This book suggests seven keys for understanding Genesis 1-11. Those keys revolve around two big questions. The first question asks why Moses chose to include specific material in the book of Genesis and how that material addressed specific needs of the wilderness generation. That question involves religious traditions that influenced Israel while the nation sojourned in Egypt. It involved especially holy mountain themes, covenant motifs like the technical treaty vocabulary, Near Eastern genealogical traditions, and Egyptian mortuary myths. The second question asks how Genesis 1-11 can be fit...

This book studies the relationship between the book of Genesis and ancient Near Eastern history. It assumes that the Genesis account is often historically correct but misunderstood. It draws heavily on climatological, archaeological, and historical evidence. It suggests problems that Moses faced when leading the wilderness community, and it suggests how the content of Genesis was chosen to meet specific problems in Israel's wilderness community. It then suggests ways that the same messages may be useful for the modern world.

This book attempts to build a new understanding of the biblical text based on the book's original cultural context and the purposes for which the Bible's authors wrote their texts. The book draws strongly on post-glacial climate evidence, archaeology, ancient historical texts, and ancient religious texts. The book is equally about the Bible and about the ancient world. It seeks possible historical settings for biblical events. It draws on holy mountain imagery, vassal treaty concepts, and glory theophany motifs. The book assumes that the voices of both science and tradition should be heard in...

This book contains 14 lessons intended for an adult Bible study or Sunday School class. The lessons explore the biblical book of Genesis using recent evidence from climatology, archeology, ancient Near Eastern texts, and a careful reading of the Genesis text.

This is the Student Workbook for the course "Genesis in the 21st Century: A Discussion Course about Genesis Using Biblical, Archeological, and Climatological Evidence for its Historical Setting." The teacher's copy of that course book is available separately. This book is of limited value without the lectures contained in the teachers copy. This course is based on conservative Christian religious principles. It assumes that the book of Genesis is historically correct if the book is interpreted properly. The course uses evidence from climate change studies, ancient Near Eastern texts,...