Part 2 of the Legacy Project

A Reader’s Guide to Genesis chaptersPA RT 12-50 2 January 20–March 9, 2019

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page 3 Get a head start on Part 2 of the Legacy Project. Join us for one of two showings of The Red Tent mini-series (first shown on Lifetime in 2014).

Her name is Dinah. In the Bible her life is only hinted at during a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons in the Sundays, book of Genesis. Told through Dinah's eloquent voice, this sweeping miniseries reveals the traditions and turmoil of January 13, ancient womanhood. Dinah's tale begins with the story of her mothers: Leah, Rachel, Zilpah, and Bilhah, the four wives of 20 & 27 Jacob. They love Dinah and give her gifts that are to sustain her through a hard-working youth, a calling to midwifery, and 9:30 to 10:30AM a new home in a foreign land. Dinah tells us of the world of the OR red tent, the place where women were sequestered during their cycles of birthing, menses, and illness; of her initiations into Saturday, the religious and sexual practices of her tribe; of Jacob's courtship with his four wives; of the January 19th mystery and wonder of caravans, farmers, shepherds, and slaves; of love 10:30AM to and death in the city of Shechem; of her 2:30PM half-brother Joseph's rise in Egypt, and (including a break for lunch) of course her rape and it's bloody Both in room 2 of the education building. consequences.

Based on the novel by Anita Diamont (one copy is available in the church library)

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26

GENESIS 33:18 - GENESIS 34:18- GENESIS GENESIS GENESIS 36 REFLECTION SABBATH 34:17 34:31 35:1-15 35:16-35:29 Esau’s What stands Pray about Dinah and Dinah and Jacob Death & descendants out to you what you the conﬂict the conﬂict establishes summary of this week? have read at Shechem, at Shechem, worship at the Sons this week Part One Part Two Bethel

Content Questions:

1. Who is Shechem the son of the Hivite Hamor? ______2. Review Chapter 17 regarding the sign of the Covenant. How do Simeon & Levi pervert the sign of the covenant?______Documentary Hypothesis 3. Read Chapter 35:9-13, how does this compare to what happens in 32:22-32?______If you are using the CEB Study Bible, you may have noticed the mention in the notes of the ______Yahwist writers or the priestly writers. This ______comes from a Biblical scholarship practice 4. How did Rachel die?______based on the “Documentary Hypothesis.” This ______hypothesis comes from the observation of 5. What are the names of Leah’s sons?______different styles of writing in the pentateuch (the ﬁrst ﬁve books of the Bible). Pages 1 OT and 2 ______OT, in the CEB Study Bible, have a concise 6. What are the names of Rachel’s sons?______explanation of the authorship of Genesis. You ______can also read a short 7. What are the names of Bilpah’s sons?______except from this ______article that explains 8. What are the names of Zilpah’s sons?______more. ______

How are J/Y, E, P & D distinguished? • Jawist (or Yahwist, from Yahweh)(Y or J) - describes God as Yahweh, starting in Gen 2:4, it includes much of Genesis and parts of Exodus and Numbers. It is dated around 850 B.C. • Elohist (from Elohim) (E) - primarily describes God as El or Elohim. Starting with Gen 15, it covers material similar to "J". It is dated around 750 B.C. (J and E are said to be difﬁcult to distinguish). • Deuteronomic (D) - a different source (or author) is associated with Deuteronomy alone, and is usually dated around 621 B.C. • Priestly (P) - this encompasses writings scattered from Gen 1 through the notice of Moses' death at the end of Deuteronomy. It is supposedly dated around 500 B.C. (from https://www.theopedia.com/jedp-theory)

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Week One Reading Group Activity:

Watch This Bible Project Video It is a 5 minute summary of Genesis 12-50. This is the same video from Part 1. It should serve as a good review and preview as you transition to this second part of the study.

Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D Friday Reflection: writings in this week’s readings. The What Stands Out to You? study notes are helpful with this. Take time to think about all of the scripture you have read See 35:1; 35:9-12. this week. What is God saying to you through these stories? J/Y

APPENDIX HELPFUL LINKS AND VIDEOS For part 2 of the Legacy Project, An article that describes a more traditional some of the appendices from part view of the authorship of Genesis. 1 will be referenced; however, they are not included in the printed version of part 2. If you need Who Wrote the Bible? is a short animated those documents, please contact video about how the Bible came the church ofﬁce. All to be. links and references for both part 1 and A video of Frank Yamada describing Rape in the part 2 are included Bible. Frank Yamada is president of McCormick in part 2. Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 2.1 2.2

GENESIS REVIEW GENESIS REFLECTION GENESIS REFLECTION SABBATH 37: 1-11 APPENDIX H-1 37:12-28 Who’s to 37:29-36 What role Pray about Joseph’s The Role of Joseph’s blame for Jacob is has what you dreams of Dreams in brothers Jacob’s deceived by deception have read power the Bible take family his sons played in this week revenge troubles? Jacob’s life?

Content Questions: Who is Joseph? Joseph was the son 1. How many dreams did Joseph have? ______of Jacob and Rachel. ______Because he was How were they similar/different? ______Rachel’s son, Jacob ______favored him, giving ______him a special coat. Joseph had dreams 2. How did Jacob demonstration that Joseph was his that predicted that he would rule over his favorite? ______brothers. The dreams and Jacob’s favor of ______Joseph made the brothers so jealous they plotted to kill him; at the last minute being 3. Why did the brothers want revenge on Joseph? convinced to instead sell him into slavery in ______Egypt and to tell their father that Joseph had died. Joseph’s skill at interpreting 4. What was the brothers’ original plan for Joseph? dreams led him to become the right hand ______man to the Pharaoh of Egypt. Eventually, his brothers had to come to Egypt in search 5. Who convinced them to change it?______of food. Jacob tested them before ______revealing his identity and reunited their 6. What did they end up doing? ______family. 13 chapters of the book of Genesis are dedicated to telling Joseph’s story. ______

Envy According to google.com, envy is “a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.” In this video, Fr. Mike explains why we need to focus in on whatever jealousy or envy we may have in our lives, because it could inhibit our relationship with God. While King Saul and King David are the focus of his scripture reference, the message applies to Joseph and his brothers as well.

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Week Two Reading Group Activity:

Envy and sibling rivalry. What role does envy play in the story of Joseph and his brothers? Where have you seen sibling rivalry in your life?

Wednesday Reflection: Friday Reflection: Who’s to blame What role has Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D for Jacob’s family deception played writings in this week’s readings. The study notes are helpful with this. troubles? in Jacob’s life?

J/Y

HELPFUL LINKS AND VIDEOS Check out this trailer from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Then join us on Sunday, February 24 to watch the whole movie.

This is the VeggieTales version of Joseph’s story The Ballad of Little Joe

An episode about Joseph and his brothers from the podcast, The Bible Binge

Some thoughts about sibling rivalry in the Bible from thoughtco.com .

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

GENESIS 38:1-11 APPENDIX J GENESIS GENESIS REFLECTION GENESIS SABBATH Tamar’s place Personal 38:12-18 38:19-26 How do you 38:26-30 Pray about in Judah’s Sexuality & Tamar’s plan Judah’s see sexuality MATTHEW what you family Interpersonal Reaction and politics 1:1-6 have read this play out week Politics today? Tamar’s Sons

Content Questions: Who is Tamar? According to Rev. Mark 1. Read Genesis 38:1-11. Who is Tamar? ______Davis, Tamar is ______“identiﬁed as the woman by whom 2. Who were Tamar’s husbands?______Judah bore two sons. ______That sounds 3. How does God punish her husbands?______wholesome enough until one realizes that ______Tamar was not Judah’s wife, but his daughter-in-law, against whom Judah 4. What is Tamar’s plan to assure she isn’t discarded by had committed a grave injustice. In a Judah?______context that was patriarchal to the hilt, ______Tamar found a way to get justice. In doing so, she became the mother of Judah’s 5. What does Tamar require Judah to give her as a children, and part of the great family deposit? ______lineage from Abraham to David to Jesus.” ______

6. What is Judah’s response when he is told that Tamar is What is Levirate Marriage? pregnant? ______Levirate marriage “from the Latin levir ______meaning husband's brother or brother-in- law, refers to marriage between a widow 7. How does this change when he is confronted with and her deceased proof that he is the father of her children? ______husband's brother. ______If a married man ______died without a son, 8. What are the names of Tamar’s sons?______his brother was to ______marry the widow. The practice is 9. In reading Matthew 1:1-6, what do you discover about reﬂected in three Tamar? ______Old Testament ______texts: Gn 38.6–11, the Book of Ruth, and Dt 25.5–10.”

