Seminar on Genesis Purposes of the Seminar Purposes

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Seminar on Genesis • Purposes of the Seminar

Seminar on Genesis • Purposes of the Seminar

Purposes of the Seminar A. _________ of Genesis in relation to the OT and

Purposes of the Seminar A. _________ of Genesis in relation to the OT and the NT. B. The ____ and ________ of the Book. C. Deal with the __________ materials related to Genesis: authorship, date of composition, genre, history, etc. D. Deal with some of the _______ on Genesis that may not be touched by the sermons.

A. Importance of Genesis in relation to the OT and the NT. 1. Problems

A. Importance of Genesis in relation to the OT and the NT. 1. Problems if we do not have Genesis – Demonstrate this. 2. Foundation to the whole Bible. 3. Book of Beginnings

B. The Title and Organization of the Book a. The title of the Book

B. The Title and Organization of the Book a. The title of the Book in the Tanakh (the Old Testament). b. A Hebrew practice to name a book or passage by the first word. E. g. ' ראשית c. The Septuagint (translation of the O. T. into Greek, 250 B. C. ), the title of the book d. Became Genesis (meaning “beginnings, ” or “origins”). e. g. The book listed 9 beginnings in the first Eleven Chapters:

B. The book listed 9 beginnings in the first Eleven Chapters i. 1: 1

B. The book listed 9 beginnings in the first Eleven Chapters i. 1: 1 -2: 3 ii. 2. 4 -2: 25 iii. 3: 1 -7 iv. 3: 8 -24 v. 4: 1 -15 vi. 4: 16 -9: 29 vii. 10: 1 -32 viii. 11: 1 -9 ix. 11: 10 -50: 2 The Beginning of the _____ and Man’s Environment The Beginning of the _____ Race The Beginning of _____________ Revelation The Beginning of the ______ Family The Beginning of the _______ civilization The Beginning of ______ The Beginning of Human ______ The Beginning of ________ People

In the beginning God… 1. God has no _______! He transcends time and space.

In the beginning God… 1. God has no _______! He transcends time and space. 2. He alone is without beginning and end.

2. Organization of the Book a. Genesis has _______ chapters b. Book has no

2. Organization of the Book a. Genesis has _______ chapters b. Book has no ______ page! How to figure out how the book is organized? c. What is the internal system of organization? What “markers” are used? d. Following 1: 1 -2: 3, the book is marked by 10 “_________” headings. “Toledot” ( = תולדת generations or descendants). e. These “toledots” introduce ten divine initiatives or transitions in salvation history.

Chart of the Ten Toledots Title 2: 4 Subsequent Content These are the generations

Chart of the Ten Toledots Title 2: 4 Subsequent Content These are the generations of Story of _____ and his descendants the heaven and the earth (2: 4 -4: 26) 5: 1 This is the book of the generation of Adam Genealogy from _____ to Noah (5: 1 -6: 8) 6: 9 These are the generations of Noah Story of the ________ (6: 9 -9: 29) 10: 1 These are the generations of the sons Table of ______ descended. From Noah of Noah (10: 1 -11: 9) 11: 10 These are the generations of Shem Genealogy from _______ to Abraham (11: 10 -26) 11: 27 These are the generations of Terah Story of ________ (11: 27 -25: 11) 25; 12 These are the generations of Ishmael Genealogy of ________ (25: 12 -18) 25: 19 These are the generations of Isaac Story of _______ and Esau (25: 19 -35: 29) 36: 1 -9 These are the generations of Esau Genealogy of ________ (36: 1 -37: 1) 37: 2 These are the generations of Jacob Story of ____ and his brothers (37: 2 -50: 26)

3. Organization of the Book a. Except in _______, the Hebrew phrasing of these

3. Organization of the Book a. Except in _______, the Hebrew phrasing of these titles is exactly the same. b. The person named in the ____ is the senior figure in that story that follows. c. But contrary to expectations, the stories are not about the senior figure but about his _________. d. This is clearest in the case of ______. e. Isaac is alive throughout Genesis 25 -35, and still the _______ of the family, but the story that follows is mainly about his sons, Jacob and Esau. f. Similarly, from Genesis _______, Jacob is the head of the family, but the main drama revolves around his sons, in particular, Joseph.

4. Organization of the Genesis into Two Sections Genesis 1 -11 Genesis 12 -50

4. Organization of the Genesis into Two Sections Genesis 1 -11 Genesis 12 -50 History of the Human Race History of the Chosen Race 1 -2 3 -5 6 -9 Creation Fall Flood 10 -11 Babel _____ Main Events Period: More than _______ years Considerable number of Peoples and Nations 12: 1 -25: 18 25: 19 -26: 35 Abraham Isaac 27 -36 37 -50 Jacob Joseph ____ Main Characters About 300 years involving just four generations of One family

Authorship • Moses is the author • The first five books (Pentateuch) is ascribed

Authorship • Moses is the author • The first five books (Pentateuch) is ascribed to _____ • Though this view was ______ in the 18 th. And 19 th. Centuries especially by German scholars, like Julius Wellhausen (1844 -1918) who following source criticisms suggested various authors who completed the volume of 5 books around the fifth century B. C. (some _____ years after Moses!). • Today such theories have been rejected based on self-contradictions and, unsound methodology. The Discovery of the _______ Scrolls in 1946 -7 and 1956 (in 11 caves) around the Salt Sea. Some of these scrolls dated back to the 3 rd. Century B. C. and probably beyond that also. These scrolls are in Israel in the ____ and in the Museum of Israel.

Four Reasons to Accept Mosaic Authorship 1. Moses was highly educated as a _____

Four Reasons to Accept Mosaic Authorship 1. Moses was highly educated as a _____ of Egypt and brought in the most advanced civilization of his times (Acts 7: 22; Heb. 11) and was well qualified to be the author of the Pentateuch. 2. The Pentateuch claims that _____ wrote it, at least in part (Exod. 17: 14; 24: 4; 34: 27; Num. 33: 2; Deut. 31: 19 and 24 -26). 3. The Pentateuch is referred to as the Law of _____s (Jos. 1: 7 8: 31; 1 Kgs. 2: 3; Neh. 8: 1; Lk. 24: 44; 1 Cor. 9: 9). 4. Jesus Himself claimed that ______ wrote of Him (Jn. 5: 46 -47)

Literary Genre 1. Genesis basically a prose ______, i. e. ordinary composition without rhythmic

Literary Genre 1. Genesis basically a prose ______, i. e. ordinary composition without rhythmic features, though there are portions of poetry, even song (e. g. song of Lamech in Gen. 4: 23 -24. 2. But Genesis is more than prose; it is _____, not a myth or legend. 3. The features of historical narrative are present in Genesis: e. g. careful attention to chronology of events; locating story in time and space; tracing genealogies and citing sources; e. g. Gen. 5: 1.

Biblical Patriarch Adam Seth Enosh Cainan Age when first son born ? 105 90

Biblical Patriarch Adam Seth Enosh Cainan Age when first son born ? 105 90 70 Age at death 930 912 905 910

Biblical Patriarchzz Mahalealel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Age when first son born 65

Biblical Patriarchzz Mahalealel Jared Enoch Methuselah Lamech Noah Age when first son born 65 162 65 187 182 500 Age at death 895 962 365 969 777 950