Creation – Additional Resources
Recommended Readings:
- Nahum M. Sarna, Understanding Genesis (New York: Schocken, 1966), 1–23.
- Phyllis A. Bird, “Male and Female He Created Them. Gen. 1:27b in the Context of the Priestly Account of Creation,” in Missing Persons and Mistaken Identities: Women and Gender in Ancient Israel (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997) 123-54.
- Mark S. Smith, The Priestly Vision of Genesis 1 (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2010).
Articles: (click to view)
- “The First Creation (Gen 1:1-2:3)” by David Carr
- “Genesis 1: Genesis & Ancient Cosmic Geography” by Tim Mackie and Aeron Sullivan
- “Commentary on Genesis 1:1-2:4a” by Walter C. Bouzard
- “Can You Believe It? Genesis 1” by The Rev. Barbara Cawthorne Crafton
- “Searching for Sunday Excerpt: ‘Breath'” by Rachel Held Evans
Sermons: (click to view)
- “Back to Your Future” by The Rev. Kaji Dousa
- “Flip the Script” by The Rev. Kaji Dousa
- “God of Creation, Jehovah-elohim” by The Rev. David R. Jennys
- “To Rest: Created in the Image of God” by The Rev. Dr. Janet H. Hunt
Lectures: (click to view)
- YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 7, by Robert Wilson
Videos: (click to view)
- YBS Book of Genesis Study with Professor Joel Baden, Week 2 – full lecture
- The Work of Genesis 1, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- In the Beginning: Mesopotamia vs. Biblical, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- Why Do We Have a Creation Story?, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- The Creation of Humans, Dr. Joel S. Baden
- The Contradictions of Genesis 1 and 2, Dr. Joel S. Baden
Podcasts: (click to access)
- Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast, Ep71
- Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast, Ep88
Art: (click to view)
