Outline of the Two Traditions within Genesis 1—11- Priestly Tradition:Organized around genealogies (with or without stories in them) beginning or ending with:"These are the generations . . . ."; or "This is the written account . . . . "Outline of Contents:Gen 1:1—2:4 Book of the Heavens and the Earth (in 2:4)Gen 5:1-32 Book of AdamGen 6:9—9:17 Book of NoahGen 10:1-32 Book of the Sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and JaphethGen 10:2-5 JaphethGen 10:6-20 HamGen 10:21-31 ShemGen 11:10-26 Book of ShemGen 11:27-32 Book of TerahMain themes: - God is Almighty, All-knowing, Distant, and King-like.- Creation, including humanity, is essentially good.- The relationship between God and the earth is described in terms of "creation", "re-creation", "blessing", and "covenant".- Humanity is created in God's image; that image is transfered to one's children by being born.- Sin is seen as a problem of actions: Doing violent deeds; Corrupting one's actions (Gen 6:11-13).- The growth of sin is a slow and long process (note the ages of people between the Creation and the Flood).- Yahwist Tradition:Organized around separate, complete narratives.Outline of Contents:Gen 2:4—4:26 Narratives about Adam and Eve and their descendantsGen 2:4-24 Creation of Adam and EveGen 3:1-24 Disobedience of Adam and EveGen 4:1-16 Cain and AbelGen 4:17-24 Traditions about Cain and his descendantsGen 4:25-26 Traditions about Seth and his descendantsGen 6:1—9:29 Narratives about Noah and his descendantsGen 6:1—8:22 The FloodGen 9:18-29 The Drunkenness of NoahGen 11:1-9 The Tower of BabelMain Themes:- God is Personal, Emotional, Closely Involved with humanity.- Humanity is essentially flawed internally.- The relationship between God and the earth is described in terms of "relationship/conversation", "offering/sacrifice", "curse", and "care".- Sin is seen as an internal problem of the heart: Humans are wicked, and only think about evil (Gen 6:5).- Sin does not "grow"; it is already present even in youth (Gen