How is faith in creation implied in the Biblical hope?
“I will create new heavens and a new earth. The things that have happened before will not be remembered. They will not even enter your minds. So be glad and full of joy forever because of what I will create. I will cause others to take delight in Jerusalem. They will be filled with joy when they see its people” (Isaiah 65:17-18). top • What is the Jewish or the New Testament ritual that points to the Biblical event of creation? Jesus answered, “What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can enter God’s kingdom without being born through water and the Holy Spirit” (John 3:5). (cf. Romans 6:1-4) Tevilah: Yevamot 46b; Keritot 9a • In both traditions the total immersion of the person is required for the proselyte before he or she joins. In both traditions the act of immersion symbolizes recreation and new commitment to God and the Torah (see Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Issuaray Biah 13:5 and Colossians 2:12). top • What lesson is suggested through the way the Bible begins and ends? God crea