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Week Three With Your Reading Group:

As you read Tamar’s story, talk about what you believe God’s will was for her life.

Thursday Reflection: How do you see sexuality and politics play out today? Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D writings in this week’s readings. The study notes are helpful with this.

J/Y

HELPFUL LINKS AND VIDEOS Tamar's place in history is explored in this article.

The Brick Bible’s telling of Genesis 38:1-11 and Genesis 38:12-26. WARNING: These APPENDIX J include some graphic images. Sex plays an outsized role in virtually every culture (e.g. it’s absence in a monastery is a feature of that culture). The Skeleton in Judah's This appendix explores some of how sex is interwoven Closet is a commentary on into our culture, our history and the Biblical narrative. Genesis 38 from bible.org.

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16

GENESIS 39:1-23 GENESIS 40:1-23 GENESIS GENESIS REFLECTION REFLECTION SABBATH Joseph’s rise Joseph 41:1-32 41:33-57 Was it God’s What role Pray about and betrayal interprets Joseph Joseph’s rise will for does God what you dreams in interprets to power Joseph to play in have read prison end up in Joseph’s life? this week Pharaoh’s prison? In yours? dreams

Content Questions: What is a “butler” in the 1. Who purchased Joseph? What was his position in Bible? Pharaoh’s court? ______Butler [N] [S] ______properly a 2. For what reason does Potiphar’s household ﬁnd success? servant in charge of the wine ______( Genesis 40:1-13 3. What did Potiphar’s wife do to discredit Joseph with ; 41:9 ). The Potiphar? ______Hebrew word, mashkeh, thus 4. What happened to Joseph in jail? ______translated is rendered also (plural) ______"cup-bearers" ( 1 Kings 10:5 ; 2 Chr 5. What happened in the wine steward’s dream? ______9:4 ). ( Nehemiah 1:11 ) was cup- bearer to king Artaxerxes. It was a ______position of great responsibility and 6. What happened in the baker’s dream? ______honour in royal households. (from ______biblestudytools.com) 7. What was Joseph’s interpretation of the dreams? ______The baker was one ______who prepared bread for the 8. How much longer was Joseph in jail? ______household. 9. What were Pharaoh’s dreams? ______

______Who is 10. How did Pharaoh know to summon Joseph to interpret his Asenath? dream? ______She is the wife 11.What was Joseph’s interpretation of Pharaoh’s dream? given to ______Joseph by Pharaoh. She is ______the daughter of 12.What did Pharaoh do in response to Joseph’s Potiphera the interpretation? ______priest of 13.What was Joseph’s plan to save Egypt from the famine? __ Heliopolis. You ______can read more about her story 14.What are the names of Joseph’s wife and sons? ______here. ______

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Week Four With Your Reading Group: Joseph’s story is a well known story. What is your first memory of learning this story? What speaks to you most from this story?

Thursday Reflection: Friday Reflection: Was it God’s will What role does for Joseph to end God play in Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D up in prison? Joseph’s life? writings in this week’s readings. The In yours? study notes are helpful with this.

J/Y

CONFLICTING OPINIONS HELPFUL LINKS AND VIDEOS This article and this video, give differing opinions A kid friendly telling of about when Joseph Joseph's Story. was in power in Egypt. An article about why the names Jacob and What do you Israel continue to be used interchangeably throughout the Bible. think? A video about the historic context of the Joseph narrative by Tremper Longman III.

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23

GENESIS 42:1-16 GENESIS GENESIS 43:1-34 GENESIS GENESIS GENESIS 45:1-15 SABBATH Joseph’s 42:17-38 Joseph’s 44:1-17 44:18-34 Joseph Pray about brothers Joseph’s brothers Joseph tests reveals his what you arrive in Judah brothers return with his brothers identity have read Egypt Benjamin appeals for this week return to Benjamin Canaan

Content Questions: 12. How does this bring about reconciliation in Jacob’s family? ______1. Why did Jacob not send Benjamin to Egypt with ______the other brothers? ______13. How did God use the sinful acts of the brothers to 2. How are Benjamin and Joseph related? ______save both Israel and Egypt? ______3. How are Joseph’s dreams lived out 42:6-7?______

