Sacred Scripture Quiz

How many chapters are in the book of Genesis? and what does Genesis mean?

11 chapters and Genesis means the beginning

What do the stories become?

The stories become powerful, God inspired religious tales that expressed the Israelites beliefs about God and the worlds origins, in contract to the beliefs of their Near East neighbors

What do the eleven chapters of Genesis contain?

Creation, Adam and Eve and the fall, Cain and Abel, Noah, and the Flood, and the tower of Babel

By the end of Genesis chapter 11, is the story of God’s relationship with a special people through whom the world would be saved

the rest of Genesis tells of how one man, Abraham, and his descendents down to Joseph became the chosen people, the Israelites

What does polytheistic mean?

worshipping many gods

when God creates man and women, they are god like made in God’s image, full of dignity, not slaves of the gods

the creation story - tells of Gods resting on the seventh day after creative work

When was the Sabath written? and what is Sabath?

It was written during Exile and Sabath is a day of rest each week - it was a sacred custom the Jews had carried with them to the Exile

In Babylon, the Sabath was important as a constant reminder for the Jews that they were God’s people, not the Bablolyians or their gods

When do Jews today celebrate the Sabath?

Jews today celebrate the Sabath from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset and Sabath is the resurection of Jesus Christ

What are creatonists?

Creatonists insist that the account in Genesis is factually true

What are evolutionists?

argue that the universe has evolved over millions of years, with humankind as a recent part of the revolutionary process

What is the Genesis story about?

It is about the meanings of the origins of the universe, not the scientific facts of those origins and in the story of creation, we can see the magnificence of God’s truth.

What was the job of the biblical writers?

The biblical writers had the job of weaving together a number of different strands from their oral tradition. The story of creation tells of the first sin of humankind termed by Cristians as original sin