The making of mā / The names of Adam & …
The Creation of Man: Adam and Eve
The Master asks what more can be said about the beginning of man, and the Scholar recounts the creation of Adam from clay and Eve from his side, and explains the meanings of their names.
Master. Since God created all other things to serve humanity, and made humanity to obey, honor, and glorify Him, what more can you say about the origin and creation of man? Scholar. Just what Moses wrote: that God shaped the first man from clay and put soul and life into him; then he cast Adam into a deep sleep and brought forth a woman, whom he drew out of his side, to make her a companion with him for all his life and wealth. And so man was called Adam, because he took his beginning from the earth; and the woman was called Eve, because she was appointed to be the mother of all living.
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Master. Seynge then God hath created all other thinges to serue man: and made man to obey, honour, & gloryfye him: What canst thou say more of the begynning and makyng of man?
Scholer. Euen that whyche Moses wrote: that God shaped the fyrste man of claye: and put into hym soule and life: thē, that he cast Adam in a deade sleepe, & brought foorth a woman, whome he drewe oute of hys syde, to make her a companiō with hym of al his life & wealth. And therfore was man called Adam, because he tooke hys beginning of the earth: and the womā called Eue. because she was appoynted to be the mother of al liuīg.
John Ponet's Short Catechisme (1553) companion
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