Adam to Noah | Online Bible Institute

About Course

What really happened in the garden with Adam and Eve and the snake? The early chapters of Genesis introduce a cycle of testing and rebellion that we’ll see repeated throughout the Bible. Study Genesis 2-5 and discover how this failed test set God’s plan to restore humanity as his partners into motion.

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All of the ideas and principles conveyed by the instructor in this course are not necessarily held by the Online Bible Institute Network.

Course Content

Session 1

Considering the Authors’ Intentions for Genesis

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

Session 6

Session 7

Session 8

Session 9

Session 10

Session 11

Session 12

Session 13

Session 14

Session 15

Session 16

Session 17

Session 18

Session 19

Session 20

Session 21

Session 22

Session 23

Session 24

Session 25

Session 26

Session 27

Session 28

Session 29

Session 30

Session 31

Session 32

Final Exam, Final Paper, and Final Task

About Course

Course Content

Session 1

Considering the Authors’ Intentions for Genesis

Session 2

Genesis 2-5 as the Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

Session 3

The Difference Between Meaning and Significance

Questions (Sessions 1-3)

Session 4

Pieces and Patterns in Biblical Narrative

Session 5

The Cyclical Pattern of Genesis 1-11

Session 6

The Genesis 1-11 Pattern Throughout Scripture

Questions (Sessions 4-6)

Session 7

Reflecting on the Macrostructure of Genesis 1-11

Session 8

The Structure of the Eden Narrative

Session 9

The Relationship Between Genesis 1 and 2

Questions (Sessions 7-9)

Session 10

Literary Design in Genesis 2:4-17

Session 11

Humans Formed From Dust

Session 12

Garden Imagery in the Ancient Near East

Questions (Sessions 10-12)

Session 13

The Human’s Priestly Role and the Divine Command

Session 14

The Tree of Knowing Good and Bad

Session 15

The Man and the Woman as One Flesh

Questions (Sessions 13-15)

Session 16

The One Becomes Two

Session 17

How Paul References Genesis 2

Session 18

The Shrewd Talking Snake

Questions (Sessions 16-18)

Session 19

Humanity Fails the Test

Session 20

The Snake in Genesis and Beyond

Session 21

God’s Response to Human Failure

Questions (Sessions 19-21)

Session 22

God’s Lament

Session 23

Consequences of the Fail

Session 24

Key Takeaways from the Eden Story

Questions (Sessions 22-24)

Session 25

Literary Design of Genesis 4

Session 26

Offerings at the Door of the Garden

Session 27

Cain Fails His Test

Questions (Sessions 25-27)

Session 28

A Tale of Two Seeds

Session 29

10 Generations From Adam to Noah

Session 30

How Biblical Authors Tell the Truth

Questions (Sessions 28-30)

Session 31

Discussing Different Ways of Representing Reality

Session 32

Views on the Historical Adam

Final Exam, Final Paper, and Final Task

Final Examination

Final Paper

Final Task