Questions and thoughts- Why there is discrepancy or no consistency in the usage of first-person narrative when addressing God? (1: 26 – “our”, 1: 29, 30 – “I”)
Insights
- God created both male and female on the sixth day (1: 27)
- Repetitions: 1) And God said…and there was / it was so (POWERFUL)
2) …it was good (WORTHWHILE/ABSOLUTE, God defined good)
3) …according to its (their) kinds (STRUCTURE)
4) And there was evening, and there was morning (ORDER)
5) God called… (AUTHORITY)
- 3 Rs for “image”—reflect (characteristics), represent, and relate (relationship)
- “…it was good” was repeated many times, however after all the things have been created, “…it was very good” (1: 31)
Further readings and information
- “Who wrote the Bible?” (1997) Richard Elliott Friedman, 2nd edition
- Documentary Hypothesis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEq2msDMOJU&feature=PlayList&p=C9553D084359F933&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6)
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