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Doctrine that matter was created from nothing
Creatio ex nihilo (Latin, 'creation out of nothing') or nihilogony is the doctrine that matter is not eternal but had to be created by some divine creative
Creatio_ex_nihilo
View that the universe originates from pre-existing matter
contrast to the notion of creatio ex nihilo, where the universe is created out of nothing. The idea of creatio ex materia is found in ancient near eastern
Creatio_ex_materia
Topics referred to by the same term
Ex nihilo is a Latin phrase meaning "out of nothing" that may refer to: Creatio ex nihilo, the belief that matter is not eternal, but had to be divinely
Ex_nihilo_(disambiguation)
Book by Judah Halevi
preexistent matter. Still, relying upon tradition, Judaism assumes creatio ex nihilo, the theological position that the universe was created from nothing
Kuzari
Creation myth of Judaism and Christianity
and planets. The idea that God created the world out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) has become central today to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism – indeed
Genesis_creation_narrative
Symbolic narrative of how the world began
Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1139490788. May, Gerhard (2004). Creatio ex nihilo (English trans. of 1994 ed.). T&T Clarke International. ISBN 978-0567083562
Creation_myth
Young Earth creationist advocacy organization
Australia. In 1978, the organisation began the magazine Ex Nihilo (from the Latin phrase creatio ex nihilo, meaning "creation out of nothing"). Soon after, the
Creation Ministries International
Creation_Ministries_International
Solid dome dividing the primal waters
Richard J (2017). "Creatio ex Nihilo in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible". In Anderson, Gary A.; Bockmuehl, Markus (eds.). Creation ex nihilo: Origins, Development
Firmament
Entity that created the universe
Entstehung der Lehre von der creatio ex nihilo [Creation from Nothingness: the origin of the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo]. AKG 48 (in German). Berlin/New
Creator_deity
Belief that the fall of man happened outside of history
translated by Boris Jakim (Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001). "The Devil’s March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations" by David
Meta-historical_fall
American philosopher (born 1965)
creation ex nihilo. Oord points to the work of biblical scholars such as Jon D. Levenson, who points out that the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo does not
Thomas_Jay_Oord
First man and woman in Abrahamic creation myth
The Doors of the Sea as well as in his essay "The Devil's March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations" (from his
Adam_and_Eve
Russian anarchist
understood as a coming‑into‑being of what has not existed before – a creatio ex nihilo. He described the transcendent source of all existence as “Nothingness”
Aleksei_Solonovich
Christianity, the Latin "creatio" came to designate God's act of "creatio ex nihilo" ("creation from nothing"); thus "creatio" ceased to apply to human
History of the concept of creativity
History_of_the_concept_of_creativity
Adam and Eve's loss of innocence in the Abrahamic religions
March: Creatio ex nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations". In Anderson, Gary A.; Bockmuehl, Markus (eds.). Creation ex nihilo: Origins
Fall_of_man
First verse of the first chapter of the Book of Genesis
Richard J (2017). "Creatio ex Nihilo in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible". In Anderson, Gary A.; Bockmuehl, Markus (eds.). Creation ex nihilo: Origins, Development
Genesis_1:1
Ten emanations in Kabbalah
Beri'ah): This first world or level, is creation out of nothing--creatio ex nihilo--where the souls and angels have self-awareness, but without form
Sefirot
Cultural and artistic movement
