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Genesis 1-3 Study Guide

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The main idea of the Genesis 1-3 Audio lecture is that there are four interpretations from different people that were incorporated into making the Torah, the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, over time. Documentary hypothesis explains a theory that four different people worked to make these books of the Hebrew Bible, the Torah, over different time periods. One of the first interpretations was made by the J writer who wrote his interpretation in 400 BCE. He includes in his interpretation Lord God which he writes as the deity Yaweh in Hebrew, he depicts God in an anthropomorphic way, emphasizes geography by trying to specify where the garden is located, he puts emphasis on soil, and believes that humans become increasingly corrupt. The J …show more content…

The third interpretation of the Bible was written by the D writer near 600 BCE, wrote most of the book of Deuteronomy and had a strong emphasis on prophecy. The fourth interpretation of the Bible written by the Priestly writer who wrote Genesis chapter 1 through 2, verse 4a written close to 500 BCE. The audience of the Priest writer is people who are priests and follow the literal rules of the Hebrew Bible. They are writing to explain and encourage their audience to follow guidelines made by priests in their communities. The P writer incorporates a seven day timeline to include the Jewish tradition of the Sabbath. So Jesus rests on the seventh day, his words are very repetitive and relate to public worship held by priests, he shows God as transcendent, and he focuses on genealogies. The Priestly writer wrote his interpretation 400 years after the J writer. Keep in mind that the P writer did not take the J writer’s myth or his own interpretation literally. These stories were made to communicate the truth that God is a part of the creation of the world, but if this myth does not make sense to the reader, they can always read a different

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