Where the Fathers quote Genesis 1

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John ChrysostomPG 53:25expounds v.1“Εν αρχη εποιησεν ο Θεος τον ουρανον και την γην.”On the beginning of creation: «In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth» John ChrysostomPG 54:581expounds v.1“Εν αρχη εποιησεν ο Θεος τον ουρανον και την γην.”On «In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth», with reflections on fasting and almsgiving Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:28expounds v.1“Εν αρχη εποιησεν ο Θεος τον ουρανον και την γην.”On «In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth» Theodoret of CyrrhusPG 80:84expounds v.2“η δε γη ην αορατος και ακατασκευαστος και σκοτος επανω της αβυσσου και πνευμα Θεου επεφερετο επανω του υδατος.”On the creation of the earth: «And the earth was» Photius of ConstantinoplePG 101:1053expounds v.2“η δε γη ην αορατος και ακατασκευαστος και σκοτος επανω της αβυσσου και πνευμα Θεου επεφερετο επανω του υδατος.”249. If the earth existed, how was it made? For it says, «And the earth was» John ChrysostomPG 54:586expounds v.3“και ειπεν ο Θεος· γενηθητω φως· και εγενετο φως.”On the distinction between «Let there be» and «Let us make» in creation, and the meaning of «in our image» Theodoret of CyrrhusPG 80:89expounds v.3“και ειπεν ο Θεος· γενηθητω φως· και εγενετο φως.”On «Let there be light» and «Let there be a firmament» John ChrysostomPG 53:32expounds v.5“και εκαλεσεν ο Θεος το φως ημεραν και το σκοτος εκαλεσε νυκτα. και εγενετο εσπερα και εγενετο πρωΐ, ημερα μια.”On the days of creation: «And the evening and the morning were the first day» John ChrysostomPG 53:39expounds v.6“Και ειπεν ο Θεος· γενηθητω στερεωμα εν μεσω του υδατος και εστω διαχωριζον ανα μεσον υδατος και υδατος. και εγενετο ουτως.”On the creation of the firmament: «And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, etc.» John ChrysostomPG 53:48expounds v.9“Και ειπεν ο Θεος· συναχθητω το υδωρ το υποκατω του ουρανου εις συναγωγην μιαν και οφθητω η ξηρα. και εγενετο ουτως. και συνηχθη το υδωρ το υποκατω του”On: «Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together... and let the dry land appear» (against seeking human glory) Theodoret of CyrrhusPG 80:96expounds v.14“Και ειπεν ο Θεος· γενηθητωσαν φωστηρες εν τω στερεωματι του ουρανου εις φαυσιν επι της γης, του διαχωριζειν ανα μεσον της ημερας και ανα μεσον της νυκ”On Genesis 1:14: «For signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years» John ChrysostomPG 53:61expounds v.20“Και ειπεν ο Θεος· εξαγαγετω τα υδατα ερπετα ψυχων ζωσων και πετεινα πετομενα επι της γης κατα το στερεωμα του ουρανου. και εγενετο ουτως.”Discourse 7: On «Let the waters bring forth swarming creatures of living souls, etc.» Epiphanius of SalamisPG 42:340expounds v.26“και ειπεν ο Θεος· ποιησωμεν ανθρωπον κατ᾿ εικονα ημετεραν και καθ᾿ ομοιωσιν, και αρχετωσαν των ιχθυων της θαλασσης και των πετεινων του ουρανου και τω”Interpreting: «According to the image» Gregory of NyssaPG 44:177expounds v.26“και ειπεν ο Θεος· ποιησωμεν ανθρωπον κατ᾿ εικονα ημετεραν και καθ᾿ ομοιωσιν, και αρχετωσαν των ιχθυων της θαλασσης και των πετεινων του ουρανου και τω”Theological inquiry into: «Let Us make man in Our image and likeness» Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:845…heralds as therefore we have been persuaded by moses saying that d in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and we know that he was not in need of matter but by his… Agrippa Castor fl. c. 135PG 5:1277…same st jerome also has this in his hebrew questions on genesis in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth many think just as it is also written in the altercation of jason and… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:293…by moses concerning the creation of the world for thus moses wrote in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth then the sun and the moon and the stars for having learned these things… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:295…that there are ideas of these things also since moses wrote thus in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth d and on the creation of man he also appears to have fallen into… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:297…and the earth was invisible and unorganized but that by the words god created the heaven and the earth he meant that which is sensible created by god according to the pre existing exemplar similarly concerning… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:425…what we have already said for moses as we wrote before says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible and unformed and the spirit of god was borne… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…or rather the word of god as his instrument speaks through him in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth he first named the beginning and the creation and then he established god for… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1071…to be built by him in the manner of a roof saying in the beginning god created the heaven which means that by the beginning the heaven was created as we have already shown by earth… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1781A…of existence, and which belongs to all things created and to them alone; and for that reason the Scriptures say: "In the beginning God made heaven and earth" [Gen. I, 1], not "in the beginning he begat." Nor:… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:699…water which is an abyss is allegorically interpreted as matter itself iii in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth c the terrestrial that is to say and the celestial but that this is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1377…if anyone thinks these words can be referred back to the passage in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth let him consider that before the words let there be light and there was… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1811…judge the unjust guile of droserius for scripture says that god first created the heaven and the earth and then it existed for it did not say in the beginning the earth was but in the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:115…than things that have come to be from the beginning for if in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and he was in the beginning it is clearly older than that which was… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:31B…hat work of Origen's, used this term. For easier understanding, however, we give here specimens of the Tetrapla, Hexapla, Octapla, and Enneapla. TETRAPLA. Gen. 1, 1. [For the text of the table here,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51C…like E when it is read. Furthermore, the ancient interpreters did not stand by these rules: for they often did not read scheva at the beginning of a word; as Gen. i, 1, bereschith. The Massoretes read ber… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51C…by i, or indiscriminately by ei, unless by a copyist's error ei has been put for i, which is observed most frequently in almost all Greek manuscripts. Gen. i, 1, bereschith, bresié. Gen. xiv, 5,… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:85B…ase has no affinity with Aquila’s Greek version. For, to say nothing of other matters in which all interpreters agree, Aquila translates the word bərēshīt in Gen. I, 1, as en kephalaioi, "in a heading," bu… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…versions of genesis h h chapter i of genesis h the hebrew in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth and the earth was a void and a waste and darkness was upon the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…h chapter i genesis h h symmachus h in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was idle and indistinct and darkness lay upon the face of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:161…things were as the former which he mentioned it would be superfluous in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth aquila this interpreter inasmuch as he is too literal as eusebius and jerome often… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:717D…and length; the beginning of genesis, that is, of creation or generation, to which that of Moses is referred: In the beginning God created heaven and earth (Gen. i, 1). Likewise that of Job: This is the be… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:157…entirely composed from this number for in the number of six days god created the heaven and the earth and the things that are in them containing within itself the senary number by the reason of… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:709…all respects god and the maker of the universe for he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and many of the greeks having dared to assert the opposite were cast headlong… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…by this moses begins the mysteries of his theology in this fashion in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth then he proceeds thus and god said let there be light and there was… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:539…i will stretch out my hand to god the most high who created the heaven and the earth and even before abraham melchisedec is introduced as the priest of the most high god blessing abraham with… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:913…and the light perceived by the mind in the beginning he says god created the heaven and the earth but the earth was invisible then he adds and god said let there be light and there… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:927…whole was created by god for beginning his own writing he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and again after the individual parts he adds this is the book of the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1107…holy earth and an intelligible light for in the beginning it says god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible then it adds and god said let there be light and there… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:187…the firmament or even before the day was made for he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and then after the first heaven was created he introduces the power and genesis… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:931…to us certain elements and introductions to the worship of god says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth etc by these things he wished to instruct the people of the jews so… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:979…said that two of these were created by god for he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth yet of the water and the abyss he did not likewise speak as if… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1137…has heard one reading it he will find that it is written in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth for he says the heaven was made with the earth not this one which… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:953…the luminaries were to be placed for in the beginning he says god created the heaven and the earth not the one that is seen but that which is set above what is seen q xc… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:267…things in the beginning he begat nor in the beginning was but in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth nor likewise did david sing your hands have begotten me but have made me… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:581…having an origin of coming into being for in the beginning b god created the heaven and the earth and all that is in them but the holy spirit is said to be from god for… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:627…created things are from nothing and have a beginning of existing for in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the things that are in them but the holy spirit is from god… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:661A…Beelzebul's, then necessarily these also would be Beelzebul's. And where, then, is that saying left for them: «In the beginning God created heaven and earth» (Gen. I, 1)? But this insanity of theirs is nothin… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:671…have the things created in his own power for as moses said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and in the image of god created god man so also daniel c spoke… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:753C…ven this is utterly impious and most shameful. Yet when we hear: "I am who I am" (Exod. iii, 14); and, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. i, 1); and, "Hear, O Israel, the Lord thy Go… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:511A…God created the heaven and the earth; and the earth was invisible and unfinished, and darkness was upon the abyss, and the Spirit of God moved upon the water” (Gen. I, 1, 2). Similarly, the great Paul also say… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:633B…the "back parts" of God are created things, and the reasons for them, which seeing, he set forth: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1, 1). Quest. LXIII. Who first prefigured i… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:787…of incarnation but human nature was in need of healing for after god created the heaven and the earth and all things that are in them he fashioned man and placed him in the midst of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 32:41C…produced in a moment of time. The testimony that is objected stands in Hom. 1, n. 6, where he speaks thus: “Or perhaps the words 'In the beginning He created' ⟦Gen. 1, 1⟧ are said because of the instantaneous… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:291…the maker of all things for so the prophet moses has said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible and unformed and darkness was upon the abyss and… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:371…creator by the fact that it is written from the beginning 'in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth ' and he did not say 'the gods ' and in another place it says… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:815…the lord should have man as a beautiful house for just as god created the heaven and the earth that the lord might dwell in them so also he created the body and soul of man… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1561…saxony at the printing house of breitkopf in the year chap vers in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth of diodorus of those barbarians who lived in the times of moses and especially… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:77C…are placed here and there in Holy Scripture. The words which contain the making of the world are thus: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Gen. 1, 1)." We have interpreted these as meaning… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:209…the divine oracles such a one clearly does not even believe that in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth for he who grants a beginning to motion b certainly does not doubt concerning… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1517C…. VER. 26. That is to say, you made the earth at the same time that you brought it into existence. And the text, "In the beginning God made heaven and earth" (Gen. I, 1), agrees with this; it is not able to o… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:293…him be easily refuted by any prudent person when as scripture testifies in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth d and in accordance with this tenet the lord says in the gospel addressing… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:43…speak regarding man being fashioned by him in the beginning he says god created the heaven and the earth indicating the voice of the father invoking to creation and i would not hesitate to declare that… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:113…allegorized then nothing follows in sequence but all things are allegorized for in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and these are not allegorized but are visible and the firmament he says and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:219…chapter on genesis that moses began the sacred history from this point in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth so that the jews might be able to defend and excuse themselves against the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:537…god almighty lord jesus christ heavenly king we call upon thee who created the heaven and the earth the exorcism however begins i exorcise thee unclean spirit by the word of god who created the heaven… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:737…from the teaching of the holy fathers d in the beginning when god created the heaven and the earth and the sea and all this visible creation he wondrously fashioned it out of four elements as… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:863…nothing scripture hands that down to you immediately from the beginning saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth either he created it in a temporal beginning or it pleased him that the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:93A…that this proem contains? "In the beginning God made heaven and earth; and the earth was invisible and unformed, and darkness was upon the face of the abyss" (Gen. 1: 1, 2). Does what has been said not seem t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:97B…ently how every Scripture brings consolation and comfort, even if it is an historical narrative. For the text, In the beginning God created heaven and earth (Gen. 1:1), was an explanation of history, but th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:31D…and for the ages of ages. Amen. HOMILY IV On the remaining things to be said on that passage, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1:1), up to that which says, "And there was… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:33…moses while narrating to us the creation of these visible elements said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible and unformed and we taught you the reason why… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:41…does not teach us anything more than these things for having said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth then having taught the cause for which the earth was invisible being covered by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:585A…from the fathers—namely, the faith and doctrine of the divine Scriptures—hold fast to this with great security. In the beginning God made heaven and earth. (Gen. 1. 1) What is this? First heaven, then earth… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…example of the saints. The fleeting nature of human life. 21-26 HOMILY II. On the beginning of creation: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Gen. 1. 1). The Lenten season is suitable for hom… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…our earth is our common sepulcher. Moral exhortation. 26-52 HOMILY III. On what remains to be said concerning "In the beginning God created heaven and earth" (Gen. 1. 1), until "And there was evening, and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:735…MONITION] on the Eight Sermons on Genesis. 579-580 SERM. I, delivered at the beginning of Lent, on that text, In the beginning God created heaven and earth (Gen. 1. 1); and concerning fasting and almsgiving… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:119B…sun. And therefore he says, "I will see the heavens, the works of your fingers," and yet Moses had already said, "In the beginning God made heaven and earth" (Gen. 1:1). [91] But against the Jews these thin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:119B…said before by Moses concerning the Son—namely, that "In the beginning God made heaven and earth," and that "Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea" (Gen. 1:1, 26). For He who perfected praise from… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:125…can be contemplated others must be understood as they are spoken like in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and others differently from the words for example let the hind of love and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:431A…e things said. The Scope of Moses. Why he passed over the creation of invisible things. "In the beginning," he says, "God made heaven and earth." (Gen. 1:1). This history is the work of the legis… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:433…but by saying man he included all the members so by saying god created the heaven and the earth he included all things and brought in also the darkness and the abysses that had come to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:527D…r the abyss; and the Spirit of God was carried over the water. And God said: Let there be light; and there was light: and God saw the light, that it was good" (Gen. 1:1-4). On the beginning of the fast, the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:39…grace. But let us see the testimonies which they bring to us: In the beginning God made the heaven and the earth. And the earth was invisible and uncomposed [Gen. 1.1-2]. And, There was a man from Armathaim… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:53C…Testament, discourses to us about sensible objects, and enumerates these by many things: For in the beginning, he says, God made the heaven and the earth (Gen. I, 1); then he adds that light also was made… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:507C…cles, not serving the law of nature, but fashioning all things by the power of His might. For example: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1:1). Do you see the order and the conseque… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:689B…ring up the offering because not everyone was present. Let us take an agreed starting point, and one appropriate to the discourse: God made heaven and earth (Gen. 1: 1). For it is a starting point suitable f… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:11A…, making known to us the whole of creation from the beginning from on high, and proclaiming the Creator, said: In the beginning God created heaven and earth (Gen. 1, 1). And his book is most great and filled… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:25D…that you may see what the poverty of the old Law is, and what the abundance of grace. What, then, did Moses say? "In the beginning God made heaven and earth" (Gen. I, 1). What, however, the fisherman? He nowh… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 70:843…founding of this world and those that were in the beginning saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible and unarranged and darkness was upon the abyss and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:277…wishes to show that they are of a created nature it says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and god created man he did not beget but created but explaining the generation… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:559…creation of the world introduces him as both god and creator saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth what name then does he say has been manifested is it not clearly that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:529…a i will lift up my hand to the most high who created the heaven and the earth that from a thread even to a shoelatchet i will take nothing of all that is thine that… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…of whom scripture says that god spoke to him face to face in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible and a uncompounded and darkness was upon the abyss… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:583…much precision come now let us demonstrate in the beginning he says god created the heaven and the earth b for he does not at all as some have done permit matter to be understood as… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:85…a in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth did not say that the earth was eternal but that it was created after… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:89…it calls the air spirit here for when he had said that god created the heaven and the earth and b had mentioned the waters under the name of the abyss he necessarily made mention also… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:91…heaven or are there two h a since divine scripture teaches that in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and then after the creation of light says on the second day that the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:757…writing for the first doctrine delivered to us in writing was that in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the other things that were said concerning creation vers through faith we understand… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:461…abraham spoke thus blessed be abraham by the most high god who created the heaven and the earth and the patriarch himself said the same things to those from sodom i will stretch out my hand… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:463…elements from things that did not exist in the beginning he says god created the heaven and the earth and he created the light likewise from things that did not exist for he said he says… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:1239D…ervations. The text itself will also teach the plan to which they serve: which, however, with an interpretation, has been indicated where it seemed memorable. Gen. 1, 1. III, 613. IV, 398. 1, 2. I, 1333. 1, 3… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1041…fects' of God are the creatures and their reasons, which, when he had seen them, he expounded, saying: 'In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth' (Gen. I, 1)." Item, Gregory of Nyssa in the book… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:317B…s the Thrones, and so on; and in the case of the sensibles, the principle of creation is heaven and earth: "For in the beginning God created heaven and earth" (Gen. I, 1). For these are the first-created of se… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:33…behind their b follies and their impious and god opposing notions says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth h chapter one h but in truth before speaking of anything in particular it… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:193…added here to god for when it concerned the creator it said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth but when transgression followed then it says the lord for it follows for the… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:75…we begin to state our propositions the divine cosmographer moses says then in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth we propose therefore that heaven and earth together exist as the containers of the… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:155…instruction saying let this and that be made but c when he created the heaven and the earth because they did not yet exist he did not use a voice at all nor did he say… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:161…as trustworthy and glorified by god writes the book of genesis saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth declaring the beginning of the genesis of the world as having occurred from god… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:175B…her are insane, being refuted by the things themselves; but divine Scripture is more truthful, saying: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. I, 1). But again, we shall placidly ask tho… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:379…from divine scripture concerning the figure of heaven and earth h c in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth he mentions these because they are all encompassing and signifies at once both what… Anastasius I of Antioch d. 598PG 89:1365…in which it is not lawful to work since in six days god created the heaven and the earth and on the seventh he rested and sanctified it wherefore on the first day the promise came… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1433…heresies springing up like weeds in the church by means of saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth if a manichaean approaches saying that matter pre exists or a marcionite or a… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1435…to the earth and to those things which the earth brings forth in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth those things which pisida relates about heaven are so obscure that i do not… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:907…nothing by god on the first day in the beginning it says god created the heaven and the earth but on what thing it rests and upon what foundation it stands no mortal has been able… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:7…puffed up their brows c a foolish question for he who said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth did not mean that the earth was eternal nor did he say that the… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:107…hinted at figuratively and in an enigma by moses when he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth we shall by no means oppose him for we do not in any way… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:133B…did Moses not make mention of the kingdom of heaven in the cosmogony, although the Savior says it was prepared for the just from the foundation of the world? (Gen. 1, 1 seqq. Matth. xxv, 34.) Now first edite… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1053…was gen h it is a foolish question for he who said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth clearly did not say that the earth was eternal nor did he say that… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1265Latin…periendi. 131 Quæstio XV. — Cur Moses in cosmogonia regni cœlorum mentionem non fecit, quamvis Salvator dicat illud a constitutione mundi paratum esse justis. (Gen. i, 1 seq.; Matth. xxv, 34.) 133 Quæstio XVI.… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:67…sidetes was read the title of which is christian history beginning with in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth he goes through the history of moses summarizing some parts and expanding on others… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1145B…the book of Job is, according to the holy man, by Moses. He teaches further concerning the words, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1, 1). He says that one would not be wrong t… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1147…adam to us therefore from us back to the beginning in which god created the heaven and the earth thirteen days are counted for they say the judgment will take place in the seventh millennium of… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1209…the beginning and he substantiates this by examples so it is that god created the heaven and the earth in the beginning of time and not in time but this signifies the one beginning in which… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:83…the creator of all things he perceived the truth for he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth many gentiles certainly who dared to assert things contrary to this fell into a… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:371…first and beginning and most honorable of days concerning which moses said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and this is the book of the generation of the heavens and the earth… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 123:1137…even if you are unwilling will say it for there moses says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth but in this place in the beginning was the word what communion therefore has… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:139…scriptures should be taken according to history alone as in the passage in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth while other things according to the anagogical sense alone as that let your fountain… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:319D…nd the earth." For this one word can overthrow all their towers and ramparts, and thoroughly refute and confute all human arguments, and them, if at length... 1 Gen. 1, 1.… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:509A…they are called created things and works; a thing that does not apply to the Son of God. For "In the beginning," it says, "God made the heaven and the earth" (Gen. i, 1). And again: "I meditated on the works… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:4…one another let us be persuaded by the god seer moses saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and thence from the beauty of the things seen we understand the supremely beautiful… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:6…another let us be persuaded by the man of god moses saying in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and from here from the beauty of the things seen we perceive the super… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1271…had proposed to speak of the constitution of this universe he said in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth then having set forth certain things he discourses on the generation of adam and… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1277A…est Mind, are entirely wandering from the way, as if they were choosing. For after he explains in a few words, In the beginning God created heaven and earth [Gen. I, 1], then he explained what things were ma… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1321B…ss, who imagines darkness and matter to be eternal and co-unbegotten with God, although he hears Moses saying: "In the beginning God created heaven and earth" [Gen. 1, 1], and that all things came to be out of… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1323…were not and which from those that already were for he says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth he created light also from things that were not for god said let there… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1157…rest of the world is without a beginning but they have heard in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and again let there be a firmament and let the water under the firmament… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:79…creation of innumerable visible things out of nothing for the scripture says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth not altogether void nor lacking any mixture for the earth was mingled with water… Nicephorus Gregoras c. 1295–1360PG 148:1229…or marcion or if any of the greeks say to them 'in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth ' but if he does not believe the scripture then turn away from him as… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:509…the angels and men and moses indeed says in the beginning d god created the heaven and the earth but david says by the word of the lord the heavens were… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:511…that is he created them moses says concerning this same one that in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and who is so foolish as to doubt and not to worship him whom… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:655…to one and the same divinity and the god seer moses says in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the prophet david says in wisdom you have made all things and by… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:1133C…the things that exist from non-being; or rather, He brought them into existence suddenly, as Moses says. For, "In the beginning God created heaven and earth" (Gen. 1, 1); we have heard Him saying this; not at… Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:817…empyrean heaven is god how does scripture not rave when it says in the beginning god created the heaven i would never say that a thing not of the same essence as god is not god… Prudentius Maranus 1683-1762PG 6:35…what things god created the world in the beginning saying thus 'in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible and unformed and darkness was upon the abyss and the… Andrea Gallandi 1709-1779PG 2:13…sometimes brought forward by damascenus from this corruption of the eunomians 'in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth and he created also the son ' which turrianus draws from ammonius in his greek… OrigenesPG 16:2071…as the Greek does. Therefore, σύν corresponds to 'an and is marked with an asterisk, because it is in fact present in the Hebrew. Cf. what I have noted at Gen. 1, 1, and passim in the present book. DRACH.… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:445…knowing the nature of each thing says regarding created things through moses in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth but regarding the son it signifies no other than the father himself saying from… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:3…in cappadocia nine homilies on the hexaemeron h h homily i h in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth it is a fitting beginning for one who is about to discourse on the… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:5…praise of the hearers but the salvation of those who are taught in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth the wonder of this thought stops my speech what shall i say first where… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:9…having cast into our souls the precious name of god he said in the beginning god created the blessed nature the boundless goodness that which is lovable to all who have partaken of reason the much… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:27…dropping the discourse about substance let us put faith in moses that god created the heaven and the earth and let us glorify the master craftsman for the things which were wisely and skillfully made and… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:541C…elf the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob: For this is my name for ever, He says, and my memorial unto generations of generations (Gen. 1, 1, 2; Exod. III, 15)—even to these, I say… PG 85 (anthology)PG 85:9…d the Synod of Chalcedon, should refute the intrusion of Timothy Aelurus into the see of Alexandria. Of his writings, the following are extant: 1. A Homily on Gen. 1, 1: In the beginning God created heaven a… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:45…of his creative art for adam had not yet seen god creating god created the heaven and the earth but adam did not see him creating having received his own fashioning b subsequent to the creation… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:133C…rship from the Creator to the things created; who taught them not to worship a fellow-servant, saying: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth (Gen. 1, 1). If you marvel, beloved, at the create… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:287…ght draw forth wicked ways. For he who, as I have said, was about to teach in the wilderness: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. i, 1), knowing that they would with difficulty believe his words… John of Carpathus fl. 7th centuryPG 85:1861…notice dedicatorial epistle preface of claudius dausqueius orations oration i on that in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth ii on adam iii on the same adam iv on cain and abel v… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:21…n he deserved, as Montfaucon noted concerning that passage of Genesis in his Hexapla. Symmachus and Aquila are called upon again, p. 909 F, regarding Genesis I, 1 and 5, p. 909 F, 913 E. Regarding the two homilies on the… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:87C…ut what he and his disciples were discussing with such magnificent apparatus of words about the soul of the world was referred to that which is read written in Gen. 1, 2: "The Spirit of God was moving over the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1699D…ng the demon who presides over these springs for the symmetry of the Nile. But what the heretics attribute to Astaphios, Scripture gives to the Spirit of God, Gen. I, 2. Nay, God himself claims this glory for… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1701…onah it is called Tharsis, 761. Why the temple was built in the portion of Benjamin, 7. Time did not exist before the world was, 53. Darkness, concerning which Gen. 1:2 speaks, is explained allegorically by O… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…and the earth and the earth was a void and a waste and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters and god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…the face of the abyss and the spirit of god was borne upon the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:407…this abyss moses also taught in the creation of the world saying and darkness was upon the face of the abyss but while these things are happening he says we will not fear though their waters… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:511…the earth was invisible and unfinished and darkness was upon the abyss and the spirit of god moved upon the water gen i similarly the great paul also says god sent the spirit of his son… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:885…a and it is said darkness was upon the face of the deep again other occasions for fables and unspeakable inventions are given to those who distort the words… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1191A…de through him," do not show the Holy Spirit to be created, since he is of a singular nature, to speak of the Holy Spirit, 278. Whether by the Spirit of God in Gen. 1:2 is understood the diffusion of the air,… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1195…itself is evil which draws its origin from itself from these words darkness was upon the face of the deep they wish for darkness to subsist and yet not to have proceeded from god from this… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1623B…ible also to conceive of the earth as having come forth from another element. It is said, indeed, in the Cosmology: "And the earth was invisible and unformed" (Gen. I, 2); for it was unseen, as if being concei… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:77D…ire matter of the world, which opinion is indeed confirmed by the words which are interspersed. For it is written: "And the earth was invisible and uncomposed (Gen. 1, 2)." So that it might be plain that while… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1017…pinion seems to me to be attributable rather to a Rabbinic Kabbalist than to a Christian theologian. For, lib. II, cap. 14, expounding these words of Genesis 1, 2: “The Spirit of God was moving over the waters,” after he n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:93…god made heaven and earth and the earth was invisible and unformed and darkness was upon the face of the abyss gen does what has been said not seem to some of you to have a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:31B…HOMILY III (...) could be led through this into the way of truth. And the earth was invisible and uncomposed [Gen. 1:2]. Why, tell me, I pray, did He create t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:585A…order of art. For the will of God is the creator and artisan both of nature and of art and of all existing things. But the earth was invisible and unformed. (Gen. 1. 2) Why, Moses says, did He bring the heav… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:647C…abyss." Thus also at the beginning of creation the blessed Moses said: The earth was invisible and unformed, and there was darkness upon the face of the abyss (Gen. 1:2). Since, therefore, the earth is circum… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:435A…from a stone, nor from wood; for wood rubbing against wood emits fire. Attend therefore with diligence. "Darkness," he says, "was upon the face of the abyss" (Gen. I, 2). Shall you say, then, that God made th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:435A…ht, but by a shadow and obstruction occurring. So it is not permitted to approach the divine oracles rashly. "And the Spirit of God was borne above the water" (Gen. I, 2). He calls the wind "Spirit," as he say… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:39…not permit anything abject or vile to be thought of it. For indeed, of the earth it is said afterward thus: The earth, however, was invisible and uncomposed [Gen. 1.2]. For when He had said that He made the… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:649…the divine spirit whether he be created or uncreated but only that the spirit of god moved upon the face of the waters let him hear from us although it would have been better for him… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:89B…es the mobile substance of the air. But if anyone does not assent to this discourse, because it is written: “The Spirit of God was being borne over the water” (Gen. i, 2), let him hear the blessed David saying… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1627…gift the allowance that they had preceded all other things b vers and darkness was upon the face of the deep darkness does not refer to some evil nature as the nonsense of the godless manichaeans… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:43…we admire the one who both brought it forth and adorned it and darkness was upon the face of the abyss etc they rave at length who from these words attempt to introduce the nature of… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:899…stars and by fire and this is what c the scripture said and darkness was upon the face of the deep wishing to show that the air does not possess light of itself but that the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:901…below easily dissolved divine scripture takes note of this when it says and darkness was upon the face of the deep and the spirit of god was moved over the waters by the deep abyss nothing… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:725…because he deemed it worthy to shine in our hearts b for darkness was upon the face of the deep he says and god said let there be light vers we are troubled on every side… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1097D…s spherical and moves in a circle; and that it is neither spherical nor moves in a circle. That what is said, "The Spirit of God was moved over the water" (Gen. 1, 2), was the Holy Spirit; and that it was… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:1211…the limit the middle are water air and fire therefore he continues and darkness was upon the face of the deep calling the water the deep and the darkness the lightless air for darkness is properly… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1277A…wed Hyle or matter, and at once emerged. Those, however, who hear Moses saying, And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [Gen. I, 2], and from this seize an opportunity to… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:11A…n such strange food, recounting the beginnings of the universe, says: In the beginning the earth was invisible and unformed, and darkness was upon the abyss (Gen. 1, 2), until the creation of light divided t… Daniel Heinsius 1580-1655PG 43:1023…ord 172, or "vanity" [emptiness]. This is what Theodotion had translated as kenon. For it is said of the earth that it was "void and empty" in the beginning (Gen. 1:2). But what, from its origin, is konis… Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:823B…Joannes Pius seems to have thought the same in Heptaplus, lib. VII, cap. 1: "But the earth was empty and void, and darkness was upon the face of the abyss" [Gen. 1, 2]. God does not create emptiness, He doe… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:41B…e of that darkness in the same way, not having existed primarily, but having followed upon other things. This darkness, indeed, is said to be upon the abyss (Gen. I, 2), because the extremities of the air ar… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:415…the abyss and the spirit of god was moving over the water and god said let there be light and it was so thus by the word of god the whole world was created out of… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…light reveals those things which are created and adorned therefore he says and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good that is to say… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1071…a by the word made all things as moses also says god said let there be light and there was light and in the gospel we read all things were made by him and without… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1479…rtainly, the system cannot be established otherwise: for the wood/matter will not be in the tenth place, if you begin counting from the day. And yet, Genesis 1, 3, after those words: "And the Spirit of God was moving over… Clement of Alexandria c. 150 – c. 215PG 9:137…the earth but the earth was invisible then it adds further d and god said let there be light and there was light in the creation of this sensible world it constructs the solid heaven and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1377…the heaven and the earth let him consider that before the words let there be light and there was light and before the words and god called the light day it was said in the beginning… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1929…gainst the Gentiles, in which he brings forward historians who testify to the antiquity of the Jews and of Moses, 555. Tatian understood that word of Genesis 1, 3, "Let there be light," as if it were stated optatively, 237… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:145…upon the waters how can the earth be invisible and unformed before god said let there be light and before he divided between light and darkness according to the order of the discourse but since in… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…the spirit of god was borne upon the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…was good and the evening and the morning were the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:717D…d, and they were created (Ps. cxlviii, 5). For Christ is in some way the Creator, to whom the Father said: "Let there be light, and, Let there be a firmament" (Gen. i, 3, 6). Origen does not think it inconveni… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:777B…ildren of the Most High all,' yet one is the Son and Only-begotten by nature from the Father." The passage cited by Diodorus, where the light produced by God (Gen. 1, 3) is said to be the Son, is conveniently… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…beginning god created the heaven and the earth then he proceeds thus and god said let there be light and there was light and again and god said let there be a firmament and it was… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:913…heaven and the earth but the earth was invisible then he adds and god said let there be light and there was light but in that creation of the world which falls under the senses he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1107…heaven and the earth and the earth was invisible then it adds and god said let there be light and there was light and in the sensible cosmogony he fashioned d a solid heaven the solid… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1171…sabbath for on this day in the creation of the world when god said let there be light and there was light on this day also the sun of righteousness has risen for our souls b… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1173…said in the beginning god created heaven and earth and he adds let there be light and there was light and god called the light day you see therefore that no other creature is made on… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:927…as to where god said let there be fire responsio moses writes and god said let there be light and there was light signifying the nature of fire for not only is the fire that is… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:929…the misty exhalation of the abyss as the murk and vapors thickened and god said let there be light the first voice of god created light which he also called day honoring with a pleasant name… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:957…from the primordial light for god producing the matter of light says let there be light and there was light then transforming the matter into various forms he says let there be luminaries just as if… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:731…this to be understood since there was not yet a sun resp god said let there be light and it was so that therefore was what was separating day and night and god said let there… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:735…the day was first just as the divine scripture speaks saying that god said let there be light and there was light and that god called the light day and the darkness he called night placing… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:39…who is he compare the origin of man with all other things god said let there be light and there was light let there be a firmament and the great heaven was stretched out above us… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:889…approved because the holy spirit a is not lacking in generative power and god said let there be light the first voice of god fashioned the nature of light and dispelled the darkness and dissolved the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:965…that god was speaking to himself since he said and he did let there be light and there was light their ineptitudes were indeed ready at hand and those which are now brought forth by them… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:73…the maker was recorded by moses as a commanding word of god and god said let there be light and there was light for in the case of god according to our conception the act is… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:75…for the fire just as moses in his own discourse testifies saying and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good b for it truly… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:279…he has been honored man is a great thing to what honor god said let there be light and there was light compare the creation of man and the creation of light there he said let… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1063…read in the scriptures the lord said to my lord and elsewhere god said let there be light and anything similar to these we ought to accept them in a manner worthy of god for the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:481…person ministered to is worthy god himself therefore who in the beginning said let there be light and there was light the visible light is himself he who has shone upon us to behold the true… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:139…served is worthy so then god himself who said in the beginning let there be light and there was light he is the one who shone for us to see the true light which illuminates every… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:863…the splendor of god's thought might shine forth and therefore he sang and god said let there be light that is christ the true light that lighteth every man coming into the world let there be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:33…driven away and it illuminated everything and he said he says god let there be light and there was light he spoke and it was he commanded and the darkness was put to flight while the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:41…there was evening and there was morning one day he says again and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be separating between water and water observe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:105…created blessed moses taught us the manner of the creation saying that god said let there be light and there was light let there be a firmament and let the water be gathered he says and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…own safety but for that of others also moral exhortation homily iv and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it divide between water and water and it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:689…existence into being for having made the heaven and the earth he said let there be light and there was light and let there be a firmament and let it divide between water and water and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:433…air spirit it remains to show where the fire came to be god said let there be light and the nature of the fire came to be for not only is this fire what exists here… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:435C…e moments, and shall human reasonings be able to comprehend the Lord of times and the Creator of the ages? "God said, Let there be light: and there was light" (Gen. I, 3). O that holy and great power! O great… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:441…were made but now you have named the object not the mode god said let there be light and what was not came into being the word was changed into a thing just as that very… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:527…the abyss and the spirit of god was carried over the water and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good gen h on the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…return to the proposed subject carrying forward the sequence of the account and god said let there be light and there was light and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:749…then he adds that there was darkness and light was not yet and god said let there be light and there was light and god divided between the light and the darkness and god called the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:777…is the same word that said in the creation of the world let there be light and there was light let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven and they were saying the same… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:23A…power." Do you see what he is saying? That is, sustaining. How then, I ask you, do you argue, heretic, when it is written, "And God said, Let there be light" (Gen. I, 3), that the Father commanded and the Son… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:533…nature and are quickened in the spirit for he said he says god said let there be light and there was light let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and it was… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…the abyss and the spirit of god was moving over the water and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1267…my angels praised me moses says concerning him who made the light and god said let there be light and he subjoined saying and god made the two great lights and the stars and the things… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:681…him for the creation c and providence of all things for he said let there be light and there was light and he said let there be a firmament and it was so and all other… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:465…a let there be light and there was light he brought forth the firmament from things that already existed for he said he says let… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1027C…glory of God, in the face of Christ Jesus" (II Cor. IV, 6). That is, He who once made the nature of light by His word alone, saying, "Let there be light" (Gen. I, 3), He also illuminated our minds with Hi… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:47…contrary powers over which presides the darkness namely the devil h vers and god said let there be light and there was light h c we must not believe that the voice of god came about… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:139…was again accepted among them saying and darkness was upon the abyss and god said let there be light and god divided between the light and between the darkness and he posits the first and second… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:419…with the creation rather he calls the motion of the air spirit god said let there be light and the nature of fire came to be and again but he fenced our souls within the body… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:885…by the creator on the first day for the divine scripture says and god said let there be light and there was light… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1139…active and the lord has done all that he willed if he said let there be light and there was let there be a firmament and there was if by the word of the lord the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:725…b for darkness was upon the face of the deep he says and god said let there be light vers we are troubled on every side yet not distressed we are perplexed but not in despair… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:1261…having been stretched out like a tent darkened the space left behind god said let there be light and straightway by the word this most beautiful substance of light was brought forth it dissipated the darkness… Epiphanius the Monk fl. c. 1015PG 120:197…was its first day upon which day the primordial darkness was dispelled and god said let there be light and there was light it was the sixth month from the time when john the baptist was… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:29…and he narrates the beginning of creation saying and god said let there be light a one must know therefore that whatever existed before the constitution of this world was in light… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:193…be powerful for just as you say that the father also spoke let there be light and there was light so too does the son uphold all things by a word that is he governs and… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1417…and afterwards subjoins and god said let there be light what the cause might be why the theologian says that god began his work with light he… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1313…in his own manner it is written in the book of genesis and god said let there be light and it was made and the rest in a similar reason and manner vers statuit ea in… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:25…a with these words and god said let there be light and there was light which was spread over the whole universe represents to us the light of… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1111C…which He therefore created at the very first day, would not remain inert and idle. For Scripture says: "And God said: Let there be light, and there was light" (Gen. 1, 3). Otherwise, fire is nothing other than… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1323…the earth he created light also from things that were not for god said let there be light and there was light but he brought forth the firmament from things that had already been created let… Constantine Harmenopoulos c. 1320 – c. 1385PG 150:617…' c and since there was a need for light then he said let there be light and there was light but that was for servants now the lord himself has shone in our hearts he… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:71…the beginning or if created did not endure and just as he said let there be light and there was light and in exactly the same way brought forth other things various indeed but wondrously interconnected… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:37…spirit for moses says in the beginning god created heaven and earth and god said let there be light and there was light and the rest likewise and i am who i am and in the… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:53…son who is the word and the holy spirit and in saying god said let there be light and god said let there be a firmament and god b said let the earth bring forth he… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1199…a in the first creation among other things god said let there be light and let there be a firmament but as regards man he also needed counsel to show the honor… Leo Allatius 1586-1669PG 18:823B…esus Christ" [II Cor. IV, 6]. For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, is He who said of the darkness, "Let there be light, and it was made" [Gen. 1, 3]. But this cannot be understood of a si… Prudentius Maranus 1683-1762PG 6:35…the abyss and the spirit of god was borne upon the waters and god said let there be light and it was so ' so that by the word of god out of the existing things… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:43…that d the holy spirit is not absent from the creative operation and god said let there be light the first nature of god s light created dissipated the darkness dispelled the gloom brightened the world… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:203C…ting against the truth and asserting that God was talking to Himself? For He said, he claims, and He Himself did it. Let there be light, and there was light (Gen. i, 3). Even then, there was an obvious and m… Theodore of MopsuestiaPG 66:953…or that narrative of Moses saying: "And he said, Let there be light, and there was light; let there be a firmament, and there was a firmament" (Gen. I, 3, 6). Vers. 7, 8. — One voice (spir… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…says and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good that is to say it was made good for man and god divided between the… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth sprout with a herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and likeness… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:145…saying and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it is good and god divided between the middle of the light and the middle of the darkness… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between the light and between the darkness and god called the light… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between the light and between the darkness and god called the light… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of the herb yielding seed and god saw that it… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…kinds and every winged fowl according to its kind and god saw that it was good and god blessed them saying increase and multiply and fill the waters of the sea and let the fowl be… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…to rule over the day and over the night and to divide between the light and between the darkness and god saw that it was good and it became evening and it became morning the fourth… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:75…saying and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good b for it truly belongs to god alone to see how that which is so… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1107A…all, we signify such a thought by this name, being guided to this by the holy voice. For the One who said, "My God, attend to me" ⟦Ps. LIII, 3⟧, and "God saw" ⟦Gen. I, 4⟧, and "God knows the secrets of the hea… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:863…good nor the abyss which was darkened good the writer therefore saying and god saw the light that it was good shows that all those things which came before the true light that lightened every man… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:869…from it in baptism the writer immediately subjoined saying and god separated between the light and between the darkness that were upon the water of the abyss this was prefigured also by those two birds that… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:485…for this reason having said that light came to be he added and god saw the light that it was good and thus for each one then so that he might not prolong the discourse by… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:33…light was brought forth and the darkness gave way and god divided between the light and between the darkness what is divided he assigned an individual place to each and determined a corresponding time and since… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:35…the divine scripture now descending to the weakness of our hearing says and god saw the light that it was good and then it added and god divided the light from the darkness and god called… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:59…to rule over the day and over the night and to divide between the light and between the darkness b the th observe also how much utility he has shown us in these he set he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:527…water and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good gen h on the beginning of the fast the exile of adam and wicked women… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:217…knows