Creation

Question 1

Describe creation in Genesis 1:1- 2:3

Answer 1

Day 1: heavens, earth, light, dark

Day 2: water, sky

Day 3: land, plants

Day 4: sun, moon, stars

Day 5: fish, birds

Day 6 land, animals, humans

Question 2

Describe creation in Genesis 2:4-3:23

Answer 2

Story of Adam and Eve

Question 3

What is the literal interpretation of creation in Genesis?

Answer 3

The creation accounts are an exact retelling of how creation occurred

Genesis is historical and scientifically correct

Question 4

What is the metaphorical interpretation of creation in Genesis?

Answer 4

The creation accounts are symbolic , sacred stories

Genesis is a meditation on the nature of the universe

The view incorporates science

Question 5

What 4 key characteristics does creation reveal about god?

Answer 5

God as a creator “let there be light” (Genesis 1:3)

God as benevolent “God saw that the light was good” (Genesis 1:4)

God as Omnipotent “let the waters …be gathered … and let the dry land appear (Genesis 1:9)

God as eternal