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SESSION 1S TUDY G UIDESESSION 1Why does Genesis matter?with Scott Gillis1.1 Peter 3:15 commands believers to always be prepared with a defense of their faith. Thispreparation is important because:2.The Bible is made up of how many books?4.True or False: When God created the world, there was no sorrow, death or pain.3.5.a.b.c.d.Believers are better equipped to answer unbeliever’s questions and challengesBelievers are more confident to share the GospelThey can help build the faith of other believersAll of the aboveThere are over cross references between the books of the Bible.According to the Bible, why does everyone die in the world?a.b.c.d.Adam disobeyed God’s commandEvery descendant of Adam inherited that sin natureThe penalty of sin is deathAll of the above6.How many times does the New Testament reference the book of Genesis?8.John’s Gospel opens with the phrase , clearly linking the Gospel to.7.9.The New Testament authors saw Genesis as the of the Gospel.John 1:3, 10 and Colossians 1:16 clearly demonstrate that was the Creator in thebeginning.10. Jesus’ genealogy in Luke 3 goes all the way back through his ancestors to what person?a.b.c.d.King DavidAbrahamAdamNoah2CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 1S TUDY G UIDE11. The New Testament clearly sees Adam, “The First Man”, as:a.b.c.d.A descendant of non-human hominidsAn allegory for the one human that God chose to represent early manThe first man, created by God, from the dust of the groundNone of the above12. True or False: Jesus and the New Testament writers took the origins account recorded inGenesis as literal, real historical events.13. True or False: When the New Testament authors refer to the penalty of sin being death, theyare implying only a ‘spiritual death’ not physical death.14. The Apostle Paul’s approach to the Gentiles in Acts 17, compared to Peter’s approach to theJews in Acts 2, teaches us:a. Our culture today more closely reflects the ‘Greeks’ rather than the Jews.b. We must first build the foundation of the creation account in Genesis to effectivelyexplain the Gospelc. The Jews better understood the foundational concept and cause of ‘sin’d. All of the above15. True or False: The documentary Fallout! demonstrated that most youth that regularly attendedchurch in the past but who no longer do so, had not been exposed to scientific evidence thatsupports the historical account of biblical creation.16. Operational (experimental) science uses the “scientific method” and includes:a.b.c.d.TestingRecording dataRepetitionAll of the above17. True or False: Historical science is sometimes referred to as Forensic science.18. Which worldview has the most facts?a. Evolutionb. Biblical creationc. Neither19. In science, a “presupposition” is:a.b.c.d.A tactic used in scientific debateAn assumption used when observing the factsThe best way to initiate a scientific experimentAll of the above3CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 1S TUDY G UIDE20. 1 Peter 3:15 also warns us to share a defense of our faith with an attitude of:a.b.c.d.LoveRespectGentlenessb and cFURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this ruedover 100 timesfoundation/basis“In the beginning”, Genesis 1:1Jesus (the second person of the Trinity)ccTrueFalsedTruedTruec (both have the same facts; two differentinterpretations)19. b20. d (although respect and gentleness arecomponents of an attitude of love)12.13.14.15.16.17.18.4CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 2S TUDY G UIDESESSION 2Introduction to Genesis: Author, date, structure, genrewith Dr Jonathan Sarfati1.List some of the false views refuted by Genesis 1:12.3.4.5.6.7.The first premise of the Kalām argument is: “Everything which has a has a.”True or False: Atheistic philosopher David Hume asserted that something could begin withouta cause.The two main inventors of the Documentary Hypothesis are and.According to the Documentary Hypothesis, what four letters are used to represent the claimedauthors of the Pentateuch (Genesis–Deuteronomy)?The name used for God in the Prophets but not in the Pentateuch was “The of.”Why is it important that the Pentateuch (the first five books of the Bible) compares Jordan toEgypt, and Hebron to Zoan in Egypt?a. It helps confirm that Moses composed the Pentateuch first to Israelites escaping fromslavery in Egyptb. That Egypt was the reference point of the history recorded in the Pentateuchc. It helps confirm it was written before Jerusalem was an established city in Israel.d. All of the above8.Whom did Jesus think was the author of the Pentateuch?9.True or False: When Genesis 10:19 states “. in the direction of Sodom .” it is clear that