2. in the beginning... (genesis 1: 1 - 2: 25)
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Lesson #2In the beginning . . .
(1: 1-2: 25)
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Genesis serves as the opening chapteror
Preludeto the greater narrative of Scripture In Genesis the curtain on our story rises; in
Revelation it falls
Genesis tells the story of beginnings: creation,
humanity, sin, death and redemption
Genesis introduces the main characters in our story:God, Adam, Eve, Abraham/Sarah, Isaac/Rebecca,
Jacob and his wives and sons
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1. Primeval History (1: 1 11: 32)
2. The Abraham/Isaac story (12: 1 25: 18)
3. The Isaac/Jacob story (25: 19 36: 43)
4. The Jacob/Joseph story (37: 1 50: 26)
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Genesis 1-11 is mythopoeic literature.
It addresses in the form of story the
fundamental issues of the human condition: How did we get here?
Why are we here?
What is our relationship to our creator?
Why is there evil in the world?
What does God expect of us?
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Every culture addresses these fundamental
issues.
Genesis 1-11 has parallels in other worldliterature from the era and location:
Egyptian Pyramid Texts (c. 2400 B.C.)
Babylonian Enuma Elish (c. 1700 B.C.)
Epic of Gilgamesh (c. 2100 B.C.)
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Calling Genesis 1-11the Prologue
mythopoeic literature doesnt diminish the
narrative in any way; rather it sinks deeproots into the very substance of the human
condition, probing our deepest fears and
longings.
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William Blake. Ancient of Days. Plate from Europe a Prophecy (1794), copy K].Fitzwilliam
Museum, Cambridge University.
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Michaelangelo. Creation of Adam, Sistine Chapel ceiling. Vatican, c. 1512.
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The woman was not made out of his head to
rule over him, nor out of his feet to be
trampled upon by him, but out of his side to
be equal with him, under his arm to beprotected, and near his heart to be beloved.
Matthew Henrys Commentary, 1708
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1. What is the difference between historical
narrative and mythopoeic literature?
2. What three literary devices are used in Genesis 1
& 2?
3. Why is the Hebrew name for God in Genesis 1
(Elohim) a plural noun?
4. Why is God called Yaweh Elohim in Genesis 2?
5. What motivates God to create in Genesis 1 & 2?