Book of Genesis

Blog Post Two Reading Genesis 1 and reading Enuma Elish there are major contrasts that are evident. Almost everyone knows a variation of Genesis 1, but reading it after reading Enuma Elish is like reading it with fresh eyes. One notices different things this time around that they might have not before. Even though there are major contrasts between Genesis 1 and Enuma Elish, it is interesting to see the different viewpoints. There were two most striking differences that spoke out to me the most…

Motivation comes from the heart! Like the character Caleb Trask, in the novel, East of Eden, that is written by John Steinbeck. Caleb and his twin brother Aaron Trask are abandoned by their mother, Catherine Trask and left with their father Adam Trask. All the names that are in this novel that start with A or C is an allusion to the story of Cain and Abel. Steinbeck originally wrote the novel, East of Eden, for his two sons. Cal’s main motivations are selfish, but pure because they drive him…

Genesis chapter three uses the allegorical story of Adam and Eve’s original sin to describe the process of humans maturing into adulthood. Like children, Adam and Eve begin the chapter under the ruling of a parental role (God); Eve’s act of taking the fruit becomes a metaphor for the desire for freedom children develop as they grow. The serpent first introduces Eve to the idea of rebellion by questioning God’s rule, “Hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree in the garden?” (3:1) Eve makes…

There are many different creation stories told by many different cultures and tribes, but they all have their similarities and differences. In the Iroquois creation story, animal and man work together to create their world to share. But thinking back to Native American cultural traditions, they praised animals and have always treated them kindly. In the Judeo-Christian story, man is dominating to animals. Which is still true today, people claim ownership over animals. The Iroquois story…

"The Lord then said to Noah, 'Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation. Take with you seven pairs of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind of unclean animal, a male and its mate, and also seven pairs of every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive throughout the earth. Seven days from now I will send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from the…

Anthony Tram Ms. Ray HRE101 20 October 2015 Abraham’s Last Test In Genesis 22:1-19, “The Command to Sacrifice Isaac” (Gen 22:1-19), Abraham is given a test by God. This will have been Abraham’s last test, and possibly his toughest. God tells Abraham to “take your son […] and offer him there as a burnt offering” (Gen 22:2). Abraham listens to God and proceeds to take his son to Moira to sacrifice him as an offering. Before he manages to do so, an angel from God halts him and tells Abraham had…

The creation story depicts human beings as the zenith of God’s creative activity. Their uniqueness is portrayed in two separate and complementary accounts. Genesis chapter 1 is a terse overview of all creation while Genesis chapter 2 shows that God lavished very personal and particular attention on the creation of both Adam and Eve. Significantly, it was only humans of whom God said, “Let us make mankind [“human being,” not exclusively “male”] in our image, in our likeness” (1:26), “so that they…

In Shakespeare’s play, Macbeth, the themes of guilt and conscience are best illustrated by two characters. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are significantly affected by their own and by each other’s guilt and conscience. By examining their actions throughout the play, one can see the way they are affected and the significance of their guilt and conscience. The theme of guilt and conscience is developed when Macbeth kills Banquo. One of the reasons Macbeth has Banquo killed is because he perceived him…

John Milton’s Paradise Lost, with its literary, theological and cultural complexities, has given rise to feminist and anti-feminist readings of the First Couple, with particular emphasis on Eve. As the creature created from Adam’s rib to be his companion in a world otherwise populated only by beasts, Eve has been read to be a woman made to be subservient to Adam. The reality is far more complicated, as we see that Eve is in fact very eager in establishing her own identity, the pursuit of which…

As long as Adam and Eve obeyed God’s command he provided freely their sources for life. They were connected with God and had fellowship with him. When they disobeyed God and sinned their source of provisions were cut off and they had to fend for themselves tilling the ground to sustain life. Spiritual death occurred immediately they were separated from God and connected to the earth for dependency. Their disobedience brought about physical and spiritual death for all mankind, we are all born…