God as Represented in Genesis

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This paper describes God based on the Adam and Eve story in Genesis 2.1-3.22. In this story, the author believes that initially God's interactions with His creation are compassionate and shows Him as being a loving God. However, throughout the ending, God punishes His creations in callous ways to instill fear into people so that they believe in Him or do what He wants of them.

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"God's reaction to original sin seems to be unwarranted and extreme. It is true that God specifically stated that neither Adam nor Eve was allowed to eat from the tree of knowledge, but He did in fact place the tree in Eden. By forbidding Adam and Eve from eating from the tree, God gave them the ability to disobey Him and in doing so, created evil. By this act alone, it appears that God wanted His creation, in a slightly sadistic way, to fail."

Sample of Sources Used:

• The HarperCollins Study Bible. Gen. 2.1-3.22. San Franscisco, CA: HarperSan Franscisco, 2006. 7-11.
• Lewis, Aron. "The Tree of Knowledge: Good and Evil." Psychoanalytic Dialogues 15 (2005): 681-701
• Moye, Richard H. "IN THE BEGINNING MYTH AND HISTORY IN GENESIS AND EXODUS." Journal of Biblical Literature 109 (1990): 557-97.

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