University:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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21L.458 | The Bible
Academic year:

2022
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427

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2
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Motifs, Themes, and Symbols in the Primeval Cycle (Genesis 1:11-11:32) Theme of Creation and Work y “In the beginning,” after Eden y after the Flood y in the plains of Shinar Symbolism of Sacred Space and Mountain y Eden y Ararat y Tower of Shinar Man as Gardener and Maker y Adam y Cain y Noah y neighbors of Shinar Issue of Will, Desire, Aggressive Rebellion y Eve, Adam, and serpent y serpentine sin and Cain y gods and daughters of earth y evil people of Noah’s time y builders of Babel The Pantheon y at creation of man y at exile from Eden y with the daughters of the earth y at the dispersal from Babel Motif of Exile, Destruction, Dispersion y after rebellion in Eden y after murder of Abe y after evil and violence in generation of Noah y after challenge of builders of Tower of Babel Geographical Orientation y “the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east” y the exile of man “east of Eden”’ y the exile of Cain “eastward of Eden” y the movement of peoples “from the east” to build the tower Typology of Man and Time y 10 generations between Adam and Noah y 10 generations between Noah and Abram

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