Tag: Noah
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Genesis 6 9-22
The text we’re studying for Sunday, October 7 is Genesis 6:9-22, which is the first episode in the long story of God and Noah, the ark, the flood, and its aftermath. Here are some questions about the text that we might want to consider in class: In Genesis 6:9, Noah is described as “righteous” and […]
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Notes – Genesis 6 5-22
We’ve moved on from creation, and even though we skipped the first murder, we’re up to our necks in evil and violence. The text we’re studying for Sunday, October 7 (which is also World Communion Sunday, by the way) is Genesis 6:9b-22, the beginning of the story of the flood. Here are my study notes […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion (Genesis 8 & 9)
The Uniform Series text we’re studying on Sunday, September 3 is Genesis 8:20-22 & 9:8-17. Here are a few questions that we might want to consider in class: Noah’s first act after the flood subsides and he and his family leave the ark is to take animals that are appropriate for sacrifice and offer “whole […]
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Exegetical Exercise (Genesis 8 20-22, 9 8-17)
The Uniform Series text for Sunday, September 3, is Genesis 8:20-22, 9:8-17. Here are a few notes on that text: The book: We are back to Genesis, the Torah; probably the form we have now reflects layers of stories from ancient times, put together from more than one source – in this passage, a southern […]
Matters of Interpretation 