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Chapter 2 of Genesis recaps the creation week and provides extra details on Adam and Eve's mode of creation and of their home in Eden. Chapter 1 sets out all of the creative work in order. Both deal with the same story but with different emphasis of the detail.

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What is the message of the 2 accounts of creation found in the book of Genesis?

The message of the two accounts of creation in the book of Genesis is that God created the world and everything in it. The first account emphasizes God's power and majesty in creating the universe in six days, while the second account focuses more on the intimacy of God's relationship with humanity and the special creation of Adam and Eve. Together, these accounts teach that God is the ultimate creator and sustainer of all life.


What was the time period of the Book of Genesis?

A:Most people are interested in when the Genesis creation began, and there are various estimates around 4000 BCE, with the most famous estimate, by Bishop Ussher, at 4004 BCE.Because the first creation story in Genesis 1:1-2:4a is not linked to any other passages in the Book of Genesis, it is timeless and could have taken place in any period of the past, but it clearly states that the whole of God's creation took six days.Conversely, the second creation story in Genesis 2:4b-25 was not limited to just six days, so could have taken as long as God chose. It is linked through Adam's descendants down to historical times, which is how theologians have been able to create a timeline for creation.The Book of Genesis ends with the death of the legendary Joseph, somewhere around 2,200 years after the creation of Adam in the second creation story - around 1800 BCE, although estimates vary.


Where can you find the Muslim creation story?

The creation story is mentioned in various places in the Qur'an. Some say the Qur'an confirms the Big Bang theory of the Universe because it says: "Do they not see that the Universe was one piece of matter, and that God exploded it apart"? The Muslim creation story is based on the accounts in the Book of Genesis, the first book of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles. There are fragmentary references to this in the Quran but, since the Quran is not a simple narrative, a better overview can be obtained by reading Genesis 1:1-2:4a (the first cration story) and Genesis 2:4b-25 (the second creation story) and understanding that all three religions harmonise these as if they were a single account. Islam does have some different interpretations of these texts, particularly in the story about the forbidden fruit in Genesis chapter 3, so it will be necessary to return to Islamic sources for an understanding of these differences.


The second day of creation is what day of the week?

In the Bible, the second day of creation is not associated with a specific day of the week as we know it today. The creation story in Genesis is a figurative account of the order in which God created the world, rather than a literal timeline mapped to our current calendar days.


What is the status of human beings in the process of creation?

AnswerLeon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that in the first creation story (Genesis 1:1-2:4a), man is made directly in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), but in the second story (Genesis 2:4b, ff), man only becomes god-like at the end - "now the man is become like one of us" (Genesis 3:22) and only because of a transgression.

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Which chapter in the Bible is the creation in?

There are two creation accounts, in two chapters of Genesis. There are also fragments of a third creation in Psalms and Job. The first creation account is in Genesis chapter 1, continuing to Genesis 2:4a (the first sentence in verse 4).The second creation account is in Genesis chapter 2, beginning at verse 4b.


What is the message of the 2 accounts of creation found in the book of Genesis?

The message of the two accounts of creation in the book of Genesis is that God created the world and everything in it. The first account emphasizes God's power and majesty in creating the universe in six days, while the second account focuses more on the intimacy of God's relationship with humanity and the special creation of Adam and Eve. Together, these accounts teach that God is the ultimate creator and sustainer of all life.


Genesis 1 is the broad outline and Genesis 2 fills in details where would Genesis 2 best fit into Genesis 1?

More correctly, Genesis 1 through to 2:4a is a general outline of the whole creation and the rest deals with the creation of man and his position over creation and the relationship between man and woman. Thus the detail which is in the second section deals with and enlarges upon the creation of man mentioned in a general sense in Genesis 1. This is in line with known ancient practice from other ancient writings. So, if one is trying to fit Genesis 2 into Genesis 1 it belongs in the part dealing with the creation of man.


How many accounts of the creation are there in the old testament?

Only one. There are two parts of the one account. The first part is chronological, summarises the six days of creation, and is found in Genesis 1:1 to 2:4. The second part is found from 2:4 and gives detail to the creation of man and is not chronological.


What are men created to do?

In the first creation story in Genesis (Genesis 1:1-2:4a), man is created to be master over all (Genesis 1:28).In the second creation story in Genesis (Genesis 2:4b-25), man is created to be the servant of the earth (Genesis 2:5, 15).


How many creation stories are there in the Hebrew scriptures?

There are two complete and quite different creation stories in Genesis - the first in Genesis 1:1-2:4a, the second in Genesis 2:4b-2:25. There are fragments of a third, now incomplete creation story in Psalms and Job.


What are the similarities between Babylonian and Christian creation myths?

