{"id":730,"date":"2020-01-13T01:46:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T01:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-eng-102-college-writing-ii\/?post_type=chapter&p=730"},"modified":"2020-01-15T02:57:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T02:57:03","slug":"introduction-to-genesis-chapters-1-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-eng-102-college-writing-ii\/chapter\/introduction-to-genesis-chapters-1-3\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Genesis, chapters 1-3","rendered":"Introduction to Genesis, chapters 1-3"},"content":{"raw":"The book known as <\/span>Genesis <\/span><\/em>(<\/span>Bereshit <\/span><\/em>in Hebrew) functions as the first book of both the Jewish and Christian Bibles. Originally written in Hebrew, the date of its composition has long been the subject of scholarly debate. Most scholars now believe that <\/span>Genesis <\/span><\/em>was written sometime in the 6<\/span>th<\/span> or 5<\/span>th<\/span> centuries, B.C.E.<\/span>\r\n\r\nAs you read the text, pay especially close attention to the third chapter, which tells the story of humanity\u2019s disobedience. We will be returning to this theme when we read Paradise Lost <\/em>later in the semester.\r\n\r\n[1]<\/a> Davies, G.I. \u201cIntroduction to the Pentateuch.\u201d John Barton, ed. Oxford Bible Commentary. <\/em>Oxford University Press: 2001.","rendered":"

The book known as <\/span>Genesis <\/span><\/em>(<\/span>Bereshit <\/span><\/em>in Hebrew) functions as the first book of both the Jewish and Christian Bibles. Originally written in Hebrew, the date of its composition has long been the subject of scholarly debate. Most scholars now believe that <\/span>Genesis <\/span><\/em>was written sometime in the 6<\/span>th<\/span> or 5<\/span>th<\/span> centuries, B.C.E.<\/span><\/p>\n

As you read the text, pay especially close attention to the third chapter, which tells the story of humanity\u2019s disobedience. We will be returning to this theme when we read Paradise Lost <\/em>later in the semester.<\/p>\n

[1]<\/a> Davies, G.I. \u201cIntroduction to the Pentateuch.\u201d John Barton, ed. Oxford Bible Commentary. <\/em>Oxford University Press: 2001.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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