all things before they come to pass why it is said and god saw the light that it was good t iv god does not ask questions because he is ignorant how he sees anything… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…water and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between the light and the darkness and god called the light day… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:49…the son as being secondary to those uttering words of madness h and god saw the light that it was good h the word good in regard to creation must not be understood by sensible sight… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:51…a creator of evil rise up against god b and god divided between the light and between the darkness for they are in no way mixed with one another if indeed the one is a presence… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:139…the abyss and god said let there be light and god divided between the light and between the darkness and he posits the first and second and third day without the course of the sun and… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:393A…ly, of the souls. For just as the Scripture of Genesis called the light "day," saying: And God saw the light, that it was good; and God called the light day (Gen. I, 4); and again, the air permeated by l… Nicetas David of Paphlagonia fl. c. 880-920sPG 38:739…this life c you will unanimously answer the light for he says god saw the light that it was good and what else could be better or more pleasant among those things that are in life… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:311…the creative cause is the evil principle then also and god divided between the light and between the darkness if light is and darkness is therefore that which is separated from the light is something these… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 147:587…praise to your most excellent handiwork so that he said that you saw the light that it was good and called it a day which we also contemplating and seeing this most bright sun initiating all… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:45…the sake of c what is easily grasped by those being taught and god saw the light that it was good what praise could we ourselves find worthy of light which already possesses the testimony from… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:47B…forward to its future utility. For the eyes were not yet judges of the beauty that is in light. And God divided between the light and between the darkness (Gen. 1, 4). That is to say, God rendered the natu… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…for man and god divided between the light and between the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning one day and god… Polycrates of Ephesus c. 130 - c. 196PG 5:1367…' and they answered 'it is written for god made the light and god called the light day and god made the darkness and the darkness he called night and he divided the light and the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:145…between the middle of the light and the middle of the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning one day according to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:435…proportion the example of that which is more commonly spoken of is and god called the light day and the darkness he called night c but the example of the intelligible darkness is the people who… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…was good and god divided between the light and between the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning one day and god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…was good and god divided between the light and between the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning one day and god… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:929…trinity and god said let there be light and there was light and god called the light day and the darkness he called night h interrogation lxii h what then is light one thing and day… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:735…god said let there be light and there was light and that god called the light day and the darkness he called night placing the light first for indeed for this reason the day was first… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:889…each other and distinguished them by long spaces as it was said and god called the light day and the darkness he called night now indeed it is called the creation of the sun that is… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:77B…either by chance or from any other cause, attributing the naming of day and night to God, says, "And He called the light day, and the darkness he called night (Gen. 1, 5)." For since the power of illumination… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:1001…light and separating the light from the darkness god called it says the light day and the darkness he called night likely it is on these things that our adversaries rely for i will agree to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:817D…e. And so, although it is the beginning of days, it was not called "first" by Moses, but "one." "For it came to pass," he says, "evening and morning, day one" (Gen. 1, 5), as that which is frequently recalled.… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:871…partition wall the cornerstone christ of whom he further adds saying he called the light day and the darkness he called night the light he says is what i also call day but those things which… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…what remains to be said concerning "In the beginning God created heaven and earth" (Gen. 1. 1), until "And there was evening, and there was morning, one day" (Gen. 1. 5). Why did He not produce all things at… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:435C…light: and there was light" (Gen. I, 3). O that holy and great power! O great miracles! There was light; "and God calls the light day, and the darkness night" (Gen. I, 5). Why then does he call the day hēmera… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…account and god said let there be light and there was light and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning one day and god… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:749…there was light and god divided between the light and the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night you have the first day and the first night for what how… Severian of Gabala 4th–5th c.PG 65:25B…on the efficacy of the Spirit. The Church stood shining throughout, and that word is fulfilled in it: And there was evening, and there was morning, one day [Gen. I, 5]. The night had no darkness, being illu… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…it was good and god divided between the light and the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and there was evening and there was morning one day and god… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1337…for these are both names and realities b for god he says called the light day and the darkness he called night for even if darkness is a shadow and not a substance yet it is… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:737…other part there was darkness and this is what is said he called the light day and the darkness… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:51…the existence of the one precludes the existence of the other vers and god called the light day and the darkness he called night now however the structure of the day is different for since the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:887…unknown as they would be unable to make their own beauty visible and god called the light day and the darkness he called night furthermore darkness is not any substance but an accident for it is… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:625…earth but indeed the divine moses speaks to us in this way god called the light day and the darkness he called night when therefore the lord was suspended on the immaculate cross c darkness came… PG 10 (anthology)PG 10:387…esis, also published in Greek and Latin for the first time from the Catena of Greek Fathers 88 of the Vienna library, which contain annotations on Genesis I, 5, 6; III, 8; XLIX, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, 16. Certain other fragme… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:47B…the other in opposition. For he distinguished and separated them by a very great interval. 8. And God called the light day, and the darkness he called night (Gen. 1, 5). Now, in the time remaining after the… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1165C…place where he treats of Clement.⟧ BEDE, On the Hexaemeron, or as others falsely inscribe [it], JUNILIUS, On the Earlier [Books] of Genesis: on Gen. 1, 6, 7, 8. Concerning these things whi… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…light reveals those things which are created and adorned therefore he says and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good that is to say… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:585…returning in a cycle and constituting a week while yet remaining one and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water on the first day god made whatever he made from… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:147…day and the fourth and all the rest begin to designate time and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide between water and water and it… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:1339…by waters it now signifies rational natures let there be it says a firmament in the midst of the water and let it divide and it shall refine them like the calf of lebanon etc… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…the spirit of god was borne upon the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…was good and the evening and the morning were the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:855…he now signifies rational natures 'let there be ' he says 'a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be dividing ' the voice indeed of the lord is simply upon the waters… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…beginning god created the heaven and the earth then he proceeds thus and god said let there be light and there was light and again and god said let there be a firmament and it was… Eusebius of Emesa c. 300-359PG 86:547D…e fragments fill. EXEGETICAL FRAGMENTS FROM THE CATENAE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT I. EXCERPTS FROM THE CATENA OF LIPPOMANO ON GENESIS. I. Cat. p. 50, on Gen. 1, 6: Eusebius of Emesa. They are inquired… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:929…the misty exhalation of the abyss as the murk and vapors thickened and god said let there be light the first voice of god created light which he also called day honoring with a pleasant name… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:933…god created heaven and earth a and here he mentions the solid and god said let there be a firmament and isaiah asserting the tenuity and lightness of the nature of the former but the solidity… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:955…in the beginning he says god made heaven and earth but here and god said let there be a firmament of a different nature and use h interrogation xcii h how do the waters that are… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:731…it was so that therefore was what was separating day and night and god said let there be light and light was made this is not the sun but hear what this light is this is… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:893…the mind is believed to be absent occupied with earthly cares b and god said let there be a firmament and letst it divide between water and water yesterday indeed we heard the words of the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:895…more valid nature which provides the chief utility to all things c and god said let there be a firmament and let it divide between water and water therefore before we touch upon the root of… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:897…by evident proofs does not respect the glory of the only begotten and god said let there be a firmament this voice of destination indicates the cause but that it said because god made the firmament… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:899…of eloquence but adorned above all by the reason of science therefore let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide water from water we have said what the appellation… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:279…compare the creation of man and the creation of light there he said let there be a firmament the great heaven was stretched out above us having come to be by the word of god the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:343…mundane good has existed and will exist for human beings and again god said let there be a firmament and god made the firmament and god saw that it was good it must be noted that… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1019…verse of the first chapter of genesis thus that is and again god said let there be a firmament and god made the firmament and god saw that it was good and a little further down… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:275…first day on the second day he founded the firmament which is in the midst of the waters and the distribution of the waters that are above the firmament and of those that are beneath the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:863…the splendor of god's thought might shine forth and therefore he sang and god said let there be light that is christ the true light that lighteth every man coming into the world let there be… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:871…day a second and exterior veil is made which is called the firmament in the midst of the water which indeed is the firmament of faith in christ but this would not have been done unless… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:643C…waters be gathered into one collection," and "Let the earth bring forth the herb of hay," and "Let the waters bring forth the creeping things of living souls" (Gen. 1:6, 9, 11, 20). "Lazarus, come forth": and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:71…creation of the heavens and the earth let there be light and let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and again let the water be gathered into one gathering and let the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…ral exhortation. 52-59 HOMILY IV. And God said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the water from the water. And it was so (Gen. 1. 6). The power of God is not known by mort… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:647A…et there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it divide between the water which is above the firmament and the water which is under the firmament (Gen. 1:6–7). Who placest the cloud as thy asce… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:441…seen so he called the unformed earth invisible on the second day god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be c dividing between water and water he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:453…that are apparent so that they may learn their own helplessness since god said let there be a firmament and immediately the word worked he left us this pledge that he himself made it today we… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…return to the proposed subject carrying forward the sequence of the account and god said let there be light and there was light and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:533…he says god said let there be light and there was light let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and it was so and in each of the things that have been… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…the abyss and the spirit of god was moving over the water and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1455…those of plato in our copy the voice of plato ibid b a firmament in the midst of the water al and let it be separating between water and water v c ibid c but he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1695…with waters this also the blessed moses taught for he says that god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and it shall divide between the waters that are above the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:739…with the earth and made the second on the second day saying let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters then it added and god called the firmament heaven thus also the blessed… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:465…the firmament from things that already existed for he said he says let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it divide between water and water and he also commanded the… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1627…the writer c proceeds logically to speak of the things created vers and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide the waters from the waters and… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1629…great abundance of waters but now that the firmament has been established in the midst of the waters and some have been raised above it while others have been gathered into their collections the earth has… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:63…darkness but shows it as the day is taking hold h vers and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it make a distinction between water and water… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:139…egyptians he was accepted and approved among them when he later said god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and it shall be dividing between water and water and it… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:419…by the same from the second discourse h on the second day god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be dividing between water and water he made… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:427…that god created on the first day on the second day the firmament in the midst of the waters on that same day the waters were divided the half of them ascended above the firmament but… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:901…firmament was established by the command of the lord whence also when god said let there be a firmament it came to pass but what then was the cause why god placed water above the firmament… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:425…indeed is said to be dried up by the lack of water in the midst of the waters and hercules to be so much inflamed by the blood of nessus as even to turn the river… Oecumenius of Tricca fl. 10th c.PG 119:369…second day he had ordained that this visible heaven should be established in the midst of the waters and so to have the waters raised toward the south c as a symbol of the world therefore… Symeon the New Theologian 949–1022PG 120:597…i beheld the brilliance surrounding me and the rays of your face in the midst of the waters and i was vehemently struck with awe as i saw myself being washed by the light bearing water… Theophylact of Ohrid c. 1055 – after 1107PG 125:1279…world's creation were produced from water for he says that god commanded let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and likewise the earth appeared out of the waters by his command whereas… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1323…from things that had already been created let there be he says a firmament in the midst of the water and let it divide water from water and he commanded seeds and plants to spring forth… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1155…also explained how that which god said in creation must be understood let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters and let it divide between waters and waters reasoning a posteriori which concludes… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:53…the holy spirit and in saying god said let there be light and god said let there be a firmament and god b said let the earth bring forth he teaches the word of god and… PG 10 (anthology)PG 10:295…to josephus it is of this kind that is that therefore 'let there be a firmament in the midst of the water ' does not argue the nature of the firmament to exist in the midst… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:53…the body if your heart is occupied with acquiring earthly treasure c and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be dividing between water and water gen… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:59…more solid nature and providing an exceptional service to the whole b and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be dividing between water and water and… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:67…truth unlearned indeed in speech but stable and firm in knowledge therefore let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it distinguish between water and water it has already been said… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:641…fluid nature of waters made the unfailing substance of the heaven for god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water god said it once c d… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…be dividing between water and water and it came to pass so and god made the firmament and god divided between h the description of the six days' work from the book of genesis h b… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:585…let it be separating between water and water and it was so and god made the firmament and god divided between the water which was under the firmament and between the water which was above the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:147…is in heaven thus therefore the words of scripture itself are contained and god made the firmament and divided between the middle of the water which is above the firmament and between the middle of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…of the waters and let it be dividing between water and water and god made the firmament and it divided between the waters which were under the firmament and between the waters which were above the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:873…god separated the water in the midst of the water which was above the firmament and it was so and god called the firmament heaven and god saw that it was good what need was there… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:91…it was made and god it says made the firmament and god divided the waters which were under the firmament from those which were above the firmament and god called the firmament heaven b but the… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:53C…ed with acquiring earthly treasure. 2. And God said: Let there be a firmament in the midst of the water, and let it be dividing between water and water (Gen. 1, 7). Already yesterday we heard the words… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…under the firmament and between the water which was above the firmament and god called the firmament heaven and god saw that it was good and it was evening and it was morning the second day… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:147…and between the middle of the water which is below the firmament and god called the firmament heaven and god saw that it was good and it was evening and it was morning the second day… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:51C…hese rules: for they often did not read scheva at the beginning of a word; as Gen. i, 1, bereschith. The Massoretes read bereschith, they read bresith. Gen. i, 8, beheden, Massor. beheden, they rea… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…between the waters which were above the firmament and it was so and god called the firmament heaven and there was evening and there was morning the second day the hebrew in greek letters bereshit bara… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…the midst of water and unto water original script column see facsimile and god called the firmament heaven and there was evening and there was morning second day h lxx interpreters h in the beginning god… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1205…at of the Apostle in Colossians II, 5: and seeing your firmament of the faith in Christ; and seeing his firmament, which is in Christ, of your faith, whereas Gen. 1, 8, the heaven is called by God the sterē… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:873…of the water which was above the firmament and it was so and god called the firmament heaven and god saw that it was good what need was there i ask on that day to make… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:45…that we must lead the discourse back again to what went before and god called the firmament heaven and god saw that it was good and there was evening and there was morning a second day… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and god called the firmament heaven and god said let the water that is under the heaven be gathered into one gathering and let… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:585…is intellect which he left behind, entered into a struggle with his own religion. For, pondering that which was said by God, "In the image of God he made man" (Gen. 1, 8), he was compelled and forced by the tr… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1265A…ly. One, indeed, which was made on the second day, was properly called the firmament, but abusively the heaven: for he says, "God called the firmament heaven" [Gen. 1:8]. Since this is different from that whi… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…the water which is under the heaven be gathered into one gathering and let the dry land appear and it happened so and the water was gathered into its gatherings and the dry land appeared and… Hippolytus of Rome c. 170–235PG 10:707C…ins of heaven burst forth upon the earth. Indeed, that same voice which once had said, "Let the waters be gathered into one place and let the dry land appear" (Gen. 1, 9), that same voice permitted that the sp… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:147…the water which is under the heaven be gathered into one gathering and let the dry land appear and it was so let us therefore labor to gather the water which is under the heaven and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:147…h hexaplorum quae supersunt genesis liber h and god said let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place and let the dry land appear and it was… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…chapter i h symmachus and god said let the water which is under the heaven be gathered together into one place and let the dry land appear and it was so and god called the dry… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…good and the evening was and the morning was the fourth day and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping creatures of living soul and fowl flying above the earth b upon the face… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…the day and the lesser light for the dominion of the night and god said let the waters bring forth crawling things of a living soul and bird flying upon the earth according to the face… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1125…the earth and the human world and this was being fulfilled when god said let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one collection and let the dry land appear and it was so… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:905…things are so you will approve from what has been recently read and god said let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into their congregations and let the dry land appear and god called… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1623B…t it was brought to birth when God said, "Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one gathering, and let the dry land appear. And it was so" (Gen. I, 9). For by the will of God it was both fa… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 45:977…let there be a firmament and let the waters be gathered together and let the dry land appear and let the earth bring forth and all the things that are written thereafter therefore through the sequence… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:883…let the water which is under the heaven be gathered together into one congregation let the water be gathered for the fishermen have prepared it let the water be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:67…amen h homily v h b and god said let the water under the heaven be gathered together into one congregation and let the dry land appear come let us today also set before your love… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:71…the water and again let the water be gathered into one gathering and let the dry land appear and let there be luminaries and let the waters bring forth creeping things of living souls do you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…ws did not profit from fasting. 59-68 HOMILY V. And God said: Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear (Gen. 1. 9). Scripture is compared to gold. Provis… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:447C…the earth was covered with water. "And God said," he says, "Let the water that is under heaven be gathered into one congregation, and let the dry land appear" (Gen. I, 9). Against the Anomoeans. Since those w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…said let the water under the heaven be gathered into one gathering and let the dry land appear and the water under the heaven was gathered into their gatherings and the dry land appeared and god… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…the water that is under the heaven be gathered into one gathering and let the dry land appear and it was so and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and fruit… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:73…contemplative powers and the firmament the practical ones b let the water under the heaven be gathered together into one collection and let the dry land appear and it was so and the water under the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:305B…had not held the earth, there would have been no need for the command: Let the water be gathered together into one congregation, and let the dry land appear (Gen. I, 9). It is also asked whether there was a… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2431…their sake according to that saying let the waters be gathered into one place and let the dry land appear therefore he says the gospel preaching which is dear and precious to me has been given… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:91…let there be d heaven and let the waters be gathered together and let the dry land appear and let the earth bring forth grass and every living thing by which words one might refute the… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:79…god said let the water under heaven be gathered into one congregation and let the dry land appear and it was so and the water which was under heaven was gathered into its congregations and the… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:87…this point let us now return to what we originally proposed c and god said let the waters be gathered into one gathering and let the dry land appear he did not say and let the… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:31…every moment appearing to hear let the waters be gathered together into one place and let the dry land appear and it remains mindful of the command bound by the sand through the fear of him… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…the water was gathered into its gatherings and the dry land appeared and god called the dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:147…the heaven was gathered into its gatherings and the dry land appeared and god called the dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas therefore just as this dry land with the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:147…one place and let the dry land appear and it was so and god called the dry land earth and the gathering together of the waters called he seas and god saw that it was good… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…one place and let the dry land appear and it was so and god called the dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:711…were gathered into their congregations and the dry land appeared and he called the dry land earth and the congregations of the waters he called seas therefore they were gathered into one place lest the waters… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:905…be gathered together into their congregations and let the dry land appear and god called the dry land earth and the congregations of waters he called seas how many calumnies will you object to me in… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:909…that it was so for the same narrative to be repeated again and god called the dry land earth and the gatherngs of the waters a he called seas why also was it said in the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:55A…goodness, bore witness to the excellence of each of the creatures, saying: "And God saw that it was good" (Gen. 1, 10, 12, 18, 21, 23). He did this to bear w… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:885B…ture of those that are in heaven or on earth with His own hands, except for man who was made in His image, of whom Moses says: "God called the dry land earth" (Gen. I, 10). Behold the admirable mysteries! The e… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:51…the waters were gathered into their gatherings and the dry land appeared and god called the dry land earth do you see beloved how he reveals to us the face of the earth which had been… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:773…s. Because all gatherings of waters have been called by the name of "sea" by God who created them; for it says: God called the collections of the waters seas (Gen. 1:10). And what do the waters contribute to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459D…account of the multitude? And yet when he made the stars and the sun and the moon, although the things created were many, he says: "God saw that it was good" (Gen. i, 10). There are many stars, and countle… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…the