Genesis - An Introduction
Beginnings - A Study in Genesis • Sermon • Submitted
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What does Genesis mean?
What does Genesis mean?
Beginning
Who wrote Genesis?
Who wrote Genesis?
Document Hypothesis - JEDP
Yahwist
Elohist
Deuteronomic
Priestly
Moses
Practically all of Jewish and Christian teachers up until the last couple of centuries
New Testament
Romans 10:5 “For Moses writes about the righteousness that is based on the law, that the person who does the commandments shall live by them.”
2 Corinthians 3:14-15 “But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts.”
Acts 15:1 “But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.””
Luke 24:44 “Then he said to them, “These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.””
What is the purpose of Genesis?
What is the purpose of Genesis?
To answer important questions:
Beginning of creation
Beginning of man
Beginning of sin in the world
Beginning of God’s redemptive work
What genre is Genesis?
What genre is Genesis?
The primary genre of Genesis is historical narrative
Why does that matter?
Why does that matter?
The genre helps us determine how we should interpret a passage.
Is a text figurative or literal?
What is the significance of having a creator?
What is the significance of having a creator?
We have an authority
We have a “standard setter”
We have purpose