Ancient Cosmology and Creation of Man

Who painted the biblical scenes displayed on the walls and ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• Da Vinci
• Rembrandt
• Michelangelo
• Raphael

Which ancient view of cosmology tells of Allah making seven heavens?

• Babylonian
• Jewish/Hebrew
• Islamic
• Greek

What were the most popular guesses as to the identity of the woman in the painting?

• Eve

• Mary, the Mother of Christ

• The Church, the bride of Christ

• all the answers

The word "cosmology" means the art of styling ones hair or decorating ones fingernails and toenails.

• True
• False

What is the name of the painted scene that we analyzed in yesterday's class?

• The Creation of Man
• The Creation of Eve
• The Creativity of God
• The Beginning

Which ancient cosmological view gives a chronological and detailed account of the creation of the universe?

• Roman
• Jewish/Hebrew
• Babylonian
• Islamic

From class, who did we identify as the most likely identity of the woman in the painting?

• Satan's wife

• the feminine side of God

• Mary Magdalene

• wisdom

Which ancient view of cosmology describes Mardoc creating "man" as a savage and a slave of the gods?

• Islamic
• Greek
• Babylonian
• Chinese

The image of God and Adam reaching out for one another shows the uniqueness of man being made in God's image.

• True

• False

The similarities of the ancient cosmological views are due to the fact that there was a real event in history in which all things were created and from which the stories originated.

• True
• False