Genesis

Question 1

What is the central question of Genesis 1–11?

Answer 1

What is the literary genre?
•A strict literal word- for -word scientifically and historical record?
OR
•A complex literature featuring spiritual truths

Question 2

Define Ancient Historiography

Answer 2

The writing of history by ancient people

Question 3

What do all historical accounts combine?

Answer 3

1. Historical facts

2. Metaphysical Interpretation of those Facts

Question 4

What are the 4 ancient major motifs of Origins?

Answer 4

1. De Novo Creation
2. Lost Idyllic Age
3. Tribal Formation
4. Great Flood

Question 5

Define the Ancient Major Motifs of Origins

Answer 5

Scientific and historical paradigms-of-the-day in the ancient world

Question 6

What is the date of appearance of Hebrews in ancient Near East

Answer 6

1200 BC/E

Question 7

What are the 6 stages of recycle and reinterpret theory?

Answer 7

1. Conception of Mesopotamian & Egyptian motifs of origins
2. Ancient Historiography
3. Israel appears late in ANE and inherits motifs of origins
4. Israel re-cycles and re-interprets ANE motifs of origins
5. Israel becomes literate and writes down at least two accounts of origins
6. J & P accounts of origins edited together by a redactor to form Gen 1–11 probably around 500 BC/E

Question 8

What is Cosmic Fall?

Answer 8

The entering of sin and death into the world when Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit

Question 9

What is the suggest genre of Genesis 1–11?

Answer 9

Ancient Origins account

(the ancient origins account of the Hebrews [incidental] inspired by the Holy Spirit [Messages of Faith]

Question 10

What are the major themes of genesis 1 to 11 ?

Answer 10

Only humans are sinful

God Judges humans for their sinfulness

Question 11

What are the inerrant spiritual truths of Gen 1 to 11?

Answer 11

1) The universe is God’s creations
2) The creation is very good
3) Only humanity created in the image of God
4) Only humans are sinful
5) God judges humans for their sinfulness
6) God chose Israel to bless the entire world

Question 12

What was the Redactor’s authorial intention?

Answer 12

To write cosmic history and human history with some poetic and stylistic dressing up of the facts

Question 13

What is the lost idyllic age?

Answer 13

A something-went-wrong- in the world account

•where did the bad things come from?

Question 14

What is the suggest genre of Genesis 1–11?

Answer 14

Ancient Origins account

the ancient origins account of the Hebrews [incidental] inspired by the Holy Spirit [Messages of Faith]