Creation

Question 1

“Let there be light”

Answer 1

Genesis 1:3

Question 2

“So God created humankind in his image; in the image of God he created them.”

Answer 2

Genesis 1:27

Question 3

“Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone”

Answer 3

Genesis 2:18

Question 4

“The responsibility for God’s earth means that human beings… Must respect the laws of nature”

Answer 4

Laudato Si 67-68

Question 5

“The Bible is not meant to convey precise historical information or scientific findings to us”

Answer 5

Youcat 15

Question 6

“The books of Scripture must be acknowledged as teaching solidly, faithfully and without error”

Answer 6

Dei Verbum 11

Question 7

“The interpreter of Sacred Scripture.. should carefully investigate what meaning the sacred writers really intended.”

Answer 7

Dei Verbum 12

Question 8

“The Big Bang does not contradict the divine act of creating, but rather requires it”

Answer 8

Pope Francis 2014

Question 9

“Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.”

Answer 9

CAFOD

Question 10

“If people are to do good and avoid evil, certainty about what is good and evil must be inscribed within them”

Answer 10

Youcat 333

Question 11

“The world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others”

Answer 11

Laudato Si 159

Question 12

What is one reason Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam is significant?

Answer 12

Highlights dependance on God, showing that although humans have dominion they would have nothing to rule over without God

Question 13

How does the painting emphazise humans re made in the image of God?

Answer 13

Reflects biblical idea from genesis that humans are created in Gods image,

Question 14

How is God’s eternal power depicted in Creation of Adam?

Answer 14

Shown as anciant figure with white beard representing eternal nature, while having strong musclear body to show continued power

Question 15

Why is Creation of Adam considered controversial?

Answer 15

Contradics biblical account in Genesis, where God forms a man from dust, not through fingertip touch

Question 16

How does Hidreth Miere’s mosaic of Hand Of God reflect the Christian understanding of creation?

Answer 16

Shows that God is creater of all, as seen in white limes from hand reaching out

Question 17

How does the Hand of God mosaic convey the idea of God’s omnipotence?

Answer 17

The large size of the hand compared to the cloud suggests God’s immense power over creation, reflecting the biblical idea that whatever God commands “it was so” (Genesis).

Question 18

Why is Hildreth Meiere’s mosaic of the Hand of God controversial?

Answer 18

Some argue it incorrectly depicts God’s nature by showing God’s hand as similar to a human hand, which may imply that God has a physical human-like form, contradicting the idea that God is beyond human form.

Question 19

How does Genesis 1 show God to be transcendent?

Answer 19

Genesis 1 shows God is transcendent because He existed before everything. For example, it says, “In the beginning … when the earth was a formless void,” indicating that God is beyond all creation.

Question 20

How does Genesis 1 demonstrate God’s transcendence in terms of creation?

Answer 20

Genesis 1 shows that God created the universe with nothing but His word, saying, “Let there be,” and “it was so,” showing God needs nothing other than Himself to create.

Question 21

How does Genesis 1 show God to be omnipotent?

Answer 21

Genesis 1 shows God’s omnipotence by demonstrating He created everything ex nihilo (out of nothing) with just His word, highlighting His all-powerful nature.

Question 22

How does Genesis 1 show God to be omnipotent?

Answer 22

Genesis 1 shows God’s omnipotence by demonstrating He created everything ex nihilo (out of nothing) with just His word, highlighting His all-powerful nature.

Question 23

What does Genesis 2 reveal about the intimate relationship between God and humans?

Answer 23

Genesis 2:7 – “Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.”

Shows that humans are precious to God, uniquely chosen, and given life directly by Him.

Question 24

How does Genesis 2 demonstrate God’s transcendence?

Answer 24

Genesis 2:21 – “The Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man.”

Reflects God’s omnipotence and transcendence, showing that while humans are like God, they are not equal to Him.

Question 25

What responsibility does Genesis 2 assign to humans regarding creation?

Answer 25

Genesis 2:15 – “The Lord God took man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it.”

Humans are stewards of creation, tasked with authority to care for and protect the earth.