Prism PG1 Genesis 1:2628

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Prism PG-1 / Genesis 126-28

• Heres the Spectrum of Enriched Raw Data that
  Emerges from a Mere Reading of the Text
• Divine deliberation / consultation about the
  creation of humankind adam humankind created
  in two genders
• humans made created (bara) in divine
  image likeness
• humankind is given a mandate to have dominion
  (radâ) over creation
• humans receive a divine blessing
• be fruitful
• fill the earth
• subdue (kabash) the earth / have dominion
  over fish, birds, all non-human creaturely
  life

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Constructing the Bridge to Get Home(Thinking
Theologically Using the Enriched Raw Data of
Gen 126-28)

• The creation of humankind was the result of
  deliberate reflection of the deity (not an
  accident nor an afterthought)
• Humankind in two genders on earth in the cosmos
  as the image likeness of God i.e. as the
  deitys representative
• Since both genders of humankind are given the
  mandate to have dominion and to subdue, the
  creation has a creator as well as human
  co-creators co-regents
• There must be divinely approved creational work
  for humankind to perform on Gods behalf

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How Bible Writers Themselves Do Theological
Thinking about Prism Texts Psalm 8 as
Theological Synthesis of the Enriched Raw Data
of Genesis 126-28

• O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in
  all the earth! You have set your glory above the
  heavens.  From the lips of children and infants
  you have ordained praise because of your enemies,
  to silence the foe and the avenger.
• When I consider your heavens, the work of your
  fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have
  set in place, what is mortal man that you take
  note of him, the son of humankind that you
  entrust responsibility to him?
• You made him a little lower than God and crowned
  him with glory and honor.
• You made him ruler over the works of your hands
  you put everything under his feet all flocks
  and herds, and the beasts of the field, the birds
  of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that
  swim the paths of the seas.
• O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in
  all the earth!