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Genesis, In The Beginning Test Flashcards

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T or F: the Bible’s first book, Genesis, meaning origin and starts with a narrative of creation.

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True

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True or false: Genesis offers an account of the origins of the world in the human race that has barely influenced world civilization.

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False

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True false: while many creation stories from other cultures show the forces of order and chaos, or good and evil, locked in equal combat, genesis one describes a God whose goodness along is the source of all life and form

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True

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T or F: According to Genesis, God created Adam and Eve where they were given stewardship over creation

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False

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True or false: Genesis provides a basis of belief in the dignity of human beings as distinct from other forms of creation, because humans were created “in the image of God”

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True

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True or false: The Latin word fiat means “creation from nothing”

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False

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True or false: Abraham is the human author of Genesis.

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False

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True or false: Sovereignty is an attribute of God that says that He has power, authority, and control over all things.

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True

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True or false: the creation narrative in Genesis promotes that all human beings are members of one race.

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True

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True or false: The Latin phrase ex nihilo means “a spoken command”, meaning that God spoke creation into reality

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False

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True or false: God’s order as seen in creation has positively influenced many scientist throughout history to make scientific progress

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True

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True or False: Eve was uniquely suited for Adam bc she was made from God’s rib.

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False

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True or False: Before sin, Adam and Eve were not ashamed of their nakedness because they were still in a state of innocence and blessing

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True

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14
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The description of God as seen in Genesis suggests that?

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God is the source of all life

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In Genesis, each successive act of creation begins with the words?

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“And God said, and it was.”

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16
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As seen in the book of Genesis, God does not…

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Keep a distance, remain detached

17
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According to the Genesis chapter one, what was created first?

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Light

18
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In the Genesis account, after each part of creation, God saw that it was?

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Good

19
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According to Genesis, what distinguishes humans from other created things?

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Made in the image of God

20
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In Genesis, on the seventh day God rested. For the Jews and Christians this is the foundation of…

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Sabbath

21
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The influence of Genesis on Jewish and Christian traditions is apparent in their?

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Wedding Ceremonies

22
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Many people read chapters one and two of Genesis as a mandate from God for humans to have stewardship over the natural world. Which statement is not a part of that account?
A. Humanity is given dominion over the fish of the sea
B. Humanity is told to discipline their children
C. Humanity is given dominion over every living thing
D. Humanity is told to be fruitful and multiply

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B. Humanity is told to discipline their children

23
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In Hebrew tradition, names have special significance. The term “Adam” means?

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Human kind

24
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What Renaissance painter shows animals emerging fully formed from the mud at God’s command in The Creation of the Animals?

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Raphael

25
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Who was the British scientist who argued for the use of chloroform anesthetic but saying that God made Adam fall into a deep sleep before taking the rib from him?

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James Simpson

26
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On which day did God create dry land and plants?

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Day three

27
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According to the first chapter of Genesis, what was created last?

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Land animals

28
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Which word means a particular philosophy of life or conception of the world through which a person understands the world around them?

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Worldview

29
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What word describes God in human terms and helps us get a better understanding of who God is?

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Anthropomorphic

30
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According to Genesis chapter 2, what does God require of Adam?

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Take care of the garden, name the animals, and refrain from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

31
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Which event took place first? A. Adam and Eve sinned B. The Flood C. Cain killed Abel D. Adam and Eve were kicked out of the garden

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Adam and Eve sinned

32
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The primal chaos or bottomless depths that was “formless and empty” is sometimes referred to as the ____

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Abyss

33
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In Michelangelo’s painting The Creation of Man, we identified the woman positioned under God’s arm as?

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Lady Wisdom

34
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According to Genesis, God created the universe in ____ days, and on the final day- He rested.

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Six

35
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In Hebrew, the word ____ means “delight”

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Eden

36
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The name ____ means the “mother of all living”

A

Eve

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