Priestly Account Vs Yahwist

The level of detail between the Priestly account and the Yahwist one differs greatly. Genesis 1:1-2:4a gives more of an overview of the creation of mankind and how it was created with the image of God. Genesis 2:4a-3:24 gives more of a detailed encounter of how the first woman was created from the rib of the first male and then their relationship that continued on. First, look at the difference in how humans were created. In the Priestly account, humans were created on the last day before God rested. Man and woman were created at the same time and to be in the image of God. The Yahwist source however, starts with Adam being created in the garden, then he is given animals, and finally then a wife who he has a partnership with. While the Priestly account says that man and woman were created at the same time, the Yahwist source …show more content…
The Priestly account gives no direct interaction between the humans and God. However, the Yahweh source goes into detail the interaction that happened between God and Adam and then continued it as the woman, Eve, came around. Continuing on also to where the serpent influences Eve to take fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil and what God then tells them after that happens. There is no mention of sin or what would happen if Adam and Eve were to eat from the tree they were told not to. In the Yahweh source though, sin is never specifically mentioned, but what is talked about is that they would die if they had eaten the fruit off of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Later on in Genesis 3, when God knows that they have eaten off of that tree, God does to them as seen fit. There is no mention of this being a punishment, but the serpent was cursed, Eve was told having children would be painful, and the ground is cursed on behalf of Adam. Also, to stop them from eating off the tree of life, God made it difficult for them to access

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