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Genesis 1–11
Creation & Beginnings
Where this era sits in the story of Scripture (Genesis 1–11), what its first hearers assumed, and how it carries the covenant promise forward.
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Filter the material, or ask anythingMovements in Genesis 1–11
- Genesis 1–2Genesis 1:26-28
Creation as temple-building; humanity as image-bearing rulers and gardeners
- Genesis 3Genesis 3:23-24
The fall — distrust, hiding, exile east of Eden
- Genesis 4Genesis 4:8
Cain and Abel; violence spreads into culture
- Genesis 6–9Genesis 9:11
Flood and re-creation; covenant with all flesh
- Genesis 11Genesis 11:4
Babel — a tower to make a name; nations scattered
Ancient Near Eastern comparisons
3 of 3| Text | Similar | Strikingly different | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enuma Elish | Cosmos ordered from watery chaos | No divine combat; God speaks and it is | |
| Atrahasis / Gilgamesh | Flood, ark, birds released | Judgement is moral, not divine irritation at noise | |
| Royal image statues | Kings as the image of a god | Every human bears the image, male and female |
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Context first, then applicationOrigins, image-bearing, fall, flood, Babel.
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