The worlds most popular book!!! Genesis from a literary aspect

Hello, and welcome back to the frog blog! It's Luka. I would like to share a more serious book I am writing about today, Genesis. It is not the typical blog I write about, but I still recommend you check out some of my other blogs after reading this one. I decided to write about Genesis from a literary aspect, as I understand not many people believe in Christianity or have different religious beliefs. Enjoy the read!

  

Genesis, Greek for "the beginning," is considered the first book in the Old Testament; it depicts the creation of the world and the introduction to the human species through stories where typically a lesson or idea is conveyed to the reader. The first 5 chapters surround the creation of the Earth and Adam and Eve. The following 47 chapters portray stories about Israeli families such as Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph. One of the most known stories from Genesis is known as Noah's Ark, which depicts God destroying humanity for sin with a great flood, in which Noah is told in advance to protect himself and the animals on Earth. Genesis stands out as the building blocks of Christianity and the consequences of committing sins in a storytelling manner. I will go into a brief summarization of some of the stories and the lessons taught.

Genesis 4-5 depicts the family of Adam and Eve and their two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain grows up and becomes a farmer of the land, and Abdel becomes a sheep farmer; one day, to show their devotion to God, Abdel sacrifices a lamb, and Cain gives some of his harvests in the lord's name. God is not happy with Cain's offering, and this enrages Cain. He was so enraged that he took Abdel on a walk and murdered him. This angers god, and he curses him that he will not be able to farm the land. This story introduces the idea that murder is a sin and should not be done. In addition, it shows the consequences of jealousy.

Genesis 6-11 portrays Noah's family and their experiences. Commonly known as Noah's Ark, the story starts with God standing upset with the sinfulness and wickedness of Earth's people. He tells Noah to build a boat and bring two of every animal, one male and one female. After the boat is built, God brings a long-lasting flood that consumes the world for 40 years. After the flood ended, God promised not to bring upon another flood. This simple story has meaningful lessons behind them; in particular, planning ahead and ignoring warnings can have dreadful consequences.

Genesis is filled with lessons anyone can benefit from and is portrayed in fun stories. I enjoyed analyzing this book and would recommend lessons learned in this blog (don't murder anyone!). Have a great day, 

Luka!

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