BIBL1213L: Topics in Genesis

Abstract

We will be studying major personalities and themes in Sefer Bereishit: Cain and Hevel; Lemekh to Noach; Avraham and Sarah; Lot and Avraham; Rivkah and Yitzchak , Yaakov and Eisav, The Imahot, Levi and Shimon, Reuven and Yehudah, Yosef and his Brothers. This will be accomplished through a close examination and appreciation of Peshat, Midrash, classical, medieval and traditional modern commentaries. Our analysis will be directed towards understanding the diverse interpretive approaches applied to these themes.