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Old Testament
Genesis
Genesis
Week 1: Introduction
Introduction to the Course – Video
11 minutes
Introduction to the Course – Study Guide
Introduction to the Course – Discussion Questions
Introduction to the Course – Additional Resources
Week 2: Creation
Creation – Video
16 minutes
Creation – Study Guide
Creation – Discussion Questions
Creation – Additional Resources
Week 3: The Garden of Eden
Garden of Eden – Video
15 minutes
Garden of Eden – Study Guide
Garden of Eden – Discussion Questions
Garden of Eden – Additional Resources
Week 4: The Flood
The Flood – Video
15 minutes
The Flood – Study Guide
The Flood – Discussion Questions
The Flood – Additional Resources
Week 5: The Call of Abraham
The Call of Abraham – Video
14 minutes
The Call of Abraham – Study Guide
The Call of Abraham – Discussion Questions
The Call of Abraham – Additional Resources
Week 6: Abraham and Isaac
Abraham and Isaac – Video
15 minutes
Abraham and Isaac – Study Guide
Abraham and Isaac – Discussion Questions
Abraham and Isaac – Additional Resources
Week 7: Jacob
Jacob – Video
15 minutes
Jacob – Study Guide
Jacob – Discussion Questions
Jacob – Additional Resources
Week 8: Joseph
Joseph – Video
15 minutes
Joseph – Study Guide
Joseph – Discussion Questions
Joseph – Additional Resources
Garden of Eden – Additional Resources
Recommended Readings:
Nahum M. Sarna,
Understanding Genesis
(New York: Schocken, 1966), 23–32.
James Barr,
The Garden of Eden and the Hope of Immortality
(London: SCM, 1992).
Phyllis Trible,
God and the Rhetoric of Sexuality
(Philadelphia: Fortress, 1978).
Articles:
(click to view)
“Uproar over artist’s painting of God as a black woman” by Raquel Laneri
“Eden” by Dexter Callender
“It All Began with ‘Adam and Eve'” by Michael Schaub
“Eden, Garden of” by Emil G. Hirsch, Mary W. Montgomery, Solomon Schechter, Judah David Eisenstein, M. Seligsohn
Sermons:
(click to view)
“Nekkid” by The Rev. Kaji Dousa
“The Garden of Eden” by The Rev. David Gunderson
“Snake Bite” by The Rev. Sheila C. Gustafson
“With Full Submission” by The Rev. Kari Nicewander
(note: this sermon includes descriptions of sexual assault)
Lectures:
(click to view)
YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 7
, by Robert Wilson
YDS Old Testament Interpretation, Part 1 – Lecture 8
, by Robert Wilson
Videos:
(click to view)
YBS Book of Genesis study with Professor Joel Baden: Week 3 – full lecture
Creation in Genesis 2
, Dr. Joel S. Baden
The Garden of Eden in Genesis 2
, Dr. Joel S. Baden
The Creation of Woman in Genesis 2
, Dr. Joel S. Baden
Eating from the Tree of Knowledge
, Dr. Joel S. Baden
Paradise Lost?
, Dr. Joel S. Baden
Art:
(click to view)
“Adam and Eve” by Fernando Botero
“Adam and Eve” by Lucas Cranach the Elder
“Adam and Eve” at Abreha and Atsbeha Church, Ethiopia
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