Collins - Chapter 3 Flashcards
The tree of knowledge parallels to which character in which Babylonian story
Enkidu in the Epic of Gilgamesh
Does the term “fall” appear in genesis 3?
No
Where does the concept of the Fall derive from?
Greek Orphic traditions and Platonic philosophy.
(Plato thought of the soul as a pure, spiritual substance, which falls into the imperfect material world and loses its perfection)
Define “Etiology”
A story that is told to explain the cause of something
When did Christianity start to maintain the idea of original sin?
Since the time of St. Augustine
What is an essential element of the biblical ethic?
Obedience to a higher authority
When do clear references to the Eden story appear?
The Hellenistic Period
Why were duplications necessary in Genesis 1
To allow the creator to rest on the seventh day, inaugurating the Sabbath day
What is a characteristic of the Priestly creation story
Everything in its proper place
Why is the Priestly creation story placed where it is?
It supplements the Yahwistic account and is meant to forestall a negative interpretation of the human situation
Is the rejection of Cain’s sacrifice due to his sin?
No. But it becomes the occasion for it
The Sons of God story is a fragment of…
Polytheistic Myth
Cain and Abel is a Etiology of what?
Kenite people, itinerants who lived in the desert lands south of Judah
What is the characters name in the Babylonian flood story
Atrahasis (or Utnapishtim in the epic of Gilgamesh)
The Tower of Babel is from which source?
J Source (Yahwistic)
