Poetic Depths of the Bible, Part 2

A Book of Mystery, Misdirection, Murder, Mayhem,

and Other Intriguing Topics

Genesis 1-4

with Rabbi Mordecai Finley

September 24 & October 1, 8, &15

7-8 pm Pacific Time

Many narrative sections of the Torah (the first five books of the Hebrew Bible) are universally known as peaks of world literature. Accessing the depths of this great literature is difficult for most people. Theological assumptions often get in the way of seeing the text as primarily addressing the tragic arc of human condition.  

In this first of a series of classes, we will study the text from the original Hebrew, with attention to the many literary devices at play – word play, puns, allusions, figures of speech, and so forth. We will pay attention to allusions to ancient mythology as well as other parts of the Bible, as well as ask who wrote the sections under study, why, to whom and to what effect.

Rabbi Finley will not only teach the Bible, but teach how to study the Bible, focusing on how to use the array of study aids on the net. You will read the Bible as you never have before!