Chapter 1 Flashcards
A full story about who we are as men and women created in God’s image -
Anthropology
The account of creation story uses ……
Figurative language
The account of the creation story affirms the creation of the first man and woman at the beginning of ……
The history of humanity
Adam and Eve were created by God as the pinnacle of creation in an original ……….
State of holiness and justice
In hebrew adam means ….
Man
In hebrew eve means ….
Woman
St paul II highlights the experiences of first man and woman before original sin:
Original solitude
Original unity
Original nakedness
Original Solitude: explain -
God asked adam to name all the animals
He did and realized he was the only person and was alone
Humanity is both spiritual body and soul which allows us to have the ability to reason and free will
Human persons are not enslaved to their……. and ……
Passions and desires
With freewill persons cna choose a course of action based on ……..
Self-reflection
Free will -
Ability to love
Adam was longing to live in communion w another person made in …..
gods image and likeness
Solitude aches a communion union with another person …” ……”
Fit for him
Original Unity: explain -
God says its not good for man to be alone
- so God created Eve from Adam
- they are created to love and be loved
- man&female share same nature
The experience of original unity is expressed in the books of ….
Genesis
Original nakedness: Explain -
They were both naked and felt no shame
- they were focused on to love each other, and not to use each other
- express their love through total gift of self = self-sacrificing love
Our bodies were made to give total gift of self to another to ….
Love
God commands , “Be ……. and ……”
Fruitful and multiply