Yale - RLST145 - Lecture 3 - The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting
Channel: Michael Rupp
Date: 01/03/2013

Lecture Chapters: 1. 0:00 The Creation Story in "Enuma Elish"; 2. 12:44 The Creation Stories in Genesis; 3. 28:30 Creation as God Imposing Order on the World; 4. 38:17 Allusion to and Resonances of Ancient Near Eastern Themes
Overview:
In the first of a series of lectures on the book of Genesis, the basic elements of biblical monotheism are compared with Ancient Near Eastern texts to show a non-mythological, non-theogonic conception of the deity, a new conception of the purpose and meaning of human life, nature, magic and myth, sin and evil, ethics (including the universal moral law) and history. The two creation stories are explored and the work of Nahum Sarna is introduced.

Extra Reading:
1. Pritchard, James, ed.  "The Deluge," "The Creation Epic," and "The Epic of Gilgamesh." In The Ancient Near East,Volume 1. pp. 28-75
2. Kaufmann, Yehezkel. The Religion of Israel. New York: Schocken, 1972. pp. 21-121

Yale Source:
http://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-145/lecture-3