Genesis 1-11 HW

1) Read Genesis 1:1-2:4a.
a. In 4 words, state the basic theological message of this chapter.
 Orderly, Perfect, Reflection, and Separation
b. What was the process or mechanism of creation?
 First, God created the heavens, light, and darkness. Then,

he creates the sky and the sea. He then separated the land
from the water and then created the stars, moon, and sun.
On the 5th day he created birds, fish, and the sea creatures.
On the 6th day, God created land animals and humans.
Finally, on the 7th day, God rested.
c. Describe the literary pattern of this creation account. Outline its elements
and characterize its categories.
 The creation story choses the literary technique of

separating each day and this suggests order. This means
that instead of everything already being in chaos like how
the Ancient Near Eastern’ viewed, God took his took time to
specifically make the world perfect like him.
d. Count the number of occurrences of the evaluative phrase “God saw that
it was good.”
 5 times
e. On which “days” do they occur? Do you find this surprising?
 They occur on days where God creates something. I didn’t

find it surprising because I expect God to create things with
perfection.
f. How would you say God is characterized in this chapter? What word is
used to name God here?
 God is used to name God here and we could describe him as

meticulous and caring.
2) Read Genesis 2:4b-2:25.
a. What is the basic purpose or theological message of this chapter? Is it

different from that in ch. 1?
 The message is that humans were created in God’s likeness,
which meant that humans embodied all of God’s qualities.
This is similar to the message in the first chapter because
God made the world good so that we could be caretakers of
it. Also in the first chapter, God states how humans were
created in his image.
b. What is the process or mechanism of creation here?
 On the seventh day, the Lord rests. Then, the Lord took dust
from the ground to make man and breathed life into man.
God then put man in the Garden of Eden to watch over but,
God did not want man to be alone, so he created woman
from the bone of man.
c. Is there a literary pattern to this creation account? Outline its elements.

Does it agree with ch. 1?
 The pattern of this creation continues to represent order as

once God creates man, he proceeds to create the Garden of
Eden and then woman. It does agree with Ch.1 because God
exemplifies this same orderliness in the creation story.
d. How would you say God is characterized in this chapter? What word is
 God is characterized as benevolent and caring. God is used

to name God.
3) Read Genesis 3
a. Based on its literary style, does this chapter belong together with Ch. 1
or Ch. 2?
 Yes, this chapter does belong with one and two

because the way in which it is still orderly, and
because of how benevolent God is being portrayed
b. Does this chapter help to clarify the purpose/message of its

corresponding creation account? How so?
 Yes, it does because God intended for humans to

essentially be innocent and live in paradise.
However, because innocence was lost, there were
natural consequences, yet God still provided love
and support. This speaks on the idea that God will
always love humankind.
c. What is the basic theological message/purpose of this chapter?
 The purpose of this chapter is to show that there are

consequences to one’s actions that God cannot
prevent. However, that does not mean he doesn’t
love humankind. Because of this loss of innocence,
humans are forced to go out and face the world in
order to salvage Paradise
d. Outline the basic elements of the story, and how God deals with the
problem here.
 The snake deceives Eve into eating from the Tree of

knowledge of good and evil. Then Eve has Adam eat
the apple and they hide from God when he comes
because they’re naked. Once told what happened,
God banishes Adam and Eve from paradise.
e. How would you say God is characterized in this chapter? What word is
 God is characterized as merciful, and The Lord God is used

to name God here.
4) Read Genesis 4.
a. What is the basic purpose/message of this chapter?
 The message of this chapter is that one should strive to do

good regardless of if they get God’s favor and that one
should not give into sin, like jealousy and murder.
b. How would you say God is characterized in this chapter? What word is
 God is characterized as forgiving and still loving. The Lord

is used to name God here.
c. Outline the sibling rivalry pattern here. Do you see any parallels with ch. 3
in the way God deals with the problem?
 Cain becomes jealous of Abel because God accepted his
sacrifices but never Cain’s. As a result, Cain kills Abel.
When God finds out, just like in Ch. 3 where God banished
Adam and Eve but gave them support, the Lord exiles Cain
but, gives him the Mark of Cain to protect himself against
other people. The parallel is that even when humans sin,
God still loves them but must exile them.
5) Read Genesis 5.
a. What is the nature and purpose of this chapter? What word is most often
 The purpose is to establish Adam’s lineage and how the

Lord essentially lived within all his children and their
children because mankind was made in God’s likeness
 God is most often used to name God.
b. Looking at the language in ch. 1-3 and at the name of God, does this
chapter belong together with ch. 1 or ch. 2?
 It belongs with Ch.2 because that is the Fall and where

Adam’s lineage story starts, with Cain and Abel. Chapter 3
is essentially a continuation of Adam’s line.
c. List the phrases used in common between this opening and the creation
account you chose.
 “bring us relief from the agonizing labor of the ground,

caused by the Lord’s curse” Genesis 5:30
 “The ground is cursed because of you. You’ll eat from it by
means of painful labor” Genesis 3:7
d. In 5:29 what word is used to name God? Does this verse presuppose Gen.
1 or Gen. 2 or both?
 God is called the Lord, and this is similar to Gen. 2 where

God is called The Lord God twice at the end of Gen.2.
6) Read Genesis 6:1-9:17. Does it read well as a whole story? What is its basic
message?
a. Now read just 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 7, 10, 12, 16b, 17-20, 22-23; 8:2b, 3a, 6, 8-12,
20-22.
1. What is the word used to name God here?

