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scriptures test #2

Terms in this set (15)

creations stories (type)
when written couldn't have been literal history
myths
a story about all people with implications for all people
original sin
natural pull toward the selfish or sinful
original grace
natural pull to do good
living word
reading scripture and then applying it to yourself or living it out
creation stories (2 sides)
1- God made it good

2- God made it good. But man sinned and sin spread: Adam and Eve (1-1), Cain and Abel (family), Noah (community), Babel (world)
Genesis stories that spread sin
1- Adam and Eve (1-1): when you sin other people are affected ( spread gossip other people gossip and goes on)
2- Cain and Abel (family): I am my brother and sisters keeper (someone is sitting by them self, i could join them)
3- Noah (community): God sees all he will reward you and punish others (don't judge) ( don't complain about what isn't fair because God will reward you)
4- Babel (world): when you compare yourself and vie with others you end up separated ( group projects you end up talking a different language)
How did the Book of Genesis lift the hearts of the exiles as they returned to their homeland, Judah?
the exiles were in a crisis and this book made them believe God is still in charge and will bring them goodness
Summarize the difference between the Jewish view of the origins of the world and the Babylonian view.
jewish- created by goodness, orderly, meant to be wondered, enjoyed and cared for by humans

babylonian- came from chaos and came from self-serving, violent and destructive deities, made world for own pleasure
In the creation story, why is it said that God rested on the seventh day?
God rested on the seventh day which is called the sabbath.
What is the catholic understanding of how the biblical creation account relates to the theory of evolution?
There is no contradiction exists between the biblical story and the theory 0f evolution. God is the force of creating everything.
What do Adam and Eve desire by eating of the tree by the "knowledge of good and evil"?
so they could be like God
According to the story of the fall, who is responsible for suffering and injustice in the world- God or human beings?
The human beings because God gave us everything but we decided to sin instead
Which Genesis stories tell about the spread of sin after the first sin?
Adam and Eve, cain and abel, noah, babel
To whom does God offer the first convent? Why is it offered, and what is the sign of the event?
Noah, it was offered because Noah could build an ark to protect his family and some animal. The sign of the event was a rainbow ( God and Noah shared something beautiful between them)
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