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  2. Genesis creation narrative - Wikipedia

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    The Genesis creation narrative is the creation myth [a] of both Judaism and Christianity, [1] told in the Book of Genesis ch. 1–2. While the Jewish and Christian tradition is that the account is one comprehensive story [2] [3] modern scholars of biblical criticism identify the account as a composite work [4] made up of two stories drawn from different sources.

  3. Book of Genesis - Wikipedia

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    'In [the] beginning'; Latin: Liber Genesis) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. [1] Its Hebrew name is the same as its first word, Bereshit ('In the beginning'). Genesis purports to be an account of the creation of the world, the early history of humanity, and the origins of the Jewish people. [2]

  4. List of Hebrew Bible events - Wikipedia

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    The events of the Hebrew Bible can be subdivided into 3 main sections: the Torah (instruction), the Nevi'im (prophets), and the Ketuvim (writings). The events listed in the Torah start with the creation of the universe and conclude with transfer of authority from Moses to Joshua and the death of Moses .

  5. Hebrew Bible - Wikipedia

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    Hebrew Bible Study App—An interactive mobile and web application designed to facilitate a detailed study of the Hebrew Bible. It offers features such as customizable reading plans, in-depth articles, and community discussions, enhancing both understanding and engagement with the scriptures.

  6. Primeval history - Wikipedia

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    The six days of creation as represented by Hildegard of Bingen. The primeval history is the name given by biblical scholars to the first eleven chapters of the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. These chapters convey the story of the first years of the world's existence. [1]

  7. Adam and Eve - Wikipedia

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    In the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible, chapters one through five, there are two creation narratives with two distinct perspectives. In the first, Adam and Eve are not named. Instead, God created humankind in God's image and instructed them to multiply and to be stewards over everything else that God had made.

  8. Jahwist - Wikipedia

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    The Jahwist begins with the Genesis creation narrative at Genesis 2:4 (the creation story at Genesis 1 is from P), [16] this is followed by the Garden of Eden story, Cain and Abel, Cain's descendants, the Nephilim, a flood story (tightly intertwined with a parallel account from P), Noah's descendants, the incest incident in Noah's tent from ...

  9. Genesis 1:1 - Wikipedia

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    Genesis 1:1 forms the basis for the Judeo-Christian doctrine of creation out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo).Some scholars still support this reading, [5] but most agree that on strictly linguistic and exegetical grounds this is not the preferred option, [6] [7] [8] and that the authors of Genesis 1, writing around 500–400 BCE, were concerned not with the origins of matter (the material which ...