Exam 3: Creations

All are created during the seven days of creation in Genesis 1-2.4a except:

Genesis 1 calls the deity ______________, one of the most frequent titles used for the god of Israel in the Bible.

Enkidu is another name that appears in the Bible for the primeval watery adversary.

The goal of source criticism is to identify, and sometimes reconstruct, separate literary strata within the Bible.

The Hebrew word adonay most approximately means:

The name "Adam" is related to the Hebrew word for:

What is the purpose of each of the two creation accounts in Genesis 1-3? What questions about the order of the world and human existence does each author seek to explain? How are they similar and how are they different? How does the purpose of Genesis 1.1-2.4a compare to that of Enuma Elish? How does the purpose of Genesis. 2.4b-3.24 compare to that of Gilgamesh?

The primeval sea monster is also called:

Adam and Eve eat prohibited fruit from the tree of life in the Garden of Eden.

In the Enuma Elish, the earth is formed out of:

The two creation stories in Genesis suggest that there was more than one author.

Compare Enuma Elish with the first creation account in Genesis. How does knowledge of this Babylonian creation epic enrich our understanding of the story of creation in seven days?

The book of Genesis can be dated securely to the second millennium bce.

The creation stories in Genesis show remarkable similarities to myths from other cultures, especially Babylon. What themes are most similar? Where did the writers of Genesis take great care to demythologize the Near Eastern accounts? Why did they do this?

A narrative in which the principal characters are gods is a _________________.

The title "the Lord" is not a translation but rather a pious substitution for the sacred and personal named of the Israelite god, _________________.

The depiction of the deity in Genesis's first creation story is anthropomorphic.

Sabbath observance begins at:

Gilgamesh's Sasquatch-like friend was named_______________________.

The river that flows out of Eden divides into all of the following rivers except: