The following is a very abbreviated class on the ‘cultural river’ of the Ancient Near East (henceforth abbreviated ANE). It will focus only on those aspects of the ANE culture we have deemed relevant to our current study: the book of Genesis.
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THE CULTURAL RIVER
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MYTH & MYTHOLOGY
Joseph Campbell’s Four Functions of Myth
7 Common Elements in Various Creation Myths
Basic Elements of a Myth (Slide Presentation)
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ANE CREATION MYTHOLOGY
Three Ancient Near Eastern Creation Myths
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ANE COSMOLOGY
Ancient Cosmology (Slide Presentation)
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BOOKS