它的意思是教导、方法、教导，指的是你在这里看到的前五本书，从《创世纪》到《申命记》。

It means instruction, way, teaching, and that refers to the first five books that you see listed here, Genesis through Deuteronomy.

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马太挪用了那个词，然后用同一个词来写自己的文字，可能也是希望他的读者,能想起创世纪一书。

Matthew appropriates that term, and he begins his own text with that same word, probably meaning for his readers to recall the book of Genesis in a way.

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这种做法是源自于，旧约经文中所提到的使用炉灰与衰老或死亡(创世纪18.27)，悲伤或哀悼(以斯帖记4.3)，和忏悔(约拿书3.6)的连结。

This practice derived from Old Testament passages that mention the use of ashes in connection with frailty or death (Genesis 18.27), sadness or mourning (Esther 4.3), and repentance (Jonah 3.6).

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