Description
This course will consider the role played by Israel's creation faith in its religious traditions, the mythic background against which that faith myst be viewed, and the implications of the idea of creation for contemporary life and faith. In the first six weeks of the term, students will read the biblical creation texts from the opening chapters of Genesis, as well as from the Psalms, prophets, and wisdom literature, considering these texts against the backdrop of ancient Near Eastern creation myth. The last four weeks of the course will consider the relationship between the theological concept of creation and the scientific study of origins.