heaven was gathered into their gatherings and the dry land appeared and god called the dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god said let the earth bring forth… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:73…heaven was gathered together into their collections and the dry land appeared and god called the dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas if the nature of water is to flow… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:79…under heaven was gathered into its congregations and the dry land appeared and god called the dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas how many matters you set before me in… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:89…marked with an obelus but the obelus is a symbol of rejection and god called the dry land earth and the collections of the waters he called seas why is it also mentioned in what follows… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth sprout with a herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and likeness and a fruit bearing… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1565…dedicate first fruits to the demons we dedicate them to him who said let the earth bring forth grass yielding seed according to its kind and likeness and fruit bearing timber making fruit whose seed is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:91…martyrdom in rome under nero h origen selecta on genesis h c and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of hay yielding seed according to its kind and according to the likeness one… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:149…granted this name and god saw he says that it was good and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay seeding seed according to its kind and according to its likeness and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:147…the waters called he seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth bring forth grass the herb yielding seed and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind whose seed… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…a and the earth brought forth grass the herb yielding seed after his kind and the fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed was in itself after his kind upon… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and god made two great lights the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…be for illumination in the firmament of heaven so as to shine upon the earth and it was so and god made the two great lights the great light for the beginnings of the day and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:155…and there was evening and there was morning the fifth day and god said let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind cattle and reptiles and beasts of the earth according… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:157…and it was evening and it was morning the fifth day b and god said let the earth bring forth living souls according to their kind quadrupeds and creeping things and wild beasts of the earth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:161…grass for food all the seed bearing grass which is upon all the earth and it was so made and it was very good and there was evening and there was morning a sixth day h… Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:513B…th bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed after his kind and after his likeness, and the fruit tree yielding fruit, whose seed is in itself upon the earth" (Gen. 1:11). And He added that, "And it was so" (G… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…said let there be a firmament and it was so and again and god said let the earth bring forth grass the herb yielding seed after his kind and the fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:675…who after him have fallen into impiety for in the beginning when god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sowing seed according to its kind and likeness and the fruit bearing tree… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:949…and the rest h interrogation lxxxv h how did moses write that god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and likeness and a fruit bearing tree… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:545…earth according to the command of god as the divine scripture says and god said let the earth bring forth creeping things of living souls thus the animals received their soul from the earth for this… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:947…forever and unto ages of ages amen h book eight h a and god said let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind quadrupeds and serpents and beasts according to their kind… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1195…earth produced a soul it left itself destitute of a soul when god said let the earth bring forth it did not bring forth what it had but acquired what it did not have why the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:887…which christ changed for the better through the sea of baptism d and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sowing seminans seed according to its kind and likeness in these also… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:925…should subsequently reveal the context of the speech of the scripture itself and god said let the earth bring forth a living soul according to its kind quadrupeds and reptiles and beasts of the earth according… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:831B…For such are the words of God: they exhibit works, works that are wondrous and stupendous. For just as He said: "Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass" (Gen. I, 11), and all things were immediately a gar… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:911C…the Lord of nature had chosen him again, using leaves in place of letters. For He who in the beginning said, "Let the earth bring forth the grass of the herb" (Gen. 1:11), and stimulated its power to bear frui… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:51…seeds having needed no other thing for cooperation for that word which said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sufficed for it instead of everything therefore following sacred scripture let us never tolerate… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:57…let them be for light in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so for since yesterday the blessed moses taught us how the creator of all things adorned the formlessness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:447A…according to its kind and according to its likeness, and the fruit-bearing tree, whose seed is in itself, according to its kind and according to its likeness" (Gen. I, 11). This also does not affect the heretic… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459…meantime however as we have promised we shall hold to the sequence and god said let the earth bring forth a living soul gen i god affects the earth with a double honor for first it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:461…you attach human passions to the nature that transcends all human nature and god said let the earth bring forth a living soul according to its kind quadrupeds reptiles beasts gen the quadrupeds are cattle reptiles… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and according to likeness and a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 58:497B…s, and visibly, that they are his fruits and works, showing that which he said from the beginning: Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and the trees (Gen. 1.11, 20). And this is no less significant t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:715A…ared for the boy; before the birth the table lay ready for the first parent: for God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass," and then He formed man from dust (Gen. 1:11 and 2:7); not without cause, but that,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:437B…s reason He made these things to happen both without these and with these, partly showing His power when He said, "Let the earth bring forth the grass of hay" (Gen. 1:11); partly, while showing His power, also… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:585…ive to you the creation of the better; make for yourself a beautiful soul. I said, “Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass, and every fruit-bearing tree” (Gen. 1.11); say you also, “Let this earth bring f… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…one gathering and let the dry land appear and it was so and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and fruit bearing wood and god said let there be luminaries in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1071C…t the beginning of creation. For attend, if you please, to the things that have been said. God said in the beginning, "Let the earth bring forth the herb" (Gen. 1, 11). Since that time, the earth does not c… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:79…the role of a lord and king to give laws and commandments and god said let the earth bring forth the green herb seeding seed according to its kind and fruit bearing wood producing fruit according… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3501…let them be for light in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and this was not yet the end of his wickedness there was something much graver through the… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:71…kind and after its likeness and a fruit bearing tree yielding fruit whose seed is in itself upon the earth then he adds and it was so and god saw that it was good moreover he… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1591…it is not true that every herb generates and is generated for god said let the earth bring forth herb and by the commandment of god it brought forth each tree likewise also herb and plant… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1351C…will not abhor them. And the peace that is from them is upon the face of the earth.› Basil. hom. 5 in Hexaem. — ‹Let the earth bring forth the green herb (Gen. 1, 11)›: and at the same time as those things… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:1337…the command of god from that time begets and is begotten for god said let the earth bring forth the herb of hay according to his command every tree sprouted and every species of herb and… Samonas of Gaza fl. c. 1056PG 120:829A…e the bread into his own body, and the mixture of water and wine into his own blood? For as he said in the beginning, Let the earth bring forth the green herb (Gen. I, 11), and to this day the earth brings fort… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:10…the motion of the ears of corn and these things were when god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and when he added and the fruit bearing tree producing fruit whose seed… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:93…h homily v h h on the germination of the earth h and god said let the earth bring forth grass of hay sowing seed according to its kind and fruit bearing wood making fruit according… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:163…of ages amen h homily viii concerning birds and aquatic creatures h and god said let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind quadrupeds and creeping things and beasts according to their… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:835…this is the time of the creation of the world for then god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass yielding seed according to its kind and according to likeness b and now… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:271D…w sluggish, and pretend poverty? Could not God have commanded the earth to bring forth pure gold? For He who said, Let the earth sprout with the herb of hay (Gen. 1:11), and presently showed it blooming, cou… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:121…church not aristotelianly but theologically what genus or nature is saying b and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay yielding seed according to its genus and likeness and again after a… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…a and the earth brought forth grass the herb yielding seed after his kind and the fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed was in itself… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1051…things created, nor a maker without things made, nor an omnipotent one without things held by him." What he discusses, however, in his Commentary on Genesis 1, 12 and in book I De principiis (Περὶ ἀρχῶν), chapter 1, nu… Peter of Alexandria c. 250-311PG 18:513B…er his kind and after his likeness, and the fruit tree yielding fruit, whose seed is in itself upon the earth" (Gen. 1:11). And He added that, "And it was so" (Gen. 1:12). And God saw that it was good. And… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…and again and god said let the earth bring forth grass the herb yielding seed after his kind and the fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed is in itself after his kind upon the earth and… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:295…the waters he called seas but the dry land he called earth and the earth brought forth grass and every tree on the fourth the sun and moon came forth and all the chorus of the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:41…arents? Either those prior things will have the power of bringing about; or if those do not have it, neither do these. Eadem hæc Origenis repetunt Procopius in Genes. 1, 13, et Philoponus lib. Περὶ κοσμοποιίας, c… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…the earth and god saw that it was good and the evening and the morning were the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1029…the sun and moon and stars are his elements brought into existence for signs and for seasons and for days and for years for the service and servitude of men and all these things god made… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1065…light reveals those things which are created and adorned therefore he says and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good that is to say… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…good and it was evening and it was morning the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven for illumination upon the earth to divide between the day and between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:69…aticians do not usually speak in such a way that, for example, Mars so positioned signifies a murderer, but "makes" a murderer, etc. But Procopius in Genesis 1, 14 refutes this more grandly and sharply.… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:149…adorned by the luminaries also for god says let there be luminaries in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to divide between day and night just as in this firmament which… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1905C…ves up, to God: "For God," He says, "stodeth in the synagogue of the gods" (Ps. LXXXI, 1). On the passage: Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven (Gen. I, 14) But before this, having examined… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 14:1315…twenty third h from the third volume of the commentaries on genesis and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years concerning the lights having come into existence for signs… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:143…the spirit of god was hovering over the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:145…the spirit of god was borne upon the face of the waters and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…was good and the evening and the morning were the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…a and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:979A…; yet no force or necessity is thence brought upon free will. Besides Augustine, Rufinus the Palestinian in his little book De fide, and Procopius of Gaza on Gen. 1, 14, vehemently criticize these things; Pro… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:717…fourth day god created two great lights the sun and the moon in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night b this solar light… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:719…denied to the moon which often loses it by waxing and waning and let them be for signs and for times and for days and for years the sun and moon are the origin of time… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:533…do not neglect the legislation in rendering their proper courses and being for signs and for seasons and for days and for years what escape from pardon could remain for you c if you neglect the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…beginning god created the heaven and the earth then he proceeds thus and god said let there be light and there was light and again and god said let there be a firmament and it was… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:929…assigned the origin of the heavenly luminaries to god with these words and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and let them be for signs… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1279…the brute animals concerning the luminaries it is also said in genesis let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years for signs… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:413…they should shine for those upon the earth and at another time be for signs and for seasons and for days and months and years ver i have raised him up with justice as a king… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:929…the misty exhalation of the abyss as the murk and vapors thickened and god said let there be light the first voice of god created light which he also called day honoring with a pleasant name… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:961…a h question xcvi h what is the meaning of let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years for some say that many things regarding human birth are… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1389…name is month men a the book of genesis narrates it thus and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and to rule over the… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:731…it was so that therefore was what was separating day and night and god said let there be light and light was made this is not the sun but hear what this light is this is… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:923…great a loss does the sinner suffer defrauded of the true light and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to illuminate the earth and let them divide between day and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:931…turn our discourse back to the rest let them be he says for signs and for seasons and for days d and in years we have already spoken of the signs we understand the four parts… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1563…h fragments on genesis h a vers and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years diodorus we must inquire how the sun moon and… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:1593…him from the demons verse having alone done great things by saying let there be lights in the firmament of heaven he appointed the sun for the power of the day and the moon and stars… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:863…the splendor of god's thought might shine forth and therefore he sang and god said let there be light that is christ the true light that lighteth every man coming into the world let there be… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:889…h book four h h concerning the fourth day of creation h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:893…said in the fourth and first day are perfect of which he said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven for illumination upon the earth a beautiful commutation the firmament received from god of… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:895…into the very darkness where god was saying let there be luminaries in the firmament of the heaven for the illumination of the earth saying these things he made and fixed the third illumination in the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:897…are the light of the world of whom he said again typically let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven which he raised from the earth so that it might appear above the earth… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:901…before the sun with his spouse the moon namely the church when god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth it is fitting however for him who… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:907…a let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth that he might separate between the middle of the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:909…us understand after the sensible ones that which was said by god and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years for it is so and it was done… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:41…there was evening and there was morning one day he says again and god said let there be a firmament in the midst of the water and let it be separating between water and water observe… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:53…Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years (Gen. 1:14). 1. I wish to discourse upon this doc… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:57…have been read before your love and he said it says god let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:59…of these luminaries he says and the stars and god set them in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and to divide… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:83…always and for the ages of ages amen h homily iii h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth to divide the day from the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…nt of heaven to give light upon the earth, and let them divide the day from the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years (Gen. 1. 14). The folly of those who worship the su… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:447C…multiplication of gods which was to arise, since they worshipped the sun, the moon, and the stars. God said: "Let there be lights in the firmament of heaven" (Gen. I, 14). Why did He not make the sun and moon… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…return to the proposed subject carrying forward the sequence of the account and god said let there be light and there was light and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:557C…ythologizing fate, but that which follows the voice of the Master—"Let there be lights in the heavens, and let them be for signs and for days and for seasons" (Gen. 1.14). The image came forth and tracks down… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:723C…ll we eat, or what shall we drink? For God created these things in nature, as if commanding a law for the earth: Let the earth bring forth the grass of fodder (Gen. 1. 14): therefore, whether it wills or not, i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:777…creation of the world let there be light and there was light let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven and they were saying the same even now lazarus come forth and the humors… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 69:17…he also set the law as to why they were made saying and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years and let them be for illumination in the firmament… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…the abyss and the spirit of god was moving over the water and god said let there be light and there was light and god saw the light that it was good and god divided between… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1095…for he says let there be a firmament and it was so let there be lights in the firmament of heaven and it was so therefore the appearance c of the letter on the surface demonstrates… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1439…they were created at the same time b for he says 'god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven and god made the two great lights ' if then he is before the… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:837…a the entity of the times for let them be for signs and for years says the scripture for time is measured by the course of the sun that which for… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 4:315A…a wall, or something else. The movements of the stars, therefore, according to that saying of Scripture, "Let them be for signs and for seasons and for years" (Gen. 1, 14), were made by God for a definition and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:83…was condemned to bring forth thorns and thistles for us c vers and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth and to make a distinction between… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:89…from a different part it adds length to the nights h vers and let them be for signs and for certain seasons and h… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3501…teacher of the creation of all things explaining their making says b and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth to separate between the night and the… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1449…eye examples of the voice all seeing i have not found elsewhere let there be lights in the firmament and let them divide the day and the night and ps ciii man shall go forth to… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 103:873…against fate exhorting men to depart from such error and by saying for signs and for seasons and for… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 122:747…of the year for moses also hints at this saying they shall be for signs and for seasons and for years for a star signifies some one of the conditions of the air by its morning… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:253…for moses says concerning the two great lights and he set them in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth d it seemed disordered to many but as for us placing… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:69B…each those who possess reason. In accordance with this, the God-seer Moses also said: "And He set these for signs and for seasons, and for days and for years" (Gen. I, 14). For by them, as they arise with such… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:33…passing by in many ways d that they might be for us for signs and for seasons and for years of which neither the intellectual nature has need being above sense nor that of irrational animals… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:119…the disadvantage for the sinner to be deprived of the true light and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth that they may divide the day… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:125…and divides the measures of time equally with the sun a let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for years the indications given by the luminaries are necessary for human… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:133D…t them beyond measure. 8. But let us return to the following words: "Let them be," he says, "for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and for years" (Gen. 1, 14). We have already spoken concerning the… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:647…the stars for it is of these things that scripture well says and let them be for signs and for seasons and for years not for astrology and myths of birth astrology but observe also how… PG 33 (anthology)PG 33:1235C…homil. 6 In Hexaemeron: "But those men who overstep the boundaries to the defense of the most vain genethliac art, try to draw this judgment of Scripture (Gen. 1, 14) to it. And yet they say our life depen… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:403…s. 44, "the one as indeed the," the same. Vers. 45, "as the." Pag. 700, vers. 35, katischyousi (they prevail), H. St. I. S. Pag. 701, vers. 14, "for a sign." Gen. 1, 14. Vers. 16, "those on Joshua the son of… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:149…tree making fruit whose seed is in itself according to its likeness upon the earth and it was so according to the letter those are manifest fruits which the non dry earth brings forth but let… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:147…fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind whose seed is in itself upon the earth and it was so… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…the morning were the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night and let… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…a and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and god made two great lights the greater… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…be for illumination in the firmament of heaven so as to shine upon the earth and it was so and god made the two great lights the great light for the beginnings of the day and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:161…grass for food all the seed bearing grass which is upon all the earth and it was so made and it was very good and there was evening and there was morning a sixth day h… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:717…fourth day god created two great lights the sun and the moon in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night b this solar light… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed is in itself after his kind upon the earth and it was so and again and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:929…luminaries to god with these words and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:191…night and the stars and he set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth gen i d through these the sun declares and all but shouts that it is by no… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1389…book of genesis narrates it thus and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:923…suffer defrauded of the true light and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to illuminate the earth and let them divide between day and night the heaven of course and… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1563…times are indicators of evils or blessings vers and god set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth diodorus let no one upon hearing and god set them in the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:889…the fourth day of creation h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day and the night i deem it… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:897…of the world of whom he said again typically let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven which he raised from the earth so that it might appear above the earth whence we also… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:901…spouse the moon namely the church when god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth it is fitting however for him who is permeated with divine desire… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:907…a let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth that he might separate between the middle of the day and middle of the night and between… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:53…ages amen h homily vi h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night and let… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:57…let them be for light in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so for since yesterday the blessed moses taught us how the creator of all things adorned the formlessness… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:59…of these luminaries he says and the stars and god set them in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and to divide… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:83…ages amen h homily iii h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth to divide the day from the night and let them be for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…vi and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth and to divide between the day and the night and let them be for signs and for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:777…world let there be light and there was light let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven and they were saying the same even now lazarus come forth and the humors of the flesh… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:83…vers and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth and to make a distinction between the day and between the night these things which we have… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:3501…let them be for light in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and this was not yet the end of his wickedness there was something much graver through the… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:253…for moses says concerning the two great lights and he set them in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth d it seemed disordered to many but as for us placing… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:119…light and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth that they may divide the day and the night heaven and earth had preceded after this light… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…god made the two great lights the great light to preside over the day and the lesser light to preside over the night and the stars and god set them in the firmament of heaven so… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:1105B…be moonstruck, and why "moonstruck" is a name derived from the great luminary in heaven, second after the sun, which God set "for the beginnings of the night" (Gen. I, 16). Let physicians, indeed, discourse… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…of the heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and god made two great lights the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night and the stars… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…h genesis chapter i h symmacus and god made the two great lights the greater light for the ruling of the day and the lesser light for the dominion of the night and god… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:191C…greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night, and the stars. And he set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth (Gen. I, 16, 17). Through these, the sun declar… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:959…us understand their position from the mosaic writing for it says b and god made two great lights and set them in the firmament the great light to rule the day and the lesser light to… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:17…works of Gregory Nyssen himself, either was not written by Nyssen or, more probably, was interpolated by others in a wonderful manner. HARL. 12. On Genesis I, 16: According to the image of God and after his likeness (b),… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:57…mean the sun and the moon and god made he says the two great lights the greater light for the beginnings of the day and the lesser light for the beginnings of the night and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:449…of god himself he set he says the luminaries the great luminary to rule the day and the lesser luminary to rule the night when the sun was fixed to the east the moon was fixed… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…the night and god made the great light that is the sun for the rule of the day and the lesser light for the rule of the night and the stars and they shall be for… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:99…to cut off those things which move and exercise us a ver and god made two great lights something is called great in two ways the one is great if it be compared to another for… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1453…quaest. lib. 2, near the middle, and Plutarch, De plac. philos. lib. 1, cap. 26. Moreover, Pisides expressed through Platonic turns those words of Genesis 1, 16: "God made two great lights that he might rule the day"; an… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:1239…and also the lesser light to rule the night and he set them in the firmament of heaven so that they might shine upon the earth… George Pachymeres c. 1242–c. 1310PG 143:1171…which created these two great luminaries in the world the greater luminary to rule the day and the lesser luminary to rule the night that they might shine upon the earth and divide light from darkness… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:33…at different times for our sake before us he made the great light to rule the day and the lesser one to rule the night and he placed them and the other stars in the firmament… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…and the lesser light to preside over the night and the stars and god set them in the firmament of heaven so as to shine upon the earth and to preside over the day and the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:87…into the rule of the night and the stars and god placed them in the firmament of the heaven so that they might shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and the night… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:149…adorned by the luminaries also for god says let there be luminaries in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to divide between day and night just as in this firmament which… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…morning were the third day and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night and let them… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…a and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and it was so and god made two great lights the greater light… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…the lesser light for the beginnings of the night and the stars and god set them in the firmament of heaven so as to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over… Eustathius of Antioch c. 270 - c. 337PG 18:717…fourth day god created two great lights the sun and the moon in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night b this solar light… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…it was so and again and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:929…to god with these words and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:191…the lesser light to rule the night and the stars and he set them in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth gen i d through these the sun declares and all but… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1389…of genesis narrates it thus and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and let… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:923…defrauded of the true light and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to illuminate the earth and let them divide between day and night the heaven of course and the… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1563…stars appearing at certain times are indicators of evils or blessings vers and god set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth diodorus let no one upon hearing and god… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:889…fourth day of creation h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day and the night i deem it equitable… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:901…the moon namely the church when god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth it is fitting however for him who is permeated with divine desire and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:907…a let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth that he might separate between the middle of the day and middle of the night and between… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:53…amen h homily vi h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth to divide between the day and between the night and let them… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:59…taught us the utility of these luminaries he says and the stars and god set them in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:83…amen h homily iii h and god said let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth to divide the day from the night and let them be for signs… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…vi and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth and to divide between the day and the night and let them be for signs and for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…in the firmament of heaven to give light upon b the earth and god set them in the firmament of heaven that they might shine upon the earth and have dominion over the day and over… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:83…vers and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth and to make a distinction between the day and between the night these things which we have… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:253…the heaven for moses says concerning the two great lights and he set them in the firmament of the heaven so as to shine upon the earth d it seemed disordered to many but as for… Nicephorus Blemmydes 1197–c. 1272PG 142:1411…in the heaven for moses says concerning the two great luminaries that god set them in the firmament of heaven so that they might shine upon the earth and it seemed disordered to many but we… Otto Fridolin Fritzsche 1812-1896PG 66:37A…15, 18-20, excerpted, pertain to the first verses of Genesis. The remaining fragments, some of which are perhaps falsely attributed to Theodore, are these: on Gen. 1, 17, in Niceph. Cat. p. 34 (in Lippom. Cat.… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:119…light and god said let there be lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth that they may divide the day and the night heaven and earth had preceded after this light… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…day and the night and to divide between the light and between the darkness and god saw that it was good and it was evening and it was morning the fourth day and god said let… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:87…firmament of the heaven so that they might shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and the night it must be asked whether into the rule of the day is the same as… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…them in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and to divide the light and the darkness and god saw that it was… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…in the firmament of heaven so as to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and to divide between the light and between the darkness and god saw that… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:1389…in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:35…light that it was good and then it added and god divided the light from the darkness and god called the light day and the darkness he called night and assigned a specific place to each… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:59…them in the firmament of the heaven to shine upon the earth and to rule over the day and over the night and to divide between the light and between the darkness b the th observe… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…of heaven that they might shine upon the earth and have dominion over the day and over the night in these things he says neither that the abyss was made by god nor the darkness nor… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…good and it was evening and it was morning the fourth day and god said let the waters bring forth creeping things of living souls and birds flying above the earth under the firmament of heaven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:151…light of christ but even by the voice of the father himself and god said let the waters bring forth crawling creatures of living souls and birds flying above the earth under the firmament of heaven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…good and the evening was and the morning was the fourth day and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping creatures of living soul and fowl flying above the earth b upon the face… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…the day and the lesser light for the dominion of the night and god said let the waters bring forth crawling things of a living soul and bird flying upon the earth according to the face… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:533…this day neglected the divine ordinance so too the liquid substance when god said let the waters bring forth crawling creatures of living souls and birds flying according to the firmament of heaven at once with… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…seasons and for days and years and it was so and again and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping creature that hath life after his kind and all the fowls of the air… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:25…and fill the earth this is the blessing of the fish also and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping things of living souls and it was so and god said be fruitful and… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:899B…whom they call οὐρανόν, ἀπό τοῦ ὁρᾶσθαι, as Scripture says, "the birds of the heaven" (Psal. vii, 9); and elsewhere, "the birds under the firmament of heaven" (Gen. 1, 20). Such is also what is said: "They asce… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:937…and unto the ages of ages amen b h book seventh h and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping things of living souls and flying creatures flying above the firmament of heaven after… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:953…c let the waters bring forth the creeping things of living creatures and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven they were commanded to fly above the earth for this… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:269…a fish and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping things of living souls and it was so and then god said increase and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:439A…ature of the waters also brought forth living creatures that move in the beginning; for, "Let the waters bring forth," He says, "the reptiles of living souls" (Gen. 1:20); and the command became a work, and th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:771…e Master. He himself, when he caused living creatures to be drawn from the waters, commanded: "Let the waters bring forth the creeping things of living souls" (Gen. I, 20); and the precept went into action: an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…-60 HOMILY VII. And God said: Let the waters bring forth creeping creatures, and flying creatures over the earth across the firmament of heaven, and it was so (Gen. 1. 20). He made all the great whales, and eve… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:447A…eptiles, and the birds were made, God says: "Let the waters bring forth the reptiles of living souls, and birds flying over the earth according to their kind" (Gen. I, 20). Wild beasts, reptiles, birds, swimmin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:457B…storian? "And God said," he says, "Let the waters bring forth reptiles of living souls, and birds flying above the earth according to the firmament of heaven" (Gen. 1:20). See the word of God bringing works… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…discourse and there was evening and there was morning the fourth day and god said let the waters bring forth reptiles of living souls according to their kind and birds flying according to the firmament of… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:153…er is to the believer; for in the water he is fashioned and formed. For initially it was said: Let the waters bring forth creeping creatures of living souls (Gen. 1. 20); but from where the Lord stepped into… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:49D…tom of the pond was not being stirred, no fish was enduring to remain below: for they knew Him who said: "Let the waters produce the reptile of a living soul" (Gen. I, 20). What, then, of Simon, who had fallen… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:99…it matches and fits the remaining parts of the world c ver and god said let the waters bring forth the creeping thing of living soul and the bird that may fly over the earth on… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:141…a said god said let the waters bring forth moving creatures that have life and it was so and again he said let the earth bring… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1101B…ring forth. “Let the waters bring forth,” he says, “reptiles of living souls, and flying creatures flying over the earth according to the firmament of heaven” (Gen. 1, 20). And, “Let the earth bring forth a liv… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1055B…s dissolved. QUESTION CCLI [Coisl. CCLXXVI. Taur. CCLXVI]. Why did God make wild beasts and reptiles? Of wild beasts and reptiles created by God. Gen. 1:20. Children have need of both terrors, a… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:147…unto ages of ages amen a h homily vii concerning reptiles h and god said let the waters bring forth the moving creature that hath life after his kind and fowl that may fly above the… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:121…according to its genus and likeness and again after a short interval and god said let the waters bring forth reptiles of living souls according to genus and birds flying above the earth under the firmament… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:151…above the earth b upon the face of the firmament of heaven and god created great whales and every living and moving creature which the waters brought forth in their kinds and every winged fowl according… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…eaven, and it was so (Gen. 1. 20). He made all the great whales, and every living creature of creeping things, which the waters brought forth after their kind (Gen. 1. 21). Mitigates the statements of the prece… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459C…are in the sea "birds," he adds, «And God made great whales, and every living soul of the reptiles, which the waters brought forth, and every winged bird» (Gen. i, 21). Is there, then, a bird that is not wi… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:205C…he shells grant the purple robe to emperors, which by the elegance of their color surpass even the flowers of the meadows?" Ibid. — "God made great whales (Gen. I, 21). Not because they are larger than a pr… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:153…god saw that they were good and god blessed them saying increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let the birds multiply upon the earth theodotion and god made the two great… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:355…wisdom of the Creator God—a fruit possessed of reason and consonant with nature, according to that divine decree: "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. 1, 22). But her womb, neither opened before n… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:25…made in the image of god and god blessed man and said be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth this is the blessing of the fish also and god said let the waters bring forth… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:41…truth by all means therefore remember the things that have been said be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth gen i for the increase is twofold one of the body the other of the soul… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1151…sufficient treasures for you d amen and god blessed them and said be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth the wise solomon says this d in persuasion d by human words d but i was… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1563…to us in its completeness vers and god blessed them saying increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let the fowls multiply on the earth diodorus perhaps since some things even if… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:65…god saw that they were good and god blessed them saying increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let the birds multiply on the earth behold for me again here how great… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459A…ood." Praise follows upon the variety of the works. And God blessed them saying: "Increase and multiply, and fill the waters, and let the birds be multiplied" (Gen. i, 22). Why, when he made the rest, did he no… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1629…firm and stable form h vers and god blessed them saying increase and multiply and fill the waters in the seas and let the birds multiply upon the earth h god did not explicitly pronounce this… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:1431…born to her he said this because god said from the beginning be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and primarily indeed a human being is born into the world but consequentially also for the… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:75…f donkeys and horses was thought of later by human artifice), nor did they hear that divine voice which said to the others, "Increase and multiply." ⟦Gen. I, 22.⟧ Hence, they have a ruined power of procreation. The unic… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1301A…rinciples and powers created by God, but also rebels against divine dogmas. For it says regarding lawful marriage: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth (Gen. 1, 22, 28). Valentius, however, greatly exto… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth sprout with a herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and likeness and a fruit bearing… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:91…martyrdom in rome under nero h origen selecta on genesis h c and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of hay yielding seed according to its kind and according to the likeness one… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:149…granted this name and god saw he says that it was good and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay seeding seed according to its kind and according to its likeness and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:147…the waters called he seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth bring forth grass the herb yielding seed and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind whose seed… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:149…the waters he called seas and god saw that it was good and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of the herb yielding seed and god saw that it was good and the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:155…and there was evening and there was morning the fifth day and god said let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind cattle and reptiles and beasts of the earth according… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:157…and it was evening and it was morning the fifth day b and god said let the earth bring forth living souls according to their kind quadrupeds and creeping things and wild beasts of the earth… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:533…elements for the earth in the beginning was legislated by him who said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sowing seed according to its kind and the fruit bearing tree producing fruit and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…said let there be a firmament and it was so and again and god said let the earth bring forth grass the herb yielding seed after his kind and the fruit tree yielding fruit whose seed… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:675…who after him have fallen into impiety for in the beginning when god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sowing seed according to its kind and likeness and the fruit bearing tree… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:1273…fruit of thy works the earth shall be satisfied for he himself said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay and a fruit bearing tree producing fruit and the rest the whole earth is… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:949…and the rest h interrogation lxxxv h how did moses write that god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and likeness and a fruit bearing tree… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:545…earth according to the command of god as the divine scripture says and god said let the earth bring forth creeping things of living souls thus the animals received their soul from the earth for this… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:63…it has been said let the earth bring forth the green herb and the fruit tree yielding seed bearing fruit and it was so but here it… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:947…forever and unto ages of ages amen h book eight h a and god said let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind quadrupeds and serpents and beasts according to their kind… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:949…writing such things they were considered more irrational than the fish themselves let the earth bring forth the living soul why therefore have i suddenly in the midst of a flowing discourse kept silent for no… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:955…are ready to demonstrate things similar to the fish and winged creatures let the earth bring forth the living soul what do you say you who do not believe the apostle paul regarding the resurrection when… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:959…of interpretation wherefore as it is written let it be understood b let the earth bring forth the living soul of cattle and wild beasts and reptiles observe therefore the creative work of god running through… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1195…earth produced a soul it left itself destitute of a soul when god said let the earth bring forth it did not bring forth what it had but acquired what it did not have why the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:1097…creatures flying above the earth according to the firmament of heaven and let the earth bring forth the living soul d… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:887…which christ changed for the better through the sea of baptism d and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sowing seminans seed according to its kind and likeness in these also… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:889…the solid food which the perfect bring forth of whom it is said let the earth bring forth the blade of grass and the fruit bearing tree producing fruit whose seed is in it for that… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:913…word does not command in the plural but in the singular saying let the earth bring forth the living soul nor is this alone necessary to diligently inquire for what reason did god bless all the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:925…should subsequently reveal the context of the speech of the scripture itself and god said let the earth bring forth a living soul according to its kind quadrupeds and reptiles and beasts of the earth according… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:51…its face with the variety of seeds and god said it says let the earth bring forth the grass of hay sowing seed according to its kind and according to its likeness and the fruit bearing… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:57…but to the creator of all to him who from the beginning said let the earth bring forth the grass of the field and if they should say that the need of the sun also contributes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:459C…stow it upon the others. In the meantime, however, as we have promised, we shall hold to the sequence. And God said: "Let the earth bring forth a living soul" (Gen. i, 24). God affects the earth with a double h… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:461B…o the nature that transcends all human nature? 5. "And God said: Let the earth bring forth a living soul according to its kind, quadrupeds, reptiles, beasts" (Gen. 1:24). The quadrupeds are cattle; reptiles,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…dry land earth and the gatherings of the waters he called seas and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass sowing seed according to its kind and according to likeness and a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:557A…ith a horse, though God did not want this, but from the beginning had said, "Let the earth bring forth quadrupeds and creeping things according to their kind" (Gen. 1.24). Greed mixed things against nature. Go… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:715…before the birth the table lay ready for the first parent for god said let the earth bring forth grass and then he formed man from dust gen and not without cause but that being produced… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:437…both without these and with these partly showing his power when he said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay gen partly while showing his power also teaching us to be diligent and industrious… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:585…the creation of the better make for yourself a beautiful soul i said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and every fruit bearing tree gen say you also let this earth bring forth… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:929…word was seed for both to the one the earth it was said let the earth bring forth the grass of the field yielding seed according to its kind and the command turned into nature and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:575…one gathering and let the dry land appear and it was so and god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and fruit bearing wood and god said let there be luminaries in… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:79…the role of a lord and king to give laws and commandments and god said let the earth bring forth the green herb seeding seed according to its kind and fruit bearing wood producing fruit according… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1503…the earth for from what god once said on the second day let the earth bring forth the green herb and fruit bearing tree gen i and on the fourth day let the waters bring forth… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1139…and the wine and the water his blood in the beginning he said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and even to this day when the rain comes it brings forth its own… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1591…it is not true that every herb generates and is generated for god said let the earth bring forth herb and by the commandment of god it brought forth each tree likewise also herb and plant… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:1337…the command of god from that time begets and is begotten for god said let the earth bring forth the herb of hay according to his command every tree sprouted and every species of herb and… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:537…not only did the earth produce them which the words of moses let the earth bring forth the living soul cattle and reptiles etc seemed to sound but that they were born d from the coagulation… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:10…the motion of the ears of corn and these things were when god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass and when he added and the fruit bearing tree producing fruit whose seed… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:93…h homily v h h on the germination of the earth h and god said let the earth bring forth grass of hay sowing seed according to its kind and fruit bearing wood making fruit according… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:95…all things grow green and flourish in exactly the same way b let the earth bring forth the herb of hay let the earth by itself bring forth the germination needing no help from elsewhere since… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:103…this has yielded to you as an additional cause for thanksgiving let the earth bring forth the herb of grass what an abundant supply of food offered spontaneously by nature is enclosed in these words… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:163…of ages amen h homily viii concerning birds and aquatic creatures h and god said let the earth bring forth the living soul according to its kind quadrupeds and creeping things and beasts according to their… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:183…unequal to the plants the swimming kind and all the winged creatures let the earth bring forth the living soul of cattle and wild beasts and reptiles according to their kind what do you say you… Cyril of JerusalemPG 33:835…this is the time of the creation of the world for then god said let the earth bring forth the herb of grass yielding seed according to its kind and according to likeness b and now… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:121…church not aristotelianly but theologically what genus or nature is saying b and god said let the earth bring forth the grass of hay yielding seed according to its genus and likeness and again after a… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:537…let the earth bring forth the cattle and creeping things and beasts of the earth after his kind and it was so in all these things the scripture by employing the formula and god said signifies… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:273…as the impress of his own image b for so god says let us make man in our image and after our likeness and god made man male and female he made them having finished all… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:415C…m semper agunt in operibus ad extra, ut loquuntur theologi. Hinc in plurali numero dicit Creator omnium: Faciamus hominem ad imaginem et similitudinem nostram (Gen. I, 26). Ignoro qua mente motus fuerit D. de P… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1097…wisdom let us make man according to our image and according to our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air therefore also you made… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1335D…III. Therefore, keep watch, and credit to yourselves as our Lord God the Lord who is Lord of heaven and earth, and reform yourselves to his image and likeness ⟦Gen. i, 26⟧, just as the true prophet himself teac… Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:683…was said by his eternal father before the creation of the world let us make man in our image and likeness but it is better to hear him speaking in his own words and for this… Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:735A…h He is the Lord of the whole world; to whom God said on the day before the foundation of the world: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). How then did He endure to suffer this… Barnabas 1st c.PG 2:739…might fashion us by the spirit for we as the scripture says let us make man in our image and likeness and let him rule over the beasts of the earth and the birds of the… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:239…themselves seem to have heard something of divine history n namely this let us make man in our image etc justin therefore urges n that the heathens should take refuge in the sacred books of the… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:617…in this very sense regarding the creation of man saying these things let us make man in our image and after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…creeping things of the earth and god saw that it was good and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness and let them rule over the fishes of the sea and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:297…all things freely and spontaneously and to whom also he speaks saying let us make man in our image and likeness taking from himself the substance of creatures and the pattern of the things made and… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:697…ialdabaoth to call them to himself and to seduce them said come let us make man in our image six virtues heard this and with their mother granting them the conception of man so that through… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:961…s Adam, however—if one must speak the truth—is that primal man of whom the Scripture says the Lord spoke: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. i, 26). But we are all from him; and because we are from him, we… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1123…time escape the hands of god to whom the father speaking says let us make man in our image and likeness and for this reason in the end it was not by the will of the… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1165…who from the beginning fashioned adam with whom the father also spoke let us make man in our image and likeness in the last times manifesting himself to men formed vision for him who was blind… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1521…the father of the serpent had heard these words he said come let us make man in our image indeed they add many other things which are both full of impiety and have nothing of pleasantness… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1759A…namely, that God formed man from the beginning, about to assume the human nature of the Word of God, when he said: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). Thus also Tertullian felt in his book… Irenaeus of Lyon c. 130–c. 202PG 7:1791A…Son in the creation of man, just as he also taught a little further above that these words pertain to Him as well: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26); it is clear and certain that He is al… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:333…before all others when he narrates the first condition of man saying and god said let us make man in our image and likeness then he adds and god made man in the image of god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:809…things which god ordered to be created and that to him he said let us make man in our image and likeness and that the word having been commanded performed all that the father had ordered… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1071…it seems to me that celsus has also misheard that passage let us make man in our image and likeness and because of this has made the worms say that having been made by god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:93…greatness while multiplying signifies the progression from a few to a multitude and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness we must first discuss where this according to the image consists… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:95…perfect matth v becomes in all respects an image of god and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heaven and over all the cattle and over all the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:159…and her children are ordered to be prepared for slaughter a and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the cattle and all things that are upon the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:233…is the image of which the father was speaking to the son let us make man in our image and likeness the son of god is the painter of this image and because the painter is… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:543A…hostile powers and demons, who conceive a desire for her beauty? For the soul was created beautiful by God, and sufficiently comely. Hear how God himself says (Gen. i, 26): Let us make man to our image and lik… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 13:723A…he human soul is very beautiful and possesses marvelous beauty. For its Architect, when He first created it, said: Let us make man to our image and likeness (Gen. I, 26). What is more beautiful than this beau… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:155…according to its kind and god saw that it was good a and god said let us make man in our image and according to our likeness b and let them have dominion over the fish… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:157…earth according to their kind and god saw that they were good and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness and let them have dominion over the birds of the heaven… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:709A…." Indeed, in the Catena of Combesis on Gen. 1:26, and in Theodoret’s Quæstiones on Genes… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:885B…emiah, were made by God Himself; but others were made by those angels to whom it happened that they were allotted. To this he bids one to refer that passage of Gen. i, 26: "Let us make man in our image and like… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:941D…bs even as already stinking and four days dead, was the work of none other than Him who had heard from the Father: ‘Let us make man in our image and likeness’ (Gen. i, 26).” But these miracles, as the same Orig… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1061…before all others when he narrates the first condition of man saying and god said let us make man to our image and likeness then he adds and god made man to the image of god… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 17:1297D…imself in that place. Among the writers brought forward there, it is pleasing here to add one, Hilary, who in book IV, De Trinit., treating of those words of Gen. 1:26, "Let us make man in our image," etc.,… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 20:55…counsel with him concerning the creation of man for god he says said let us make man in our image and likeness b another prophet confirms this utterance in his hymns as he theologizes about god… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:543…were concerning the creation of man in the words where he writes and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness the psalmist also hinted at this when he was discussing the… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:557…might be sent up thus then the oracles of the hebrews contain and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness and god made man according to the image of god he… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:917…it was made according to the image of god for he says god said let us make man according to our image and likeness and god made man according to the image of god he made… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:129…glory and honor in another way since he said of man alone let us make man in our image and according to our likeness and appearing in a diverse manner to the holy men he bestowed… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 23:285…substance inasmuch as it is testified of man alone that it was said let us make man in our image and according to our likeness and god made man in the image of god he made… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:793…word himself who was present with and co forming the father who said let us make man in our image and likeness there being no other god able to co form with him for i am… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1115B…tly saying: the Father is invisible, and the Son of the Father is invisible. For just as it is written in Genesis: "Let us make man to our image and likeness" (Gen 1:26), and in the following verses it shows… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1119B…ess, and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the sky, and the cattle, and all the wild beasts, and all the reptiles of the earth" [Gen. i, 26]. Therefore, in that we have dominion o… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 26:731…whether visible or invisible for this is he to whom the father said let us make man in our image and likeness who appeared face to face to the patriarchs who gave the law and spoke… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:81…that explanation thou hast subjected all things under his feet d after god said let us make man to our image and likeness he added and let them have dominion over the fishes of the sea… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 28:777…soul of man for when god was about to form man he said let us make man in our image and after our likeness c behold then man is the image of god namely the soul… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:19…end all these things remain subject to human authority for it says let them have dominion over the fish of the sea the beasts of the earth the birds of the air the cattle and the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:21…other fearsome c names of sea monsters have become subject to man let them have dominion over the fish and over the beasts of the earth do you not see the heavy lion the roaring beast… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:27…gift of the lord who created me and replenish the earth and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the beasts of the earth this then… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:965…i gaze upon myself i learn the virtue of thy ineffable wisdom and god said let us make man where are the jews now who g in what follows as if through certain caverns while the… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:967…could be equal to the creator let us consider also what follows let us make man in our image what do you answer is the image of god and the angels one and the same for… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1011A…for this intended meaning is not found in the Scripture in these words, but we have rendered it as we have set forth, and as the Greek words of Basil sounded. Gen. 1:26, 27. Who shows the psalter and the ci… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1177…to the scriptures are put to shame by those very scriptures when god said let us make man they invented a story that god speaks to the angels they reject the one yet introduce countless beings… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:1221C…the Church of God, 479. Perhaps winepresses are souls steeped in depraved doctrine, 615. Trinity (S.). Why did God not say: "Make ye," but, "Let us make man" (Gen. I, 26), 325. The profession of the triune Dei… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:869D…an hour one does not think, the Lord comes (Luc. XII, 40). OF THE SAME, ASCETIC SERMON 1. Man was made according to the image and likeness of God (Gen. I, 26); but sin, dragging the soul toward pas… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1799…numbered as the tenth in the hexaemeron those words were explained thus let us make man in our image p in gregory of nyssa greek that is let us give him an abundance of reason meaning… Pseudo-Clement of Rome 3rd-4th c. (pseudonymousPG 2:373…are also impious toward him two creators appear as the scripture says and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness a let us make signifies two or more certainly not one… Pseudo-Ignatius fl. c. 375-380PG 5:899…upon sodom and gomorrah from the lord fire and brimstone and again and god said let us make man after our image and after our likeness and god made man after the image of god made… Macarius of Egypt c. 300–391PG 34:623…god did not speak concerning angels but concerning human nature when he said let us make man in our image and likeness and that although heaven and earth shall pass away you have been called to… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1563…those that eat are more valued than those that are eaten vers and god said let us make man after our image and likeness diodorus some have thought that man is after the image of god… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1565…way a in which it brings them forward and let them rule over the fish of the sea and of the birds of heaven and of the wild animals of the earth and the rest just… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:133…he was born therefore moses says that god spoke in this manner let us make man in our image and likeness and let there be for men dominion over the fish of the sea and the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:139…as creatures made in his image might be recognized therefore he says let us make man in our image but where now are the anomoeans to us what at last will they say to these things… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:261…a let us make man in our image and likeness we have been made in the image of god how then are we in the… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:265…wherever the power to rule exists there is the image of god let them have dominion over the fish first the authority over those things that are separated from us was given to us he did… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:271…of the master who created me and fill the earth and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth this then is the blessing this… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1109…adually toward its perfection, but was perfect from the moment it began to be. For, as the Word says, "Man was made to the image and likeness of God" (Gen. 1, 26). By these words is indicated the highest and most perfect… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1411…common with this cap xvi an accurate consideration of that divine saying let us make man in our image and likeness cap xvii what is to be answered to those who doubt how souls would have… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 46:1113…they are stubborn and obstinate and demented h books of genesis h and god said let us make man in our image and likeness d the father is surely addressing those who are of his own… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:565…holy spirit says let us make man according to our image and likeness and let them have dominion over the things on earth for god did not take angels or other spirits as fellow workers or… Macarius of Magnesia fl. c. 400PG 10:1397…might be shown that he is a precious creature for the phrase let us make man in our image and likeness manifests nothing else than that the father employed his only begotten son as a counselor… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:303D…his own will and pleasure, and not by the angels, nor did it happen according to the counsel of the angels. For when God said, Let us make man in our image (Gen. I, 26), he said it not as to an image alone.… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:827A…ing himself. But it is manifest that he is the Creator of man and of the world, to whom the Father said: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26). From this one work, the Craftsman is… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:841B…of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, according to what is written by the holy Father himself to the Son: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). But how can it be that Adam, whom… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:985…any beginning or time as the whole scripture declares for it says let us make man in our image and after our likeness and it did not say to melchisedec for he is indeed a priest… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:55C…the fish of the sea, and the birds of the heaven, and the reptiles of the earth, and the cattle, and the wild beasts, and all things that are upon the earth" (Gen. 1, 26). But since he was created according to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:111…with the same license for wandering for he asserts the one who said let us make man in our image and likeness added something and thus conceived come let us make which is not read in… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:329…there at the beginning in the making of the world he says let us make man in our image and likeness he did not say come i shall make it first and i will show you… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:377A…ing said, judging that it should be referred in part to Christ and in part to the Word. For concerning the words, Let us make man in our image and likeness, ⟦Gen. 1, 26⟧ he says that the Father speaks to His… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:553…on the right path spoke thus before that statement was brought forth let us make man in our image and after our likeness in this he did not distinguish himself from the son but willed to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:929…counsel for our glory the nations just as isaiah and paul proclaim and god said let us make man in our image and likeness conforming to the reason of anagogy you shall understand christ here in… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:931…it signifies the divine trinity saying in the creation of man alone let us make man in our image and likeness a just as if three distinct persons of men if it be permitted to speak… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:933…us make man according to our image and likeness that he may have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air and the cattle and over all the earth and all… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:935…spouse the church that which was said by god concerning the two let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air and the cattle and all the earth from… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:995B…m of the Holy Spirit. For just as He says of the creation in Adam, so also He says it in these beasts. For there it is written: Let us make man in our image (Gen. i, 26); that is, by the common consent of the… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1007…when he had spoken of man in one person he added saying and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea that however have dominion is a dual or plural voice joining them in… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1027…the incomparable difference of christ over the church for when god had said let us make man in our image and likeness he said nothing of the kind concerning the woman when he was about to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 47:427D…ant, over all these things, establishing him on earth as [God] Himself was in heaven. For the statement, Let us make man according to our image and likeness (Gen. 1:26), signifies nothing else than that all… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:567D…neither did her husband. For when God fashioned him according to his own image and likeness—for He says, "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1:26)—having been endowed with both, he imme… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:781C…this the Father also does. God created man from the beginning; the creation was of both: "For let us make," he says, "man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1. 26). Again, he willed to bring the thief i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:797A…ad, the city its ruler, the creation its king, I mean man. God, then, being about to form him, says: Let us make man according to our image and likeness (Gen. 1. 26). To whom is he speaking? It is manifes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:799C…but was He making [him] as a minister? But hear the words that follow, and desist from unseasonable contention. For indeed, as He said, "Let us make man" (Gen. 1. 26)—He did not say "according to your imag… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:919B…nowledge of my divinity . 3. Therefore, when God says at the beginning of the creation of the world, "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1:26), he enigmatically reveals to us the di… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1087B…consubstantial Trinity, and venerate it correctly, lest you perish. And God said, He says: "Let us make man according to our image, and according to likeness" (Gen 1:26). Tell me then, with whom does God take… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:57A…a man ought not to cover his head, being the image and glory of God (1 Cor. XI, 7); and again God Himself saying: Let us make man after our image and likeness (Gen. I, 26). But if you say that man is not of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:93A…se for good deeds, but He fashioned us at the same time and honored our race with this sovereignty. "Let us make man," He says, "after our image and likeness" (Gen. 1: 26). What does it mean, "After our image a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:81…in the evening after their meal and on the next phrases of let us make man in our image and after our likeness and on the and god created man in the image of god he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:83…? Saying, “Let us make man according to our image, and according to (our) likeness, and let them have rule over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the sky” (Gen. I, 26). Because the discourse is very long, a… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:85…entrust to the one who is about to be created having therefore said let us make man in our image and after our likeness he adds and let them have dominion over the fish of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:201…master of all having seen the one fashioned by him was saying let us make man in our image and after our likeness that is in order that he might be ruler also of the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:245…multiply and fill the earth and have dominion over it and rule over the fish of the sea and the reptiles and the birds of the heaven and the wild beasts of the earth so now… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…on over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all creeping things that creep upon the earth (Gen. 1. 26). Man created as a new element. Chrysos… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…to those who, after the evening sermon, are about to come to the sermon—and regarding the remaining text: Let us make man in our image and after our likeness (Gen. 1. 26); and regarding the words, And God crea… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:737…understood, how much less divine things. Praises of the Antiochene bishop. 581-586 586-590 SERM. III. What it means, According to the likeness (Gen. 1:26), and for what reason, when God said we should rule over th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:41…ly in money, but also in glory? God has granted one substance to both; He has deemed them worthy of the same dignity, of equal creation. For "Let us make man" (Gen. 1:26) is common to the whole race. How, ther… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:119…namely that in the beginning god made heaven and earth and that let them have dominion over the fish of the sea gen for he who perfected praise from the mouth of infants and sucklings is… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:233…le things, and that too while he had as yet achieved nothing. For not yet having fashioned him, He said: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1. 26). Then, explaining the "according to ou… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:265D…hose who are not gods, not to the rejection of the Only-Begotten. For why was it said immediately in the prologue: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1:26)? And again: "Come, let us descend and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:501A…man, you who do not have the badge of the kingdom, do not have the diadem, do not have the purple? "Let us make," He says, "man after our image and likeness" (Gen. 1. 26). Consider according to whose image you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:613B…rable and distinguished work of God among creatures. From which also concerning him alone it is written: Let us make man according to our image and likeness (Gen. I, 26). Great is the concern of God for man;… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:641…lso remembers the body in the passage, God took dust from the earth, and fashioned man (Gen. 2:7); and the soul in, Let us make man according to our image (Gen. 1:26); and the spirit, saying: And God brea… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:731…e and likeness; and let them have dominion over all the fish of the sea, and the birds of the heaven, and the beasts, and all the earth, and all the reptiles (Gen. 1:26). But if they had guarded this, and had… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:159A…cause He brings forward for which He created man. For when He was forming him, He used these words: Let us make man according to our image and likeness (Gen. 1:26). We are made like to God not by eating… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:183…ikeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the earth. And the fear of them and the trembling shall be upon all the earth" (Gen. 1:26; 9:2). Do you see what was the prerogat… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:207…he showed that divine gift which was made in the beginning and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air gen so that you may learn that god is also… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:447A…ding to their likeness; and did God alone generate one unlike Himself? And when God created us, He said: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26): the work is according to likeness, an… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:463…the waters bring forth but when he came to man he says and god said let us make man i ask the jew if he is alone and the son whom we preach is not with… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:471B…ad been adorned, the master and father of the household of all things that had been created was desired. God said: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26). It was demonstrated the day before, w… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:473…us make man for in hebrew it is let us make fire let us make man in our image many of the simple minded and those uninstructed in their souls have thought that man is in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:475B…the tablets with one finger. Have you seen anyone writing with one finger? These are ideas rather than words. 4. Let us make man according to our image (Gen. I, 26). God desires us to be imitators of Him… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:475B…power likewise: Let them rule over the fish of the sea, and the birds of heaven, and the beasts, and the creeping things, and the cattle, and all the earth (Gen. I, 26). O, the consequent order of God! O, th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…according to our image and according to likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the cattle and all the earth and all the reptiles creeping… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:873…and that God wished to be the father of men more than their master. For He did not say only, Let us make man: but, Let us make man in our image and likeness (Gen. 1. 26). But being similar is fitting for sons… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:189C…Christ, having received only Moses? From the very writings of Moses. For in the beginning he revealed the Son. For "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1.26) was said to the Son; and in the tent i… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:355D…ould clearly not have had that power. Moreover, when He made man, what prayers did He use? Is there not much equality there? Let us make, He said, man (Gen. i, 26). What then...… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631C…, "man to our image and likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts and cattle, and all the earth" (Gen. I, 26). Here He gave authority over paradise;… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:689C…ets the teaching. Pay attention, therefore. God made the whole creation, and at the end of the creation he fashioned man according to his image and likeness (Gen. 1: 26), bestowing upon him an image, not the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:689C…n it has measure; whereas if it goes beyond the measure, the imitator is under reproach. And whence this? He says: Let us make man in our image and likeness (Gen. 1: 26). The apostles were likened to God, and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:693…the only begotten as a counselor and co worker for it says let us make man in our image and according to our likeness it was fitting that the son also should say to the father… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:619B…you." For He desires our salvation exceedingly, and this He declared already long ago. When He fashioned man, hear what He said: Let us make man to our image (Gen. 1:26); and again: Let us make him a helper;… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:755A…ntly caught doing forbidden things, he averts his thought from illicit things, fearing the shame of reproof. And God said, "Let us make man in our image" (Gen. 1:26), speaking of the interior man. But you… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 60:769D…d not by the Father alone, but with the Son co-operating and the Holy Spirit completing? "For let us make," He says, "man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1: 26). "Let us make," not, "I shall make," n… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:341D…asts, but to demons and their leader, and says, Tread upon serpents and scorpions (Luke 10:19). He does not say, Let us make man in our image and likeness (Gen. 1:26); but what? He gives them power to beco… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:589…have nothing like that from us they too are free by nature let them have dominion over the fish it was said to them also this slavery is not of nature but it is a matter… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:765D…, the undivided Trinity. For as in the beginning the Father, forming man, exhorted the Son and the Spirit, saying: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26); so also now, the reformation is effec… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:21C…racter—the similar in all things. When, therefore, he calls Him also "form," and "character," what will they say? "But," he says, "man is also called an image (Gen. 1:26) of the image." What then? Is it so as… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 63:865…received any such good from us these too are free by nature let them have dominion over the fish and to them it was said this is not a slavery of nature but of merit and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:35D…they rushed together with trembling to the Master's call. This is He to whom, deliberating, I said: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26); this is He who with me fashioned man,… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:67B…s them. The insane heresy of the Anthropomorphites also thrived at that time. From this statement in Genesis, "Let us make man to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1:26), they inferred that God was endowed wi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:123…etc p mtf t vi p on that passage in genesis i let us make man in our image etc p mtf t vi p on the saying about abraham lay your hand gen xxiv p… Nemesius of Emesa fl. c. 400PG 40:857…for in the description of the creation of the world he says and god said let us make man after our image and likeness it is evident that the father spoke this to the son and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:33…creation of man a saying of god is reported as he says let us make man in our image and after our likeness if therefore the breadth of the holy trinity is so to speak contracted… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:83…concerning the creation of man if you weigh these things within yourself let us make man in our image and c likeness for here it is possible to contemplate clearly that there is nothing humble in… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 74:499…of this world did not attribute the creation to one person writing and god said let us make man in our image and after our likeness for by saying let us make and in our image… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:25A…nbegotten. ANOTHER. The blessed Moses, in recounting the creation of man, introduces God saying: "Let us make man in our image and according to our likeness" (Gen. i, 26). By saying "our," a duality is again i… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:673D…properties; for if we admitted that, we would be granting that God is like us, with no distinction intervening. For we were created in His image and likeness (Gen. 1, 26). But the matter is not so: it is very… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:881…course to the word who co exists in him and with him let us make man in our image and after our likeness for the let us make being not of one would better befit those… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:893…deceits or accordingly as they would have it record them by saying and god said let us make man after our image and likeness for the word let us make while indicating that he is not… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:1177…with the father and the son for in the creation of man god said let us make man in our image and after our likeness but if the image is one it is evident that their… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:535…bring into the middle what is written regarding the creation of man and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness and then a little after and god made man according to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:537B…aid these things to other gods: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness"? For if He wished to fashion an animal on earth capable of reason ⟦37 Gen. 1, 26⟧, as an image of the created things, wh… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:539…imagine that the king and lord of all spoke to other gods let us make man in our image and likeness for what difficulty had he encountered that he should take to himself ministers and as… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:589…god uses according to moses and the kind used according to plato and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness and let them have rule over the fish of the sea… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:725…in the singular and sometimes in the plural such is the passage let us make man in our image and according to our likeness for god was not certainly making some others c as helpers for… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:909…many places d for he brought in the god of all saying let us make man in our image and likeness now in the word let us make the declaration of the co existing son and… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1071A…he mind is truly one and the same from God, and has been granted in equality to all men; for "Let us make," He says, "man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). Yet, although it is such, according t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1089…and the son and the holy spirit moses therefore divinely inspired writes and god said let us make man according to our image and according to likeness b now the word our does not designate a… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1415…holy trinity that created man and for this reason the father also said let us make man in our image and likeness using his unigenite and the holy spirit as aid and counselor that is he… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1419C…n fashioned from the earth by the immaculate hands of the Lord, and having obtained life and splendor by the divine breath, according to what that great Moses ⟦Gen. I, 26.