Genesis: A Demented Outsider's View of the Bible Caitlin Lavery, Shruthi Srinivas, David Budz, Abel McDaniels

Chapter 3 Humanity is banished from the Garden of Eden for committing original sin (Eve eats fruit from the Tree of Knowledge against the will of God). Which Poisonwood characters fit which role? Which settings represent the Garden of Eden?

Chapter 5 Methuselah, the father of Noah, dies right before the great flood. Methuselah was 969 years old when he died, the oldest person ever mentioned in the Bible. His extreme old age demonstrates his knowledge and wisdom. Parrot named Methusalah

Chapter 9 Ham sees his father, Noah, drunk and naked. When Noah finds out about this, he curses the descendants of Ham's son, Canaan.

Chapter 22 God tells Abraham to kill his son, Isaac, to display his love for God. Abraham blindly listens to God and carries Isaac up a mountain. At the top of the mountain, he is about to kill Isaac when an angel tells him to stop. Thematic connection: authority and blind devotion/obedience

Chapter 29 Laban has two daughters named Rachel and Leah. Rachel is very beautiful yet very lazy. Jacob wants to marry her. Laban tells Jacob that if he works for him for seven years he may marry Rachel. After seven years, Laban tricks Jacob into marrying Leah. Jacob eventually marries Rachel. Significance of names

Summing it All Up Nathan as a God/Christ like figure Wants to assume dominance/control over the Congo His death seems similar to that of Christ He is a Christ like figure with the qualities of the Old Testament God