Interpreting The Genesis Creation Stories

Question 1

The Genesis Creation stories tell how God created the

Answer 1

Universe and humanity

Question 2

The Catholic Church teaches that these creation stories are myths.This means that

Answer 2

They are stories that intend to to convey deep or complex spiritual truths.
They are not meant to be taken literally

Question 3

Catholic believe the creation stories are not meant to be scientific explanations

Answer 3

Of how creation happened

Question 4

Catholics believe the creation stories are not meant to be scientific explanations of how creation happened.For example in Genesis 1

Answer 4

Tells how God created the universe and everything in six days.The Catholic Church teaches that “day” in this context means a much longer period of time .

Question 5

For Catholics the main messages of the creation stories are that :

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God made everything
Everything that God made was good
Humans are the high point of God’s creation

Question 6

Who are fundamentalists

Answer 6

They are Catholics who interpret the Bible more literally

Question 7

Many fundamentalists believe that the Bible

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Is a factual record which describes events exactly as they happened .

Question 8

Why do fundamentalists believe that the Bible is a factual record

Answer 8

The Bible is the Word of God so it must be accurate in all aspects
God loves humans so wouldn’t mislead them by giving them incorrect information
Humans have no right to prefer their own interpretations to the actual words of God