CLASS #435: A Closer Examination of Genesis — Part II (Chapters 1& 2)

Here are your show notes for today’s class:

THE BIBLICAL WORLD VIEW (i.e. CULTURAL BACKGROUND)

Genesis and Creation: Old Testament Cosmology- Michael S. Heiser

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TRANSLATION ISSUES FROM WORD ONE

Genesis 1:1 (Interlinear)

Is this translation of Genesis 1:1 accurate? (related PDF can be found at the bottom of this post)

Parashat Bereshit (“in the beginning”)

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THEOLOGICAL ISSUES

God as Creator of All Things — Including the Material Already Present at Genesis 1:1

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A SUMMARY OF DR. HEISER’s EXPOSITION

Dr. Michael S. Heiser on Genesis, Creation, the Image of God and Biblical Cosmology(I included this link because it largely agrees with my own opinion regarding Dr. Heiser and his work.)

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VIDEOS BY DR. HEISER

Genesis and Creation: Genesis 1:1- Michael S. Heiser

What Does it Mean that the Creation Was “Very Good”?

Genesis and Creation: Image of God- Michael S. Heiser

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APPENDIX

[NOTE: I have not read the following PDF, and I am including it for your consideration simply because it was mentioned in one of the links I did reference in this post.]

The Restrictive Syntax of Genesis i 11

Holmstedt_GenesisRelative_VT2008

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ADDITIONAL REFERENCES

The Rational Bible: Genesis

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary