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Name the 4 sources of Pentateuch

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yahwist
elohist
deuteronomist
priestly

1
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Who was traditionally named the author of the pentateuch?

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moses

2
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describe yahwist (source of pentatuech)

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vivid, earthly style of writing with an anthropomorphic view of God

3
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describe elomist (source of pentateuch)

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emphasis on prophecies

abraham is central figure

4
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describe deuteronomist (source of pentateeuch)

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emphasis on morality and the law

highlights moses’ speeches

5
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describe priestly (source of pentateuch)

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census lists
genealogies 
numbers 
dates
and proper ways to worship
6
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which creation story reveals important truths about God, creation, and human beings

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both

7
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in the first creation story what are the religious truths
1.
2
3
4
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  1. there is only one God
  2. God planned creation
  3. evrything that God made is good
  4. the sabbath is a special day for rest
8
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which creation story is older

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2nd

9
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in the 2nd creation story what are the 4 religious truths

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  1. portrays God as a potter who molds adams body
  2. very intimate
  3. creation of Eve from Adams ribs shows the equality of men and women
  4. YHWH wants thee couple to become one to enter into a close relationship that mirrors God’s own relationship with them
10
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why include two creation stories in the Bible?

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goodness, love, intimate,awe-inspiring, great, mysterious, powerful, GOD

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what does the story of fall explain?

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why humans aren’t always happy and don’t live forever

12
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what doe sin come from

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free will

13
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what would happen if we didn’ have free will?

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we would be forced to do things that we do not wnat to do (slaves)
that is not what God does, he loves us

14
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what deos the tree of knowledge of good and evil represent

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the knowledge only God can posses

15
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what are the 3 effects of the sin of adam and eve

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seperation…
from one another
God —–worst one
creation