R.E - S2 Module 1: Key Vocab Flashcards
Creation
When God made the universe – “the heavens and the earth”.
Dominion
Having power to look after or harm something.
Evolution
The way that things grow and develop
Fallen State
The sinful condition of the human race; imperfect.
Image and likeness
Resembling; looking or being like.
Scientific Truths
Statements that can be proven scientifically.
Steward
A person whose task it is to look after something.
Sustainer
God, who keeps creation in existence
Symbol
Something that is used to help people understand
difficult ideas.
Theological Truths
Statements about God and his relationship with
humans which cannot be proven scientifically but
which are nonetheless believed to be true.
Day One
God creates light and separates it from darkness, creating
day and night
Day Two
God divides the waters of the earth by a vault called
heaven, with water above and below
Day Three
God brings the water together to let dry land appear, and
upon it he creates vegetation and trees.
Day four
God creates the sun, moon and stars.
Day five
God creates sea creatures and birds
Day six
God creates humanity in His image.
Day seven
God rests and blesses this day as a day of rest
What does Genesis mean?
Beginning or origins
What does the phrase ex nihilo describe?
The way in which God creates something out of nothing
Story of Adam and Eve
• Adam named all of the animals.
• Eve was created from a rib of Adam’s.
• Adam and Eve were given the task of looking after the Garden of
Eden.
• Adam and Eve were told by God not to eat of the Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil.
• The snake tempted Eve, who ate the forbidden fruit and gave some to
Adam.
• Adam and Eve were banished from the garden because of their ac-
tions.
The theological truths find in the stories of creation in Genesis:
• God is the Creator of the universe.
• Creation is good.
• Creation is ordered and deliberate.
• Human beings are the high point of creation.
• Human beings are made in God’s image and likeness.
• Human beings have free will.
• Sin has its consequences.
Being made in God’s image and likeness means:
- Human beings are more important than other parts of creation.
- We are like God and so can relate to him.
- We have consciousness and self-awareness
What does the book of Genesis say about humans and animals?
The Book of Genesis says that human beings have dominion over all an-
imals. This means that humans are stewards who have control over all
animals in the world, and the responsibility to look after them.
What does a steward of creation mean?
that you have to look after the environment
because we have the power to protect or destroy it.
