ANSWERS GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY 2026
FINAL PAPER EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ 3. What are the similarities between the scenes in Revelation
21:1-4 and the Garden of Eden in Genesis 2?. Answer: God dwelling
with man
No more death or mourning or pain or crying
◉ 4. According to the lecture, what is meant when we say God is
sovereign?. Answer: Sovereign means that God has supreme
authority over His creation
◉ 5. List at least five characteristics of God emphasized in Psalm
145.. Answer: Righteous
Majesty
Gracious
Merciful
Good
◉ 6. List three reasons for seeing humanity as the pinnacle of God's
creation.. Answer: Its place at the end of the narrative
,The amount of narrative space that the creation of humanity takes
within the narrative
The interruption in the pattern of wording established when
discussing the first five days of creation in Genesis 1
◉ 7. How does the textbook describe the Garden of Eden?. Answer:
Good and ordered
A place of worship particularly a temple/ throne room
A place where God dwelled with his people
◉ 8. How would you describe the nature of work God gave to Adam
in the Garden of Eden?. Answer: To keep up and work in the Garden
Kingly gardener and watchman
Expand the Garden
◉ 9. Summarize Proverbs 9:10.. Answer: True wisdom is fearing and
knowing the Lord.
, ◉ 10. Summarize God's statements in Genesis 2:16-18.. Answer: He
told Adam that he could eat the fruit of any tree in the Garden except
the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
◉ 11. What does the textbook say about the involvement of the
Trinity in creation?. Answer: All three members of the trinity were
active in creation.
Jesus was also involved in creation.
God the Father oversaw the creation of all things. All things were
made through and for Jesus who holds all things together. God the
Spirit was present in the creation narrative showing that he is not
only the Creator, but the life-giving Spirit of the living God.
◉ 12. List the four basic "acts" of the overarching biblical story..
Answer: Creation
Fall
Redemption
Restoration
◉ VoC- Young Earth. Answer: God created the world in 6 days and
the earth is 6000 years old