Genesis Class 2025 - Chapters 1-11

This class starts Wednesday, Jan 15, 2025, and goes for about 13 weeks, finishing on or around April 16.

Class starts promptly at 6:30 pm and ends 7:45 - 8:00 pm. We will try to finish up by 7:45.

The books shown to the left are provided for you to enhance your study. A suggested donation of $15 per person is welcomed. Please bring the Genesis Journal with you to class every day. Our tentative class schedule is below. There may be slight variations on the topics covered, depending on how class discussions go, but in any case our aim is to finish up by April 16.

Online Audio and Video Resources

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A few words about Creation vs. Naturalism

Naturalism (which includes concepts such as the Big Bang Theory, Evolutionary Theory, Critical Race Theory, Climate Change Theory) is not "science". Science is observable and repeatable. None of these theories is observable, repeatable, or proven. Hence Naturalism is not "Science". It is simply another religion requiring the faithful to believe. So, when comparing Creationism with Naturalism, you are not comparing Christianity with Science. You are comparing Christianity with another religion (albeit a false one). Those claiming Naturalism is science do not understand what science is.

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Week 1 - January 15, 2025

Introduction to Genesis

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Week 2 - January 29, 2025

Genesis Chapter 1 - In the Beginning!

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Week 3 - February 5, 2025

Genesis Chapter 2 - Adam and Eve

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אנש => "ish"
- The root of ISH has a single meaning, that of man as an individual
איש => "ishshah"
- The root for ISHSHAH has three potential meanings:
  - the root as a verb means "weak" or "weaker"
  - the root as a root has the sense of "friendly, or social"
  - the root in cognate languages (similar to ancient Hebrew) means "soft"