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unit 1 - christian beliefs
1.2 - the creation of the universe
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creating the universe
god created the world in
6
days, rested on the 7th day (
sunday
) which is the day of
church
and
rest
humans were created in god's
image
-
adam
was created from dust and god breathed life into him
literalists
bible = true word of god, god's
exact words
genesis 1 is
general
, genesis 2+3
zooms
in on day
6
and the animals
dont
accept scientific theories (evolution, big bang)
conservatives
bible = word of god, but not
actual
words
writers of the bible were
inspired
by god
bible = book about
faith
rather than science
genesis 2+3 is a
commentary
of genesis 1
accept
scientific theories (big bang, evolution)
liberals
bible = book of words
about
god, not god's actual words
genesis 1, 2+3 had
different
authors -
metaphors
about creation, not factual
accept
scientific theories (big bang, evolution)
role of the word and the spirit in creation
John
says that
everything
was made through the
word
identifies the word with
jesus
(son of god) so god who created the world = god as the
trinity
importance of the creation story
shows god's
goodness
shows how humans are
unique
- the only creatures created who are able to know and love their creator, and have
self-knowledge
given
stewardship
to look after and pass on god's
gift