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“Genesis” is Greek for “origin,” “source,” “generation” or “beginning.”
The original Hebrew title, “Bereshith” means “In the
Beginning.” The Book of Genesis does not name its author
and the book ends three centuries before the birth of
Moses. But the whole of Scripture, the Talmud, the first century
historian, Josephus, and the Early Church are unanimous that
he is the author. Scriptures that identify Moses as the
author of the Torah, the Pentateuch, the first five
books of the Bible include, “Exodus 17:14, Leviticus
1:1-2, Numbers 33:2, Deuteronomy 1:1, Joshua 1:7, 1
Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 14:6, Ezra 6:18, Nehemiah 13:1,
Daniel 9:11-13, Malachi 4:4, Matthew 8:4, Mark 12:26,
Luke 16:29, John 7:19, Acts 26:22, Romans 10:19, 1
Corinthians 9:9, and 2 Corinthians 3:15. And if you
accept that Moses is the human writer of these words in
Genesis, where did he get the information? He wasn’t
there, so how did he know? He was highly educated in
Egypt (Acts 7:22), where, under the inspiration of God he had
access to all the available records, manuscripts and
oral narratives, including those brought with Noah on
the Ark, and he personally met with God on
many occasions. He was led by God, instructed by the
Holy Spirit, and it was God’s intention that this man
would write the Book originally entitled, “In the
Beginning.” |
