A Literary Study of the Book of Genesis by Wilma J. Brown-Foreman, ED. S
19. The repetitive phrase evening and morning appears in the narrative at the conclusion of each stage of Creation. 20. On days one through three, God separates the unordered darkness into three orderly states. 21. On days four through six, God fills the uninhabited barren earth with living creatures. 22. One can conclude from reading Genesis, Chapter One that God existed before recorded time. 23. Based on the biblical Creation narrative, God sets up the order of time on the first day. 24. In Genesis, Chapter One, the sky is a solid dome that holds back waters. 25. The waters under the sky gather into one place, and afterward, the dry ground appears. 26. On day three, God sets up the realm (boundaries) for the land and the waters. 27. The land appears from the chaotic waters, and afterward, God calls forth plants and fruit trees to appear from the land. 28. This Creation narrative explains the realms of time, the realm of the sky, and the boundaries of the seas and the land. 29. On days four through six, God creates lights in the vault (arch) of the sky. 30. God creates the sun, moon, and stars to be signs and symbols. 31. On day five, God fills the waters with sea creatures and the sky with fowls. 32. On day six, God creates living creatures (including humans) from the earth. 33. Throughout the narrative, God says that everything He has created is good. 34. The creation of humans is different from that of other living creatures. 35. Adam is a Hebrew term for man, humans, or humankind. 36. Humanity is the climax of God’s Creation. 37. The statement that God created man (humanity) in His image means that people embody and represent their Creator. 38. In the narrative, God blesses the people and tells them to increase in number and subdue (rule over) the earth. 39. God rests on the Sabbath (seventh) day from all His work. 40. God blesses the seventh day and sets it apart as a holy day. 41. The Sabbath is the seventh day of the week, a day of rest and worship in all Jewish and Christian communities. 42. According to the presenters of the video, God's ideal vision for the whole cosmos is a place where He lives with His Creation. 43. The video presenters say that the author of Genesis, Chapter 1 weaves the number seven into every part of the story. 44. Within this Creation narrative are seven announcements that Creation is good. 45. Based on the narrative, God plans for humans to rest and rule the world with Him forever. 46. A triad consists of a group or set of three connected people or things. 47. In Genesis One, each of the triads has its own internal shape. 48. In Genesis One, the reader can compare matching elements in the first and last aspects of the triads.
Academic Initiatives for Biblical Literacy in Secondary Education
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