Genesiswas written before God destroyed Sodom.a.b.c.d.DavidEzraMosesPaul5CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 2S TUDY G UIDE10. The Flood account and the Peter Piper Picked tongue-twister are examples of what type ofliterary structure?11. What does “Toledot of Noah” mean?a.b.c.d.What follows from NoahWhat came before NoahThe legend of NoahWe have no way to know12. How many toledots are there in Genesis?13. True or False: The first toledot of Genesis regards ‘What followed from Creation’.14. True or False: Genesis 1–11 is a totally different type of literature from 12–50.15. Luke’s genealogy of Jesus (Luke 3) treats the ancestors in Genesis 5 and 11 as:a.b.c.d.AllegoricalMythical heroesHistorical peopleWe have no way to know16. The main feature of Hebrew poetry in the Bible is called .17. What sort of verb is most common in Hebrew historical narrative in the Bible?18. What type of literature is Genesis?a.b.c.d.PoetryParableAllegoryHistorical narrativea.b.c.d.Billions of years longThe same length as the days of our weekNot historicalNot consecutive19. According to the Sabbath commandment of Exodus 20:8–11, the days of Genesis 1 were:20. True or False: Paul in 1 Timothy 2:13 treats Adam and Eve as real historical people.6CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 2S TUDY G UIDEFURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this important?ANSWERS.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.Atheism, Evolutionism, Polytheism,Unitarianismbeginning, causeFalseGraf and WellhausenJ, E, D, PLord, Hosts (The Lord of Hosts JehovahSabaoth)dcTruechiasmus or chiasma11TrueFalsecparallelismWayyiqtol (waw consecutive)db20. True10.11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.7CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 3S TUDY G UIDESESSION 3Day 1: The creation of the worldwith Gary Bates1.What can we learn from the first verse of Genesis?2.God is the of time and is of time.4.What does Genesis use as a framework for defining and measuring time?3.5.6.a.b.c.d.The creation is eternalGod preceded the creation that He madeSatan was there at the beginningThere were billions of years before God createdTrue or False: The light created on Day 1 was the sun.a.b.c.d.The entire universeThe earth’s perspectiveThe edge of the universeGod’s perception of timeThe Hypothesis says that Genesis expresses truth poetically.The Gap Theory inserts billions of years of deep time between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2 because:a.b.c.d.They think the rock layers are a history of billions of yearsThe grammar of Genesis itself teaches itThe KJV translation of Genesis 1:28 has the word ‘replenish’a and c7.True or False: A sound principle of interpretation is to interpret Scripture by Scripture.9.True or False: All long-age interpretations of Genesis 1 deliberately or inadvertently put deathbefore the Fall.8.The Hebrew word bara means and the word asah means .10. How did the New Testament authors interpret Genesis?a.b.c.d.As historical narrativeAs an exhaustive account of how God createdAs poetryAs a polemic against idolatry8CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 3S TUDY G UIDE11. True or False: The new heavens and earth will literally be a restoration of the original ‘verygood’ creation.12. Some challenge that could not have survived before the sun was created.13. The ages given in the Genesis genealogiesa.b.c.d.Are obviously not meant to be taken literallyCome from Mesopotamian legendsCan be added up to provide a timeline of historyAre eschatological in nature14. The genealogies of Genesis 5 and 11 are known as .15. True or False: There are many gaps in the Genesis genealogies that could allow for millions ofyears.16. In Mark 10:6, Jesus uses creation to establish the doctrine 00 years7800 years10,000 years14.5 billion years17. The maximum age of the earth from any ancient biblical manuscript or text is about18. True or False: Carbon-14 dating can be used to date things that are billions of years old.19. All dating methods rely on about the past that no one was able to observe.20. True or False: Although dinosaur fossils have secular ‘dates’ of millions of years, some havebeen found with soft tissue or carbon-14.FURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?9CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 3S TUDY G UIDEWhy is this important?ANSWERS.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.bCreator; outsideFalsebFrameworkdTrueto create; to ssumptions20. True11.12.13.14.15.16.17.18.19.10CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 4S TUDY G UIDESESSION 4Days 2 and 3: The creation of dry land and plantswith Keaton Halley1.What was the first thing God made on Day 2?2.God called the expanse .4.According to the model, the waters above collapsed at the time ofNoah’s .3.5.a.b.c.d.PlantsLightAn expanseWaterTrue or False: The Bible depicts the sky as a solid dome over a flat earth.Problems with the vapour canopy model include:a.b.c.d.e.Psalm 148:4 refers to waters still above the heavens after the FloodGenesis 1:14 states that on Day 4 the sun, moon, and stars were placed in the expanseThe vapour canopy does not explain the long lifespans in the Genesis genealogiesThe greenhouse effect would make the earth inhospitable to lifeAll of the above6.True or False: On Day 2, God pronounced His work “good”.8.True or False: God called the waters gathered under the heavens “seas”.7.9.On Day 3, God called the dry land .What did Antonio Snider-Pellegrini propose in 1858, before Charles Darwin published TheOrigin of Species?a.b.c.d.A pre-Flood supercontinentThe earth hangs on nothingGenesis is mythologyPlants and animals evolved from simpler forms of life10. True or False: The order of events in Genesis 1 perfectly matches the order according toevolutionary history.11. According to evolution, death was in the world long before the origin of .11CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 4S TUDY G UIDE12. The Hebrew term nephesh chayyah, meaning ‘living creatures’, is used to refer to:a.b.c.d.e.PlantsAnimalsPeopleb and cAll of the above13. Genesis 1:12 teaches that God created distinct types of plants, each with seed according to its.14. Evolutionists believe in a of life, while creationists believe in anof life.15. The Ginkgo tree and the Wollemi pine tree are examples of:a.b.c.d.Extinct plantsVariation within one biblical kindLiving fossilsGenetically modified organisms16. All living things contain DNA, which itself carries genetic .17. True or False: Complex information points to an intelligent source.18. Because a ribosome must be present to ‘read’ the instructions for building a ribosome, thisleads to a serious and problem for evolution.19. True or False: Scientists have surpassed the efficiency of plants by creating their own artificialphotosynthesis.20. Science confirms that life has a .FURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this important?12CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 4S TUDY G r canopy; 19.20.13humansdkindtree; orchardcinformationTruechicken; eggFalseCreatorCRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 5S TUDY G UIDESESSION 5Day 4: The creation of light-giverswith Dr Jonathan Sarfati1.How can we know that the earth’s axis was already tilted at Day 4?2.True or False: According to Giorgio de Santillana, secular ideas were the clearest opposition toGalileo.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.a.b.c.d.Earth’s tilt is required to activate core magnetismThe luminaries were signs for seasons, which require axial tiltWe could not observe other stars without the earth’s tiltAll of the aboveThe Sun is:a.b.c.d.One of the smallest starsOne of the largest starsOne of the faintest starsIn the top 10% of all stars by massTrue or False: Galaxy surveys show distinct cluster patterns, indicating our galaxy is at or nearthe center of the universe.True or False: The medieval church believed that the earth was tiny compared to the size of theuniverse.Isaiah 45:18 states that God created/formed the earth to be .Ideal design features of the sun include it being the right and .True or False: If the sun and earth had existed billions of years ago, the sun would have beenmuch cooler back then.How does a spinning ice skater undermine the nebular hypothesis?a. As her arms come in, she spins faster, so if the solar nebula had contracted, the sunshould be spinning fast, not slowb. Contradiction of the law of conservation of angular momentumc. a and b14CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 5S TUDY G UIDE10. What are some evolutionary theories for the origin of the moon?a.b.c.d.CaptureFissionImpactAll of the above11. True or False: Calculating the moon’s recession rate indicates that it could not have formedbillions of years ago as stated by evolutionary ideas.12. The main ‘coincidences’ required for a total solar eclipse include: the sun must be 400 timesthan the moon, and 400 times ?13. According to Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, what are some problems with theevolutionary idea of star formation from gas clouds?a.b.c.d.Rotation prevents collapseGas pressure prevents collapseMagnetic fields prevent collapseAll of the above14. How many galaxies would big bang theorists predict looking back 9 billion years?15. True or False: A planet must be in a star’s habitable zone to support life.16. What are some fundamental constants that must be