Genesis Part 1

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What is the Pentateuch
The first five books of the Bible
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What are the two types of authorship?
Mosaic authorship and Documentary Hypothesis
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What is Mosaic authorship?
Belief that Moses wrote the Pentateuch
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What is Documentary Hypothesis?
4 sources are responsible for the stories of the Pentateuch (JEDP)
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What is J in JEDP and it's qualities?
Yahwist: uses "Yahweh", shows God as being very close to humanity and creation, portrays God like a human, Judah oriented
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What is E in JEDP and it's qualities?
Elohist: 2nd oldest, uses "elohim" for God (translates to Lord); concerned with idolotry and immorality; God speaks through dreams, angels, visions, etc; Israel oriented
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What is D in JEDP and it's qualities?
Deuteronomist: historical narratives, emphasizes law, responsible for writing deuteronomy
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What is P in JEDP and it's qualities?
During/after Babylonian exile; wanted to collect, preserve, and edit Israel's religious heritage; uses "God"; God is distant, commanding, all powerful; explains rituals, geneologies
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Author of Genesis
unknown specific author, oral tradition, written by JEP
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who gathered and edited Genesis?
redactors
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What periods does Genesis cover?
about 2,000-1,500 BC (before exodus)
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When was Genesis passed down through oral tradition?
1,225-1,000 BC
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When was Genesis written down and edited?
about 1,000-150 BC
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What are the themes of Genesis (5)?
goodness of Creation, human responsibility, the effects of sin, covenant, and God's bringing good out of evil
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Who was Geneisis written for?
Jewish communities of faith
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What do chapters 1-11 cover?
Primeval History (goodness and harmony God inteds, effects of sin)
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What do chapters 11-50 cover?
Stories of ancestors, God's covenant with them
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Who are some important people in chapters 11-50?
Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob and Rachel, Joseph
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What is Primeval History?
specifically ch. 1-11, comes from latin "first" and "age", of or referring to things at the beginning of time
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What is a myth?
primary literary form in primeval history. Traditional story often explains why something is as it is, not intended to be taken literally