Hebrew Bible (HT)
HB 1130.CR01 The Book of Genesis
Dr. Gale Yee
January 5 – January 16, 2015
Monday to Friday, 2:00-4:00PM
Sherrill Library, Room 153
3 Credits
This exegesis course is an intensive study of the traditions in the book of Genesis regarding the primeval history: creation, “fall,” flood, and Tower of Babel (Genesis 1-11); and the mothers and father of ancient Israel: Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar, Isaac and Rebekah, Jacob, Leah and Rachel, and Joseph and Asenath (Genesis 12-50). Students will be introduced to the various historical, sociological, and literary critical methods of biblical interpretation.