also rejected the concept of absolute originality — the idea of "Creatio ex nihilo" creation out of nothing — upheld in the 19th century by both realism
Modernism
Number expressed in the base-2 numeral system
Christian idea of creatio ex nihilo or creation out of nothing. [A concept that] is not easy to impart to the pagans, is the creation ex nihilo through God's
Binary_number
Reading of the Book of Genesis by Apollo 8 crewmembers
Gap creationism Progressive creationism Framework interpretation Creatio ex nihilo Special creation Heaven Tehom Yom Firmament Phrases "In the beginning"
Apollo_8_Genesis_reading
Philosophical argument for the existence of God
noting that this was inconsistent with the Judeo-Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo. Furthermore, he examined the contradiction between Greek conceptions
Kalam_cosmological_argument
Encoded data represented in binary notation
believed that binary numbers were symbolic of the Christian idea of creatio ex nihilo or creation out of nothing. In Leibniz's view, binary numbers represented
Binary_code
Belief that the divine pervades all of space and time and also extends beyond it
world or another, which denies the idea of creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo). Nazarene Methodist theologian Thomas Jay Oord (born 1965) advocates
Panentheism
Set of monotheistic religions
form of dualism between Creator and creation and the doctrine of Creatio ex nihilo, which later heavily influenced Jewish and Islamic theology. By that
Abrahamic_religions
Topics referred to by the same term
(disambiguation) Origin (disambiguation) Creatio ex nihilo, the concept that matter was created by a divine being out of nothing Creatio ex materia, the notion that the
Creation
Dialogue by Plato
light of the Christian faith, understood the dialogue to refer to a creatio ex nihilo. Calcidius himself never explicitly linked the Platonic creation account
Timaeus_(dialogue)
(opinion), The New York Times, 9 August 2025 (without the 'ex'). Retrieved 2025-08-10.; "ex proprio vigore", The New York Times, 10 March 1900, p. 8 facsimile
List_of_Latin_phrases_(E)
Biblical Hebrew phrase
period, the verse was a point of contention regarding the question of creatio ex nihilo. In Genesis Rabbah 1:14, Rabbi Akiva "refutes both the existence of
Tohu_wa-bohu
Void state preceding creation
Gerhard May, Schöpfung aus dem Nichts. Die Entstehung der Lehre von der creatio ex nihilo, AKG 48, Berlin / New York, 1978, 151f. Tsumura 2022, p. 255, 281
Chaos_(cosmogony)
Biblical garden of God
ISBN 9780802839152. Hart, David Bentley (2020). "The Devil's March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations". Theological
Garden_of_Eden
Midrash interpreting the Book of Genesis
Gap creationism Progressive creationism Framework interpretation Creatio ex nihilo Special creation Heaven Tehom Yom Firmament Phrases "In the beginning"
Genesis_Rabbah
Philosophical question
could ever yield. Hart, David Bentley (2020). "The Devil's March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations". Theological
Problem_of_evil
the Genesis creation narrative have been interpreted as supporting creatio ex nihilo. Though this is in dispute, other texts in the Hebrew Bible passages
Ancient Near Eastern cosmology
Ancient_Near_Eastern_cosmology
Sacred symbol in Bakongo spirituality
spiritualities, the creation beliefs of the Bakongo are compatible with creatio ex nihilo. After creation, the nature of Kalûnga shifted when Nzambi separated
Kongo_cosmogram
4th-century philosopher
academics in the School of Chartres understood the dialogue to refer to creatio ex nihilo. There is almost no direct evidence of Calcidius' biographical details
Calcidius
American philosopher and theologian (born 1965)
2005 book The Doors of the Sea as well as in "The Devil's March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations": The fall
David_Bentley_Hart
Topics referred to by the same term
a San Francisco-based 3D printing company acquired by Stratasys Creatio ex nihilo, Latin for "creation out of nothing", a phrase used in philosophical
