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    Cris Vo

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    The document discusses the origins and meanings of biblical terms like Adam, Eden, and vocation. It explores how the human being was created by God to actively tend and care for the world in a way that delights God. Eden is derived from Sumerian and refers to a fertile plain, not a paradise. The human's role is to appreciate and be grateful for what God has given.

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    The document discusses the origins and meanings of biblical terms like Adam, Eden, and vocation. It explores how the human being was created by God to actively tend and care for the world in a way that delights God. Eden is derived from Sumerian and refers to a fertile plain, not a paradise. The human's role is to appreciate and be grateful for what God has given.

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    The document discusses the origins and meanings of biblical terms like Adam, Eden, and vocation. It explores how the human being was created by God to actively tend and care for the world in a way that delights God. Eden is derived from Sumerian and refers to a fertile plain, not a paradise. The human's role is to appreciate and be grateful for what God has given.

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    The document discusses the origins and meanings of biblical terms like Adam, Eden, and vocation. It explores how the human being was created by God to actively tend and care for the world in a way that delights God. Eden is derived from Sumerian and refers to a fertile plain, not a paradise. The human's role is to appreciate and be grateful for what God has given.

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    The human race’s ac-ve presence in this world must be able to “delight” or “give

    pleasure” God

    By forming man out of the dust, God gives the human being this kind of body

    The Hebrew adam is actually a generic term for the human being

    Vocation is used in our lesson as a summon

    The Hebrew adam is not a name of the first man

    The Hebrew word adam is not an individual human person named Adam but actually
    means a human being

    The garden mentioned in Genesis was not intended as a paradise for the human race, but as
    a pleasure park for God and it was tended for God by the. Human Being

    As a noun, the word voca-on basically means call or Calling

    Eden is a term derived from the Sumerian word eden

    Things cherished and valued are taken much care of

    The first step in tending our life and this world that God may delight or be pleased with it
    and with us for everything He gave us is to be apprecia-ve and grateful

    The story of eden is not about paradise lost

    The human being is not just called to be an exis-ng human body but is called into the
    world to be ac-vely Present

    A similar-sounding Hebrew word to eden means delight

    The word voca-on, coming from the La-n verb voco,-as,-are, literally means to call

    The garden men-oned in Genesis was not intended as a paradise for the human race, but
    as a pleasure park for God and it was tended for God by the human being

    As a noun, the word voca-on basically means call or calling

    God’s act of breathing into man’s nostrils the breath of life is His act of giving to the
    human being the giH of life

    When one is grateful of and appreciate something, one cherishes or values it


    The Sumerian word eden means “fer9le plain”

    Things cherished and valued are taken much … A. apprecia-on of B. value of C. well of
    D. care of

    The Greek transla-on for Eden is a pleasure park or paradise

    As God breathes into the human being’s nostrils the breath of life, God calls the human
    being to life

    The human race’s ac-ve presence in this world must be able to “delight” or “give
    pleasure” to oneself. False

    The Greek transla-on (of Eden) is a pleasure park or parasite. False

    Eden is a term derived from the Sumerian word adam. False

    Voca-on is used in our lesson as a summon. True

    The story of eden is not about “paradise lost.” True

    The human being is not just called to be an exis-ng human body but is called to be
    ac-vely present in the world. True

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