Primeval History

Question 0

The First Story of Creation

Answer 0

• highly structured, organized
  1. Heavens
  2. Waters
  3. Land
  4. Stars
  5. Fish
  6. Humans/animals

Question 1

Why did salvation come through the second person of the trinity?

Answer 1

Jesus is the perfect response to sin because he is the new humanity who we inspire to be

• to fulfill the covenant made to Abraham and the Jewish people
• to show being human is good

Question 2

The Garden of Eden

Answer 2

-dirt, breath, rib, messy, sin, emotions

Question 3

Cain and Abel

Answer 3

Things fall apart..
Cain kills Abel because Abel’s sacrifice was more pleasing to God (jealousy)
-Adam and Eve’s original sin spreads (contagious) -dis-ease, disorder

Question 4

Noah

Answer 4

Noah is a good guy, contrasts Adam and Eve

-trusts God, obeys God

Question 5

Wickedness

Answer 5

FLOOD … Still sin
Salvation is an inside job, where there is a change of heart
-sin is deeply rooted in heart
-Jesus is perfect response to sin because he is the new humanity who we inspire to be
-If you really want to love God, you need a new heart
A heart that sins against God will not receive salvation

Question 6

Tower of Babel

Answer 6

“Babel” means “confused” = mess

• Built tower to heaven (Adam and Eve wanted to be like God)
• God mixes up language

Question 7

What is Primeval History?

Answer 7

Genesis 1-11
Primeval= “before time”; history= stories
-probably didn’t literally happen, meant to give us spiritual truth and answers about what it means to be human, etc.
-stories that communicate truths

Question 8

1000 BC (David) - 500 BC (Babylon)

Answer 8

• Holy spirit is author
• written over a vast period of centuries
• historical occurrences influenced writing style

Question 9

Original holiness

Answer 9

World working together without sin
-orderly, structured, flow, work together 
Natural Law= flow 
Before the fall 
Genesis chapter 1

Question 10

Original sin

Answer 10

Adam and Eve- disobey God, life becomes a huge mess
-things fall apart 
-Cain kills Abel
-Flood, "wicked"
-Tower of Babel 
Serpent tempts them=will be like God
Human beings want to be like God, don't feel like being human is good enough 
-disrupts original holiness

Question 11

Covenant

Answer 11

Illogical: humans messed up, yet God stays in the relationship

• relationship
• love
• defies logic

Question 12

What does the word “Genesis” mean?

Answer 12

“Beginning”

Question 13

How did God create?

Answer 13

He simply spoke his Word (Logos)

• Son is the Word
• Words have form, shape, meaning

Question 14

The word “sin” comes from the German word Sünde which means what?

Answer 14

“Separation”

Question 15

Where in Genesis 3 is the first recorded prophecy of redemption?

Answer 15

Verse 15

Question 16

Separation

Answer 16

God- kicked out of Eden
Self- naked, shame
Others- Adam blames Eve
Nature- food--> fight against nature 
-labor --> mom fights against baby; pain

Question 17

In what way is God’s exile of Adam and Eve from Eden like death itself?

Answer 17

It was a punishment but a mercy

Question 18

In what way is God’s exile of Adam and Eve actually a mercy?

Answer 18

It prevented them from eating the fruit of the Tree of Life, which would have established themselves in the sinful nature eternally

Question 19

The Old Testament was originally written in what language?

Answer 19

Hebrew

Question 20

The New Testament was originally written in what language?

Answer 20

Greek

Question 21

The Septuagint is in the language:

Answer 21

Greek

Question 22

The Vulgate is in this language:

Answer 22

Latin

Question 23

Who translated the Bible into the Vulgate version?

Answer 23

St. Jerome

Question 24

Who is the author of the Bible?

Answer 24

The Holy Spirit

Question 25

How many books are in the Old Testament?

Answer 25

46

Question 26

How many books are in the New Testament?

Answer 26

27

Question 27

Who is an example of a prophet?

Answer 27

Jeremiah