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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. …

The Binding of Isaac

This story raises issues about the ethical nature of God because of the element of child sacrifice. The philosopher Kierkegaard reasons that …

Secret Revelation of John

In the Secret Revelation of John, Sophia is responsible for the rupture between God and humanity. Sophia created Yaldabaoth, an evil creation …

Exoneration & Denigration of Eve

Eve’s narrative of the Fall was likely written by a different author than the rest of the Apocalypse of Moses text because …

Jewish Interpreters

We started talking about gender-related beliefs the ancient people had and how that influenced their interpretations of the text. Essentially all of …

Scholar Interpretations of Genesis 1

We discussed the significance of “In the beginning” vs. “When God began to create” which influences interpretations of the text and readers’ …

Enuma Elish and Gilgamesh

Comparing and contrasting the biblical creation accounts and the ancient near eastern myths gave us insight into ancient worldviews. Enuma Elish was …