NAME THAT MYTH
Genesis 1-2:4 or 2:4b-3?
WHO DAT?
GENRES of the HEBREW BIBLE
Grab Bag
100

This myth tells the story of a great flood. 

What is the story of Noah and the ark? 

100

In this story God creates humans out of dust. 

What is Genesis 2:4b-3? 

100

The mother of Issac and spouse of a patriarch who  pawned her off as his sister.

Who is Sarah? 

100

This genre explains how or why something came to be. 

What is an etiology? (Origin story)

100

This is the history of a text’s interpretation and how it has been received across time. 


What is Reception History? 


*Significant because it reveals how texts are read and interpreted according to their time/context, and that there is not one stable interpretation of any biblical passage.

200

These myths attempt to describe the world's origins, the relationship between humanity and divine, and the role of humans among among other created beings.

What are the creation myths?

200

This story specifically mentions that there are seven days of creation. 

Genesis 1-2:4a.

200

This man is considered the father of Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. 

Who is Abraham? 

200

This genre often has the following three components: a divine summoning, a sign or wonder, and an expression of reluctance. 

What is a call narrative?

200

One is the name of the general concept for "order" in Egypt the other is the goddess of justice of justice and order. 

What is the difference between maat and Maat? 

300

These stories chronicle the events that led a group of enslaved people in Ancient Egypt to find their freedom from Egypt and understand themselves as a people particularly cared for and protected by Yahweh. 

What is the Exodus? 

300

This story attempts to explain why there is pain in childbirth.

Genesis 2:4b-3

300

This is the son of Hagar.

Who is Ishmael? 

300

This genre tells the story of divine intervention in the life of a baby or a child, and functions to explain how the child was destined from the beginning to play a special role in society (and become a hero). 

What is a rescue narrative?

300
The branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, especially literary texts.


What is hermeneutics? 

400

This is the story of a youngest brother who interpreted dreams from prison and rose to power, saving an entire people from famine. 

What is the novella of Joseph? 



400

In this story humans are created in God's image. 

What is Genesis 1-2:4a. 

400

Had difficulty speaking, but led anyway. 

Who is Moses?

400

The plagues in the book of Exodus are a good example of this genre. 

What is a contest narrative? 

400

This concept was founded in 1989 by Kimberle Crenshaw. It can be used as a tool to help readers understand the various experiential realities of their lives and how that influences their reading of a text. 

What is intersectionality? 

500

This is the story in which I Am Who I Am is revealed. 

What is the story of Moses and the burning bush? 

500

This story does not mention that God created sea creatures. 

What is Genesis 2:4b-3?
500

Promised knowledge of good and evil. 

Who is the serpent?

500

This genre details contractual arrangements made between two parties. 

What is a covenant code (law code)?

500

This is a theology of scripture that preferences the experienced reality of poor in its interpretation. 

What is liberationist theology?