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Understanding the Bible: Sixth Edition, 6/e
Stephen Harris, California State University--Sacramento

The Torah: Five Books of Divine Instruction (The Pentateuch)
Questions about Genesis

Essay Quiz





1

Compare the accounts of creation in Genesis 1 and 2. What are some of the most significant differences in the two versions?
2

Compare the priestly (P) and Yahwist (J) versions of the flood story. It would be great if Box 4.1 could be reproduced, such that the regular and bold-faced type could appear as students moved their cursors over the text. (The text uses Friedman's translation, but there is no reason why one in the public domain (e.g., the Revised Standard Version) wouldn't work.)