1. Why is Genesis 1:1-2:4a considered by most scholars to belong to the Priestly source (P)? Chose the correct answers in the list below.
a. Uses the personal name, Yahweh, for Israel’s God.
b. The characters have prophetic traits.
c. It insists on the command to love God with all your heart.
d. Portrays God as having humanlike characteristics and behaviors.
e. Features a vivid, concrete style and a dramatic storyline. More colorful than the other sources.
f. Gen. 1:1-2:4a is rather dry, with a formulaic/ repetitive style.
g. It emphasizes order and regularity under the sovereign power of God.
h. The name of God is “Elohim” (not YHWH)
i. The author(s) insist(s) on separation/ division : light – darkness; day – night; waters from above/ waters from below; morning – evening, the sea from the land, etc.
j. God is described in very human terms. k. Known for its anthropomorphic God, who has a close relationship with humans.
1. Why is Genesis 1:1-2:4a considered by most scholars to belong to the Priestly source (P)? Chose the correct answers in the list below.
a. Uses the personal name, Yahweh, for Israel’s God.
b. The characters have prophetic traits.
c. It insists on the command to love God with all your heart.
d. Portrays God as having humanlike characteristics and behaviors.
e. Features a vivid, concrete style and a dramatic storyline. More colorful than the other sources.
f. Gen. 1:1-2:4a is rather dry, with a formulaic/ repetitive style.
g. It emphasizes order and regularity under the sovereign power of God.
h. The name of God is “Elohim” (not YHWH)
i. The author(s) insist(s) on separation/ division : light – darkness; day – night; waters from above/ waters from below; morning – evening, the sea from the land, etc.
j. God is described in very human terms. k. Known for its anthropomorphic God, who has a close relationship with humans.
