5 Minute Bible

Saturday, June 9, 2007

Babel 2: Gen 11 a straight up and down story

This podcast takes a second look at Babel, with a focus on the structure of the story, and its themes. It includes "homework" for which you should ideally have a photocopy of Genesis 11:1-9 (preferably in a fairly literal translation like NRSV, RSV, TNIV, NIV, ESV...) and some coloured markers or crayons.

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Labels: genesis, structure

Monday, April 30, 2007

Genesis 1: Beginning right

This chapter is the beginning of the Bible, and beginnings are important. We learn why the world was made, and how God is "different".

Among other structural details we will notice is this one (the diagramme may help as you listen):