⟧ wrote by the divine Spirit, so that h… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:229A…t he is the substantial Word of the Father, and God from God. For he is the one to whom the Father said, "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26); who also personally appeared to the f… Socrates Scholasticus c. 380–c. 450PG 67:281B…ject to corruption, or to passion, or to change, or to diminution, or to destruction, let him be anathema. If any one says that the statement, Let us make man (Gen. I, 26), was not spoken by the Father to the S… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1255…philosopher to the holy synod concerning the words let us make man and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness if therefore as the voice indicates the mind also existed separately… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1261…father saying as we said to you before o best of men god said let us make man in our image and according to our likeness it is characteristic to summon a co creating person but… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1279B…ssistance of any other, but by the will of the Father, as we have just said, who spoke to Him and the Holy Spirit: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). He did not say, "Make" or "Make (plur… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1283…did create we shall again propose what was said regarding the creation and god said let us make man c according to our image and likeness and he added saying and god made man according to… Gelasius of Cyzicus d. c. 450PG 85:1299…the human race and it must be considered here that just as god said let us make man in our image and likeness and god made man according to the demonstrations previously stated the same again… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:109…our image and according to our likeness a and adding the manner and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:111…to be the image of god for in his creation scripture says let us make man in our image and again in the history of noah it is said that in the image of god he… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:115…things an image of god and let them have dominion he says over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth and over… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:1141B…e pains of wicked labor, but manifesting himself only then. For first, he foolishly understood the text, "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26). For he supposed that the Divine has a… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:347A…s. He says that seven out of this number made the world and fashioned man, and that these [powers] said, "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26). And when the figurine could not stand… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:365…the father of the serpent had heard these words he said come let us make man in our image and they add many other things full both of impiety and of disgust and they name that… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:427C…g any of these things, the foolish man imposed a human form upon God. For thus he understood also this: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" ⟦(Gen. I, 26)⟧. And suffering from irrationality, ⟦D… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:477…we have heard the divine scripture saying that the god of all said let us make man in our image and likeness the blessed david also spoke consonantly thy hands he says have made me and… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:845…and explaining the formation of man said that the creator of all said let us make man in our image and after our likeness then he added as it is written god made man in the… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 84:213A…f piety to say they were created before the heaven and the earth. XII. In Question 19, when interpreting these words: Let us make man in [our] image, etc., ⟦Gen. 1, 26⟧ he shows the catholic doctrine concern… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1631…like wild beasts and would in fact have destroyed us vers h and god said let us make man after our image and likeness h after our image that is to say so that he being… Gennadius I of Constantinople Patriarch 458-471, d. 471PG 85:1635…rejected the image and continue to plot for its destruction however having said let us make man in our image and after our likeness he added and let them have dominion over the fish and over… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:349A…ose who have been fashioned according to the image and likeness of God (of whom it is said: "Let them have dominion over the fish and the birds of the sky" Gen. 1, 26 ); and then because humans, althoug… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1041…ccount of certain passages of Scripture in which God is said to have an arm, fingers, feet, etc., and that saying: "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26), which they understood of the body. Bu… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:1053A…cognitione creaturarum duceremur in veram Dei cognitionem; nec verum videretur id quod Dominus dixit: Faciamus hominem ad imaginem et similitudinem nostram [Gen 1, 26]. Quod item in Ezechiele habetur: Tu c… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:107…in each kind and their contemplation b is not common h ver and god said let us make man in our image according to our likeness h even if those things said previously when it says… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:113…also good but let us return to the subject at hand h and god said let us make man in our image and according to our likeness h the mouths of those who deny the persons… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:115…b image he calls man the image and to manifest this adds and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea but how could there be one account of the rule of god and… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:135…them increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:141…they say that god used the imperative word and mode when he said let us make man in our image and likeness and that the responsive word mode is silent in that… Eustathius the Monk fl. mid-6th centuryPG 86:949…complete condemnation as it is a product of greek impiety for since god said let us make man in our image and likeness gen it is found according to his vain arguments that only a body… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:953…if we are found worthy and suitable for god having said let us make man in our image and likeness created both at the same time that is he fashioned the body and created… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:1139…nature of the godhead for so the divine voice teaches us saying let us make man in our image and likeness the expression let us make is not significant of one person according to the madness… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:379…set at the beginning to rule for he says let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the psalmist thou hast subjected all things under his feet vers… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:309…radiance using the example of the sun but the old testament says let us make man in our image and after our likeness as for let us make and our it spoke in the plural but… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:311A…resurrection from the Holy Spirit. Nevertheless, the holy Trinity works all things. The blessed Moses, as if God were speaking, has it thus: Let us make man (Gen. 1, 26), which is a plural voice, yet can be u… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1825A…e seen. And not only the most precious, but also, beyond all others, a domestic and familiar creature. "Let us make," He says, "man to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1:26). And again: "God made man; to the imag… Modestus of Jerusalem d. 634PG 86:3281…than the only begotten son of god god to whom he also said let us make man in our image and likeness in summary according to the gospel all things were made through him and without… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:1393…orations on the creation of man and on those words of scripture let us make man in our image all these are extant in volume i of the works parisian edition saint gregory born at arianzus… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:361…and brings forward for the confirmation of his own opinion the passage and god said let us make man after our image and likeness and says that it is surely not the case that we should… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1023D…is, into holy Powers and unclean demons. And every human nature is divided into only two universal wills and dispositions: I mean the pious and the impious. Gen. 1, 26.… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 91:1401…an example from the one and the others one extremity is this and god said let us make man in our image and after our likeness b and the middle is this and god made man… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1339…make man according to our image and likeness and he immediately added and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1405…command alone but man was fashioned by divine hands for it says let us make man in our image and likeness if a wooden image of an earthly king is honored how much more so the… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1069C…A LETTER A. First Title. Concerning the eternal deity of the holy and consubstantial Trinity: and that there is one and only one God over all. Gen. 1, 26. — "God said: Let us make man in our im… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1101A…acter of his own image. For thus God says: “Let us make man according to our image, and according to likeness.” And God made man; male and female he made them (Gen. 1, 26, 27). Having brought all these things t… Cosmas of Jerusalem c. 675 – c. 760PG 38:425…made man after his own image and likeness for it is written and god said let us make man in our image and likeness and let him have dominion over creation and god made man taking… Stephen Deacon of Constantinople fl. c. 807-809PG 100:1091C…deliver his replies. And let what I am about to say seem incredible to no one, for you know, holy brothers, that if anyone preserves that "image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26), not only are ferocious beasts to be s… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:347A…the world, when there was speech concerning the creation of man, this itself was signified; for He says: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). And immediately, according to the God… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:419…never separated by any division of glory h another on the text let us make man in our image and likeness h v that man was created in the image and likeness of god teaches that… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:481D…a guiding principle for the creation of man, we may clearly learn from what follows. For what says the God of all? "Let us make man in our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). This was the first utterance of God,… Nicephorus the Philosopher fl. c. 890PG 106:59…CHAPTER LXVI. — What is said concerning the dual subsistence. "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26). "Behold, Adam has become as one of us… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:43…did god create wild beasts and reptiles to whom did god say let us make man in our image and likeness what is in the image you who call god good why do you attribute such… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:261…nature for if anyone asserts that god said to the angelic orders let us make man in our image he has bid farewell to shame c for whoever concedes that the image of god and of… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:525…amplified him with a royal and princely endowment for he says and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air twelfth he so prepared him that by his mind and… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:539…said before to men was here fully and completely brought to pass have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heaven and over everything that moves upon the earth and… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:549…fact that it is written male and female he created them also have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air which are spoken in the plural number furthermore because eve… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:595…him either by exhortation or by prayers furthermore he conferred upon him dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air moreover he blessed him well that he might increase and multiply… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:1265…might reign from his very birth for what does the scripture say and god said let us make man to our image and likeness and let him preside over the fish of the sea and the… Leo Choerosphactes c. 845 - c. 917PG 106:1019A…ut the beasts and the cattle he brought forth in pairs: reasonably, therefore, he said, "Increase." That regarding, Let us make man according to our image [Gen. I, 26]: we say it refers to the Son; of the J… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:523A…hus He exists without beginning; therefore the Father is also without beginning. For to whom did He say, 'Let us make man according to our image and likeness' (Gen. I, 26)? For if He had said, 'I will make man… George Kedrenos fl. 11th c.PG 121:553C…lthough they have the greatest weight, furnished Philo the reason for thinking this way, but also these: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26); and, "The Lord rained fire from the L… Philip the Solitary fl. c. 1095PG 127:769…corrupted is called man even though d you hear the scripture saying let us make man in our image and likeness but understand that the soul is rather called man there not i say the one… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1201A…the slayer. Moreover, the restoration is greater and far more admirable than the first creation. For the creation existed by the Word alone: Let us make man (Gen. 1, 26), etc.; but the restoration is perfect… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:135…this also is taken from the mosaic genesis for it says and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over all cattle and all the earth having… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:259…are stubborn obstinate and senseless h of the book of genesis h and god said let us make man after our image and likeness the father is of course addressing those who are of his own… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 130:735C…versing with the Son and the Spirit, even as Moses introduces Him speaking in a human manner and saying: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1, 26). To whom indeed does He say "Let us ma… Nilus Doxapatres fl. c. 1142PG 132:1103…d our father: Eubula, because of the great counsel regarding our production, according to which He said: "Let us make man according to our image and likeness" (Gen. I, 26); and Eustorgius, because He showed suc… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:87…father and the son as the creator of man for he says and god said let us make man and god taking dust from the earth formed man who is it that said it the father… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:97…of both the things above and the things below might be proclaimed let us make man in our image why does holy scripture call the creature composed of body and soul man anthropos in the hebrew… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:123…for it was for this reason that he having taken dust beforehand said let us make man in our own image and solomon knowing this said god did not make death but created man into incorruptibility… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:318…clear argument from the fact that the creator added and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the beasts and the whole earth and all the… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1159…rit. For because the Father alone did not create the first man, but also the Son and the Holy Spirit (for He said, Let us make man in our image and likeness [Gen. I, 26]), it is certainly with merit that, whe… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1187…lvii h h likewise on the soul exposition of the mosaic saying let us make man in our image and likeness h what i ask is similar to this mosaic utterance pronounced as if in the… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1313…a triple hypostasis and indeed from the old testament where he says let us make man in our image and likeness which are the words of the father to those who had proceeded from his own… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1425C…ctions are the same, their essence also is one. Now the action of the Father and of the Son is one, as is evident from hence: "Let us make man to our image" (Gen. i, 26). Also: "Whatever the Father does, the… Nicetas Choniates c. 1155–1217PG 139:1445…from its essence not conversely cap lvii exposition of the mosaic saying let us make man in our image etc… Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopoulos c. 1256–c. 1335PG 146:613…to at length for first when he had wrongly understood that word let us make man in our image and likeness he opined that god was of human form and supposed the same to have bodily… John Kyparissiotes d. after 1378PG 152:853D…ble, accordingly creates every kind of light according to the measure of those who see, and proposes it for the elevation of our minds. [a] Matt. xiv, 27. [b] Gen. i, 26. [c] Matt. xi, 27.… John VI Kantakouzenos c. 1292–1383PG 154:1125C…s pluralistically of Himself—is found introduced only once by Moses in Genesis. For at the formation of man, God spoke, saying: "Let us make man in our image" (Gen. 1, 26). This the Jews say is the voice of God… Isidore Glabas c. 1342–1396PG 139:101…the virgin i mean that he both conceived and uttered that word let us make man in our image and after our likeness for no one from the beginning except her who is in every way… Symeon of Thessalonica d. 1429PG 155:37…isaac and the god of jacob signifying the trinity and concerning man and god said let us make man after our image and likeness and everywhere moses teaches that god exists and that god has a… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1199…needed counsel to show the honor bestowed upon him for he says let us make man in our image and likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:67…divine scripture also indicates which speaks thus from the person of god let us make man in our image and likeness wherefore when it has wiped away all the stains of sin with which it had… Athanasius AlexandrinusPG 25:91…creation of the world who explains those same words in this manner and god said let us make man according to our image and likeness moreover when the creation of the heaven and the earth and… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:203B…onderful from me (Ps. cxxxviii, 6); that is, when I knew myself, I learned of the excellence of the wisdom that is in Thee. And God said: Let us make man (Gen. i, 26). Where, I ask, is the Jew, who in what… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:205…tongue practiced in falsehood but the present utterance entirely stops their mouths and god said let us make man tell me is the person also singular here for it is not written let man be made… Basilius Caesariensis MagnusPG 29:755…represented him as conversing more after the manner of men and saying let us make man in our image and likeness c for to whom does he say let us make if not to the word… PG 33 (anthology)PG 33:1249…n. num. 4, pag. 126, not. 2.) "Let us make man, not according to my image, but according to our image." Almost all the Fathers adduce this passage of Genesis I, 26 to prove that the Lord Jesus existed before he was conceive… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:39…king at the same time for let him have dominion he says over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the beasts of the earth gen i he places a creature… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:135C…Lord is one. He all but says: While the nature is one, it is in three hypostases. And again elsewhere: Let us make man according to our image and likeness (Gen. 1, 26). By the utterance of the word he hints… Leontius of ByzantiumPG 86:1203C…s one God, in three hypostases. And that there is a Trinity can be shown by many arguments. First, from the words of God, saying in Genesis: "Let us make man" (Gen. i, 26). For He would not have spoken in the p… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:543…in the image of god because of his authority for god says let us make man in our image and after our likeness and he adds and let them have dominion over the fish of the… AnonymousPG 106:1181…o virgin bringing about the restoration of creation which said of old let us make man in our image and likeness for it was not fitting that it should be present in the ungrateful adam the… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:155…all the earth and over every animal moving upon the earth and god created man in his own image in the image of god he created them male and female he created them and god blessed… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1537A…sal. XLVIII, 13 (LXX 48:13).⟧—are recalled to the pristine glory of the image of God. For, he says, "God made man according to the image and likeness of God." ⟦3 Gen. I, 27.⟧ And how this has been accomplished, t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 31:1727…same reward is prepared for both hear what he says in genesis god created man in his own image male and female he created them but whose nature is one their operation also and their virtue… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:1087C…"mine and thine." But the Scripture, signifying that the image of the holy Trinity is one, says: "And God made man; according to the image of God He made him" (Gen 1:27). As also Paul cries out concerning the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…r image and after our likeness (Gen. 1. 26); and regarding the words, And God created man: in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them (Gen. 1. 27). Concerning approaching spiritual thin… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:457C…he say here, “What is man?” And yet another says: “Man is great, and a merciful man is precious” (Prov. 20. 6). And another: “In the image of God He made him” (Gen. 1. 27). For he received the stewardship of th… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 57:239D…man; but when there was speech about the formation made in the beginning, He did not say, "I made," but, "He who made, made them male and female" (Matt. 19:4; Gen. 1:27). And that He created the world and the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:135…e beginning God appears to have taken great care of this conjunction; and speaking of both as of one, he thus said: “Male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27); and again, “There is no male and female” (Galatians 3:28)… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:387B…an; and this can be proved from many things: from Jacob, and from Mary the mother of Christ, and from the fact that he says, Male and female He created them (Gen. 1:27). If he is the head, and she the bo… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:681…rning the laws of nature; for she ought to have belonged to one. For "male," he says, "and female he created them; and said, They shall be two into one flesh" (Gen. 1. 27. and 2. 24); not the many, but the two… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:489A…d His likeness, and are being shown to be according to the image of the Creator—but God creates man, according to that which is written, “And God created man” (Gen. 1:27)—Christ is therefore God, and Creator r… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 75:639A…rve them further, but the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, in his great strength and with a high arm." That the Son is called and is God Gen. I, 27: "And God created man, according to the… Hadrian the Monk fl. c. 425-450PG 98:1291D…him to find mercy from the Lord”; and, “Of Him who was marked out as Son of God by the resurrection of the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Ps. XXXV, 7; XLIV, 6; Gen. I, 27; XIX, 24; II Tim. I, 18; Rom. I, 4.)… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:127…the image in our soul and the likeness in our spirit vers so god created man in his own image in the image of god he created him male and female he created them god made… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:225…of the generation of men in the day that god created adam in the image of god created he him male and female created he them and he blessed them and called his name adam in… Cosmas Indicopleustes fl. c. 535–550PG 88:1825A…ays, "man to our image and likeness" (Gen. 1:26). And again: "God made man; to the image of God He made him, and He breathed into his face the breath of life" (Gen. 1:27). And our Lord Himself, coming to us as… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1097C…powers, inasmuch as men who repent of their sins provide an occasion of joy to the angels. TITLE VIII. — On the formation and construction of man. Gen. I, 27: "God created man; in the image of God… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:467A…que spretos. Imago Dei homo est, quoniam imitari potest eum qui non est imitatione ab ullo exæquandus. Siquidem dicit Scriptura: In imagine Dei feci hominem (Gen. I, 27). Imago Dei angelus est, inquit divinus… Theodore the Studite 759–826PG 99:1093A…fill the earth, and subdue it (Gen. i, 27). This, then, is the blessing of the ma… Nicephorus I of Constantinople c. 758–828PG 100:483…and after these words: "And God made man; in the image of God he made him" (Gen. 1, 27). And in what follows: "Adam begat Seth… Nicetas of Serres fl. c. 1090PG 127:1327B…d soul, as in this place: "And he was made into a living soul" (Gen. II, 7). It is also called the image of God, according to that: "In the image He made him" (Gen. I, 27). Furthermore, that "in the image" show… Photius of ConstantinoplePG 104:415A…ity," Etymol. Vers. 45, "to smell of" ... "bruises," Ps. XXXVII, 5. Pag. 965, vers. 8, l. kosmogeneias (creation of the world). "To rule over the fish." Gen. I, 27. Vers. 11, "from the Scripture," I. S.… Clement of Rome d. c. 100PG 1:1097…according to our image and according to our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air therefore also you made him of an immortal soul… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:617…make man in our image and after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:95C…ish of the sea, and over the birds of the heaven, and over all the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creeping things that creep upon the earth" (Gen. i, 28). It must be observed that in the catal… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:159…punished and her children are ordered to be prepared for slaughter a and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the cattle and all things that are upon… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:155…in our image and according to our likeness b and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:157…multiply and fill the earth and have dominion over it and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and all the cattle and all the earth and all the creeping… Methodius of Olympus d. c. 311PG 18:73A…hurch, receiving it and shaping it like a woman, conceives it for the begetting and nurturing of virtue. For by this means also is the "Increase and multiply" ⟦Gen. I, 28⟧ duly fulfilled, while the Church herse… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:917…all things upon the earth he says therefore and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle of all the earth and god made… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 22:661C…multiply, inasmuch as the divine voice is being fulfilled in them more truly and in a manner more fitting to God: "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. 1, 28). Just as, on the contrary, those who f… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 24:1115B…e likeness is. For He says: "And let him have dominion over the earth, over all the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the animals of the earth" (Gen 1:28). And it is accepted according to the i… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1051A…nsolidated from that which the female contributes. And again, there follows upon this that divine word and action: "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. I, 28), as God says to our first parents, at… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1115B…t add the power of increasing and multiplying to man, but when He distinguished him into male and female, He said: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth [Gen. I, 28], and what follows; which divine comman… Caesarius of Nazianzus c. 330-368/369PG 38:1119…us make man according to our image and likeness and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the cattle and all the wild beasts and all… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:19…these things remain subject to human authority for it says let them have dominion over the fish of the sea the beasts of the earth the birds of the air the cattle and the creeping things… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:27…the gift of the lord who created me and replenish the earth and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the beasts of the earth this… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:41B…or the comprehension of God who is Truth. By all means, therefore, remember the things that have been said. 2. "Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. i, 28). For the increase is twofold: one of t… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:673C…species of living creature, which sprouts from the seed of its predecessors, throughout the ages, saying: Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. (Gen. 1, 28) Thus, I say, wishing to show the world… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:779A…of the race for those who had become mortal from immortal—devising, as we have said, that immortality—and who on that account said, "Be fruitful and multiply" (Gen. I, 28), have prescribed virginity at that tim… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1565…way a in which it brings them forward and let them rule over the fish of the sea and of the birds of heaven and of the wild animals of the earth and the rest just… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1575C…hus, "Put your hand under my thigh," but rather [pointing] to the organ of procreation itself; because the blessing of succession was: "Increase and multiply" (Gen. I, 28). And the procreative organ served that… Diodore of Tarsus d. c. 394PG 33:1585A…t Cronus cuts off; for he does not circumcise, but rather he cuts (castrates), procuring childlessness in opposition to God, who says, "Increase and multiply" (Gen. i, 28), which is fulfilled through the procre… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:133…man in our image and likeness and let there be for men dominion over the fish of the sea and the beasts of the earth and the birds of the heaven and the cattle and all… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:271…of the master who created me and fill the earth and rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth this then is the blessing this… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:55…let us make man in our image and likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the reptiles of the earth and the cattle and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:743…a spoken to our nature be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth thus he says by his omnipotent and providential power he has arranged that the dissolution and… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:931…make man in our image and our likeness and let him rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and all the reptiles that creep upon the earth when we have… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:933…us make man according to our image and likeness that he may have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air and the cattle and over all the earth and all… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:935…church that which was said by god concerning the two let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air and the cattle and all the earth from sea to… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:1007…spoken of man in one person he added saying and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea that however have dominion is a dual or plural voice joining them in unity in duality… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:543B…nd now it is not the power of marriage that sustains our race, but the word of the Lord spoken from the beginning: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth (Gen. 1. 