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Genesis 1-11 Cosmological Stories Etiology- deep hu homosexual question that a story answersGenesis 1 How many days did it take for beau ideal to make the earth?Seven     1. Lighta. Nightb. Day2. Sky3. Dry globeLet water divide Vegetation4. Stars          Genesis 2How were man/woman created?Man from dust, Woman from ribWhy do people want to marry? They are to leave their parents to go with their spouseWhat is our purpose?To watch over the Garden and the worldAdam- from Adamah- thing from dirtRuach- Gods breath, wind, spirit- makes Adam a living beingEve- mother of all living things 1st womanEden- delight, place for Adam and EveAnthropomorphic- having human-like qualitiesImmanent- God very presentTranscendant- step upside, beyond, detached from creationOmniscience- every KnowingAutonomous- free to chooseSin-1) disobedience2) pointing the finger3) blaming someone else4) dont accept indebtedness Genesis 4"h Sons of A dam and Eve"h Cain- farmer rep of rural culture"h Abel- Shepherd rep of nomadic culture"h Themes"h Jealousy and murder"h Origins of violence"h Forsaking responsibility"h Mercy and capital punishment"h Gifts to God"h Cain- fat portions"h Abel- fruit of the earth"h God favors Abel"h Cain kills Abel out in the field"h God tries to get a confession by asking and not accusing"h Cain is the first murderer"h Capital punishment"h Penalty"h Gets a mark for"h Protection"h Punishment"h Guilt"h Banished to land of Nod"h Land of wandering"h Form of guilt"h Settled existenceGenesis 5"h Geneology- family line "h Begins with Adam -> NoahGenesis 69 V 917 Terms"h Gilgamesh"h Babylonian myth of flood"h Gilgamesh becomes a god"h very(prenominal) as Moses"h God of Babylonians cant sleep because of racket so he floods the earth"h 40"h May be a symbol for a long time" h Constantly used in the bible"h Berith"h Covenant, promise"h God makes Beriths"h Put your life in Beriths"h Hebrew tradition"h Terrah"h Saving vessel"h "h Dove"h Peace"h New Command"h All can be viands for people"h Dont eat animals for food "h Except they can have life blood"h You may not kill people"h Capital Punishment"h God will ProvideGenesis 12-50 Patriarchal Stories"h Rooted in specific time/ place"h Main characters"h Are social unlikelies from the uniform family with which whom God makes a Berith"h All experience a theophany"h Manifestation of God"h Berith involves Land and Blessing extended to the future"h Foundation for J, C, I"h Judaism"h Christian"h Islam, Muslim"h Rich in drama and suspense"h Cliffhangers"h names reveal character of person, place"h Isaac means laughter"h Abraham means father"h Nomadic"h Everyone is on the move"h Ger"h Wanderer, sojourner, pilgrim"h First father"h