| A | B |
| serpent | temptation |
| naming the animals | humanities responsibility to care for creation |
| tree of knowledge | God's boundaries for human behavior |
| a garden | paradise and original blessing |
| water | life, cleansing, and forgiveness |
| fruit | Adam and Eve's sinful choice |
| light from darkness | beginning of creation |
| chaos/order | God's power to bring forth order out of disorder |
| wind | God's powerful "breath of life" |
| seven days | completeness |