4. Which brother takes charge for their trip home to retrieve Benjamin? ______

5. What did the brothers ﬁnd in their bags of grain? ______

6. Which brother takes charge for the second trip to Egypt? ______

7. Where did Joseph meet his brothers when they returned to Egypt? ______

8. What was Joseph’s response to seeing Benjamin? ______

9. What object did Joseph use to falsely accuse Benjamin? ______

10. What does Judah offer in place of Benjamin staying as a slave?______

11. What is Joseph’s response to Judah’s speech in 44:18-34? ______

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Week Five With Your Reading Group: This part of Joseph’s story is about reconciliation. Watch this video about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. What do you think is required to achieve reconciliation in a broken relationship? What is the cost of not reconciling?

Biblical Art Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D Over the centuries, artists have reimagined Biblical stories writings in this week’s readings. The in their own time and context. See Appendix K for some study notes are helpful with this. examples. This practice serves to help us connect to the stories. How would you imagine Joseph’s story in a modern context? J/Y

LUNCH AND A MOVIE HELPFUL LINKS Sunday, February 24th, AND VIDEOS join us in the Here is an article that Fellowship Hall following the 11 gives some theories o’clock worship about why the service for a covered brothers did not dish lunch and a recognize Joseph. movie! We will watch a musical version of the story of Joseph. It The BrickTestament.com's is great for the whole family! version of Joseph's brothers in Egypt.

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 3.1 3.2

GENESIS GENESIS REFLECTION GENESIS APPENDIX L REFLECTION SABBATH 45:16-28 46:1-30 Why should 46:31-47:26 Reconciling: With whom Pray about Joseph’s Jacob’s Jacob Joseph The Central should you what you believe the Theme of be brothers household consolidates have read brothers Salvation reconciling? return for moves to power in this week now? Egypt throughout Jacob Egypt the Bible

Content Questions:

1. What was Pharaoh’s response to hearing that Joseph’s brothers had arrived? ______

2. What happens to Israel while he is in Beer-sheba? ______

3. Genesis 46:8-27 gives a genealogy of Jacob’s family who went to Egypt. What is notable about this Where is Goshen? genealogy?______Goshen is thought to be located in the eastern ______Delta of the Nile. It is the land from which the Israelites leave Egypt centuries later in the 4. How many of the brothers went to meet Pharaoh? ____ Exodus. 5. In Genesis 47:7, Jacob blesses Pharaoh. Where else in Genesis do you see God blessing Israel’s neighbors? ______

6. What group of people were allowed to keep their farmland during the famine?______

7. How much of each crop must be given to Pharaoh?

______

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Week Six With Your Reading Group:

In Genesis 47:7, upon meeting Pharaoh, Jacob blesses him. Jacob does this a second time when he leaves Pharaoh. This practice of blessing a neighbor is part of the threefold covenant that God made with Abraham in Genesis 12. How do you act as a blessing to your neighbors? Watch this video about some softball players blessing a neighbor.

Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D Tuesday Reflection: Friday Reflection: writings in this week’s readings. The Why should Jacob With whom should study notes are helpful with this. believe the brothers you be reconciling? now? Brokenness in relationship is part of the human condition. J/Y How are you working to rebuild the broken relationships in your life? E

HELPFUL LINKS AND VIDEOS The story of Joseph and his brothers in ﬁlm with a voice over reading from the King James Bible.

A Jewish scholarly account of Jacob's Descent Into Egypt.

Here is a podcast from NPR’s TED Radio Hour about reconciliation.

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Sun Mon Tues Wed Thur Fri Sat 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9

GENESIS GENESIS APPENDIX M PSALM 51 GENESIS GENESIS SABBATH 47:27-48:22 49:1-28 The Twelve ISAIAH 58 49:29-50:14 50:15-26 Pray about Tribes of what you Jacob Jacob Ash Jacob’s Joseph and Israel have read blesses reveals his Wednesday death and his brothers Ephraim and sons’ burial this week Manasseh destinies in Egypt

