Creatio ex Nihilo Theology in Genesis Rabbah in Light of Christian Exegesis

Niehoff, Maren R.

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“…Bahkan menurut Niehoff, penafsir-penafsir Yahudi pra-Kristen mayoritas tidak menekankan penciptaan ex nihilo. Para penafsir Yahudi belakangan barulah menekankan doktrin tersebut setelah bersinggungan dengan Bapa-bapa Gereja (Niehoff, 2006). Tentang asal-usul doktrin creatio ex nihilo sebagai yang dirumuskan Bapa-bapa gereja telah diusulkan sebelumnya oleh Gerhard May (May, 2004) dan Frances Young (Young, 1991(Young, , 2005, walaupun hal ini kemudian dibantah oleh Menahem Kister yang berpendapat bahwa dalam pemikiran para rabi Yahudi periode Bait Allah Kedua telah ada rujukan ke arah penafsiran creatio ex nihilo (Kister, 2009).…”

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Tohu Wabohu dan Creatio ex Nihilo: Tafsir Kejadian 1:1-2 Sebagai Perspektif Memahami Realitas Anomali

Kriswanto

2020

Jurnal Mitra Sriwijaya

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Some interpreters have argued that the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo cannot be based on the reading of Genesis 1: 1-2. Genesis 1: 1-2 shows that the earth which was in a state of tohu wabohu (chaos) was the initial condition of pre-creation. Chaos was then organized into a new order. This paper argues that Genesis 1: 1-2 can be read, both as creation ex nihilo as well as transformation from chaos into harmony. This research is a qualitative research with descriptive-analytical method. The description of the meaning of Genesis 1: 1-2 is done through syntactic analysis, the literary context of Ancient Near Eastern cosmogony, and the relation of Genesis 1 to the world view of the priesthood. The results of this study indicate that although Genesis 1: 1-2 echoes the expression of ancient chaos, it has been placed as a consequence of God's creative act. The creation ex nihilo of heaven and earth, carries the risk of chaos which is further arranged by God into a good order. In addition, if it is related to the worldview that forms the basis of ritual, Genesis 1: 1-2 not only gives a picture of the origin of the world, but also provides a perspective to understand reality, both harmony and anomalies.

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Tohu Wabohu dan Creatio ex Nihilo: Tafsir Kejadian 1:1-2 Sebagai Perspektif Memahami Realitas Anomali

Kriswanto

2020

Jurnal Mitra Sriwijaya

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The principles of Marcion’s thought and their context I: God

Lieu¹

2015

Marcion and the Making of a Heretic

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The Festival of Every Day: Philo and Seneca on Quotidian Time

Gribetz

2018

H. Theolo. Review

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In Book Two ofDe Specialibus Legibus(Special Laws), Philo of Alexandria presents his readers with a “festival manual”: a list of ten holidays, their origins, and the practices associated with each one. Philo names the first festival in his list ἡμέρα πσα, “every day,” about which he muses: “If all the forces of the virtues remained unvanquished throughout, then the time from birth to death would be one continuous feast.” In what historical, intellectual, and literary context might we best understand Philo's “every day festival”? And how can we understand Philo's view of quotidian time in the context of his conception of time and temporality more generally? In this paper, I argue that Philo's presentation of this festival of the every day, and, more generally, his perspective on daily time, is an engagement not only with biblical texts but also with contemporaneous Stoic perspectives about time, especially those articulated by the philosopher Seneca the Younger. I thus read Philo'sDe Specialibus Legibusin conversation with Seneca'sDe Brevitate Vitae(On the Shortness of Life), analyzing their similar perspectives on daily time and suggesting several ways of understanding the connections between the two texts. I conclude by explaining how appreciating the similarities between Philo and Seneca's ideas about quotidian time also allows us better to understand Philo's exposition of the other festivals, especially his presentation of the Sabbath.

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Creatio ex Nihilo Theology in Genesis Rabbah in Light of Christian Exegesis

Cited by 7 publications

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Tohu Wabohu dan Creatio ex Nihilo: Tafsir Kejadian 1:1-2 Sebagai Perspektif Memahami Realitas Anomali

Tohu Wabohu dan Creatio ex Nihilo: Tafsir Kejadian 1:1-2 Sebagai Perspektif Memahami Realitas Anomali

The principles of Marcion’s thought and their context I: God

The Festival of Every Day: Philo and Seneca on Quotidian Time

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