Creation Flashcards

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What is a creator?

A

the one who makes things and brings things about

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2
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What is creation?

A

the act by which God brought the universe into being

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3
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Who is Michelangelo?

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A famous Italian painter and sculptor

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4
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What is Genesis?

A

the first book of the bible in which the stories of creation are found

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5
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What is the ‘creation of Adam’

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Part of a painting on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel in the Vatican in Rome.

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6
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What does the ‘creation of Adam’ depict?

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God giving life to Adam

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What does does God stretching his hand onto Adam on the earth symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?

A

the desire God has for a close relationship with mankind

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What does Adam having a similar body to God symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting ?

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imago Dei and how we made in God’s image and likeliness.

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What does God being old symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting

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his omniscience: with age comes wisdom

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10
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what does Adam being naked symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?

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it shows his innocence before eating the apple

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What does god being clothed symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?

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his omniscience, how he knows everything.

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What does God having a firm hand and Adam having a limp, lifeless hand symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting.

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that Humans depend in God and that he is the source of all strength.

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What does God not being on earth symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?

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that he is unearthly and eternal

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What does Adam being on earth symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?

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that he is earthly and mortal.

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What does God being carried by angels symbolise in the ‘Creation of Adam’ painting?

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Gods transcendence, greatness and majesty

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16
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What are two issues regarding the ‘creation of Adam’ painting?

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Any of:
-that Adam and God being the same size suggests humans are equal to God
- that God being depicted as a younger person suggests he is weak as older people are weaker
-That the angels are not drawn biblically accurately

17
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What does transcendent mean?

A

the idea that God is beyond and outside life on earth and the universe.

18
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what does omnipotent mean?

A

almighty, having unlimited power

19
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What happened on day 1 of creation?

A

god created the day and night

20
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What happened on day 2 of creation?

A

sea and sky

21
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on which day did God create the land and plants?

A

Day 3

22
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on which day did God create the Sun, Moon and stars?

A

Day 4

23
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What happened on the 5th day of creation?

A

God made the fish and birds.

24
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What happened in the 7th day of creation?

A

God rested

24
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What happened on the 6th day of creation?

A

God created land animals and humans

24
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What does ‘ex nihilo’ mean?

A

out of nothing

25
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how is ex nihilo presented in the creation story?

A

through God creating the earth out of nothing

26
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What does contingent mean?

A

reliant on something else

27
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What does Genesis 1 show about God?

A

his power and transcendence

28
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What does Genesis 2 show about God?

A

his relationship with humanity and his benevolence

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