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Deepen your understanding of the meaning and beauty of the first book of the Bible.
Genesis is a book of fundamental importance for the Jewish and Christian faiths and has exerted a profound influence on Western Civilization. In addition to being a great religious text, it is also a literary masterpiece.
This free online course explores some of the work’s major narrative themes, including the complex relationship between God and man, the consequences of a rupture in that relationship, and the path towards reconciliation.
Join Professor Justin Jackson in this six-lecture course as he analyzes the stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
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The Genesis Story: Reading Biblical Narratives
Literature
Genesis is a book of fundamental importance for the Jewish and Christian faiths and has exerted a profound influence on Western Civilization. In addition to being a great religious text, it is also a literary masterpiece. This course explores some of the work’s major narrative themes, including the complex relationship between God and man, the consequences of a rupture in that relationship, and the path towards reconciliation.
6 Lessons
6.5h
What Current Students Are Saying
This wonderful course selection reaches my interest and academic level, is thorough and considerate of the topic at hand and gives a perspective from many different angles that encourages deep spiritual consideration and critical thinking.