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[chee chen <chee_chen2000 AT yahoo.com>]

Dear all,

I am doing my research on the meaning of tob in Genesis. It makes me confuse 
whether  tob is comprising the moral as well as the functional component. 
Kindly advise, your contribution is much appreciated. 

regards,hh
cheechen   




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Dear Chee Chen:

On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 7:00 PM, chee chen <chee_chen2000 AT yahoo.com> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> I am doing my research on the meaning of tob in Genesis. It makes me
> confuse whether  tob is comprising the moral as well as the functional
> component. Kindly advise, your contribution is much appreciated.
>
> regards,hh
> cheechen
>
>
> Tob טוב in Genesis 1 could be understood as morally neutral, as it was 
> in a
context where there was no immorality. That came later. Therefore, when God
mentioned that everything he had made was exceedingly pleasing, he referred
to the functional aspect.

Karl W. Randolph.