creation

Everyday

1. Creation is the act of making something new. tree →
2. A creation is a thing someone has made, like a painting, a cake or a story. tree →
3. (Bible, religion) Creation, or the Creation, is the making of the world by God, told in Genesis; it can also mean the whole world and everything in it. tree →

In the lessons

In art lessons a pupil's model is "your creation". In RE the creation story tells of six days of making and one of rest; in science, pupils learn the Big Bang and evolution as how the universe and life developed, and many believers say science and faith answer different questions. Phrases: the creation of, a new creation, all creation, the story of creation, care for creation.

Examples

• The chef showed off her latest creation: a rainbow cake. tree →
• The creation of the school garden took all term. tree →
• In Genesis, creation takes six days. tree →
• My Lego creation was a castle with a moat. tree →
• Christians believe people should care for God's creation. tree →
• The creation of the national park protected the forest. tree →

Note

Countable for things made ("two creations"), uncountable for the act. Verb create; adjective creative; person creator. Capital C sometimes for the world as God's work.

In Jewish tradition

Jews see creation as the world made by God in six days, followed by Shabbat. Sefer Yetzirah calls it the "Work of Creation" (Ma'aseh Bereshit) and traces how God made it through letters and numbers.

Interpretation. The Work of Creation was taught only to a few people, as it was seen as deep and risky. The text reads language as the tool of creation.

Examples

• These are the 7 Days in the Year: the Days of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• Together these represent the mathematical-linguistic foundations of Creation; see notes on 1:2 below. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• The text is intimately concerned with the role of language in the Work of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

Countable for things made ("two creations"), uncountable for the act. Verb create; adjective creative; person creator. Capital C sometimes for the world as God's work.