The Hebrew Bible (Volume A)

Map

• “origins” or “beginnings”

• cosmogony

• birthright

• covenant

• search for homeland

• illustrations of free will

Genesis

Adam and Eve

Cain and Abel: First Murder

The Biblical Flood

Babel, a Ziggurat

Abraham and Isaac

Jacob’s Dream

Joseph

• Hebrews enslaved in Egypt

• Moses as foremost prophet for the Hebrews

• Ten Commandments and new law

Exodus

Moses

Job

• theodicy• justice• human knowledge

Psalms

• worship• hymns of praise• thanksgiving• lament• imagery• musicality

Discuss the distinctions between approaching a text as a religious manifestation of divine revelation and as a literary work of art. Does this change how one reads the text? Does it offer different insights?

Discussion Questions

What is the difference between the curse given to the first man and the curse given to the first woman? Why are they given different curses, and is this significant? Do the punishments correspond to the distinct manners in which they fell into sin?

Discussion Questions

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