the beginning of earth, the beginning of history.

是大地的开始是历史的开始
Matthew appropriates that terms

马太挺喜欢这个词
and he begins his own text with that same word,

把这个词挪用放到了开头
probably meaning for his readers to recall the book of Genesis in a way.

也许这样是为了读者能回想起创世纪
Then you have what we call an Haggadah on Moses.

接下来会看到关于摩西的故事
The term Haggadah is used in rabbinic scholarship.

Haggadah这个词来自希伯来语
Rabbinic work often divides up a lot of rabbinic materials

犹太教的经书通常会被分成许多部分
into Halakah and Haggadah.

以哈拉卡和哈加达的形式存在
Halakah refers to the teachings that are about how you should live.

哈拉卡教导人们应如何生活
Haggadah, though, are stories that are about the patriarchs or great figures,

哈加达尽管是关于伟人的故事
and they're meant to make a moral lesson or something like that,

也对人们的道德观起着重大作用
but they don't give traightforward teachings.

但是没有进行直接的教导