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July 2015

July 17, 2015

The Two Creations in Genesis

The Bible opens up with two distinct creation myths. Recently, I had an opportunity to...

February 2015

February 03, 2015

Stories of Faith and Trickery: Genesis as History (pt. 2)

Something exciting happened to the field of biblical studies beginning in the 1960’s. Until that...

February 02, 2015

Stories of Faith and Trickery: Genesis as History? (pt. 1)

With its stories of incest, jealousy, faith, and trickery, the Book of Genesis is filled...

December 2014

December 10, 2014

KAR 4: An Example of Mesopotamian Creation Motifs in Genesis

Ancient Mesopotamian texts had a significant impact upon the material in the Bible. Some Mesopotamian...

December 06, 2014

God, Gods, and Goddesses: Making Sense of the Elohim in Genesis

The Hebrew noun ’elohim can be a bit confusing. Technically, ’elohim is a masculine plural...

July 2014

July 10, 2014

Scripture, Translation, and Belief: the LDS Book of Abraham

I had the opportunity to sit down with Doug Fabrizo in a live in-studio discussion...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

New “Genesis Team” Podcast: Abraham, Lot, and the Cities of Sodom & Gomorrah

In this episode, the Mormon Matters “Genesis Team”–David Bokovoy, Tom Roberts, andBrian Hauglid–join host Dan Wotherspoon for a...

April 16, 2014

Yahweh Elohim in Genesis 2-3: A Response to Opponents of Documentary Analysis

I’m grateful that my book Authoring the Old Testament has sparked some interesting discussions. As...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

Genesis: Abraham and the Akedah

Dan Wotherspoon has posted our discussion on Abraham and the Akedah as a free podcast...