28). For what did this matter profit Abrah… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:545D…, and demand an account of His commandments, and not yield to His infinite wisdom? And how is this not the height of madness? He said, “Increase and multiply” (Gen. 1:28). For the time demanded this, as nature… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:379A…f God. "This is my body," He says. This word transforms the things set forth; and just as that voice saying: "Increase, and multiply, and replenish the earth" (Gen. 1. 28), was spoken once, but throughout all t… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 49:389B…ings. “This is my body” (Matt. 26:26), He says. This word transforms the things proposed. And just as that voice, “Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth” (Gen. 1:28), was a word, and it became a work, whi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:69…make man after our image and after our likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the beasts… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:71…of the image for what does he say and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth therefore he… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:77…to the principle of authority wherefore he also added and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the beasts and all the creeping things… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:85…in our image and after our likeness he adds and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea see how from the very beginning he indicates to us the treasure that is hidden for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:235D…had received before the transgression. For when he was formed, he heard: And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and have dominion over the earth (Gen. 1.28): so also to this man now: Increase and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:243C…onfidence to him, so that he might not perchance think within himself, "What is the use of the given blessing? And that which He said, Increase and multiply (Gen. 1:28), if after we have multiplied we are to… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:245…multiply and fill the earth and have dominion over it and rule over the fish of the sea and the reptiles and the birds of the heaven and the wild beasts of the earth so now… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:257B…all things, and the Creator of nature was the one removing all these obstacles; and His command, that which says, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth (Gen. 1.28), granted to them also the increase. Si… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:589…according to image and according to likeness he added and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea but an authority of god and of the angels could not be one for how could… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:731…let us make man after our image and likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the cattle and over all the earth and every… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 54:737…ORDER OF THE CONTENTS CONTAINED IN THE FOURTH PART OF VOLUME FOUR SERM. III. What it is, according to the likeness (Gen. 1:28), and the reason for the cause, when Go… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:119…in the beginning god made heaven and earth and that let them have dominion over the fish of the sea gen for he who perfected praise from the mouth of infants and sucklings is the one… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:233…then explaining the according to our image he added and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the beasts of the earth and the fowls of the air and this short creature… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:483B…hat she surpassed the very heavens. He hath blessed thy children in thee. Just as when He said in the beginning, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth (Gen. 1:28), the word spread throughout the whole… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:183…us make man according to our image and likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the beasts of the earth and the fear of them and the trembling shall be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:207C…head, you rule. Look at how he showed that divine gift which was made in the beginning: And have dominion over the fish of the sea, and the birds of the air (Gen. 1:28); so that you may learn that God is als… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:475…the reason for the image lie in power likewise let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of heaven and the beasts and the creeping things and the cattle and all the… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:495C…ldren, because He had already blessed them before: for when He formed them, He says: And God blessed them, saying, Increase and multiply, and fill the earth (Gen. 1. 28). But Paul says, The gifts of God are… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:529…according to our image and according to likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heaven and the cattle and all the earth and all the reptiles creeping… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:557B…⟧ sterile. Hence, a mule does not beget, because it is not from those things that were made then, those that heard, "Increase and multiply and fill the earth" (Gen. 1.28). Nevertheless, even before He makes it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631…make he says man to our image and likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air and the beasts and cattle and all the earth gen… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:589…man according to our image and likeness and let them have rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the cattle and all the earth and all the creeping things… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:1071D…rtile, there a multitude of herbs is also given forth. And this very thing is also to be seen in the female womb. For "Increase," said God, "and multiply" (Gen. 1, 28). Wherefore also from the mutual interc… Isidore of Pelusium d. c. 450PG 78:1251B…f souls to an incorporeal state? And how did Abraham and Anna lament their childlessness? And how is the statement "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" ⟦Gen. i, 28⟧ a blessing? For we were surely brought… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:105…clear proof from the fact that the creator added and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:109…according to our likeness a and adding the manner and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth and the rest just… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:115…things an image of god and let them have dominion he says over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heaven and over the cattle and over all the earth and over… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:469…a and therefore he bestowed this blessing upon the race saying increase and multiply and replenish the earth and have dominion over it for since death despoils the nature of human beings and like some reaper… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:535…himself as if a gift bestowed this blessing upon marriage saying increase and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it this was the first blessing that the race of men received from the god of… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:537…he renewed the former blessing for he said also to them increase and multiply and replenish the earth and having led abraham the patriarch out of his father s land he bade him look at the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:115…calls man the image and to manifest this adds and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea but how could there be one account of the rule of god and of the angels… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:135…of not as three earthly animal and spiritual but as one vers and god blessed them and god said to them increase and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:2011C…he had formerly cast away because of impiety, the saving Word now makes abundantly full through spiritual blessing, according to that: "Increase and multiply" (Gen. i, 28). Again, where we have: "Every garment… Justinian I 482–565PG 86:955…scripture says concerning adam and eve god blessed them and said increase and multiply and replenish the earth and have dominion over it gen c how if souls were older than bodies was it to come… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:379…set at the beginning to rule for he says let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the psalmist thou hast subjected all things under his feet vers… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1339…to our image and likeness and he immediately added and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1591…the first week and commanded him to beget and be generated saying be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth and the man being animate having animate seed sprouted it in his own wife wherefore man… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 96:1337…first week and commanded him to beget and be begotten saying increase and multiply and replenish the earth and because man was animate and possessed animate seed it sprouted in his own wife as seed wherefore… Theodore Abu Qurrah c. 755-830PG 97:1587D…is, the bow placed in the clouds in the time of Noah. For when He had created man in the first week, He said: "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. I, 28); and because man is ensouled, having e… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:253…man according to our image and according to likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the cattle and all the earth b but these… Photius of Constantinople c. 810–c. 891PG 101:1059…was made for dominion for he added they say and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea etc for just as he has authority over all things so he also gave to men… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:525…he amplified him with a royal and princely endowment for he says and have dominion over the fish of the sea and the fowls of the air twelfth he so prepared him that by his mind… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:539…said before to men was here fully and completely brought to pass have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heaven and over everything that moves upon the earth and… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:549…fact that it is written male and female he created them also have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air which are spoken in the plural number furthermore because eve… Moses bar Kepha c. 813-903PG 111:595…him either by exhortation or by prayers furthermore he conferred upon him dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air moreover he blessed him well that he might increase and multiply… George the Monk d. c. 914PG 110:1265…us make man to our image and likeness and let him preside over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and the beasts and the whole earth and while all other creatures… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 116:971C…nds to heaven and watering the earth with tears: "Lord King," she said, "who from the beginning created male and female, who said, 'Increase and multiply' (Gen. I, 28); who gave Isaac to Sarah, and Samuel t… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 128:135…of the entire creation which thou didst make for it says increase and multiply and replenish the earth and subdue it vers thou hast subjected all things under his feet sheep and oxen all and moreover… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:113…in the defect of the rib with flesh a and god said be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth we must attend to the great basil here also for he says that increase is twofold… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:318…clear argument from the fact that the creator added and let him have dominion over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky and the beasts and the whole earth and all the… Theodore Balsamon d. c. 1205PG 138:815A…me is short, that those who have wives should be as though they had none (1 Cor. vii, 29). But if anyone wrongly recites to me that, Increase and multiply (Gen. i, 28; ix, 1), I laugh at one who does not di… Nicolaus V Papa 1397-1455 (pope 1447-1455)PG 160:1199…us make man in our image and likeness and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air in the same way then he commits all others to the common… Gregory III Mammas, Patriarch of Constantinople c. 1400-1459PG 160:129C…hings. "This is my body," He says; these words transform what is set before us. And just as that voice which said, "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. 1, 28), was spoken once, but throughout all t… Ephraim of Cherson fl. c. 4th centuryPG 2:645C…does not do so any longer, because He once granted to man to beget human beings, having said to our nature, 'Increase, and multiply, and replenish the earth' (Gen. 1:28). Thus," he says, "by His omnipotent an… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:97…rs, with nature foretelling the coming pain. Why does the child cry upon coming into the light? For this reason: before sin, God said, “Increase and multiply” (Gen. 1. 28), which was a blessing; but “In sorrow… Joannes ChrysostomusPG 51:213A…ent with one wife. For it is not marriage entirely that creates childbearing, but that word of God which says: "Increase and multiply, and fill the earth" (Gen. 1: 28). Those who have used marriage and yet… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:39A…tempore perfectum absolutumque simulacrum; vidit simul fictum, simul regem factum. Nam præsit, inquit, piscibus maris, et volatilibus cœli, et bestiis terræ. (Gen. I, 28). In creatura manu creaturam ponit; nat… Anastasius of SinaiPG 89:543…our image and after our likeness and he adds and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over the cattle and over all the earth… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1067…the earth and all the creeping things which creep upon the earth and god said behold i have given to you every seed bearing herb sowing seed which is upon the surface of all the earth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 11:1225…the voice of his neighbor and the lord scattered them from thence upon the face of all the earth and they ceased building the city and the tower for this reason its name was called confusion… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 12:159…and the deed of jezabel regarding the vineyard of nabuthe the jezraelite and god said behold i have given you every seed bearing plant that sows seed which is upon all the earth and every tree… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:155…of the heaven and over every animal moving upon the earth c and god said behold i have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon the face of all the earth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:157…the earth and all the creeping things that creep upon the earth and god said behold i have given you every seed bearing herb that sows seed which is upon the face of all the earth… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:159…all the earth and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree sowing seed it shall be yours for food and to… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:161…a h symmachus h of all the earth and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed shall be to you for food and… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:485…and behold a male goat of the goats came from the west upon the face of all the earth and there was a horn between the eyes of the goat and it came even to… Athanasius of Alexandria c. 296–373PG 27:165…who calls forth the water of the sea and pours it out upon the face of all the earth and again bringing up the clouds from the end of the earth placing the abysses in storehouses… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:43A…say, the bodily frame—with good works. "Behold, I have given you," He says, "every tree which has in itself fruit of its own kind, it shall be yours for food" (Gen. i, 29). Let the Church let nothing pass by; a… Basil the Great c. 329–379PG 30:43A…kind, it shall be yours for food, and to all the beasts of the earth, and to all the birds of the air, and to every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth" (Gen. i, 29, 30). 3. But some may say: "We see… Gregory of Nazianzus c. 329–390PG 36:65…word the flowing nature c upon the clouds yet pours it out upon the face of all the earth sowing it seasonally and equally and neither leaving the entire liquid substance free and unrestrained for the… Didymus the Blind c. 313–398PG 39:305…that calleth for the water of the sea and poureth it out upon the face of all the earth the lord god almighty is his name concerning which ascension david also sings god is gone up… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 43:277…upon the face of all the earth this alone god created on the second day a on the third day the seas the rivers… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:935…all cattle and all the earth and all creeping things that creep and god said behold i have given you every herb bearing seed which is upon all the earth and all trees which have in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 48:893…behold a goat of the goats was coming from the west over the face of all the earth and it did not touch the earth and there was a conspicuous horn for that goat between his… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 50:443…i will blot out he says the man whom i created from the face of all the earth and the brute animals and the cattle because it repenteth me that i have made man gen and… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:85…good will of the master towards it marvel at his ineffable philanthropy and god said behold i have given you every herb yielding seed which is upon all the earth and every tree which has in… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:235…her feet returned to him into the ark because water was on the face of all the earth it is worth investigating here how although the holy scripture said above that the tops of the mountains… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:275…let us make for ourselves a name before we are scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth see how they did not use their agreement for a necessary purpose and that the vain plan… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:279…same place and the lord god he says scattered them from thence upon the face of all the earth and they ceased building the city and the tower behold the philanthropy of the master and into… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:1063…who calls up the water of the sea and pours it out upon the face of all the earth lord of hosts is his name the lord rebukes thee o devil he who is served and… Nilus of Sinai d. c. 430PG 79:803D…prescribed by the Creator: “Behold, I have given you” (God says to man), “every green herb of the field; it shall be for food for you and for the beasts” (Gen. 1, 29). Having therefore received a common di… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:707…and let us make for ourselves a name before we be scattered upon the face of all the earth and the lord descended to see the city and the tower which the sons of men had… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 80:1097…again calling for the water of the sea and pouring it out upon the face of all the earth let all the earth fear the lord and let all who dwell in the inhabited world be… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:977…and we are taught that this is the curse which goes forth upon the face of all the earth for every thief shall from this place unto death be pu… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1069…it will be an emporium for all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of all the earth and its merchandise will be holy to the lord and what follows the phrase therefore you will… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1153…scattered and wandered on every mountain and upon every high hill and upon the face of all the earth c my sheep were scattered and there was no one seeking nor turning them back by mountains… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:137…not be unaware that they have been blessed by the lord vers behold i have given you every herb that is to say i have declared you lords not only over the animals but also over… Procopius of Gaza c. 465–528PG 87:143…regarding all the things mentioned before the creation of man or regarding behold i have given you every herb yielding seed and so on so that it might be seen that certain things were given to… Olympiodorus of Alexandria fl. 6th century (c. 500-570)PG 93:273…in the clouds yet did not hold it fast but sowed it upon the face of all the earth in an orderly and equal manner therefore in saying extending the north upon nothing he hinted at… Paschal Chronicle c. 630PG 92:113…let us make for ourselves a name before we be scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth and the lord god came down to see the city and the tower which the sons of… Symeon Metaphrastes fl. c. 960, d. c. 1000PG 115:343…didst call forth the water of the sea and pour it out upon the face of all the earth who didst bless the waters in the jordan through thy holy baptism who didst say 'i am… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:64…left aside that which is useless for the habitation of humans b and god said behold i have given you every tree which has fruit in itself to you it shall be for food and to… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:115…left aside that which is useless for the habitation of men b and god said behold i have given you every tree which has fruit in itself to you it shall be for food and to… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:191…of his neighbor ' and the lord god scattered them from thence upon the face of all the earth c at that time they were also called meropes from the division of the speech and of… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:49…again as a snare that day will come upon all who sit upon the face of all the earth that is to say upon those in debauchery drunkenness luxuries and worldly cares who are b nailed… Gregory Palamas c. 1296–1359PG 151:1371…his gospel how the other mary indicates the theotokos how those sitting upon the face of all the earth are to be interpreted he condemns those who do not give to the needy not as thieves… AnonymousPG 2:1109…forget the lord and act impiously and the lord will scatter them upon the face of all the earth until the mercy of the lord shall come a man performing righteousness and performing mercy to all… OrigenesPG 16:2797…the clouds thou o king art exalted above all men who are upon the face of all the earth thy heart is lifted up in pride and strength above matters pertaining to the holy one and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:159…fruit of a tree sowing seed it shall be yours for food and to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heaven and to every thing that creeps upon the earth in… Theophilus of Antioch d. c. 190PG 6:1069…green herb for food and it was so and god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good and there was evening and there was morning a sixth day and the heavens… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:159…green herb for food and it was so and god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good and there was evening and there was morning the sixth day h notes and… Origen c. 185–c. 253PG 15:161…life all green grass for food and it was so which he made and behold it was very good and there was evening and there was morning a sixth day h theodotion h of the earth… Dionysius of Alexandria c. 190-264/265PG 10:1251…command all things came into existence for god it says saw all that he had made and behold it was very good c although they do not even consider those trivial and common examples of things… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1075…he summarizes the account of the whole saying and god saw all that he had made and behold it was very good it is further a dogma of the hebrews that god is not the author… Eusebius of Caesarea c. 260–339PG 21:1271D…ether, appeared good to Him by whose command all things had existence. 'For God saw,' he says, 'all things that He had made; and behold, they were very good.' (Gen. I, 31). And yet not even..."… Gregory of Nyssa c. 335–c. 395PG 44:1391…ost the entire clause—Πῶς φησιν ὁ θεολόγος—after those words, from the Olivarian, which Leunclavius also recognizes as genuine. As it is written in Genesis 1:31: "And God saw all that He had made, and they were very good… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 41:315…of not doing it, it does not exist, as has been shown in the words above. For the Lord says, after having made all things, "Behold, all things are very good" (Gen. 1, 31), showing that evil is not primitive, n… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 42:55D…d, as if sealing it, brought forth the same testimony regarding all things, saying: "And God saw all things that He had made, and behold, they were very good" (Gen. 1, 31). He willed to add that word "very" (an… Epiphanius of Salamis c. 340–404PG 89:935…for food and it was so and god saw all the things that he had made and behold they were very good and the evening and the morning were the sixth day up to this point… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:485C…ely judgment and mad vote, the Lawgiver stopped every shameless tongue with one word, saying: "And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gen. 1:31). For since among the things seen there… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:485C…mentioning everything by name, He pronounces upon all of them at once simply, and says again: "And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gen. 1:31). Not because God knew that the thing c… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 52:487…er, ordering our reasonings to be quiet, we shall lay hold of that rock and that word, "And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gen. 1:31); since even those things which have be… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:87…order for this reason he straightway added and god saw all things that he had made and behold they were very good a who could praise the precision of the divine scripture as it deserves for… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:213B…rdict from above had been rendered concerning them, and the divine Scripture had said: "And God saw all things that He made, and, behold, they were very good" (Gen. 1. 31)? But thenceforth, nature, moving by it… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 53:263D…bable that it existed before and had been created from the beginning in those six days, when God saw all things that He made, and, behold, they were very good (Gen. I, 31). (For God rested, as Scripture says, o… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 55:485C…of Him who made it, and is full of great miracle; which Moses briefly stated in the beginning: And God saw all that he had made, and behold it was very good (Gen. 1:31)—so good that it glorifies the One who… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:519…519 SPURIA 520 SERMON ON THE WORDS, "GOD SAW ALL THAT HE HAD MADE, AND BEHOLD, IT WAS VERY GOOD" (Gen. 1.31); AND THAT THE DIVINE ORACLES SURPASS A… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:519…do not live according to the rule of virtue. For if it were so, why would Scripture have said, "And God saw all that he had made, and behold, it was good" (Gen. 1.31), and not simply "good," but "very good… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 56:949C…num, episcopum. 517-518 SPURIA. Ibid. MONITUM in duas sequentes Homilias in Genesim. Ibid. SERMO I in illud, vidit Deus cuncta quæ fecerat, et ecce valde bona (Gen. 1. 31); et de eo quod divina eloquia jucundis… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 59:631C…g behind many things that are examined in detail and are superfluous, let us come to a summary. God made all things good, and not simply good, but "very good" (Gen. I, 31). For this addition declares the highes… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 62:559A…ure of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, which is received with thanksgiving. If it is a creature of God, it is good: "For all things are very good" (Gen. 1:31). When he said "creature of God," he hi… John Chrysostom c. 349–407PG 64:131…to be spurious as well h on the passage god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good and that divine oracles are more precious than all pleasant things p montf t… Nemesius of Emesa fl. c. 400PG 40:819B…, of things that are, how they are, and of things that are not, how they are not. An esteemed eulogy applied by God to his works, that they were very good (Gen. 1:31). But whether the soul be one simple es… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 73:723A…But where will the passage through the all-wise Moses lead us henceforth? "And God saw," he says, "everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good." (Gen. 1, 31) And time is among all things; and in t… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 76:705…natural wickedness in some for god saw he says all that he made and behold it was very good we shall attribute the difference of character among the nations rather to customs and upbringings and to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1209C…l is a work of divine creation and craftsmanship, and therefore it is very good. “And God saw,” it says, “all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.” (Gen. 1, 31). Whoever therefore applies his mind to… Cyril of Alexandria d. 444PG 77:1367…of the most beautiful for he saw it says everything that god had made and behold it was very good for nothing of those things brought into being by god is evil by its own nature… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 81:1093…words he suggests his former virtue for he says god saw all that he had made and behold it was very good j and this one too was one of those things that were made not… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 82:813…he derived from the mosaic scripture for he says god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good b now that which is good by nature if it is received with thanksgiving… Theodoret of Cyrrhus c. 386–458PG 83:611…even as he fashions them rejoices for god saw he says all that he had made and behold it was very good and let us make for him a helper like unto him and the first… Diadochus of Photice c. 400 – c. 486PG 65:1181…everything with thanksgiving, which is applied for eating and drinking, does not conflict with the rule of knowledge: for, He says, all things were very good ⟦Gen. 1, 31⟧. But to abstain willingly from sweet a… Dionysius the Areopagite fl. c. 500PG 3:141C…ne of those things which exist is altogether deprived of a participation in the beautiful, since, as the truth of the oracles says, "everything is very good." (Gen. 1, 31). § IV. It is therefore possi… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1103D…in it the entire obligation of the works of virtue, so that it may be said of us also: And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (Gen. 1, 31). 58. He fulfills the obligation of th… Maximus the Confessor c. 580–662PG 90:1365…very good according to the voice which says and god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good b but the law in commanding that the foreskin be cut away as unclean… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1061…good because the human is evil: and thus all creatures will be evil, and he who said, "And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gen. I, 31), will be found to be a liar. We,… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 94:1297…the divine scripture proclaims it good it says and god saw all that he had made and behold it was very good i for my part confess matter to be a work of god and good… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1349C…m from these stones, that is, from those who worship stones. TIT. II. On the Creation and Workmanship of God; and that Nothing was Made by Him in Vain. Gen. i, 31. — ‹God saw all things that He had made… John of Damascus c. 675–749PG 95:1511…For wealth is not evil. Indeed, all things that God made are very good (Gen. 1, 31). From the same, on Psalm XXXVIII⟦/… Euthymius Zigabenus d. after 1118PG 129:445B…n more deeply: that nothing which was made by God is by nature impure. For Moses says: "And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good" (Gen. 1, 31). They say, therefore, that by this dee… Michael Glycas c. 1125–after 1204PG 158:163…thus we read written in the sacred scriptures and god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good if therefore the pig as a thing created by god was good why was… Johann Heinrich Nolte 1826-1892PG 6:1779D…the son of man." "the [son] of the son of man." "of the son of man" [in] E. Col. 1292, 1. 22 "why" [in] C and so likewise immediately. 1. 35 "he saw" Gen. 1, 31, which stands. Col. 1295, 1. 3 "w… Pseudo-Justin Martyr 2nd-4th c. (uncertainPG 6:1281…god from the beginning according to the saying and god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good and they received the divine blessing god saying increase and multiply but because god… Basil of SeleuciaPG 85:91…yet the prophet clearly cried out before this and god saw everything that he had made and behold it was very good if it is god who fashions how can the fashioned thing be unclean b…