If creation is a gift for man, we have to ask: did Adam live as though the world was a gift? Was he grateful to the Creator? When God first created

Adam and Eve were naked before they realized they were naked. In the state of original innocence, they looked upon each other in wonder and gratitude. In this way, they

Shame is a very complex experience. With shame, a person experiences fear for one’s self in the presence of another self (for example, a woman before a man). Shame reveals

Genesis 2:25 says, “The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.” At first glance, this detail seems superfluous—far less important, say, than the previous verse

If we want to know anything about man, first we have to notice that he exists as a dual being, male and female. We have to start with the idea

In the Book of Genesis, the creation of man is only complete when he is created as male and female—two beings sharing one human nature, one life, but distinguished by

The words of Genesis 2:18, “It is not good for the man to be alone,” are a prelude to the creation of woman. In the narrative of Eve’s creation, the

Through the ages, many philosophers have spoken of man as though he were divided into two distinct parts: soul and body. This isn’t the biblical view, though. In Genesis, the

In just a few verses, the Book of Genesis paints a profound picture of man. He’s set above all the other animals; he possesses the power of language; he’s a

Once again, it seems like we have reached a conclusion. It’s tempting to say that now we understand what Christ meant when he referred to the beginning. But let’s take

When God told Adam not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, he made a covenant with man. But man broke this covenant

The second story of man’s creation comes from a different perspective than the first. While the first creation account is objective, the second is subjective—instead of defining man from the

Let us make man in our image ... The first verse Jesus quoted, Genesis 1:27, comes from the first story of man’s creation. This version, told in the first chapter