Course Wrap-Up
We have learned to read texts critically by taking into account the author’s motivation, narrative gaps in the text, and different perspectives. …
We have learned to read texts critically by taking into account the author’s motivation, narrative gaps in the text, and different perspectives. …
This story raises issues about the ethical nature of God because of the element of child sacrifice. The philosopher Kierkegaard reasons that …
The P and J sources are intertwined in Genesis 6-9, but there are several conflicts between the two texts such as the …
In the Secret Revelation of John, Sophia is responsible for the rupture between God and humanity. Sophia created Yaldabaoth, an evil creation …
Eve’s narrative of the Fall was likely written by a different author than the rest of the Apocalypse of Moses text because …
We started talking about gender-related beliefs the ancient people had and how that influenced their interpretations of the text. Essentially all of …
Even though Genesis 2 is from the J source, it incorporates “God Yahweh” from the P source, but the P source came …
We discussed the significance of “In the beginning” vs. “When God began to create” which influences interpretations of the text and readers’ …
Comparing and contrasting the biblical creation accounts and the ancient near eastern myths gave us insight into ancient worldviews. Enuma Elish was …