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Reading Genesis in its world
Guides for studying the Bible with its history laid beside it, for readers on their own and for groups.
- November 6, 2026 · 6 min read
Adam and Eve and the garden: Genesis 2–3 in its ancient context
Dust and breath, a garden with one limit, and a story about trust that later readers called the fall.
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Cain and Abel: what Genesis 4 says, and what it leaves unsaid
Two offerings, a warning at the door, a question nobody wants to answer, and a mark that protects.
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The Tower of Babel in its historical context
Baked brick and bitumen, the ziggurats of Babylon, and a pun that renamed an empire.
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How to read Genesis 1 in its ancient context
Exiles in Babylon, a creation epic of war between gods, and the quiet answer Genesis gave.
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Leading a small-group study of Genesis 1–11
A six-week plan, discussion questions for every session, and a way through the hard passages.
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Noah's flood beside Atrahasis and Gilgamesh
What the flood story shares with its older neighbors, and the choices that make it different.
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