Latin Vulgate
Genesis
Septuagint title
Orgin, source
Toledoth formula
The heavens and earth 2:4 Adam 5:1 Noah 6:9 The sons of Noah 10:1 Shem 11:10 Terah 11:27 Ishmael 25:12 Issac 25:19 Esau 36:1,9 Jacob 37:2
Primeval history–Patriarchal
Chap 1-11
Chap 12-50
Outline–primary human characters
Adam and Eve 1-5 Noah 6-11 Abraham 12-25 Isaac and Jacob 26-36 Joseph 37-50
Outline of Genesis 1
Day 1 --light Day 2 --dome Day 3 -- dry land, vegetation Day 4 --sun, moon Day 5 --fish, birds Day 6 --animals, humanity Day 7-- the sabbath
Outline of Genesis
Introduction 2:4-6 Formation of man 2:7 The garden of Eden 2:8-14 Divine prohibition 2:15-17 Formation of animals and birds 2:18-20 Formation of women 2:21-23 Conclusion 2:24-25
Genesis 1 vs Genesis 2
Theology of Genesis 1
God is Elohim Transcendence Emphasis on Gods power Plurality in God? Human Dominion over all creation Nothing prohibition to humans: be fruitful and multiply t
Genesis 2
God is Yahweh Elohim Divine Immanence Emphasis on Gods personal relationship Singularity in God Humans have charge over Eden Prohibition: do not eat from tree of knowledge of good and evil
What I the purpose of creation narrative
To tell us about God
Theology of creation
God is pre-existent-- no theogony God is not creation-- no pantheism God alone is the creator Creatio ex nihilo Everything God created is Good
Theology of creation (human)
Humanity is the climax of creation -created in the Imago Dei -human free will -given dominion over creation -concept of marriage and family -ethical and ecological implications God created with purpose
Enuma elish similarity with Genesis
Both begin with watery chaos
Basic order of creation similar
Enuma elish vs Genesis
Theogony Polytheism Theomachy Meta divine realm Sexual creation Concept of humanity
Consequences of sin
Relationship to God is damaged
Relationship to each other is damage
Relationship to creation is damaged
What are the Jewish titles and Hebrew title