| | [[Image:Creation of the sun.JPG|right|thumb|250px|''Creation of the Sun'', by [[Michelangelo]]]] | | [[Image:Creation of the sun.JPG|right|thumb|250px|''Creation of the Sun'', by [[Michelangelo]]]] |
| − | '''Genesis''' [Hebrew: '''בראשית'''] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: "birth", "origin"), is the "book of beginnings," and the first book of both the [[Bible]] and the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Torah]]. The Book of Genesis recounts the beginning of the [[universe]], living things including [[homo sapiens|mankind]], and mankind's [[Society|social]] and [[Culture|cultural]] formations. It stands as the introduction of the entire body of the Bible, of the creation of the original nation of [[Israel]], and of the earliest promises of the coming [[Jesus Christ|Redeemer]]. It provides explanations for modern scientific phenomena, such as [[quantum mechanics]], and is a wellspring of [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]]. | + | '''Genesis''' [Hebrew: '''בראשית'''] ([[Greek language|Greek]]: "birth", "origin"), is the "book of beginnings," and the first book of both the [[Bible]] and the [[Judaism|Jewish]] [[Torah]]. The Book of Genesis recounts the beginning of the [[universe]], living things including [[homo sapiens|mankind]], and [[Society|social]]/[[Culture|cultural]] formations. It stands as the introduction of the entire Bible, and promises the coming [[Jesus Christ|Redeemer]]. It provides explanations for modern scientific phenomena, such as [[quantum mechanics]], and is a wellspring of [[Biblical scientific foreknowledge]] such as performing an operation under anesthesia-like sleep. |
| | There are many dozens of references to Genesis in the [[New Testament]], including direct quotations of Genesis by [[Jesus]]. | | There are many dozens of references to Genesis in the [[New Testament]], including direct quotations of Genesis by [[Jesus]]. |