Genesis 1-2

It was interesting to read the bible in such a different context. Besides the fact that for this one time I am actually reading it de depict and spot characteristics other than the original religious purpose it was written for, I enjoyed simply reading it in English rather than Spanish. I was surprised though that we were actually reading a somewhat holy text in an academic subject but well…

The first 2 chapters of the bible, Genesis 1 and 2, the entire creation is narrated and important points come up. I would like to bring up the obvious fact of God’s name to the Lord. Why is the writing so different from one chapter to the other? As we discussed in class, I was able to come up with the conclusion that the bible is indeed a compilation of texts, with related topics off course, and maybe even possible variations in order to manipulate its meaning.

-Chapter 1
[3] And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
[4] And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
[5] And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.

-Chapter 2
[7] And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
[8] And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

It was also interesting to see how women were put down in such a way that they were even created and practically brought out of men. “And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.” It’s a clear put down for us females to be drawn out in such a way, however personally I don’t feel that insulted as most people would.