Origin
2019 book by David Bentley Hart
third theme is the relation between the classical metaphysics of creatio ex nihilo and eschatology. [...] The fourth theme is that of the relation between
That_All_Shall_Be_Saved
Complete absence of anything; the opposite of everything
cardinality is 0. Absolute zero Affirmation and negation Big Bounce Creatio ex nihilo Dark matter Darkness Empty Eternal oblivion False vacuum Meontology
Nothing
Christian conception of God
attributes: Creator being the source of all that composes his creation ("creatio ex nihilo") and the sustainer of what he has brought into being; personal; loving
God_in_Christianity
Bakongo god
spiritualities, the creation beliefs of the Bakongo is compatible with creatio ex nihilo. Nzambi Ampungu was recorded as the name of the God of the Kongo people
Nzambi_Ampungu
Highest of four worlds in Kabbalah
perfect being could have produced such imperfect and finite beings; A creatio ex nihilo is difficult to imagine. The simile used for the emanation is either
Atziluth
One hymn of the Rigveda which concerned with cosmology and the origin of the universe
"he verily knows; or maybe he does not know [...]" Creation myth Creatio ex nihilo God in Hinduism Hindu cosmology Hiranyagarbha Indian logic List of
Nasadiya_Sukta
Hellenistic Jewish philosopher (c. 20 BCE – c. 50 CE)
Torah in Greek, not Hebrew; belief in primordial matter rather than creatio ex nihilo; unbelief in the Lord as evidenced by excessively allegorical interpretation
Philo
Belgian scientist and Catholic priest (1894–1966)
between the new Big Bang cosmology and the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo: Indeed, it seems that the science of today, by going back in one
Georges_Lemaître
autological subversion of this phrase. Erasmus (1549). Epitome Adagiorum ex Novissima (in Latin). pp. 166–167. Cum aliquis hinc atque hinc duobus maximis
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Traditional religion of the Bakongo people
religions, the creation beliefs of the Bakongo are compatible with creatio ex nihilo. Like the creation of the universe, the Bakongo believe that in the
Kongo_religion
Supposed original forms of life created by God
thereby calling baraminological conclusions into question. Antediluvian Creatio ex nihilo Flood geology Garden of Eden Pre-Adamites The Hebrew words were combined
Created_kind
Treatise by Aristotle
a Greek, could hardly be affirmative, never having been told of a creatio ex nihilo, but he also has philosophical reasons for denying that motion had
Physics_(Aristotle)
2nd-century Christian theologian
"CHURCH FATHERS: De Viris Illustribus (Jerome)". www.newadvent.org. May, G. (2004). Creatio Ex Nihilo. p. 60. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Candidus_(theologian)
Chinese theological conception of Heaven
and life. Creation is therefore a continuous ordering; it is not a creatio ex nihilo. Yin and yang are the invisible and the visible, the receptive and
Chinese_theology
Argument for the existence of God
vicious circularity, rendering it metaphysically impossible. Creatio ex nihilo Ex nihilo nihil fit Argument Biblical cosmology Chaos Cosmogony Creation
Cosmological_argument
Religious explanation
belief that God created matter from nothing is called creatio ex nihilo (as opposed to creatio ex materia). It is the accepted orthodoxy of most denominations
Religious_cosmology
Hebrew book on Jewish mysticism
at war." To harmonize the Genesis creation narrative, which is a creatio ex nihilo[citation needed], with the doctrine of the primordial elements, the
Sefer_Yetzirah
Metaphysical question
Fine-tuned universe Being Causality Cosmogony First Cause Creatio ex materia Creatio ex nihilo Existence of God Münchhausen trilemma Problem of universals
Why_is_there_anything_at_all?
Muhammad Taha. Leiden: Brill, 2025, 195-271. Galadari, Abdulla (2017). "Creatio Ex Nihilo and the Literal Qur'ān". Intellectual Discourse. 25 (2): 381–482.
