the three translations, the authorship of J provides an anthropomorphic view of the Lord God in the creation process. The Lord God is personified with the human quality of love in Genesis 1:28: "God blessed them". This makes sense since bless is defined as: "To confer well-being or prosperity on (Lexico)." J is also consistent in portraying the role of the Lord God as an artistic creator. Like artists, the Lord God certainly takes pleasure in his physical creations. This is apparent in Genesis 1:31: "And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." Finally, the Lord God enacts the role of a judge or legislator, sourced mainly form my emphasis of Genesis 3:1-19. By providing the command in Genesis 2:17: "thou shalt not eat of it". The Lord God's creations are given responsibilities in their environments, and failure to comply ultimately leads to punishment.
             Through the analysis of these three different aspects of the anthropomorphic Lord God according to J, we find evident similarities across my chosen Bible translations in their representation of the Lord God. Namely, trends depict implications of the Lord God taking on the humanistic role of a parent. To summarize, the Lord God's artistry in creating man through
             God's image yields love. Love further applies to being responsible and obedient. Finally, with disobedience comes punishment.
             The fall of man is commonly blamed on the snake. The portrayal of the snake in Genesis 3:1-19 differs across all three translations. The NLT introduces the snake in Genesis 3:1 as being: "the shrewdest" as opposed to: "more subtile" for the KJV, and "more cunning" for the NKJV. By taking into account that NLT adds drama through instances of the snake hissing angrily in Genesis 3:4: ""You won't die!" the serpent hissed." The readers are cl...