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IS GENESIS HISTORY? BIBLE STUDY 1: GENESIS AS A BOOk Of HIStOry — tHE dOctrINE Of rEVELAtION 13 dIScuSSION NOTE: You can read this section to the class or review and summarize it. The Doctrine of Revelation The Bible is a book made up of di2erent types of writing: histo-ry, laws, songs, prophecy, wisdom, and letters. One thing these
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It is called “Genesis” in the Septuagint (Greek) and English translations. This Greek word means "origin" or "beginning." Genesis is quite accurately called the "book of beginnings.”. Those “beginnings” consist of the following: The origin of the universe: Gen. 1:1-25. The origin of man and woman: Gen. 1:26-2.
Transition in Literary Styles. Contrasting texts within Genesis: Name of God – “Elohim” (God) in Gen. 1-2:3. Name of God – “Yahweh Elohim” (LORD God) in Gen. 2:4-3. Gen. 1 is an overview of the entire created order; God speaks and it is so. Gen. 2 focuses on man; God formed man from the dust of the Earth and places him in garden.
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BOOK OF GENESIS I. Genesis means origin, source or generations. A. It is the record of the beginning of everything but God. 1. The first verse in Genesis assumes the existence of God and then goes on to tell how he created the world. B. Eight important beginnings are addressed: 1. The world - Chapter 1. 2. The human race - Chapters 1 and 2. 3.
Genesis is a book of beginnings: the origin of the universe, birth of the human race and founding of the Hebrew family. Yet the book is more than an account of origins. It provides a foundation for many themes prominent throughout the Old and New Testaments. 175a Here one learns about God, humanity and nature in their mutual relationships.
the overall “where sin increase, grace abounds” theme of the whole book. This is good soul medicine – strong meat. It was grace from the geginning – in both primeval and patriarchal history. It always will be grace. Genesis also provides us with a grand revelation of God’s faithfulness as it recounts God’s
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Guide to the Book of Genesis. The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible. It is divided into two main parts, with chapters 1-11 telling the story of God and the whole world, and chapters 12-50 focusing in on the story of God, a man, and his family. These two parts are connected by a sort of "hinge" story in the beginning of chapter 12.
