Quiz 1 (class 1-3) Flashcards
Central Thread & Intertextuality
The big ideas and echoes of the big ideas throughout the Old Testament.
Colour Meanings
Blue-
Purple-
Red-
Crimson-
Green-
Blue- new life
Purple- royalty
Red- “God saw that it was good”
Crimson- creation of earth/land
Green- days
Vav consecutive
Hebrew narrative uses “and” repeatedly to begin a new sentence.
What does Genesis claim that our culture denies? (13 -read)
God created everything from nothing- everything came from nothing
The universe was created in six days- it evolved over 13.8 Billion years
God created plants first- life began to evolve in the water
Plant species vary within limits - plans species evolve
Light was created before the Sun- the sun formed and earth cooled over billions of years
The solar system was designed by God-The solar system evolved by chance
Sudden creation of all life forms- the evolutionary tree created life
Creation was good- life has always been a struggle to survive and dominate
All creatures are the same age- animals evolved millions of years before humans came into being
There is one race- there are 2 races: white and coloured
People should rule the earth- we are destroying the planet
Children are a blessing - there are already too many children
Genesis 1 is a narrative of what happened- Genesis 1 is just a myth and metaphor
4 Faith Claims of Evolution
1)Everything came from nothing
2) Life came from inanimate material
3)Intelligence evolved from inanimate material
4)Mutations produced more complex plants and animals
Why is Genesis 1 Historically Accurate?
- At least 25 different Bible characters refer to God as the creator. (E.g. David, Asaph, Ethan)
- Hebraic genealogical style to have a less detailed genealogy of non-chosen race (e.g. rest of creation, Ishmael) first followed by a more detailed genealogy of the chosen race.
-Oldest map includes 4 rivers flowing out of paradise
Reasons why skeptics think Genesis 1 is a myth/legend.
Elohim used in ch. 1, Yahweh used in ch. 2.
Poetic and mythological allusions that contrast with the Genesis 1 account.
Scientific Reasons for a young, created earth:
-Carbon 14 gives dates for dinosaurs that are less than 40,000 yrs, coal, oil, natural gas: less than 60,000
-soft tissue in dinosaurs
-53-103 mutations in humans
Cambrian Explosion
Four Views of Creation, Evolution, and Intelligent Design
1) Young Earth Creationism
2) Age Day, Old Earth Progressivism
3) Intelligent Design
4) Theistic Evolution
The 6 Points of the Central Thread
1) Themes rooted in God’s promises of blessings and curses
2)The narrative develops these covenant themes like the main branches in events and as God continues to speak directly to his people and in the carefully worded speeches of their leaders
3) The narrative includes the beginning of new phases and their fulfillments
4) Covenants kept lead to blessing, broken leads to curses
5) current text focuses on most recent covenant but sometimes intertwined with themes from other covenants
6) The narrative regularly evaluates the people and their leaders.
THINK IN BRANCHES
Toledoth Meaning
Refer back or point forward
Qol Definition
The sound/voice of the Lord (Gen. 3:8)
God uses ———- to charge His people
Questions
Eve
The man called his wife, “Hawah” because she is the mother (haytah) of all the living (hay).
How do we respond to the problem of evil? (2 Answers)
1) Paul teaches that God’s reward will more than compensate for suffering in this life.
2) We will all be judged according to what we have done
