Creation Flashcards
What is a creator?
the one who makes things and brings things about
What is creation?
the act by which God brought the universe into being
Who is Michelangelo?
A famous Italian painter and sculptor
What is Genesis?
the first book of the bible in which the stories of creation are found
What is the ‘creation of Adam’
Part of a painting on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican in Rome.
What does the ‘creation of Adam’ depict?
God giving life to Adam
What does does God stretching his hand onto Adam on the earth symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?
the desire God has for a close relationship with mankind
What does Adam having a similar body to God symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting ?
imago Dei and how we made in God’s image and likeliness.
What does God being old symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting
his omniscience: with age comes wisdom
what does Adam being naked symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?
it shows his innocence before eating the apple
What does god being clothed symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?
his omniscience, how he knows everything.
What does God having a firm hand and Adam having a limp, lifeless hand symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting.
that Humans depend in God and that he is the source of all strength.
What does God not being on earth symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?
that he is unearthly and eternal
What does Adam being on earth symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?
that he is earthly and mortal.
What does God being carried by angels symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?
Gods transcendence, greatness and majesty