very finely tuned for earth to support life?a. Electromagnetic coupling constantb. Proton/electron mass ratioc. All of the above17. Name 3 of the 7 features listed that indicate the earth is ideal for life.18. Big bangers have their own problem of many more light years than years, according to theirtheory. What is this problem called?19. What are some hypothetical entities needed for the big bang to work?a.b.c.d.Dark matterInflationDark energyAll of the above15CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 5S TUDY G UIDE20. True or False: According to Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, gravity affects time.FURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this ueTrueinhabitedcolour, sizeTruecdTruebigger, further awaydAlmost zeroTruecFor example, gravity; axial tilt; rotationperiod; magnetic field; crust thickness;oxygen/nitrogen ratio; carbon dioxide,water vapour, and ozone levels18. The horizon problem19. d20. True12.13.14.15.16.17.16CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 6S TUDY G UIDESESSION 6Days 5 and 6: The creation of air, sea, and land creatureswith Dr Robert Carter1.What did God create on the 5th day of Creation week?2.The Hebrew phrase nephesh chayyah basically means “ ”.4.Identify the animals created on Day 5, before land animals on Day 6, that demonstrates acontradiction with the evolutionary long-age story.3.a.b.c.d.Sun, moon, and starsThings that fly and things that swimPlantsLand animals and manThe Hebrew word transliterated oph basically means “ ”.a.b.c.d.e.WhalesBatsPterosaurs (flying reptiles)BirdsAll of the abovea.b.c.d.Bones that are strong, light, and hollowUnique, super-efficient lungs where air flows in one directionLight, strong, and flexible feathersAll of the above5.God designed birds with amazing features created specifically for flight, including:6.True or False: Genesis can be read like a taxonomy textbook.7.8.The biblical concept of “created kind” is best associated with the term:a.b.c.d.Evolutionary tree of lifeCreation orchardSpeciesWe can’t knowThe word has been given many definitions, but basically means ‘a group ofthings that can interbreed’.17CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 6S TUDY G UIDE9.What did God create on the 6th day of Creation week?a.b.c.d.Sun, moon, and starsThings that fly and things that swimPlantsLand animals and man10. True or False: Members of a taxonomic species can often reproduce with members of adifferent species. (Hint: Lions and tigers are separate taxonomic species.)11. We see much within kinds, invalidating the old concept referred to as the‘fixity of species’.12. True or False: Adam had to name every species on earth prior to the creation of Eve.13. What did God give animals to eat in the beginning?a.b.c.d.A diversity of thingsMeat onlyPlants onlyWe do not know/The Bible does not say14. True or False: Most dinosaurs were ferocious meat eaters.15. Exaptation is the idea that:a.b.c.d.Adaptation is limitedSpecies can sometimes adapt out of their normal environmentThe same type of body parts can be used for a variety of purposesAll species will go extinct16. The fact that brown bears and polar bears can interbreed indicates that all bears are part ofone created .17. The book of , chapter , contains a description of something that soundslike a sauropod dinosaur.18. True or False: There is archaeological and historical evidence for humans living with dinosaurs.19. Some of the evidences that man lived with dinosaurs given in this session include:a.b.c.d.A 15th-century dinosaur-like etching on the floor of Carlisle CathedralSauropod-like creatures on an ancient Babylonian sealAn 800-year-old stegosaur-like stone carving on a Cambodian temple wallAll of the above18CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 6S TUDY G UIDE20. An indication of common design, and not common ancestry, is that similar anatomical parts:a.b.c.d.Always arise in the same ways in all speciesCan develop along different pathwaysCan sometimes be controlled by different genesb and cFURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this important?ANSWERS.