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Book of Genesis

Series: Book of Genesis
5
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Episodes
24
Rating
TVPG
Year
2006
Language
English
Publisher
The Great Courses

About

Gain a brand new perspective on the first book of the Old Testament with this brilliant and fascinating course that examines the true purpose and message of The Book of Genesis.

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Episodes

1 to 3 of 24

1. On Reading the Book of Genesis

35m

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This lecture introduces the course's ground rules-a holistic (rather than separate-source) treatment that approaches the text as literature, history, and theological treatise that must be read with, and understood from, the world-view of its original readers.

2. Genesis 1, the First Creation Story

32m

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We plunge immediately into the biblical text, with the goal of learning how to read the literature of ancient Israel, so greatly removed from our own world in both time and place.

3. Genesis 2–3, the Second Creation Story

33m

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This lecture highlights the four major differences between the first and second creation accounts and discusses the main reason why Genesis, and hence the Bible, begins with two divergent narratives.

4. An Overview of Ancient Israelite History

31m

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This lecture presents historical background necessary for any study of the Bible, including the history of ancient Israel from Abraham, c. 1400 BCE, to the conquest of Alexander the Great, c. 330 BCE, and the development of the biblical canon.

5. The Ancient Near East

32m

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We survey the broad context of ancient Israel and its world - the ancient Near East divided into the three major geographical regions of Egypt, Canaan, and Mesopotamia.

6. The Jedp Theory and Alternative Approaches

31m

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The unified approach to the two creation accounts presented in Lecture 3 is one most scholars debate, citing many contradictions. This lecture introduces their four-source hypothesis, and discusses its good points and its problems.

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The Great Coursesdirector
The Great Coursesproducer
Gary A. Rendsburgactor