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The first Creation myth in Genesis does not start from nothing: Elohim, the (formless) earth, “the waters,” “the deep,” and “the darkness,” and the divine spirit or breath or wind all pre-exist the creative activity described in the text.
Archive for the ‘Tanakh notes’ Category
November 29th, 2008
Category: Tanakh notes
More notes from the Hirshleifer Tanakh Study Group at UCLA. Now we’re up to 2 Sam. 7.
November 26th, 2008
Category: Tanakh notes
David reclaims the Ark, dances before it, and loses the respect of his wife Michael.
November 23rd, 2008
Category: Tanakh notes
David is recognized as king over all Israel after the death of Ish-bosheth.
April 28th, 2008
Category: Tanakh notes
In which we resume our passage through First and Second Samuel with a diverse and skeptical group of readers.
January 24th, 2008
Category: Tanakh notes
After the death of Saul, his top general sets up a puppet king, and the House of Saul goes to war with the House of David.
November 25th, 2007
Category: Tanakh notes
David becomes King of Judah, and fights with the servants of Saul’s son Ishbosheth, Abner’s puppet King of Israel.