Christianity has two creation myths: Genesis 1:1-2:4a and 2:4b-25. The similarities are more apparent between the Babylonian creation myth and the first Genesis creation story, which was written by the Priestly source during the Babylonian Exile.The sequence of creation is very similar in both the Enuma Elish and Genesis chapter 1. In both cases matter existed before creation began. Both accounts begin with darkness, and there was the light of day before there were sun, moon and stars. In both cases, there was the waters above and the waters below, with a barrier (Genesis 1:7 - 'firmament') separating them. The sequence of creation is similar, and followed by rest. There were differences, in the fact that God acted alone in creation and therefore there could be no divine rivalry associated with creation, nor the need to overcome chaos monsters. The many points of similarity is considered by some to be conclusive proof that one story was derived from the other or that both were derived from a still older original. The similarities between the Babylonian Enuma Elish and the first creation story in Genesis are actually greater than the similarities between the first Genesis creation story and that starting at Genesis 2:4b, where there is already light in the world when God began to create, and the sequence of creation is very different.In the second creation story in Genesis, God's powers are more limited and he can not make living things out of nothing, having to fashion Adam and the animals out of dirt, and Eve out of Adam's rib. Only God is mentioned as the creator, but he is not alone, as he says of Adam after he ate the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, "now the man is become like one of us" (Genesis 3:22). There were other gods (consistent with pre-Exilic polytheism) to whom God related as an equal, but they played no part in creation. The name of the Garden of Eden has been connected with Akkadian edinu, which means "provider of abundance," which would be a transparent etymology for the name of a divine garden. The Sumerian myth talks of a forbidden fruit and of a curse for eating it, and even has a woman created to heal the man's rib, from which the Genesis story of Eve is a reversal.For a more detailed explanation of the Christian creation stories and their modern interpretations, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation


How many stories of creation are there in Genesis?

There are two creation stories in Genesis, plus fragments of a third in Job and the Book of Psalms. The original creation story of Genesis is now the second one, starting at verse 2:4b (the second sentence of verse 2:4). The early Jews are believed to have encountered an early version of what is now the first creation story, in Genesis 1:1-2:4a, during the Babylonian Exile. It was assimilated and added to Genesis, without removing the second creation story, probably because the older story was popular and it would have caused dissent to have removed it.Leon R. Kass (The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis) says that pious readers, believing that the text cannot contain contradictions, ignore the major disjunctions between the two creation stories and tend to treat the second story as the fuller, more detailed account of the creation of man (and woman), but he says we must scrupulously avoid reading into the second story any facts or notions taken from the first (and vice versa) if we mean to understand each story on its own terms.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation


What are the three theories that seek to explain the origin of man?

The scientific explanation for the origin of man is called the Theory of Evolution'.God spoke man (both male and female) into existence as his last act of creation (Genesis 1:27). This is from the first creation account in Genesis.God created a man (Adam) out of moist earth (Genesis 2:7) and later created a woman out of Adam's rib (Genesis 2:2). This is from the second creation account in Genesis.Other religions also have different accounts of their gods creating man.


Christians believe in the Genesis account of what events?

A:There are many accounts in Genesis that Christians, to a greater or lesser extent believe in. In some cases, that belief may be based on a misunderstanding of the text, but the belief is still real. For example, there are two different stories of the creation, yet many Christians, believing that the text cannot contain contradictions, ignore the major disjunctions between the two creation stories and tend to treat the second story as the fuller, more detailed account of the creation of man (and woman) that the first story simply reported, and then believe this reinterpretation of the passages.Christians believe in the Genesis account of Noah's Flood, although there are actually two, somewhat different accounts conflated. They believe in the stories of the Tower of Babel and of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. It is considered an article of faith that Christians should believe the accounts to be found in the Book of Genesis.


What is the first chapter in Genesis about?

The first chapter in Genesis, continuing through to Genesis 2:4a, is the version of creation believed to have been written by the Priestly Source during the Babylonian Exile. It contrasts with the second creation story, beginning in genesis 2:4b and attributed to the anonymous source now known as the Yahwist.For more information, please visit: http://christianity.answers.com/theology/the-story-of-creation


Why do there seem to be two creation accounts in Genesis What is the theological impact of each?

There are not, nor ever have been two creation accounts in Genesis 1 and 2. What there is are accounts which focus on two different aspects of the creation. This is a known ancient literary device in which an account is given and then some aspect of it is enlarged upon later. Scholars understand this and so do not see them as two account but understand the intended focus of each section and do not see them as contradictory. Those who are either ignorant of this or ignore it see it as two accounts and as contradictory which is not at all the case. Understanding the intention of the author, in following the current literary usage throws light on the theological meaning. The focus of the first account is to give a chronological account of the whole of creation. The second part (from Genesis 2:4b onwards) focuses on the creation of man and gives more detail on this and the place of man in the creation. Understanding this ancient literary device saves the reader from seeing what is actually complimentary as contradictory which it is not. As a brief summary, both the universe and earth with all that is in it is seen as a creation by almighty God 'in the beginning.' Man, as being 'in God's image' is the pinnacle of creation and is not complete alone but male and female constitute mankind and belong together. Man is the designated steward as one who has 'dominion' over the creation.