Bible Blitz

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Bible Blitz

• Msgr Ed Thompson
• And
• Deacon Norm Kazyk
• With Technical Assistance
• Ray Hosler

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The BIBLE covers overTwo Thousand Years
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The Book of Genesis

• Concern is with beginnings
• The world
• The human race
• The Chosen People
• Teaches the fundamental truths of Theology

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• Ch 11-27 God is creator of everything that
  exists.
• Ch 126-31 The special place of the human person
  in creation.
• Ch 27 Adam, the human race and the relationship
  to God.
• Ch 215-17 Human freedom and responsibility
• Ch 218-24 Eve, equality and marriage.

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• Ch 35-7 Disobedience of Adam and Eve.
• Ch 316-19 Their punishment.
• Ch 4-11 The spread of sin and the disasters that
  follow.
• Ch 4 Cain, Abel Envy, pride, alienation,
  violence, murder.
• Ch 65-8 The reason for the flood.

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• Ch 91 Gods first words to Noah.
• Ch 98-11 No more floods.

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Covenant

• Binding solemn agreement made by two or more
  parties involving mutual responsibilities

• Ch 11 The tower of Babel Presumptive effort to
  live life without God.

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The Patriarchs

• Ch 121-2 God calls Abraham to leave everything
  and place faith in His promise.
• Ch 152-6 An act of faith
• Ch 161-4 A pregnancy with a concubine.

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• Ch 174 God defines His covenant with Abraham.
• Ch 175 Changes his name.
• Ch 179-14 The origin and purpose of
  circumcision.
• Ch 1715-17 God informs Abraham that Sarah will
  bear his child.
• Ch 1811-15 Sarah is incredulous.
• Ch 1822-33 God shows His patience and mercy.

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Ch 211-7 Sarah and Abraham have a child, Isaac,
in their old age. Ch 22 Abraham is tested. He
is wiling to do whatever God asks.
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• Ch 25 Isaac marries Rebecca.
• Ch 2524-34 Twins are born to Rebecca.
• Ch 2733-3437 Isaac is deceived on his death
  bed and blesses Jacob.
• Ch 2742-45 Jacob flees for his life from Esaus
  wrath.
• Ch 2810-19 Jacobs ladder (stairway).

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• Ch 2915-27 Jacob is deceived into marrying
  Leah, and then marries Rachel.
• Ch 301-3 Rachel is barren. Jacob has children
  by Rachels maid Bilhah, Leah, and Rachel
  (Joseph).
• Ch 3022-23 Rachel has a son.
• Ch 33 Esau and Jacob reconcile.

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Joseph and His Brothers

• Ch 373,24,28 Jacob loved Joseph most of all.
  Joseph is sold into slavery.
• Ch 39-40 Success, jail, success again.
• Ch 41 Joseph interprets Pharaohs dream,
• Ch 4139-41 Joseph is placed in charge of Egypt.

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• Ch 42-50 A famine ensues. The brothers come to
  Egypt for food. Joseph conceals his identity but
  finally reveals who he is. A joyful reunion.
  Jacob and Joseph die.

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• First 11 chapters (pre-history)
• The existence of God
• God is the creator of all things
• The original state of the human person as made in
  the Image/Likeness of God
• Marriage A union of one man and one woman
• Disobedience of Adam and Eve
• Their punishment and the spread of evil in the
  human race
• Salvation

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Traditions in the Pentateuch

• Yahwist (Y,J)
• Elohist (E)
• Deuteronomic (D)
• Priestly (P)

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Yahwist

• Uses the name Yahweh for God.
• Concrete, vivid, colorful in style,
  anthropomorphic in language
• Works like a potter creating man, walks in the
  garden, wrestles with Jacob

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Elohist

• Uses the name Elohim for God.
• Pictures God as more transcendent, more remote
• Basic interest is the covenant and observing the
  demands which God made and the people accepted

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Deuteronomic

• Strong emphasis on legislation
• Directed to protecting the sacred traditions
  after the northern kingdom (Israel) fell
• Taught that the saving acts of the Lord demanded
  a response of love on the part of his people
• Reward, punishment follow in kind

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Priestly

• Shows great concern with anything that pertains
  to worship
• The work of priests

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Literary Form (genre)

• The form of expression that an author uses to
  present his thought
• Historical, parables, love songs, epic history,
  genealogies, didactic fiction, poetic,
  apocalyptic (revelation)