Freshman Religion - Gen 6-11
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- Sin of commission
- the bad things we do (commit)
- Sin of omission
- good things we should be doing but overlook (omit)
- "Original sin"
- the tendency of humans to do evil
- Literal: Old Testament sin meant breaking the rules and the consequence was punishment
- Contextual: sin meant hurting relationships and consequence was some form of alienation
- Venial sins
- Lesser sins that would harm or hurt relationships
- Mortal sins
- Sins to a degree that can kill or destroy relationships
- Literal: Nephilim - who?
- Some time after flood, angels see how beautiful human women are and come down and have relations with them
- Contextual: Nephilim - who?
- Thought the Philistine were the Nephilim
- How did the Nephilim story get into the Genesis accounts?
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- How does the Bible portray God's fairness and justice?
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1) Announced ahead
2) Gives non-sinners a chance
3) Saved the species
But still carried out his intention to rid the world of sin. - Was the Flood Story just a story of destruction?
- No, also as much a story of creation.
- Flood rain - how long?
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40 days/night - literal
Time of prep. - contextual - Extent of flood - what?
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covered whole world - literal
Tigris/Euprates flooded - contextual - How long did Noah live?
- 950 years
- Three sons of Noah and who descended from them
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Shem - Semitic cultures
Ham - Notherm African, Phoenician,
Japheth - Indo-European, Maritime (sea-faring) people
Nimrod is in here somehow - first king - Three elements of a biblical covenant
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1) words of agreement
2) sign
3) sacrifice - God's covenent with Noah - 3 parts
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1) words of agreement - God will never destroy earth with flood again
2) sign - rainbow
3) sacrifice - Not sure, but seems Noah sacrificed the clean animals and birds. Notes say something about splitting an animal in half. - Sin of Ham
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saw father naked - literal
viloated father in a way only God sees him - contextual - How did Noah test waters?
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1) Raven - at end of 40 days
2) Dove - he came back, waits 7 days
3) Dove - came back with olive leaf, waits 7 more days
4) Dove - never came back - Ark materials?
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Pitch - animal poop
Gopher wood - Ark dimensions
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length - 300 cubits
width - 50 cubits
heighth - 30 cubits - Ziggurat?
- Tower
- Babel - sin and consequences
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Sin - they got arrogant and built a tower - literal
Sin - trying to be on God's level - contextual
Conseq. - God confused speech - lit.
Conseq - alienation of nations - Cont.
Nation from nation - racism, sexism, terrorism, suspicion