Module 2 Assignments

Read
  • Genesis 25:11-50:26
    • The Isaac narratives (25:11-35:29)
    • The account of Esau (36:1-43)
    • The account of Jacob and Joseph (37:1-49:33)
    • The final Joseph narrative (50:1-26)

  • Alexander, From Paradise to the Promised Land
    • "God's Temple-City," pp. 9-24
    • "The Royal Lineage in Genesis," pp. 25-38
    • "The Blessing of the Nations," pp. 39-54
    • "The Rise of the Documentary Hypothesis," pp. 233-258

 

Engage
  • Reflect on the idea that the cosmos is God's temple. What do you think about this? What theological insights does this idea communicate?
  • Why do you think geneology is such an important matter for the biblical authors?
  • How do the New Testament authors understand God's promises in the Pentateuch to "bless the nations"?
  • Distinguish the various phases of the Documentary Hypothesis (DH) and the models of explaining the composition of the Pentateuch that arise from them.