Bible Question (short): Creation- it was good vs. it was so. |
Question (full): I've posted this on a few sites now and still have gotten no response- hope someone out there can help! I am writing an essay for a thought class where we have read about Greek mythology, Roman gods, and now the Bible. This class is taught by a political science professor- I have a feeling he thinks Christianity is a myth. Anyhow, we are discussing the creation story and the fall of man and I had a few questions that may be easier for people with knowledge of how the word "good" compares to the original word in the text. I'll use NIV for my references. * I am assuming that 6 days is a literal 6 days, not evolution, not a figurative 6 days. 1) Does "and it was very good" in Gen. 1:31 actually apply to humans? So many Christians use it that way, but I see it as referring to "all that he has made." Is "all that he has made" referring to day 6 or the entire creation? 2) God does not say that day 2 was good. My professor pointed out that he also does not say the creation of man was good. This why I want to know the answer to my first question ( if "and it was very good" is referring to day 6 or all of creation). Why is day 2 not good? Why is man not good? I am thinking along the lines of the pre-flood earth and how it changes after the flood, so the water is not "good" get because it has another purpose (to destroy mankind then become the water we know today). As far as mankind goes, I was thinking along the lines of man having free will to choose if he is good or not, but I'm not sure. God did not create something imperfect, did he? 3) The fall of man. Eve did not sin, correct? I don't know if the Bible mentions "sin" in the original text until Cain and Able, but I am thinking that Eve's disobedience causes the separation from God which then allows sin to be possible. Can somebody confirm/ help me understand this? Thank you very much! |
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