1. Genesis 1 Genesis Genesis 2 Literal/Creationist Liberal Problems
Man and Women created simultaneously
Direct word of God - Literal
Man made first from dust
Created on the 6th day
Inspired by God - Liberal
Life breathed in through nostrils
Made in God’s image
Woman made last from mans rib
Oral Tradition
Stewardship over the land
No suitable partner
Myth
Created ex-nihilo
Area 2
Origin of the Universe
Creation Story Pg
Simple to more complex
Literal/Creationist
Liberal
Problems
Divine revelation
Ignores scientific evidence
Symbolic
Picking and choosing what to believe.
True in every way
God can do anything. Story described in pictures so we understand.
Simplistic explanation
Gods word
Science how, Bible why
Context of time and culture
God is omnipotent so can do anything
Historic context
Many contradictions in stories
Bible is a book of faith , not of science
Point to God as creator using symbolism and myth
Doubts in the bible can lead to disbelief