Project Genesis: Part Two

You've never heard it told this way before.

What you'll learn

Ponder the facts behind the old adage, “always carry a snack if you don’t want your brothers to steal your birthright”

Gain the life hack that will encourage you not to get too drunk on your wedding night

Interpolate the hidden message behind the words, “You will become as we are…”

Formulate creative solutions if you ever leave your garment behind with a woman you have scorned.

Realize you should never sell your brother into slavery.

Requirements

A digital copy of Genesis (as well as the rest of the Bible) will be provided as well as links to websites that lead to dozens of translations

For those who prefer a physical copy, most English translations of Genesis and the entire Bible will suffice.

While most English translations will work for the course, consider this option: The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated Revised Edition (ISBN: 0061228400). It is a superb translation with thorough commentary by some of the world’s best biblical scholars.

Description

Did you know that Jacob wore animal skins on his arms to deceive his blind, dying father?  Did you know that Judah mistook his daughter-in-law as a prostitute and got her pregnant?  Did you know Jacob slept with the wrong sister on his wedding night?These are a few things you will learn if you take this course. You will realize the Biblical book of Genesis is a marvelous and sensational work of literature rather than simply a part of a religious tome often used to cudgel infidels into submission. This is not a religious or devotional course.  The lessons will offer a fresh, fun, and diverse reading for those already familiar with the book of Genesis. For those unfamiliar with Genesis, including atheists and agnostics, it will present an overview of Genesis in a way that doesn’t have the pressure or trappings of formal religious thoughts. The course will include an additional section at the end of each module crafted by a real-life preacher, giving the viewer a well-rounded perspective. The series would likely not appeal to Christian fundamentalists or most evangelicals with rigid views concerning the Bible. This course aims to entertain and educate with no agenda to lead people to or from faith in any religion and, at its core, offers no devotional elements. Writing prompts will be given for those who want to dig more deeply into personal reflections.This is the first of a series of video-based courses that will cover the entire Christian Bible, including the deuterocanonical (apocryphal) books.  Project Genesis Part Two covers chapters 25-50.

Overview

Section 1: The Beginning of the Beginning

Lecture 1 My Story

Section 2: Baby Brother Betrays Recommended Reading: Chapters 25-28

Lecture 2 It's Twins!

Lecture 3 Déjà vu!

Lecture 4 Water Fight!

Lecture 5 Hairy Man!

Lecture 6 Back-Stabbin' Brother!

Lecture 7 Wife Quest Part Two

Lecture 8 Preacher's Commentaries

Section 3: Two Wives and a House Full of Kids Recommended Reading: Chapters 29-33

Lecture 9 Kissing Cousins

Lecture 10 What Goes Around Comes Around

Lecture 11 Inconceivable!

Lecture 12 Speckled and Spotted Sheep and Goats

Lecture 13 I'm Out

Lecture 14 So Long, Laben!

Lecture 15 Be Afraid.

Lecture 16 Wrestling Match

Lecture 17 Real Preacher's Commentaries

Section 4: The Shechemites get Circumcised Recommended Reading: Chapters 34-36

Lecture 18 Twu Wuv

Lecture 19 How Do You Like Your New Name?

Lecture 20 Can't Get Enough Of These Genealogies!

Lecture 21 Real Preacher's Commentaries

Section 5: Joseph Annoys His Brothers Recommended Reading: Chapters 37-41

Lecture 22 Jacob's Pet

Lecture 23 I Hope You Enjoy Your Slavery.

Lecture 24 Bad Stepdad!

Lecture 25 My Husband Has Brought a Hebrew Among Us To Insult Us!

Lecture 26 I Had The Weirdest Dream Last Night…

Lecture 27 Those Cows Are Really Ugly

Lecture 28 Real Preacher's Commentaries

Section 6: Promises, Promises

Lecture 29 Remember When I Told You We Shouldn't Sell Our Brother?

Lecture 30 I Don't Know How This Money Got Here.

Lecture 31 Let's Make a Deal!.

Lecture 32 The Big Reveal

Lecture 33 Everybody's Happy.

Lecture 34 Pharaoh Gets a 1/5, but Sadly It’s Not Whiskey.

Lecture 35 How Do You Like These Blessings?

Lecture 36 Famous Last Words

Lecture 37 Embalm Like an Egyptian

Lecture 38 Real Preacher's Commentaries

Lecture 39 Part Two Closing

people who want to examine Genesis in a whimsical (and at times sardonic and ironic laced with parody and humor) manner to provoke curiosity.,people who are willing to reflect on every aspect of Genesis, stories filled with sex and violence and salacious details rarely heard from the pulpit or in polite company,people who have tried to read Genesis but find it too dense to finish,people who have gone to church, Sunday school, vacation Bible school, youth group, or general Bible studies but found Genesis dull and convoluted,people who want to look at Genesis while mixing humor, entertainment, literary elements, and more,people who aren’t easily offended and are willing to look beyond an evangelical or fundamentalist interpretation of Genesis,people of any faith hoping to look beyond a standard view of the Bible,people with no beliefs: atheists, skeptics, and agnostics who want to take a closer look at Genesis and gain a deeper secular understanding,people who are curious since Genesis is a book of faith for billions of people around the world,people who don’t want to deal with proselytizing or any effort to force a particular belief on them,people who have an open mind and know there are many interpretations of Genesis,People with a very rigid view of the Bible and are easily offended will likely not enjoy this course.,While the Bible is a religious book, this is NOT a devotional or religious course; instead, it is a light-hearted and riotous romp through Genesis chapters one through twenty-four.,This is the first in a series of courses covering the entirety of the Christian Bible.