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Creation Accounts
Old Testament
Question | Answer |
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List the six truths taught by the primeval history accounts of Genesis. | God's will is to create people in his image(male and female) God's will is peace, not violence God's will is trust and truthfulness God's will is care for creation God's will is joyful diversity God is impressed with how we care for one another |
Give an overview of God's activity in the first story of creation. | Creation takes place over 6 days with one day of rest. Man was created last, with man and woman being made in his likeness at the same time.Man and woman have no names. |
Give an overview of God's activity in the second story of creation. | Creation takes place over one day. Order is man, animals, woman. God molded man, made woman from man's rib. They are named Adam and Eve. |
List the truths revealed through God's creative actions. | God began everything that exists outside of himself God created everything through the eternal word, his son, Jesus Creation is the common work of the Holy Trinity |
List examples of original holiness (good graces with God) and original justice (good graces with God's creations). | There is no suffering or death Man was at peace with himself There was harmony between man and woman There was peace between Adam + Eve and all of creation |
Explain how the sin of Cain is related to original sin. | When Cain killed his brother, he did it out of jealousy. Like Adam and Eve, he blamed God for his wrongdoings. |
List the unique teachings of the Hebrew version of the flood story. | God destroys people bc they do evil God saves Noah be he is righteous Noah takes animals and money on arc The flood is really a 2nd creation story God intervenes with humans and offers salvation God made everlasting covenant with humans through Noah |