Genesis: Study Questions
Resources for World Literature UNLV
U of Nevada, Las Vegas








To be answered in a word or phrase:

1. According to the traditional chronology, about when were the oldest portions of Genesis first written? HELP!

2. In what language was Genesis composed, and in what modern country was it composed? HELP!

3. What is the Torah? What is the Pentateuch? HELP!

4. What is the Septuagint? When and where was it written? HELP!

5. What are the Massoretic texts? HELP!

To be answered in a brief paragraph:

1. Consider the change in self-awareness in either Adam or Eve. How does this development come about and what are its consequences?

2. Briefly compare and contrast the J-E and P passages of Genesis in terms of date, intent, and distinctive stylistic features. HELP!

3. How does the story of Shem, Ham, and Japheth reflect the doctrime of "original sin?" HELP!

3. How does the author of Genesis account for the problem of evil in the world?