REL 1004 Chapter : Priestly Account
Document Summary
Priestly account of creation: the limits of the accunt: gen 1:1-2:4a, details of the account. What is the deep ? water, ocean, darkness over it, the wind is blowing. Third day: dry land separated form the seas, vegetation appears on the dry land. Fourth day: stars and moon created and stuck up in sky for lighting so you can keep track of time/season/days/years. Fifth day: birds for sky, fish for seas. Sixth day: land animals created including human beings. Importance of this last act is clear just from the length of the material given to it. Both sexes are created at the same time. Not clear what is really meant by this. Occurs by means of gods word as it alls for separating and organizing of the world. Lofty cosmic organizer: style of the account. Grand hymn in praise of the great cosmic organizer. These are the generations or these are the descendants of.
