Adam in the Bible

In Hebrew, "Adam" means _________.

• "from the soil"

• "sustainer"

• "lord of creation"

• God-breathed

When Dr. Jackson analyzes the passage on Adam's duties, he provides __________ and _________ as alternative translations to "till" and "watch".

• "dig" and "observe"

• "serve" and "guard"

• "plough" and "timepiece"

• none of the above

Dr. Jackson explains that Adam's naming of the animals signifies _________.

• a surprising act of reliance

• an act of service

• a usurpation of God's power

• a participation in the act of creation

According to Dr. Jackson, the most startling statement in the first three chapters of Genesis is _________.

• God's question to Adam and Eve

• God's declaration that Adam's loneliness is not good

• The serpent's lie

• Adam blaming Eve

Adam is able to identify himself as "ish" _________.

• before he names the animals

• after he names Eve

• after his expulsion from the Garden

• none of the above

"Ish" and "ishah" in Hebrew describe the relationship between __________.

• God and man

• Eve and the serpent

• man and woman

• the Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil

When confronting Eve, the serpent tells both the truth and a lie at the same time.

• True

• False

The purpose of God questioning Adam and Eve was to __________.

• ascertain what they had done

• provide a call for repentance

• establish their guilt

• none of the above

Adam's response to God's questions after eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil signifies a rupture of the __________.

• human to human relationship

• God to human relationship

• both of the above

• none of the above

According to Dr. Jackson, God's expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of

Eden should be understood as an act of __________.

• mercy

• justice

• jealousy

• none of the above