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Chapter 2 is fleshing out some points in what was already finished. Look at verse 1 in chapter two. It says it was all finished. All chapter one tells us is that man was created on a certain day.
No. Genesis 2 isn't retelling anything about Genesis 1. Chapter 2 comes after chapter 1. They occur in order just like any other chapters in the book. You read chapters sequentially. You don't flip chapters around and replay stories or anything like that.
Not by name yet. Irrelevant. God explains more in chapter 2. Sorry if you thought chapter 2 was some sort of confused second creation or some other disconnected word salad.
The word man from Hebrew means this
Says who? Do we know that He made more than two of each? Naturally, when He made so many kinds the sea would abound with sea life.
As above. Says who?
No one said He only made 2 stars. That is a strawman. When He made only one moon and one sun, we are told exactly that. He made THE sun etc. It does not say 'He made THE star'! No. He made the stars.
Yes, only 2 people. Why not 2 animals as well?
Yes we first read chapter one. By the time we get to 2 it states it was all finished. Then it gives more details. of what just happened. No flipping involved.
God gave chapter 2 after chapter one. That IS how the bible is written. The gospel is actually told 4 times.
I don't think that ancient Israelites thought in those terms. But I think that because Lucy could sin, the answer would be that the Imago Dei did not produce a moral capacity in people. People would already have the ability beforehand to do good or evil.
Nah, Genesis 2 is sequel to Genesis 1. That's why Brown-Driver-Briggs notes in the very first definition listed "man,mankind" because it speaks of mankind as a whole. You cant force the Bible to say something that it doesn't say. And what it doesn't say is "Let us create Adam and Eve in our image". I'm sorry but the Bible just doesn't say that.
The Gospel writers do not read their narratives in reverse order. They don't start with the crucifixion and then go to the sermon on the mount.
Well, Chronicles do as well, but here you're looking at a completely separate book.
Also, on the contrary, if you watched the video I shared a few days ago, you'll notice that, Chapter 2 begins with a teledoth.
also, in addition to my last post on teledoths, ancient near east texts of a very similar nature to Genesis, such as Enuma Elish, ancient near east texts don't limit creation of humanity to 2 people. Granted, we don't want ancient literature to be imposed onto the Bible. But what this tells us is that, in these times, this was a common way to write. When mankind was created, it actually meant mankind, and not just Adam. It meant Adam (mankind) not Adam (one man). Also, the text doesn't have a definite article, so its not singular either. It doesn't say "Let us create the man in our image" it just says "let us create man in our image". So its not even identified as singular either.
But the narrative that comes after 5:1 doesn't retell the narrative before 5:1. These are completely different parts of Genesis.
Here, I'll explain further.
Not only does Genesis 5:1 start from repeating Genesis 1:27, but it makes it the same story as Adam.
the only exception to sequels, are separate narratives that occur with overlapping times. Like Genesis 36:1 with Ishmael and Isaac. But overall, as noted above, these introductions, these literary intros to stories, they don't re-tell stories. They almost always simply tell sequels.
