Gen. 1,1-6,8The Book of Genesis is abook of beginnings. It does not appear to tell of human growth and developmentin a way palatable to moderns, schooled in the principles of evolution. Indeed,Genesis - as well as succeeding books - freely mixes devolution (descent fromprimal eminence) with evolution (ascent from a lower to a higher stage).Religion and moral insight are not generally presented in the Bible as aprocess of slow and painful moral growth; quite the contrary, religious geniusappears repeatedly without traceable antecedents, as, for instance, in the caseof Abraham. This, however, should not cause us to dismiss such stories as"improbable", for moral history is not like physical history.Mutations in the realm of the spiritual seem to have occurred frequently inhuman experience, and the biblical record of such mutations. the very creationof the people of Israel, to which the Torah is devoted, breaks the rules ofmechanical evolution.O livro de Genesis e um livro de comecos. Ele nao aparece para falar decrescimento e desenvolvimento humano de uma forma aceitavel para os modernos,para escolarizados nos principios da evolucao. de fato, Genesis - bem comosucessivas livros - mistura livremente devolucao (descida de eminencia primal),com evolucao (subida de um menor para um estagio superior). Religiao ediscernimento moral nao sao geralmente apresentados na Biblia como um processode crescimento moral lenta e dolorosa, muito pelo contrario, o genio religiosoaparece repetidamente sem antecedentes rastreaveis, como por exemplo, no casode Abraao. esta, porem, nao deve levar-nos a rejeitar tais historias como"improvavel", para a historia moral nao e como a historia fisica.mutacoes no reino do espiritual parecem ter ocorrido com frequencia naexperiencia humana, e a Biblia registra tais mutacoes. a propria criacao dopovo de Israel, para que a Tora e dedicado, quebra as regras da evolucaomecanica.Prologue: CreationChapter 1 and the firstthree verses of Ch. 2 serve as the poetic prologue, setting the stage for theuniversal drama that is about to commence. One the scene is set, once order hasbeen brought out of chaos, once heaven and earth, plants and animals have beencreated, the epic story of humankind can begin.The prologue is cast inthe form of a prose poem. It is written in terse, controlled phrases withrhythmic repetitions, the slow ascent of the cosmic drama culminating in thecreation of humankind and the serene postscript describing the sanctificationof the seventh day.In sparse, austerelanguage, it speaks of God, the word, and humans in relationship to each otherand reveals the basic and unalterable dependence of the world on the presenceof God.The prologue tells, withthe assurance of faith, of life's foundations, and it is in the light of thisfaith that it must be read and understood.Prologo: CriacaoCapitulo 1 e os tres primeiros versiculos do cap. 2 servira de prologopoetico, preparando o palco para o drama universal que esta prestes a comecar.Uma cena esta definido, uma vez que a ordem foi trazido para fora do caos, umavez que o ceu ea terra, plantas e animais foram criados, a historia epica dahumanidade pode comecar.O prologo e lancado na forma de um poema em prosa. Ele e escrito em frasesconcisas controladas com repeticoes ritmicas, a subida lenta do drama cosmicoque