• Creation unfolds in pairs of opposites, like male and female, reflecting harmonious relationships.

  • Traditional gender roles are linked to the command to procreate and the union of male and female.

  • The curses of man and woman in Genesis reflect distinct gender experiences and physiological differences.

Summary:

So God created human beings[d] in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.28 Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it.
— Genesis 1:27-28a (NLT)

Read pages 5-11 in the Workbook, and then answer the Reflection Questions on page 12.