BIBLE STUDY:
The Book of Genesis
A Conversation on Beginnings
The first book of the Bible tells of the creation of the world, of humanity, and of the lineage of Abraham. Genesis, which means “origin” in Greek, contains deep, layered, archetypal stories that are at once familiar and strange. Over the course of six Sundays, we will explore portions of this formative text. Drawing upon literary, historical, and theological scholarship we will see something of what the book has meant to the Jewish and Christian traditions and what the book means to us.
March 6
Creation Narrative or Narratives? The Hebrew Bible and the Four Source Theory
Read Genesis 1-2
March 13
The Garden of Eden and Adam & Eve
Read Genesis 3
March 20
Cain & Abel and the Origin of Ethics
Read Genesis 4
March 27
The Call of Abraham: Pilgrimage and Covenant
Read Genesis 12 and 17 verses 1-13
April 3
What Kind of a God Are You, Anyway? The Testing of Abraham
Read Genesis 22 verses 1-14
April 10
Jacob & Esau
Read Genesis 27 and 32 verse 22 - 33 verse 11