Course Outline

Unit 1: Composition and Authorship of Genesis

• Date and Authorship

• Composition, Transmission, and Compilation

• Exploring the Ancient Writing Process

Unit 2: Genesis and the Ancient Near East

• Understanding the Original Context

• Ancient Cosmologies

• Creating Collections and Finding Parallels in Ancient Near Eastern Myths

• Ancient Archives

• Historicity of Ancient Documents

• Genesis and Science

Unit 3: Creation: Genesis 1–2

• In the Beginning

• God Created

• Analyzing the Direct Objects of Bara with the Bible Word Study

• Tohu Wavohu

• Creation: Day One

• Creation: Days Two and Three

• Summary of Days One to Three

• Creation: Days Four, Five, and Six

• Image of God

• Consulting Commentaries on the Plural Pronoun in Genesis 1:26

• Creation: Day Seven

• Cosmos as Temple

• Transitions and Toledoth Statements

• Analyzing the Toledoth Formula with Reverse Interlinears

• Human Beings

• The Garden of Eden

• Looking Up Hebrew Terms Using a Reverse Interlinear

• A Priestly Helper

Unit 4: The Fall and Sin: Genesis 3–11

• The Serpent and the Fall

• Consequences of Sin for the Woman

• Enmity between the Serpent and the Woman

• The Woman’s Desire

• Consequences of Sin for the Man

• Cain and Abel

• Genealogies in Genesis

• Sons of God and Daughters of Men

• Exploring Ancient Interpretations of the “Sons of God”

• The Flood

• Blessing, Covenant, and Curse

• Tower of Babel

• Biblical Theology of Sacred Space

• Rhetorical Strategy of Genesis

Unit 5: Abraham: Genesis 12–24

• Abram’s Call

• Biblical Theology of the Covenants

• Obstacles to the Covenant Promises

• More Obstacles: Lot and Invaders

• Ratification of the Covenant

• Exploring the Cultural Concept of “Covenant”

• Hagar and Ishmael

• The Covenant Child and the Covenant Sign

• Sodom and Gomorrah

• 'El 'Olam and the Removal of Obstacles

• Abraham’s Test

• Sarah and Rebekah

Unit 6: Isaac and Jacob: Genesis 25–36

• The Covenant Heirs

• The Isaac Narrative

• Blessing through Deception

• Jacob’s Dream and Promise of Blessing

• Jacob in Haran

• Jacob’s Return to Canaan

• Jacob’s Encounter with the Angel

• Jacob Back in Canaan

• Theophanies and Family Matters

• Using the Names of God Interactive

Unit 7: Jacob’s Sons: Genesis 37–50

• Joseph Sold into Slavery

• Judah and Tamar

• Plot of the Joseph Story

• Resolution of Covenant Issues

Unit 8: Theological Overview of Genesis

• Presence of God, Covenant, and Revelation

• God’s Mastery in Creation

• Order through Covenant and Wisdom

• History of Israel and Redemptive History in Christ

• Scripture’s Influence on Our Beliefs

• Life Response to Genesis

Unit 9: Introduction to Methodology

• Understanding the Text

• Lexical-Grammatical Analysis

• Cultural-Historical Analysis

• Literary-Rhetorical Analysis

• Intertextual Analysis

• Theological-Canonical Analysis

• Authority of the Original Author

• Understanding the Bible’s Main Message

• The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: Part 1

• The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil: Part 2

• Exploring the Use of the Phrase “In the Day”

Unit 10: Examples of Exegesis

• Genesis 2:24

• Genesis 6:1–4

• Genesis 11:1–9

• Understanding the Sabbath

• Women’s Roles

• The Role of Satan

Details

• Title: OT302 Book Study: Genesis

• Instructor: John H. Walton

• Publisher: Lexham Press

• Publication Date: 2015

• Product Type: Logos Mobile Education

• Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources

• Courses: 1

• Video Hours: 9