Characters
On day 6, God creates this.
What are land animals and human beings
All of Christian life has these two dimensions.
What is the vertical dimension and the horizontal dimension?
The ancient country that Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 originate in.
What is Israel?
This kind of language points to a deeper meaning or reality.
What is symbolic language?
Step 1 of lectio divina
What is read?
This person's name means "Living" or "Alive" in Hebrew
Who is Eve?
This action symbolizes man and woman's equality
What is Eve being created from Adam's rib?
Mesopotamian/Babylonian creation myth
The name of God's garden in Genesis 2
What is Eden?
The first three days of Genesis 1 solve this problem.
What is formlessness?
Step 2 of lectio divina
What is meditate?
Giant lobster/crab/fish chaos sea goddess
Who is Tiamat?
On day 3, God creates this.
What is dry land?
Our first parents' right relationship within themselves, with one another, and with the rest of creation.
What is original justice?
Our first parents' right relationship with God, consisting of sharing in God's own life and having friendship with him.
What is original holiness?
What are "be fruitful and multiply" and "have dominion"?
Step 3 of lectio divina
What is pray?
Conquering storm god
Who is Marduk?
This action symbolizes God sharing his life with humanity
What is God breathing in Adam's nostrils?
Who is a steward?
Genesis 1 emphasizes that God is this because he creates by his word
What is transcendent?
Days 4-6 do this to what God created in days 1-3.
What is fill it up?
Step 4 of lectio divina
What is contemplate?
This is made in God's image and likeness
What is humanity?
What are formlessness and voidness?
Language that attributes human characteristics to something nonhuman
Genesis 2 emphasizes that God is this because he creates through planting a garden, forming Adam from dust, and breathing into him
What is immanent?
Adam's son Seth is said to be begotten after Adam's this and this.
What is image and likeness?
The author we read in order to learn about lectio divina
Who is Guigo?