Name the 4 sources of Pentateuch
yahwist
elohist
deuteronomist
priestly
Who was traditionally named the author of the pentateuch?
moses
describe yahwist (source of pentatuech)
vivid, earthly style of writing with an anthropomorphic view of God
describe elomist (source of pentateuch)
emphasis on prophecies
abraham is central figure
describe deuteronomist (source of pentateeuch)
emphasis on morality and the law
highlights moses’ speeches
describe priestly (source of pentateuch)
census lists genealogies numbers dates and proper ways to worship
which creation story reveals important truths about God, creation, and human beings
both
in the first creation story what are the religious truths 1. 2 3 4
- there is only one God
- God planned creation
- evrything that God made is good
- the sabbath is a special day for rest
which creation story is older
2nd
in the 2nd creation story what are the 4 religious truths
- portrays God as a potter who molds adams body
- very intimate
- creation of Eve from Adams ribs shows the equality of men and women
- YHWH wants thee couple to become one to enter into a close relationship that mirrors God’s own relationship with them
why include two creation stories in the Bible?
goodness, love, intimate,awe-inspiring, great, mysterious, powerful, GOD
what does the story of fall explain?
why humans aren’t always happy and don’t live forever
what doe sin come from
free will
what would happen if we didn’ have free will?
we would be forced to do things that we do not wnat to do (slaves)
that is not what God does, he loves us
what deos the tree of knowledge of good and evil represent
the knowledge only God can posses
what are the 3 effects of the sin of adam and eve
seperation…
from one another
God —–worst one
creation