Biblical Archaeology Society
What lies behind the stories that begin it all? Explore the intersection between history and Biblical literature.
Who is God? Does the name of God matter? And if so, how? Was there a flood? And if so, which telling of it is accurate? Where did the Israelites come from, and how did they become a nation? What cultures inhabited the ancient world before the Israelites arrived? Did they have an impact on how the Bible was written?
All these questions and more are explored in The Genesis of Things. All four stimulating lectures examine the circular relationship between history and the written word -- what each has to say about the other. Reconstruct the ancient Near East with scholars on the forefront of the textual investigation.
DISC 1
- The Origin of Israelites and the Theory of Liminality - Rami Arav, University of Nebraska, Omaha 54 minutes
- The Names of God - Richard Friedman, University of Georgia 60 minutes
DISC 2
- Mari and the Bible - J. Harold Ellens, Oakland University (Emeritus) 48 minutes
- A Deluge of Flood Stories: Flood Mythology, the Bible, and Aronofsky's Noah - Robert Cargill, University of Iowa 60 minutes
