Christianese: Genesis

Intro

Let’s talk about Genesis.

Body

So Genesis is perhaps one of the most controversial books in the Bible and going into at it from chapter one, it wouldn’t take long to see why.

Arguments over interpretation

Literal

Poetry

Narrative

Other

Because of the diverse range of perspectives that are attached to this book, I will do my best break this down as close to what is traditionally understood and believed about Genesis

Anatomy of Genesis

The Book of Genesis is the first book of the Old Testament

The title Genesis comes from the Greek word for origin, a name given to it by early Greek translators. The original Hebrew title is actually the very first word in the text, bereš’it, which means “In the beginning.”

Author: Traditionally, there is this guy named Moses who is attributed with writing Genesis, along with the other first five books of the Old Testament, which is actually known as the Pentateuch, which is a word that comes from the Greek, meaning a five-book work.

Date: Going with the traditional authorship of Moses, Genesis, along with the rest of the Pentateuch, would’ve been written somewhere between the 15th-13th century BC.

Purpose: So what Genesis has going on for itself is quite much.

Gives the origin of the universe, the earth, the plants, animals, and humanity.

It gives the beginnings of human institutions, professions, and crafts

It describes the origin of sin and death

So if you ever heard someone calling anyone a sinner, this is where that stems from

Illustrates the insidious working of Satan in human life

Relates the beginning of history with the announcement of a Redeemer who was to come

Gives a selective history of people and events as viewed from the perspective of the purposes of God.

Genesis is really the historical basis for God’s covenant with His people.

Gives the nation Israel an explanation of its existence on the threshold of the conquest of Canaan.

Can be broken down into four sections

The Beginning

Abraham

Jacob

Joseph

The Beginning (Genesis 1-11:29)

The beginning consists of:

The Creation (Gen 1-2)

The Corruption (Gen 3-6:5)

The Catastrophe (Gen 6:6-9)

The Confusion (Gen 10-11:25)

Abraham (Genesis 11:36-25:18)

Jacob (Genesis 25:19-36)

Joseph (Genesis 37-50)

Conclusion

So that’s it for now on my breakdown of Genesis, hopefully you found some of that helpful and if there is something specific that you want me to speak about, let me know in the comment section below.

Until the next video,

I’m That Barbuto Bible Guy, take care and be blessed