Genesis 1 v Genesis 2

These thoughts were published by Ronald Storer in 'Creation and the Character of God' (1985)

A Summary of the Differences between the Adam of Genesis 1 (in bold) and the Adam of Genesis 2 (in normal type):

Made together on the 6th day
Made separately with a gap between that included transferring to the garden, collection and naming of animals

Made male and female, Adam not lonely but with his female mate where 2 became 1
Made man and wife, in this case 1 became 2

Made to replenish the earth and multiply his species
No command to propagate, offspring not mentioned, sexual awareness a result of the fall

Made to subdue the earth and have dominion over it
Put in an enclosed and protected place separate from the outside world

Presented as fearless with respect to the world
Put in subjective fear with respect to death and obediance

Subjected to no moral law
Put under probation and prohibition

Viewed as very good
Not yet determined as good or evil, moral goodness the requirement

Made at the end of the process of animal creation
Placed central in the catalogue of plants and animals, proceeding them as a kind shepherd

Presented as king of nature
Presented as a priestly shepherd to take personal interest in creation

Not stated as God conscious
Made God conscious by hearing the voice of God

Made without reference to parental upbringing or family units
Taken as freed from the parental home to embark on a new and independent life by marriage

To eat every herb of the field and fruit of the tree
To eat of the trees except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.