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.b“living things” or “breath of life”“things that 19.20.19variationFalsecFalseckindJob, 40TrueddCRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 7S TUDY G UIDESESSION 7Day 6: The creation of mankindwith Gary Bates1.What is the relationship of Genesis 1 to Genesis 2?2.Genesis 2:5 refers to plants.4.The cycle of evaporation and rainfall is called the cycle, which wasoperative in Genesis 2.3.5.6.7.a.b.c.d.Genesis 2 is a second account of creationGenesis 1 and 2 contradict each otherGenesis 2 was written by a different authorGenesis 2 gives us a more detailed account of Day 6True or False: There was no rain before the Flood.Genesis 2:19 teaches:a.b.c.d.God used evolution to create all the animalsGod created the animals on Day 6 after creating manGod brought the animals he had created previously to AdamGod thought an animal would be a suitable helper for AdamGod created man in His .In what ways are humans God’s image-bearers?a.b.c.d.e.Mental likenessMoral likenessSocial likenessSpiritual likenessAll of the abovea.b.c.d.All non-human physical creationThe physical and spiritual realmAll creation including other humansNothing8.Humans have dominion over:9.The dominion mandate inspired the founders of many branches of .20CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 7S TUDY G UIDE10. True or False: Adam was able to name every kind of livestock, bird, and land animal in asingle day.11. Adam and Eve were:a.b.c.d.Two representatives of a larger populationThe first human beings to have souls, who descended from prior hominidsThe first two humans and the ancestors of every other human beingMyths based on Mesopotamian creation stories12. True or False: Men have one less rib in their body than women.13. The rib is the only bone that can .14. God’s creation of one man and one woman forms the foundation of and.15. Humans originally ate:a.b.c.d.Only plants/vegetationOnly meatAnythingA kosher diet16. True or False: You can always tell what an animal was created to eat by looking at its teeth.17. Many individuals from some species can eat a dieteven today.18. What is true about the location of Eden?a.b.c.d.It is described as a real place on EarthIt is mythological, based on the construction of the Israelite templeIt is not findable on today’s post-Flood globea and c19. True or False: There was work before the Fall, but it was easy and pleasant.20. The was the means for Adam and Eve to stay alive, and it will flourishin the New Earth.21CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 7S TUDY G UIDEFURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this Falsehydrologicalcimage or .22cFalseregrow/regeneratemarriage; familyaFalsecarnivorous; vegetariandTrueTree of LifeCRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 8S TUDY G UIDESESSION 8The Fall: A cosmic catastrophewith Joel Tay1.2.3.4.5.God told Adam that he could eat from any tree in the Garden except for the Tree of.True or False: In the first temptation by the Serpent, a literal translation of Genesis 3:1b reads,“ Did God actually say, ‘you shall not eat of all the trees in the garden?’”Adam died when he was years old.We know Genesis 3:19 speaks about physical death because it says: For you are , andto you shall return!This phrase, often translated in Genesis 2:17 as “You will surely die” is to be understood in theingressive sense. That is, the sentence is best understood as:a.b.c.d.You will die immediatelyYou will only spiritually dieYou shall surely begin to dieYou might die6.Adam is called the first in 1 Corinthians 15:45.8.True or False: Genesis 1–11 does not really tell us ‘why’ God created. It tells us ‘how’ Godcreated. The rest of the Bible tells us ‘why’ God created and the implications of what happenedin the Garden of Eden.7.9.In preaching the Gospel in 1 Corinthians 15:21–22, Paul says that “For as by a man came, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all ,so also in Christ shall all be made .”True or False: 1 Timothy 2:15: “Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continuein faith and love and holiness, with self-control.” This verse says that women will be saved bygiving birth to many children.10. 1 Corinthians 15:45 says, “Thus it is written, ‘The first man Adam became a living being’; theAdam became a life-giving spirit.”23CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 8S TUDY G UIDE11. What are some New Testament teachings that are based on the Genesis account of creation andthe Fall?a.b.c.d.The incarnation and virginal conceptionOriginal sin and a restored world without sin, death and sufferingThe Gospel and the atonementAll of the above12. Man’s fall into sin caused the earth to bring forth and thistles. The thatcame into this world as a result of the Fall, were now symbolically placed on Jesus, in the formof a crown, as he hung on the cross to pay the penalty for sin.13. The fossil record show evidence of which of the following?a.b.c.d.Cancer and arthritisBroken bonesBite marksAll of the above14. True or False: The rock layers, with their fossil record of disease, suffering, and death, are forthe most part a record of the global Flood in Noah’s day, something that must have occurredafter Adam fell into sin.15. True or False: If you believe in evolution, you are implying that millions