 The Lord is used to name God
2. How many of each type of animal is brought into the ark here? Why?
 God wanted Noah to bring two of every animal because God
wanted to keep them alive
3. Do these portions read together as a unified, continuous story?
 Yes, they do
4. What is its basic message? How does it characterize God?
 The message is that because the earth was filled with only
bloodshed, God decided to wipe off all living creatures on
earth in order to try and cleanse all the corruption mankind
created. God is characterized as being disappointed and
regretful.
5. Does the phraseology here match up with one or the other of the creation
accounts?
 The phraseology here matches Gen.4
b. Now read just 6:9-22; 7:6, 8-9, 11, 13-16a, 21, 24; 8:1-2a, 3b, 4-5, 7, 13a,
14-19; 9:1-17.
1. What is the word used to name God here?

 God
2. How many of each type of animal is brought into the ark here?
 Noah brought two of every animal
3. Do these portions read together as a unified, continuous story?
 Yes
4. What is its basic message? How does it characterize God?
 The message is that that because Noah walked with God, he
was saved from the cleansing of the earth. God is
characterized as remorseful but, disappointed
5. Does the phraseology here match up with one or the other of the creation
accounts?
 Yes, the phraseology matches with Gen. 4 and maybe even
Gen.2
6. Which phrases specifically? Make a list.
 “God had commanded him”
 “the earth was filled with wickedness”
 “take with you every kind of food…for you and for them”
c. Now, taking the flood story as a whole, outline the basic contents. See if
you can map out its chiastic structure.
1. Chiastic literary structure is shaped like an “X” with corresponding

elements at each end working inward concentrically to a turning point in the
center, which reveals the main thrust of the passage as a whole.
2. Match up corresponding elements in your outline, labeling them A, a, B, b,

C, c, and so on, thus:
A= Earth has become corrupted because of the wickedness of mankind
B=Noah creates the ark and puts his family and the animals in it
C= Noah sends out the raven first and then the dove
X (=Gen. 8:1)
c= God is regretful for his actions and swears to never end

mankind
b=God begins the cleansing of the earth
a = God establishes a covenant with Noah & Noah does as

commanded
(but using as many letter designations as you need)
3. What do you think? Does it work? Was this an intentional structuring of

the author/editor?
 This does work and I think it was intentional by the author

because I believed the author wanted us to be able to easily
identify how each part of the flood correlates with one another.
d. Now read Friedman ch. 2 (as background, you may also want to read his
“Preface”). What do you think?
 I agree with Friedman when they state that there are multiple
authors of the New Testament because unlike the Old Testament,
the stories don’t flow the same and the perceptions/ message of
each story is vastly different unlike the in the Old Testament
where the themes of each chapter seamlessly connect to one
another.
7) Read Genesis 9:18-11:32. What seem to be the basic purposes/messages of

these chapters?
 The basic purpose of these chapters seems to be for God to

establish criminal law. Another purpose of this chapter is to
show how God established a covenant with Noah and how Noah
cursed his grandson’ because of Ham.
a. Which portions match most closely with Gen. 3-4 in language and
purpose?
 The portion where Noah curses Canaan is similar to Gen.3-4
b. Which portions match most closely with Gen. 5? Are you beginning to see
a pattern here? Overall purpose?
 The portion where that talks about the prophecies of Noah’s
family is similar to Gen.5 because it is establishing the lineage of
Noah like Gen.5 where Adam’s lineage is established. I think that
the overall purpose is to show how Adam’s lineage was able to
restore the salvation that Adam lost and emphasis the Holy
relationship all of Adam’s children have with God.

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1) Read Genesis 1:1-2:4a.

a. In 4 words, state the basic theological message of this chapter.

 Orderly, Perfect, Reflection, and Separation

b. What was the process or mechanism of creation?

 First, God created the heavens, light, and darkness. Then,

 The creation story choses the literary technique of

e. On which “days” do they occur? Do you find this surprising?

 They occur on days where God creates something. I didn’t

 God is used to name God here and we could describe him as

2) Read Genesis 2:4b-2:25.

a. What is the basic purpose or theological message of this chapter? Is it

b. What is the process or mechanism of creation here?

c. Is there a literary pattern to this creation account? Outline its elements.

 The pattern of this creation continues to represent order as

 God is characterized as benevolent and caring. God is used

 Yes, this chapter does belong with one and two

b. Does this chapter help to clarify the purpose/message of its

 Yes, it does because God intended for humans to

c. What is the basic theological message/purpose of this chapter?

 The purpose of this chapter is to show that there are

 The snake deceives Eve into eating from the Tree of

 God is characterized as merciful, and The Lord God is used

a. What is the basic purpose/message of this chapter?

 The message of this chapter is that one should strive to do

 God is characterized as forgiving and still loving. The Lord

 The purpose is to establish Adam’s lineage and how the

 It belongs with Ch.2 because that is the Fall and where

 “bring us relief from the agonizing labor of the ground,

 God is called the Lord, and this is similar to Gen. 2 where

1. What is the word used to name God here?

1. What is the word used to name God here?

1. Chiastic literary structure is shaped like an “X” with corresponding

2. Match up corresponding elements in your outline, labeling them A, a, B, b,

c= God is regretful for his actions and swears to never end

b=God begins the cleansing of the earth

a = God establishes a covenant with Noah & Noah does as

(but using as many letter designations as you need)

3. What do you think? Does it work? Was this an intentional structuring of

 This does work and I think it was intentional by the author

7) Read Genesis 9:18-11:32. What seem to be the basic purposes/messages of

 The basic purpose of these chapters seems to be for God to

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