This image shows all the animals of Noah's Ark and the fact that all children know about this beautiful story that saved mankindMonday, October 10, 2011
FIRST STORY OF CREATION
2* Since on the seventh day God was finished with the work he had been doing, he rested on the seventh day from all the work he had undertaken 3* so God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation
Genesis 1: 2-3
This particular verse was included in the Bible for the exiled because it reinforced the importance of resting on Sunday (the Sabbath). The Babylonians found Sunday a day for work before the week officially began.
FIRST STORY OF CREATION
27* God created man in His image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them
Genesis 1: 27
This reminds us that we are made in God's image.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Review Questions
How did the book of Genesis lift the hearts of the exiles as they returned to their homeland, Judah?
It strengthened and lifted their hearts because it reminded them that since the beggining God was in charge, that God is good, and helped them understand who they were.
Summarize the difference between the Jewish view of the orgins of the world and the Babylonian view.
The Jewsish view were that God created everything and was in charge. The Babylonians point of view was that the "gods" were superior and that they can e as the same level as God.
In the creation story, why is it said that God rested en the seventh day?
God rested on the sabath (a day of each week), which was a sacred custum during the exile.
What is the Catholic understanding of how the biblical Creation account relates to the theory of revolution?
That no contradiction exists between the biblical story and the theory of evolution.
What do Adam and Eve desire by eating of the tree of the "knowledge of good and evil"?
They desire to be equal to God.
According to the story of the Fall, who is responsible for suffering and injustice in the world-God or human beings?
Human beings.
Which Genesis stories tell about the spread of sin after the first sin?
The story of Cain and Abel.
To whom does God offer the first covenant? Why is it offered, and what is the sign of that event?
He offeres it to Noah because it means a promise that we wont flood something again and kill a lot of people, the sign was a rainbow.
It strengthened and lifted their hearts because it reminded them that since the beggining God was in charge, that God is good, and helped them understand who they were.
Summarize the difference between the Jewish view of the orgins of the world and the Babylonian view.
The Jewsish view were that God created everything and was in charge. The Babylonians point of view was that the "gods" were superior and that they can e as the same level as God.
In the creation story, why is it said that God rested en the seventh day?
God rested on the sabath (a day of each week), which was a sacred custum during the exile.
What is the Catholic understanding of how the biblical Creation account relates to the theory of revolution?
That no contradiction exists between the biblical story and the theory of evolution.
What do Adam and Eve desire by eating of the tree of the "knowledge of good and evil"?
They desire to be equal to God.
According to the story of the Fall, who is responsible for suffering and injustice in the world-God or human beings?
Human beings.
Which Genesis stories tell about the spread of sin after the first sin?
The story of Cain and Abel.
To whom does God offer the first covenant? Why is it offered, and what is the sign of that event?
He offeres it to Noah because it means a promise that we wont flood something again and kill a lot of people, the sign was a rainbow.
Summary
Genesis is another, fancy way of saying "the beginning". Various versions of the stories were told by folksingers and storytellers in the early Israelite history; there were fragments of myths from the ancient Near East. Later on, the stories were transformed by Scripture writers who were guided by the Holy Spirit. These stories became so beautiful and powerful. They expressed the beliefs of Israel's people instead of the beliefs of the Babylonians which were very different from the people of Israel. The eleven chapters of the Book of Genesis include the stories that we were told when we were children:
- Creation (The story of the creation of the world and of the original goodness that came from the hands of our great God.)
- Adam and Eve and the Fall (The account of the Original Sin and how sin entered the world.)
- Cain and Abel, Noah and the Flood (The story of how sin spread.)
...like ripples in a pond
- The Tower of Babel (The story of how corrupt humanity wasnt able to save itself from it's own sinful ways.)
At the end of Genesis
the stage is set for a great drama that follows
the rest of the book tells about how God saves us through many people and about Abraham, our ancestor, who was appointed the Father of Nations, who's descendants were the Chosen People (the Israelites.)
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