Interpretation
Define interpret
Interpret means to make sense of or explain the meaning
True or False: Genesis 1 is meant to teach us a scientific account of how the world was created.
False
One thing that should be interpreted as literal from Genesis 1
God literally created the world and all parts of it, and he created it good.
True or false: God created humans to be unique and different from all creatures.
True
True or false: God created the entire universe, not just what is mentioned in the Creation story.
True
The two different ways to interpret a Bible passage
Literal and Spiritual
Reason why the Genesis 1 creation story is not scientifically accurate
It was written by Ancient Jewish authors who did not have modern science knowledge.
Literal or spiritual: the “days” of Creation. Explain.
Spiritual. The days could be any amount of time, not just 24 hours.
The special responsibility given to humans
To be caretakers for Creation and to have “dominion”
True or false: God was created by another being.
False
Difference between literal and spiritual
Literal is what actually happens, and spiritual is the deeper meaning
One thing the Creation story is meant to teach us about
-God’s care for creation
-The beginning of God’s friendship with humans
Explain the symbolism behind the number 7 in the Creation story.
7 means complete and God rested on the 7th day, the last day of Creation, to show that Creation was complete
The three special abilities that God gave to humans
Reason, freewill, and an immortal soul.
One similarity between how humans create and God creates
Both humans and God can design things in a certain way and make the design come to life.
The final judge of whether an interpretation of the Bible is correct
The Church and its teachings on the Bible
One difference between the Creation story of Genesis and other creation stories from mythology (Greek, Egyptian, etc.)
Multiple gods v. one god, creation is made from other materials v. from nothing, God peacefully creates the world v. violence in some of the myth creation stories
Explain the connection between the first three days of Creation and the last three days.
The first three days God makes all the places/parts of the world, and the last three days God fills those places with creatures and objects, like the sun and moon.
Being created in God’s “image” and “likeness” makes humans unique because...
They are meant to be more like God than any other creature and to have a parent-child relationship.
The difference between how humans can create and how God can create
Humans need materials, but God can create from nothing