Q Choose at least two of these discussion prompts to address. As always, think paragraph rather than a sentence or two. Then offer some feedback to two of your classmates' responses. Please look at the two creation myths. Creation #1: Gen. Chapter 1:1 to Chapter 2:4a Creation #2: Gen. 2:4b-3:24. J’s Make some observations (draw conclusions) about these two distinct accounts of creation. 2. Is God equally displeased with the serpent, with Eve, and with Adam? Give evidence for your response. 3. Identify something you found surprising as you read. Explain why you found it surprising and analyze that component of the reading. 4. Can the actions commanded by God be judged moral or immoral? Perhaps a better question is should his actions and commands be judged moral or immoral? Give textual evidence to support your position. 5. The role of women in the Bible is complicated. Identify a few roles that women play and elaborate on that role. 6. Analyze God as a literary character. Do you detect an evolution of the divine character, since the first page of Genesis? Does the character remain above the fray, or does God become angry, or jealous, then regretful, and so on? 7. Sometimes the stories and characters change, but the circumstances remain similar. Point out two such similarities and make a claim that address what function the similarity serves. 8. What elements of trickery abound in Genesis? Why do you suppose that trickery is there? (Make a claim about trickery and defend your claim.) 9. Cain kills his brother Abel, yet God places a mark of protection on Cain's head. What about the divine character drives God to behave the way he does. 10. Free thinking: What did you find most interesting about the book of Genesis and why? 11. What did you find least interesting about Genesis and why? 12. Analyze a relationship found in Genesis. (e.g. Joseph and his brothers) 13. Dealer's Choice: Comment on anything about Genesis you like, but be sure to be analytical in your approach.