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Describe how the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament) understand the concept of God as Creator.
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Paula-Ann Bailey Y12 a) Describe how the Jewish scriptures (Old Testament) understand the concept of God as Creator (33) The Old Testament begins with the book of Genesis; an account which offers explanations for some of the most fundamental questions that human-being's ask. Genesis 1 puts forward the concept of God as almighty creator, who invented this world, and everything within it, for a purpose. Genesis originated from oral tradition- folk tales passed down from generation to generation. At this time there was no formal education so people would discuss philosophy and culture by the fireside. At some point, the stories were recorded and have since been revised by bible scriptures. Unlike the Greek writings of Plato and Aristotle, who reached impersonal conclusions when considering how the world came to be- both Plato's world of forms and Aristotle's body-soul theory both distinctly lack the influence of a higher authority who...
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