The Discovery of Genesis (82 page)

Thus it can be seen that both ideographic and phonetic relationships may naturally develop without any stretch of the imagination, but again, a knowledge of Genesis history is necessary to understand the interrelationship of words.

6.
Bradley Smith and Wan-go Weng,
China, A History in Art
(New York: Doubleday, 1972), pp. 26, 27.

7.
Smith and Weng, p. 10.

8.
Smith and Weng, p. 33.

9.
H. T. Morgan,
Chinese Symbols and Superstitions
(Los Angeles: Times-Mirror Printing and Binding House, 1942), pp. 27, 28.

10.
G. D. Wilder and J. H. Ingram,
Analysis of Chinese Characters
(Taipei: Chin Wen Publ. Co., 1964), pp. iv-vi.

Chapter 4: Creation — Chinese Style

1.
In the Old Testament the “former and latter rains,” necessary for bringing the crops to fruition, are compared with the pouring out of God’s Spirit upon the earth, which in turn promotes spiritual growth: “For he has given the early rain for your vindication. … The early and the latter rain, as before … And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh” (Joel 2:23, 28).

2.
in more ancient forms is written
, so that there is no question that the vertical stroke represents a
man
with
hair
in the first figure, an
arm
in the second, and
bending
in the third.

3.
anciently was written as
, an exact duplication. Also note this significant form:
, which will become more significant if reviewed after the entire book is read.

4.
The “p’ieh”
appears to be written as
in many earlier figures. Note
becomes
.