of years of death andsuffering are a good thing that leads to the origin of man (which undermines the Gospel, whichsays that man’s actions brought death into this world).16. Clues in Scripture would indicate which of the following is/are true?a.b.c.d.e.The Fall had to occur after Creation WeekThe Fall had to occur before Cain was conceivedThe Fall probably occurred before the first female cycle was completedThe Fall had to occur at least a few days after creation weekAll of the abovea.b.c.d.Before Day 1 of creationBetween Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2After Creation Week and before Adam and Eve sinnedNone of the above17. When did Satan fall into sin?18. God is a judge.19. The last enemy to be destroyed is (1 Corinthians 15:26).24CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 8S TUDY G UIDE20. True or False: Christianity has a satisfactory answer to the problem of evil.FURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this important?ANSWERS.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.the Knowledge of Good and EvilTrue930 (Genesis 5:5)dust, dustcmandeath, die, dthorns, thornsdTrueTrueecrighteous (and merciful)deathTrueCRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 9S TUDY G UIDESESSION 9The Pre-Flood Worldwith Dr Jonathan Sarfati1.2.True or False: In Genesis 4:1-2, when Eve said, “I have gotten a man: the Lord,” she correctlyunderstood that the Redeemer promised in Genesis 3:15 was both God and man, but wronglythought that her first born was this Redeemer.God accepted Abel’s offering and rejected Cain’s because:a.b.c.d.Abel’s offering was a blood sacrifice while Cain’s lacked thisAbel had a righteous heart unlike Caina and bNone of the above3.True or False: Jesus affirmed that Abel, a real person, was murdered.5.What is the main biological problem with marriage between close relatives today?4.6.7.8.9.Whom did Cain marry?a.b.c.d.From the beginning, God forbade marriage between close relativesOffspring inherit the same harmful mutation from each parent, with no ‘backup copy’Parents with similar blood types should not have childrenAll of the aboveTrue or False: Marriage between close relatives was not a biological problem in the firstgenerations because God created Adam and Eve ‘very good’ (Genesis 1:31), without harmfulmutations.What was the biological relationship of Sarah to Abraham?What people group did God entrust with His oracles (the Scriptures?)When did God forbid marriage between close relatives?a.b.c.d.When Cain married his sisterMoses’ timeFrom the beginningGod never prohibited close intermarriage10. True or False: All Cain’s descendants were ungodly.26CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 9S TUDY G UIDE11. Name some inventions by Cain’s descendants:a.b.c.d.Nomadic flock-keepingMusical instrumentsMetal workingAll of the above12. True or False: Eve considered Seth to be a replacement for Abel.13. Matthew’s genealogy follows the legal line through Jesus’ adoptive father, ,while Luke’s line is through Jesus’ mother, .14. True or False: Genesis 6:3 says that people will no longer be able to live past 120 years old.15. In the Hebrew Bible and Septuagint, outside of Genesis 6, to whom does the phrase ‘sons ofGod’ refer?16. In Jude 6–7 and 2 Peter 2:4–6, what angels are referred to?a. The Heavenly Host present at the birth of Jesusb. Those in Genesis 6 who were like the people of Sodom and Gomorrah who indulged insexual immoralityc. The Archangelsd. All of the above17. According to 2 Peter 2:4-6, how many people did God preserve when He sent the Flood?18. What does the Hebrew word nephilim mean?a.b.c.d.‘They who fall upon’Giants‘Those from other lands’All of the above19. True or False: The Septuagint translated nephilim as ‘giants’ (Gigantes ‘born of the earthgoddess’), but later translations reverted to the original Hebrew word nephilim, referring tosemi-divine parentage of the nephilim fathered by ‘sons of God’.20. True or False: Numbers 13:32–33 proves that the Bible teaches that some of the nephilimsurvived the Flood.27CRE AT ION.COM/TGA

SESSION 9S TUDY G UIDEFURTHER CONSIDERATIONWhat was the most surprising thing you learned from this session?Why is this important?ANSWERS.TruecTrueHis sister, as per Genesis 5:4 (To learn more,see creation.com/cab8)5. b6. True7. Half-brother and half-sister8. The Jews (who came from Abraham andSarah’s marriage)9. b10. False (the names Mehujael and Methushaelsuggest that their par

c. The KJV translation of Genesis 1:28 has the word ‘replenish’ d. a and c 7. True or False: A sound principle of interpretation is to interpret Scripture by Scripture. 8. The Hebrew word bara means _ and the word asah means _. 9. True or False: All long-age interpretat