Chapter two is said to be written by a Yahwistic sources (Dr. Bucher). The evidence is the way God is referred to. "In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, (Genesis 2:4b NRSV)" God is not only God, but He is LORD God. This comes from the word Yahweh, which the Israelites believed the name of God was. They used the word LORD out of respect for God. They did not want to say His name out loud because it was so sacred, in place of Yahweh they used the word LORD to show their respect for Him. It was also thought this story was written around 6th century BCE, when there was no Israel yet. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, (Genesis 1:1 NRCV)" The first story only uses the word God. It is believed this story is written by priestly sources because they acknowledge the fact that Israel does not exist yet. Since Yahweh is used by the Israelites and Israel was not around at the time, the priestly sources did not find it sensible to use the LORD God as the name of God. Since the stories have a different name for God, it shows different perspectives on how people should see God. This shows there are two different ideas of how to show respect to God. There are many ideas supporting the theory of two authors. The first story is organized and split into multiple days whereas the second is more fluid and has no timeline in the creation. Both creation stories have their own message they are
Chapter two is said to be written by a Yahwistic sources (Dr. Bucher). The evidence is the way God is referred to. "In the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens, (Genesis 2:4b NRSV)" God is not only God, but He is LORD God. This comes from the word Yahweh, which the Israelites believed the name of God was. They used the word LORD out of respect for God. They did not want to say His name out loud because it was so sacred, in place of Yahweh they used the word LORD to show their respect for Him. It was also thought this story was written around 6th century BCE, when there was no Israel yet. "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth, (Genesis 1:1 NRCV)" The first story only uses the word God. It is believed this story is written by priestly sources because they acknowledge the fact that Israel does not exist yet. Since Yahweh is used by the Israelites and Israel was not around at the time, the priestly sources did not find it sensible to use the LORD God as the name of God. Since the stories have a different name for God, it shows different perspectives on how people should see God. This shows there are two different ideas of how to show respect to God. There are many ideas supporting the theory of two authors. The first story is organized and split into multiple days whereas the second is more fluid and has no timeline in the creation. Both creation stories have their own message they are