The Yahwist uses this style of metaphor to describe a God who is imminent-here with us now.
What is anthropomorphism?
100
This man had his name changed, his wife was barren, and he was the one to whom the covenant was promised.
Who is Abraham?
100
Genesis 22.
Who is E?
100
In the Yahwist creation story, God creates man in this way.
What is forming him from the dust/clay?
100
The wife of Abraham.
Who is Sarah?
200
This theory posits that there are at least 4 compilers/authors of the Torah.
What is the documentary hypothesis?
200
This man had 12 sons-one for each tribe of Israel.
Who is Jacob?
200
The oldest of the writings-dating to the time of King David.
What is J?
200
This son of Adam and Eve was a farmer.
Who is Cain?
200
A summary of the best available science that explains the "how" of us being here, but not the "why." The Catholic Church thinks it's a pretty good theory.
What is the Theory of Evolution?
300
From the Latin for "out of nothing." It's how God created the world.
What is ex nihilo?
300
This hairy dude was the twin brother of a patriarch.
Who is Esau?
300
Calls God Elohim, emphasizes God's transcendance.
What is E?
300
God sewing clothes for Adam and Eve is a good example of this.
What is anthropomorphism?
300
The sign of God's desire to never destroy the earth, and proof that Mr. Murray and God have a lot in common.
What is God's rain Bow?
400
The great Babylonian creation epic. It mirrors some of the events in Genesis.
What is the Enuma Elish?
400
This man literally went from the pits to the second highest ranking person in the Egyptian empire; it must have been the snazzy coat.
Who is Joseph?
400
The latest writer and final compiler of the Torah. Very interested in Liturgy.
What is P?
400
The flood story has an earlier Mesopotamian version called this.
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
400
Abraham's nephew, he had an unfortunate experience in the desert with his daughters.
Who is Lot?
500
Unlike a myth, this literary genre in Genesis has a basis in historical truth.