Content Questions: Joseph______

1. What part of the threefold covenant do you see Benjamin______fulﬁlled in verse 47:27?______5. Who bought the cave in which Jacob asks to be ______buried?______2. Where does Jacob ask to be buried? 6. Who else is buried in that cave? ______3. In Genesis 48:11-20, Jacob blesses Joseph’s ______sons. How is this similar to other blessings from 7. How long did they mourn for Israel? ______fathers to sons in Genesis?______8. In Genesis 50:15-21, we get a second episode of fear of retribution on the part of the brothers. 4. What do you learn about the tribes of Israel How does Joseph respond to this fear? ______from the prophecies Jacob gives each of his ______sons: ______Reuben______9. How long did Joseph live? ______Simeon______10. What promise does Joseph require of his Levi______brothers, regarding his body? ______Judah______Zebulun______

Issachar______

Dan______

Gad______

Asher______

Naphtali______

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Week Seven With Your Reading Group:

This will be your last gathering as this group. What kind of blessing can you share with each other to mark this time together?

Find some examples of J/Y, E, P & D writings in this week’s readings. The study notes are helpful with this.

J/Y

HELPFUL LINKS AND VIDEOS A video of Jacob's death and Joseph's death with a voiceover of the King James Bible. The distribution of the Hebrew tribes, according to the Our Mummiﬁed Patriachs Book of Joshua. While the book gives detailed is a scholarly article descriptions of the allocated cities, the borders of the explaining the practice tribes are ambiguous, contradictory or uncertain. During and theology behind the period of the Judges, the tribe of Dan later migrated mummiﬁcation in Ancient to north of the tribe of Napthtali. from historyinthebible.com Egypt.

page 19 Appendix Hyperlink

Index Part One Index Part One

Week One Appendix Page Mystery of the Bible’s Phantom Camels Number Title Number time.com/6662/the-mystery-of-the-bibles- A-1 What is a Covenant? 28 phantom-camels/ The Bible Project Video https:// A-2 Map: The World of the Old Testament 29 www.youtube.com/watch? v=F4isSyennFo&t=4s A-3 Map: Ur of the Chaldees 31 First 11 chapters of Genesis https:// A-4 Map: The Kingdom of Egypt 32 thebibleproject.com/videos/torah-genesis-1/ Chapters 12-50 of Genesis https:// Map: Canaan, During the time of thebibleproject.com/explore/torah-series/ A-5 Abraham 33 A-6 Complete Genealogy of Abraham 34 Week Two Genesis 15 www.thebrickbible.com/01_ot/ B-1 Group Covenant 35 01_genesis/12_the_covenant/

B-2 Biblical Covenant 36 Week Three B-3 The Threefold Covenant 37 APNDX C-2 - Ishmael’s Descendants www.bibleinfo.com/en/questions/what-does- C-1 Foreshadowing 38 bible-say-about-muslimsislam Hagar https://www.britannica.com/biography/ What does the Bible say about Hagar-biblical-ﬁgure C-2 Muslims.Islam? 39 Ishmael https://www.thoughtco.com/ C-3 Family Tree 41 ishmael-ﬁrst-son-of-abraham-701155 Ishmael’s descendants www.bibleinfo.com/ D-1 Changing Names 42 en/questions/what-does-bible-say-about- muslimsislam (this is the same article as D-2 Current Name Changes 43 APNDX C-2) E-1 Map: Sodom and Gomorrah 45 Ishmael: Abraham's Other Son https:// www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/ E-2 Introduction to TEDx Talk Video 46 2747610/jewish/Ishmael-Abrahams-Other- Son.htm E-3 Sodom & Gomorrah in Art 47 The Birth of Islam https://www.youtube.com/ What Does the Bible Actually Say watch?v=f4GqIH1RSfU F-1 About Marriage? 50 Week Four G-1 Matters of Scale 52 Here www.womeninthebible.net/women- bible-old-new-testaments/sarah/ Sculpture of Rebekah with Esau and 22 Fearless Women in the Bible G-2 Jacob 53 www.beliefnet.com/ilovejesus/features/22- H-1 Dreams in the Bible 54 fearless-women-in-the-bible.aspx from this article. https:// What is the meaning of the number 12 www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/ I-1 int he Bible? 56 circumcision/ Covenant https://www.youtube.com/watch? I-2 Spiritual Practices 57 v=8ferLIsvlmI I-3 Women in the Old Testament 59 Genesis 17 www.thebrickbible.com/01_ot/ 01_genesis/14_circumcision/

