Story of Creation
What was Adam made from?
Dust
Which tree did Adam and eve eat from?
Knowledge of good and evil
Who killed who (Cain and Abel)?
Cain killed Abel
What sacrament does the flood prefigure?
Prefiguration to baptism
How did God get the people to stop making the Tower of Babel?
By confusing their speech- they all spoke different languages
What means that they were in harmony with God, themselves and creation- that there was peace with ourselves, others, God, and all creation - no sin, pain, suffering, or death?
Original Justice
Adam and Eve were forced out of the Garden by what holding what?
Cherubim Angel with a flaming sword
What did Abel offer God?
Abel gave God the firstlings of his flock and their fat portions as an offering
How many people were on the boat?
8
What was the intention of the builders? Meaning who did they want people to worship?
humans/themselves
What was Eve made from?
Adam and Eve hid from God and God asked where they were. Why? What sacrament does this relate to?
God knew where they were, but he wanted them to ask for forgiveness and to tell him what they did (relates to confession- God knows our sins but wants us to come to him asking for forgiveness like a good father)
What was Cain's punishment?
Cain was banished from the soil he farmed (he was a farmer), now he is forced to roam aimlessly in a state of exile, BUT he has a mark
How old was Noah when he died?
Noah died at 350 years old
who is the ancestor of the Semites?
Shem
Adam was able to do what with the animals showing his dominion over them?
name them
Adam and eve had both original justice and original holiness. Which is restored through baptism and which is not restored in baptism?
The sacrament of baptism does restore original holiness, but does not restore original justice
How does God show mercy on Cain
Cain killed Abel and he should have been killed too, but God mitigates (make less severe, serious, or painful) the punishment to exile and inability to do his job
What was the priestly act that Noah did after the flood was over?
build an altar and offers a sacrifice to God
What two things did the tower resemble?
one of the colossal mountain temples of ancient Babylon and a new Eden (which was a mountain sanctuary)
genesis is Hebrew for what?
the beginning
What was Eve's two punishments and why were they punishments?
pain in childbirth and submission to husband (why is this a punishment because it will cause suffering of the woman wanting desire and to be in charge- suffering in relationship and in her body)
Adam had “other sons and daughters” GN 5:4- what can we use to confirm this besides scripture?
There are extra Jewish books that have more names of daughters that the sons married (EX: Book of Jubilees)
Which child was cursed after Ham tried to humiliate and take power away from his father?
Canaan
Who founded the city of Babel?
Nimrod