It was the wasps that bothered Darwin most brought up as a Christian he might not have precisely subscribed to the Genesis offered by Genesis, but at first he accepted the principle that God and his works were good.
As the astronauts filmed this broadcast, they read the book of Genesis from the Bible, and ended the broadcast with the phrase, good luck, merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth.
He always went to church on Sacrament Sundays, but not very regularly at other times; on wet Sundays, or whenever he had a touch of rheumatism, he used to read the three first chapters of Genesis instead.
There are also a few other poems listed on the Harvard list, including Genesis B, Elaine, Judith, and shorter poems like The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Dream of the Rude, The Wife's Lament.
According to the book of Genesis, the Creator gave man dominion over the whole wide earth. A mighty big present. But I am not interested in any such super-royal prerogatives.
(Julien had just started speaking to him, without being questioned on the point, about the real time when Genesis, the Pentateuch, etc., has been written).
Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 应该翻译为:当洪水之中要有苍穹,使水分开。 不过,这句更准确翻译应该是引用《圣经·创记》第一章中标准译文:上帝说:“诸水之间要有空气,将水分为上下。”