page 20 Week Five Week Nine What the Bible Says about Homosexuality APNDX H-1 - Dreams in the Bible https://www.youtube.com/watch? www.biblestudy.org/bible-study-by-topic/ v=XGNZQ64xiqo dreams-in-the-bible.html documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch? Bethel https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/ v=UoIGbYv89bA hbd/b/bethel.html Sodom and Gomorrah The Real Sin City Biblical Pronunciation https://itunes.apple.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch? us/developer/stefano-russello/id543198306? v=TNj-5HKqIdk mt=8 One Pastor’s Story https://www.npr.org/ Jacob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- 2016/08/28/490631244/when-his-son-came- HJppuC4INw out-as-gay-this-pastor-delivered-a-sermon-of- The Brick Bible www.thebrickbible.com/01_ot/ support 01_genesis/27_jacobs_ladder/

Week Six Week Ten The West Wing https://www.dailymotion.com/ APNDX I-1 - The Number 12 in the Bible video/x4wr8la https://classroom.synonym.com/what-is-the- Link https://www.dailymotion.com/video/ meaning-of-the-number-12-in-the- x4wr8la bible-12085081.html This version https://www.youtube.com/watch? Rachel https://www.biblegateway.com/ v=iFBAvQx4nAU resources/all-women-bible/Rachel Atonement and Abraham's Sacriﬁce of Isaac TED Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/ https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/ amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who 2014/march/atonement-and-abrahams- _you_are#t-1152454 sacriﬁce-of-isaac-genesis-22-by-dav.html Well written article religion.oxfordre.com/view/ binding of Isaac https://www.youtube.com/ 10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.001.0001/ watch?v=6s9ldacroHM acrefore-9780199340378-e-45 Jacob Vs. the Angel https://www.youtube.com/ Week Seven watch?v=4QaiWPmt7_I Rebekah www.newworldencyclopedia.org/ sons of Jacob https://www.youtube.com/ entry/Rebekah watch?v=_QMPWg0EvqQ Doing More Than Expected https:// The Red Tent https://www.youtube.com/watch? thepreachersword.com/2015/04/07/doing- v=iGfjv73QBTg more-than-expected/ Rebekah https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=- Week Eleven TeU78E22wk The Forgiveness Project https:// www.theforgivenessproject.com Week Eight video https://www.youtube.com/user/ Keturah https://www.biblegateway.com/ ForgivenessVideo resources/all-women-bible/Keturah Jacob and Esau https://www.godtube.com/ Was Rebekah a Good Character? https:// watch/?v=KYYLWNNX www.seedbed.com/rebekah-good-bad- The Forgiveness Project https:// character-bible/ www.youtube.com/user/ForgivenessVideo Jacob and Esau https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=7pfZsmyjC64 Jaocb and Esau’s Story https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT18k7Tq8XE

page 21 Appendix Index Part Two Week 2 Joseph https://www.chabad.org/library/ article_cdo/aid/143035/jewish/The-Story-of- Appendix Page Joseph-in-the-Bible.htm Number Title Number Personal Sexuality & In this video https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=jbuSPJ0gSp4&vl=en J Interpersonal Politics 23

K Seeing Ourselves in the Story 25 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat https://www.imdb.com/title/ L Reconciliation & the Bible 28 tt0175790/videoplayer/vi143655193? ref_=tt_ov_vi M The Twelve Tribes of Israel 30 The Ballad of Little Joe https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFTRuFG4EVI

The Bible Binge knoxandjamie.com/2018/06/ tbb24/

Sibling rivalry in the Bible https:// www.thoughtco.com/bible-stories-about- Hyperlink sibling-rivalry-712735 Week 3 Tamar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Index Part Two Tamar_(Genesis) Levirate marriage https:// Week 1 www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias- this article https://listverse.com/2014/09/08/10- almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/levirate- theories-about-who-really-wrote-the-bible/ marriage-bible

