Mobile Ed: OT301 Origins of Genesis 1–3 (4 hour course - audio)
Overview
Take an in-depth look at the first three chapters of Genesis with Old Testament expert Dr. John H. Walton. In this follow-up course to OT201, Dr. Walton focuses closely on the ancient Near Eastern context of the text, helping you see how the claims of Genesis 1–3 would have been understood by the book’s original audience. He also examines the function of the creation story and contentious issues between science and the biblical text.
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Course Outline
Unit 1: The Text and the Text in Its Context
- Internal Logic in Genesis 1–3
- Two Helpful Resources for Exploring Questions in Genesis
- Authority
- Reading an Ancient Text
- Useful Resources for Studying Biblical Interpretation
- Communication
Unit 2: The Bible’s Ancient Near Eastern Context
- Unit 2: The Bible’s Ancient Near Eastern Context
- Differences in How We See the World
- The Importance of the Ancient Near East
- Finding Ancient Near Eastern Creation Accounts
- The Necessity of the Ancient Near East
- Mythological Views of the World
- Israel’s Cosmic Geography
- Reading the Text
Unit 3: Science and the Bible
- Natural and Supernatural
- Two Principles for Understanding Science and the Bible
Unit 4: Proposed Thesis: Functional Focus
- Text Analysis
- Comparing Ancient Near Eastern Creation Accounts with Genesis
- The Meaning of Bara' (“To Create”)
- Searching for God as the Subject of Bara'
- The Starting Point
- Comparing Different Translations of Genesis 1:1
- A Functional Focus
Unit 5: Functions and Functionaries
- A House and a Home
- Functions: Days One through Three
- Ancient Near Eastern Focus on Functions
- Functionaries: Days Four through Six
- The Image of God
- The Meaning of 'Asah (“To Make”)
- Using the Proximity Search to Find Where 'Asah Occurs with Bara'
Unit 6: Proposed Thesis: A Cosmic Temple
- Cosmos as Sacred Space: Why Does God Rest?
- Researching Temple Accounts in Relation to Genesis 1
- Cosmos as Sacred Space: Whose Home Is It?
- Seven Days
- Conclusions Regarding Genesis 1
Unit 7: Cosmology outside Genesis
- Material and Functional Issues
- Conclusion
Unit 8: Genesis 2–3
- Use of the Word “Adam”
- Literary Introduction
- Archetypal Proposal
- Formed from Dust
- Human Origins in the Ancient Near East
- Woman from the Side of Man
- Highlighting Important Words with the “Interesting Words” Feature
- Priestly Roles
- Categorizing Uses of 'Ezer with a Passage List
- Archetype Summary
- Ancient Near Eastern Archetypes
- Message of Archetypes
- Adam in the New Testament
- Narrative Art
Unit 9: Summary Issues
- Material Origins Implications
- “It Was Good”
- Order, Non-Order, Disorder
- Hypothetical Model: Pre-Fall
- Hypothetical Model: Fall
- Answers to Issues
- How Should We Think?
- Why It Matters
Product Details
- Title: OT301 Origins of Genesis 1-3 (audio)
- Instructor: John H. Walton
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2014
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Audio
- Length: 4 hours
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Dr. John H. Walton, professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, spent 20 years teaching at Moody Bible Institute.
In his college years, he developed a passion for archaeology and Bible history. Instead of training to be an archaeologist, though, he focused his attention on studies comparing the culture and literature of the Bible and the ancient Near East. He has never lost his fascination with this subject, but comparative studies only provide one of the means by which he tries to get people excited about the Old Testament. He’s saddened by how little exposure to and understanding of the Old Testament many Christians have, but he’s passionate in doing whatever he can to remedy this spiritual and theological loss.
For 25 years, Dr. Walton was active at South Park Church in Park Ridge, Illinois—teaching at every level, from adults through preschool. He’s driven by the desire to offer people a greater familiarity with God’s Word and a greater confidence in understanding God’s revelation of himself in its pages. Since moving to Wheaton, he has gotten involved in the same areas of ministry at Glen Ellyn Bible Church.
Whether in teaching or writing, he’s constantly challenged in his own life because the material he’s presenting stretches him as much as it stretches his students and readers. Whatever he’s writing or teaching also has a way of infiltrating his family. His wife, Kim, was trained as a biochemist, which made for interesting dinner conversations—especially when he was working on his Genesis commentary. His three kids have often gotten involved in the discussions, and he’s had fun responding to them and seeing his family grow together.