarkable. Yet it must not be considered as an attempt at
primitive science. Its purpose is wh...