Study of Genesis

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Syllabus

Course Overview

• Background of Genesis

• Genesis 1 - 2 :: Creation

• Genesis 3 :: The Fall of Man

• Genesis 4 - 6:8 :: Effects of Sin

• Genesis 6:9 - 9:17 :: Flood and the Noahic Covenant

• Genesis 9:18 - 11:8 :: Rise of False Religion

• Genesis 11:9 - 13:4 :: Separation of Abram from Babylon

• Genesis 13:5 - 13:18 :: Separation of Abram from Lot

• Genesis 14:1 - 15:21 :: Abram's Shield and Reward

• Genesis 16:1 - 18:15 :: Ishmael vs Isaac

• Genesis 18:16 - 19:38 :: Trying of Lot

• Genesis 20:1 - 20:18 :: Embarrassing Family Stories

• Genesis 21:1 - 21 :: Ishmael vs Isaac, Round Two

• Genesis 22:1 - 19 :: The Binding of Issac

• more..

Final Project

In order to receive credit (albeit imaginary credit ;-) for this course, you must write a short term paper on one of the following topics. (If you're auditing the course, of course you don't have to; however, you won't get that warm fuzzy feeling afterward.) The papers are to be about 1500 words in length, and will be posted on the course Project Page. See the Project page for details.

Project Topics:

• (course unfinished - no project topics yet listed)

Supplemental Resources

• Sermons Through the Bible - Pastor Joe Focht

Major Contributors to the Course

• Opensourcejunkie

Feedback

I'm always open to feedback on the course, good bad or ugly. Let me know what improvements may be made by writing your opinions in the space below. Make sure to sign your post!

Opensourcejunkie, you are awesome. Not only is your name awesome, but this whole study is awesome! Thanks opensourcejunkie. --Opensourcejunkie 14:37, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

ignore this; I'm staging a subpage to be written: Study of Genesis/Genesis as a Myth