Unit 2 Quest
what specific details in the painting directly tell the story?
1) Adam and Eve taking the forbidden fruit of the tree 2) devil disguised as a snake to tempt them into sin 3) Adam and Eve being banished out of the Garden 4) Angel is guarding the Garden
describe Adam and Eve's sin and its consequence.
Adam and Eve fell into temptation and ate the fruit of the knowledge of good and bad tree. They were banished from the Garden of Eden and Eve will know child birth pain along with all her descendants.
what is the painting trying to teach? How do you know?
After Adam/Eve committed Original sin they are being banished from the Garden of Eden. You can tell because they are walking from the tree. It is trying to teach without God life is hard and dull, full of sorrow.
what does it mean to say humans "contract" Original Sin?
All of their descendants contract Original Sin because of the firs Sin caused by Adam and Eve
what is the point of the painting?
Chronological order, gives a good visual description, color gets less happy, saying it is a sad time, focal point them doing the sin
What is the most important parallel that you found between the Genesis accounts mentioned in this section?
It recognizes God's promise of redemption. It has all of the prefiguring of God's plan being fulfilled
How does the Tower of Babel passage teach that going it alone apart from God ultimately leads to sorrow and evil?
It teaches that human beings cannot fully succeed in their work without the providence of God.
Who is the new Adam? Why is this an appropriate title for him?
Jesus Christ he is the Messiah and born without Original Sin
Name one similarity and one difference between God the Creator and his human creatures
Same: God can create the world, we can create life Different: God is all powerful we are not
what differences do you notice in the painting in how Adam and Eve appear before and after the Original Sin?
The art is very Godly and colorful becomes dull. Relaxed, happy to scared, angry. They look the same physically but expressions changed.
Explain the meaning and symbolism of the first covenant between God and Humans.
The covenant is a binding between God and humans. The rainbow was the symbol for the Covenant between God and Noah. The rainbow is a reminder to everyone that God continues to love human beings, through their sins really merit correction and punishment.
who is satan?
fallen angel
what does it mean to be a fallen statue?
to fall from God's image