Writer living in the 10th century BCE in the United Kingdom of Israel. Uses YHWH, Lord or Lord God as names for God.
What is the Judean or Yahwist tradition?
100
What is the temporal frame work of the ENTIRE creation scene of Genesis 1.
What are 7 days?
100
Commits the first murder when he kills his brother due to jealousy over God's approval.
Who is Cain?
100
This writer states that the cause of the flood was due to human wickedness and evil desires.
What is the Judean account?
100
Ancient Babylonian myth that features a flood story similar to the one about Noah in the Hebrew Scriptures.
What is Epic of Gilgamesh?
200
Credited with having written the final version of the Pentateuch after the Israelites returned from the Babylonian Exile. Uses "God" for God and is concerned with religious ceremonies and cultic practices.
What is the Priestly tradition?
200
Ancients believed that this separated the "upper" waters from the "lower" waters.
What is the "dome in the sky".
200
A short story that involves talking animals used to convey a moral.
What is a fable?
200
This writer states that Noah takes onto the ark one pair of each of the animals on Earth.
What is Priestly account?
200
Ancient Babylonian story about the creation of the heavens and the earth.
What is the Enuma Elish?
300
Concerned with religious laws and following the Torah. Also known as the "Second Law" and is accredited with having written the Books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings.
What is the Deuteronomic tradition?
300
According to the Priestly source, this is God's final act of creation before resting on the seventh day.
What are human beings?
300
Representative of evil, greed, lack of trust and selfish human desires.
What is the snake?
300
The duration of the flood according to the Judean writer.
What is 40 days and 40 nights?
300
He is told by a god to build a boat in order to survive a flood sent by Enlil.
Who is Utnapishtim?
400
Writing around 850 BCE from the northern kingdom after the division of the monarchy. God is called "Elohim" and often sends messages through dreams or angels.
What is Elohist tradition?
400
God uses this to create man in Genesis 2.
What is dust?
400
God uses this to show Cain mercy after banishing him from the land.
What is a mark on his forehead or tattoo?
400
Noah's first act gratitude after coming out of the ark.
What is building an altar and offering sacrifice?
400
This Babylonian god aspired to become king of the gods and did so after defeating Tiamat in battle and used her dead body to create the heavens and the earth.
Who is Marduk?
500
Uses the word "Adonai" for God.
What is the Yahwish tradition?
500
Characteristics used by the "J" writer to describe God with human-like tendencies such as planting a garden and using his hands to create man from dust.
What is a anthropomorphism?
500
The "Fall of Man" followed by the story of Cain and Abel begin a patterns that defines the relationship between God and humans in the Hebrew Scriptures.
What is the Pattern of Sin and Punishment?
500
Symbolizes God's covenant with Noah and all living creatures and the everlasting promise that God would never again destroy the world with a flood.
What is a rainbow?
500
Babylonian god that creates man out of the blood of a god and also warns humans of an impending flood that would destroy them.