This Bible Project Video https:// Tamar’s https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4isSyennFo&t=4s encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and- maps/levirate-marriage-bible article https://www.gotquestions.org/JEDP- theory.html Genesis 38:1-11 thebrickbible.com/01_ot/ 01_genesis/32_judahs_sons_er_and_onan/ Who Wrote the Bible? https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk_ZpiYOMK4 Genesis 38:12-26 thebrickbible.com/01_ot/ 01_genesis/33_judah_and_the_prostitute/ Rape in the Bible https://www.bibleodyssey.org/ en/tools/video-gallery/r/rape-in-the-hb The Skeleton in Judah’s Closet https:// bible.org/seriespage/38-skeleton-judah-s- closet-genesis-381-30

page 22 Week 4 Week 6 Butler https://www.biblestudytools.com/ Blessing a neighbor https://www.youtube.com/ dictionary/butler/ watch?v=jocw-oD2pgo

Here www.womeninthebible.net/women-bible-old- Joseph and his brothers https:// new-testaments/asenath/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAysHCTHYtY article www.biblearchaeology.org/post/ Jacob’s Descent into Egypt https://www1.biu.ac.il/ 2010/02/18/Joseph-in-Egypt-Part-I.aspx indexE.php? id=17544&pt=1&pid=14396&level=0&cPath=43,14 Video https://www.torahclass.com/old-testament- 206,14372,14396,17544 studies/34-old-testament-studies-genesis/111- lesson-36-chapter40-41?tmpl=component Reconciliation https://www.npr.org/programs/ted- radio-hour/503016892/reconciliation Joseph’s Story https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=iq3iXjNPSuY Week 7 Jacob’s death and Joseph’s death https:// Jacob and Israel https://thetorah.com/jacob-is- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Em9S4uCmwAM renamed-israel-twice-why-does-the-name-jacob- remain/ Our Mummiﬁed Patriarchs https://thetorah.com/ our-mummiﬁed-patriarchs-jacob-and-joseph/ historic context https://thetorah.com/jacob-is- renamed-israel-twice-why-does-the-name-jacob- remain/

Week 5 video https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ujOL8FS2wv4 why the brothers did not recognize Joseph. https://reformjudaism.org/learning/torah-study/ mikeitz/see-or-not-see

Joseph’s brothers in Egypt www.thebricktestament.com/genesis/ josephs_brothers_in_egypt/gn41_53-57.html

page 23 Appendix J | Personal Sexuality & Interpersonal Politics

Politics, noun male in the context of his culture made it the activities associated with the governance of possible for him to do so. a country or other area, especially the debate or Yet even in the midst of his considerable cultural conflict among individuals or parties having or authority, Sarah’s influence is undeniable in the hoping to achieve power mix of Hagar’s influence over Abraham through Sexuality, noun Ishmael versus Sarah’s inter-family political capacity for sexual feelings: she began to power through Isaac: Influence enough for understand the power of her sexuality; a Sarah to enact a death sentence over her rival. person's sexual orientation or preference; sexual But for all of procreation’s role in human history, activity sex, as we know, is not always practiced with the Wind is a force. Fire is a force. The earth itself is a goal of having children. force. The oceans, rivers and even creeks are Prostitution and sex in the context of religious forces of nature. observance was a feature of many of the cultures Among humanity, politics and sexuality are surrounding Israel. Those entering into forces. Forces of nature put in place by God. prostitution were not doing so in the interests of procreation. But given the particular norms of a One of the first commands by God to humanity given area, prostitution was a form of leverage. in the Bible is “Be fertile and multiply; fill the For example, in Joshua’s conquest of Jericho, earth and master it. Take charge of the fish of the Rahab leveraged her position as a known sea, the birds in the sky, and everything crawling prostitute to facilitate hiding the Israeli spies and on the ground.” (Genesis 1:28) set the authorities of her own country on a wild Sexuality: a lens through which we evaluate goose chase. identity and purpose. Politics: a lens through In Judah’s encounter with Tamar, he is not which we evaluate identity and power. A pair of looking for procreation. But how do you existential dynamics that have pushed and measure Tamar’s value in the community? In the plagued humanity from the beginning. family? As we consider the roles men and women have And for the kings, for David and Solomon alone, enjoyed (or not) over the eons and the the number of wives and concubines preclude accompanying forms of authority, very few any ideas of procreation. In fact, like the things are as central in virtually every culture. kingdoms around them, marriage—sex—was Even for the Bible, sexuality and politics form the used as a political device. Alliances between seat of cultural power. Beyond questions of who kingdoms being formed by the unions of is in charge, the dance of leveraging influence royalties. has shaped the histories of all nations. Eunuchs’ loyalty to the crown was assured (so it Take Abraham’s action regarding Sarah. He was thought) by taking away the only force that passed her off twice as his sister to political could overcome all other interests. powers he feared more than the interpersonal And what are we to make of Jesus’ sexuality? consequences to his marriage. And his being How do we define it? What role does it play in

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his ministry other than his occasionally making commentary about it?

