Intro to Genesis
The time period covered in the Book of Genesis
Primeval
The name for God in Genesis 1, having a plural ending, but always used with single, masculine, third person verbs (the Generic name for God)
Elohim
The rest on the seventh day of creation is a type for this
Heaven
The conditional statement in the Adamic covenant
If you eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, you will die
The purpose of the flood
Judgment for the disobedient and salvation for the faithful/"just"
The author of Genesis/Pentateuch according to Scripture and tradition
Moses
A Hebrew word and its meaning, which is only used of God and explains how God creates
Bara
The woman (Eve) in the Protoevangelium is a type for this
Mary
The main tactic of the serpent's temptation of Eve
Deceit/Lies/Eroding Trust in God
The language, purpose and promise suggest this regarding the scope of the flood
Universal / Worldwide
A theory which argues that the Pentateuch was written by multiple sources, particularly J,E,D,P
Documentary Hypothesis
The repeated statement of God with respect to the dignity of creation, particularly human beings.
It is good / it is very good
The Ark is a type for this
The Church
The four consequences of the Fall
Experiential knowledge of evil / Widespread alienation / Blame shift / Physical and Spiritual Death
The new creation imagery, blessing of Noah's family and command to be fruitful and multiply and promise to not destroy the earth with water represent...
The Noahic covenant
The Hebrew word used repeatedly through Genesis which frames its structure and divisions
Toledoth
The Hebrew word meaning rest which serves as the likely purpose of the seven days of creation.
Shabbat
The flood is a type for this
Baptism / Cleansing
The four kinds of alienation resulting from the Fall
With Self / With God / With Others / With Nature
The sign of the Noahic covenant
Rainbow
The Hebrew, meaning "In the beginning" from which Genesis gets its Hebrew name.
Bereshith
The meaning of Tohu Wabohu and its relationship to the 7 days of creation.
Formless and Void; a literary structure showing God creating form in the first three days and filling the void in the second three days.
The four conditions of humanity resulting from the Fall
Dulled intellect / Subject to Suffering / Live under the dominion of death / Concupiscence (inclination to sin)
The three interpretations for the "Sons of God" phrase in Genesis 6
Descendents of Seth / Angels / Royals