Handouts
Tim's Lecture Notes
Literal-Literary Translation of Gen 1
January 23, 2021 (Nothing to watch ahead of time)
Come via Zoom to get acquainted with the material.
January 30, 2021 (119 min)
Unit 1: The Meaning of "Heaven" and "Earth"
Session 1: Our Place in the Universe (23:15)
Session 2: The Words “Heavens” and “Earth” in the Hebrew Bible (34:28)
Session 3: “Heavens” and “Earth” Come Together in Jesus (26:29)
Session 4: Reflections on the New Testament’s View of Heaven and Earth (19:15)
Session 5: Scripture, Communication, Language, and Culture (16:13)
February 6, 2021 (105 min)
Unit 2: Genesis in its Ancient Context
Session 6 : Genesis 1 is an Ancient Israelite Cosmology (29:01)
Session 7: The Purpose of Light on Day 1 (31:33)
Session 8: Ancient Egyptian Cosmology (27:55)
Session 9: Ancient Babylonian Cosmology (17:16)
February 13, 2021 (67 min)
Session 10: The “Beginning” and “Nothingness” (28:21)
Session 11: Genesis 1 Imagery: Jeremiah 4 (20:34)
Session 12: Genesis 1 Imagery: Psalm 104 (18:51)
February 20, 2021 (85 min)
Unit 3: The Literary Design of Genesis 1
Session 13: The Structure and Message of Genesis 1 (24:37)
Session 14: Repeated Words in Genesis 1 (25:09)
Session 15: Relationships between Days (36:28)
February 27, 2021 (123 min)
Unit 4: A Tour of the Cosmos
Session 16: The Waters Above and Below (24:02)
Session 17: The Dragon in the Waters (31:04)
Session 18: The Dry Land (37:17)
Session 19: Reflections on Where All Creation is Headed (30:37)
March 6, 2021 (86 min)
Session 20: God as Refuge and Rivers as Life (37:31)
Session 21: Jesus and Living Water (21:49)
Session 22: Ancient Cosmology in Psalm 36 (27:18)
March 13, 2021 (116 min)
Unit 5: The Unity of Heaven and Earth
Session 23: The Heavens (25:33)
Session 24: Heaven and Earth United in the Temple (29:48)
Session 25: Reflections on Heaven Coming to Earth (22:19)
Session 26: The Rulers Above (39:13)
March 20, 2021 (86 min)
Unit 6: Humans and Their Role in the Cosmos
Session 27: The Rulers Below (23:44)
Session 28: Humans as the Image, or Idol, of God (41:22)
Session 29: The Image of God in the Storyline of the Bible (21:31)
March 27, 2021 (85 min)
Unit 7: Time and Eschatology in Genesis 1
Session 30: God “Rests” on the Seventh Day (44:33)
Session 31: The Sabbath with No End (41:01)