Islamic_views_on_evolution
creation from nothing, creatio ex nihilo in Latin, subdivides into creatio continuans which is continuous creation and creatio originans which is original
Divine_conservation
Kabbalistic philosophical framework
Beri'ah "Creation" (בְּרִיאָה On this level is the first concept of creatio ex nihilo (Ayin and Yesh), but without yet shape or form. Beriah is the realm
Four_Worlds
Concept in philosophy
from God's gratuitous decree and are constituted good by virtue of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing): Christian teaching about the creation of
Infinite qualitative distinction
Infinite_qualitative_distinction
Specific characteristics of God discussed in Christian theology
attributes: Creator being the source of all that composes his creation ("creatio ex nihilo") and the sustainer of what he has brought into being; personal; loving
Attributes of God in Christianity
Attributes_of_God_in_Christianity
American philosopher (1897–2000)
accept the classical theistic claim of creatio ex nihilo (creation out of nothing), and instead held to creatio ex materia (creation out of pre-existent
Charles_Hartshorne
6th-century BCE Greek mythographer and proto-philosopher
probably the first to do this. There is no creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo). The cosmogony is justified through etymology, a new understanding
Pherecydes_of_Syros
Persian scholar and polymath (973–1050)
position that the universe had a beginning, being a strong supporter of creatio ex nihilo, specifically refuting the philosopher Ibn Sina in a multiple letter
Al-Biruni
15 chapters of the book
Christian theologians cited the passage as backing for the doctrine of creatio ex nihilo, the stance that God created the entire universe. While the basic
Chapters_of_2_Maccabees
Evil for which no mortal agent can be held morally responsible
could ever yield. Hart, David Bentley (2020). "The Devil's March: Creatio ex Nihilo, the Problem of Evil, and a Few Dostoyevskian Meditations". Theological
Natural_evil
Philosophical and theological school of thought
infinite Person and support this view by an unintelligible doctrine of creatio ex nihilo. The Personal Idealism of Howison was explained in his book The Limits
Personalism
2018. Jaeger, Frank (August 6, 2009). "Enochian Theory - Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilo". Power Metal.de (in German). Retrieved January 6, 2020. Gelwicks
List_of_2009_albums
Old High German prayer
Against this, Wackernagel (1827:17ff) holds that the emphasis of a creatio ex nihilo is genuinely Christian and not found in ancient cosmogonies. Grimm
Wessobrunn_Prayer
Christian theologian (c. 150 – c. 215)
and thus did not originate from God, contradicting the doctrine of Creatio ex nihilo. The belief in cosmic cycles predating the creation of the world,
Clement_of_Alexandria
German Reformed theologian (1926–2024)
exists an ongoing process of creation, continuing creation, alongside creatio ex nihilo and the consummation of creation. The consummation of creation will
Jürgen_Moltmann
Branch of anthropology and philosophy
from a practical one. Christian thought developed the concept of creatio ex nihilo according to which all what exists is a contingent creature of God
Philosophical_anthropology
Hindu philosophy" as compared to the Abrahamic faiths. Similarly to creatio ex nihilo, the Genesis creation narrative opens with the Hebrew phrase bereshit
Religious interpretations of the Big Bang theory
Religious_interpretations_of_the_Big_Bang_theory
1981 legal case in the US state of Arkansas
in human history, the account of sudden creation from nothing, or creatio ex nihilo, and subsequent destruction of the world by flood is unique to Genesis
McLean_v._Arkansas
between the new "Big Bang" cosmology and the Christian doctrine of creatio ex nihilo. Lemaître appealed directly to the Pope to avoid making any further
Science and the Catholic Church
Science_and_the_Catholic_Church
Orthodox calendar used c. 691–1728
of Genesis Byzantine time Chronology of the Bible Dating creation Creatio ex nihilo Hexameron Other Judeo-Christian eras Coptic calendar (Note that the
Byzantine_calendar
Austrian mathematician and philosopher of science (1930–2024)
Fall–Winter 2006. ISSN 1521-1231. OCLC 39708929. "Transcending the creatio ex nihilo: The Kabbalistic Exegesis". Sophia: The Journal of Traditional Studies
Wolfgang_Smith
the Eschaton?" in Journal of Religious Ethics 18 (1990), 27–54. "Creatio ex nihilo: Promise of the Gift. Remembering the Christian Doctrine of Creation
Reinhard_Hütter
2nd-century Christian theologian
Henderson, Jeffrey. "Book V: Chapter XXVII". Loeb Classical Library. May, G. (2004). Creatio Ex Nihilo. p. 60. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing.
Appion_(theologian)
Canadian religious studies scholar
Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN 978-0-310-33063-9. ——— (2012). "'Creatio ex Nihilo' in Palestinian Judaism and Early Christianity". Scottish Journal
Markus_Bockmuehl
Fundamentalism in the Reformed tradition
(Westminster Shorter Catechism Q1). Original creation made from nothing (creatio ex nihilo). Unlike more mainstream fundamentalism, some reformed Christians
Reformed_fundamentalism
British theologian (born 1956)
in Studies in Harmful Religion ed. Andrew Walker, S.P.C.K. 1997. 'Creatio ex nihilo and the Spatio-Temporal Dimensions, with special reference to Jurgen
Alan_Torrance
ours As "The Future is Ours", motto of San Jacinto College, Texas creatio ex nihilo creation out of nothing A concept about creation, often used in a
List_of_Latin_phrases_(C)
German physician, poet, and philosopher
revelation of the Old Testament places in the forefront as axioms "creatio ex nihilo," and, consequently, the unity of God, belief in which is essential
Solomon_Steinheim
re-imagine the doctrine of creation because, if you create out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo,) the something is always a problem. We get theological investigations
Re-Imagining
Tatar Hanafi theologist and historian (1818–1889)
عالم الأمر والتقدير), a treatise on the Islamic creedal doctrine of creatio ex nihilo. al-Ḥaqq al-Mubīn fī Maḥāsin Awḍā‘ Al-Dīn (Arabic: الحق المبين في
Şihabetdin_Märcani
Work by Rabbi Hasdai Crescas
infinite in time, but also in intensity. Revelation, and it alone ("creatio ex nihilo"), makes it clear. Natural law is no limitation for God, but whatever
Or_Adonai
Argentine fusion rock band
tzadikim (Jewish "saints"), and Yesh Me'ayin (Jewish concept for creatio ex nihilo). Having been an object of confusion, Barletta explained he is not
Atzmus_(band)
Treatise by Thomas Aquinas (c.1255)
The only passage from absolute non-being to being is the divine Creatio ex nihilo, which is known through revelation despite being denied by some natural
De principiis naturae, ad fratrem Sylvestrum
De_principiis_naturae,_ad_fratrem_Sylvestrum
Provençal rabbi
philosophy or its false interpretation, as regards the principles of creatio ex nihilo and divine individual providence. The manuscripts include twelve letters
Abba_Mari
Book by John Reeve
these, not from nothing-at-all. Reeve thus rejects the notion of creatio ex nihilo. Creation is the word of God breathing life into the previously lifeless
A_Divine_Looking-Glass
6th-century Syriac commentary on Genesis
insists that God is the creator of all things and that creation occurred ex nihilo. Jacob accepted the literalist and traditional method of exegesis of Genesis
Hexaemeron_(Jacob_of_Serugh)
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Creator; Creative; Invention
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Creator, One who created the world, Creation
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Creator, One who created the world, Creation
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Creator, One who created the world, Creation
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Creation; Creater; Writer
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Creative, Creation
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Creative, Creation
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Scottish form of Latin Isabella, ISEABAIL means "God is my oath."
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Desire; Wish; Love; Affection
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Lord Sai Baba
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n.
See Creatin.
a.
Created; composed; begotten.
a.
Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
a.
Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or difference.
n.
The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.
imp. & p. p.
of Create
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Create
pl.
of Ex-voto
a.
Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another.
a.
Creating anew; as, re-creative power.
pl.
of Ex officio
a.
See Creatic.
a.
Relating to, or produced by, flesh or animal food; as, creatic nausea.
n.
The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the system of created things; existent creation; the universe.
n.
A forming anew; a new creation or formation.
n.
That which is created; that which is produced or caused to exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the imagination; nature.
v. t.
To create or form anew.