What role does sexuality play in the life of our politics and public discourse? And how has it changed over time?

Even our notions about what to communicate (or not) to our children have taken the odd journey of being both easily and explicitly accessible (e.g. online pornography) and powerfully secretive (how often have you [do you] talk about masturbation or sex in general with your children? With trusted members of your community or family?).

How much room do we make for sex as one part of the expression of affection, deep affection, between lovers? To this day, sex is considered a way to consummate, to seal, a marriage. I have personally observed men and women, use sex as a way to consummate a relationship. How many girls in all my time in youth ministry heard the words, “If you love me, then you’ll have sex with me…”?

And in the midst of all of this are the roles we ascribe to our sexuality, to our genders. How do we understand them? How do we teach them? How do we assume them? To this day, in some churches, women and men are role-segregated. Women are not permitted to teach, serve as pastors/priests, to govern. This is not on the basis of ability or acumen. This is on the basis of sex.

When we read these stories—generations, lineage, palace and familial intrigue—where do we ﬁnd sex playing a positive role? Where do we ﬁnd it being used in detriment to the people in question?

page 25 Appendix K | Biblical Art Seeing Ourselves in the Story

Over the centuries, artists have reimagined Biblical stories in their own time and context. Here are some examples. This practice serves to help us connect to the stories. How would you imagine Joseph’s story in a modern context?

Joseph’s Silver Cup is Found in Benjamin’s Sack. Utrecht, Bible Masters of the First Generation: Alexander Master (draughtsman), Claes Brouwer, Psalter Master, Masters of Otto van Moerdrecht, Master Azor, Master F, Gethsemane Master (illuminators); c. 1430

‘Ruth and Boaz’, Barent Pietersz Fabritius, 1660 Holland page 26 Biblical Art | Appendix K

Sarah laughing, detail from "Angel Appears to Sarah" 1726-1728 By Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Creating artwork inspired by reading the Bible, right on the pages on the Bible is a current trend in devotional practice.

Chinese nativity

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Jesus’s Resurrection in Modern Day (a storyboard telling) April 26, 2018 By mastermind308

The Good Samaritan 1995 By MaryMcCleary

page 28 Appendix L | Reconciliation & the Bible

“The created order shares in the divine glory efforts to have this with the whole of humanity and in the work of reconciliation: ‘The wilder- through the life and work of Jesus Christ. ness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert “Nothing packs up and leaves town quicker than shall rejoice and blossom; like the crocus it shall the Christmas spirit…Why the tinsel and bells, blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and why the presents and parties? There must be singing’ (Isaiah 35:1–2). A land that was scorched more. Yes, there is much more. God is beginning by the enemy in war will be renewed and (or has begun) to make clear to us the divine restored as the people are reminded that they purpose in the world, the plan of the ages and and the land belong to God. God’s grace is not how we are a part of it. God has not left us alone limited to human beings but reaches to all of to our own devices, nor are we left without creation.” —Noel Leo Erskine meaning and direction for our lives. We are here Creation itself forms the backdrop for the for more than our own comfort and pleasure. We concept that God is cleaning up a mess that we are a part of God’s great enterprise of (humanity) have made. But to relegate the redemption, reconciliation, and the healing of concept of reconciliation to the idea that God is God’s broken world.” —William L. Self simply ﬁxing things sells short the complexity A central feature of the Biblical concept of the Bible is trying to convey. reconciliation is “relationship”: the restoration of Joseph’s reconciliation with his brothers and relationship. Our reconciliation with God is reunion with his father is a microcosm of God’s exempliﬁed in our reconciliation with each other.

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This, of course, means facing in a real way what live in Jesus Christ. The idea of reconciliation, caused our separation in the first placed and then, becomes a prominent theme throughout… what can be done to heal that rift. God is now introduced to humanity as the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. The In the case of Jacob’s sons, this is summarized in prominence of “Father” as a metaphor for God Joseph’s remarkable statement in Genesis 45: in Scripture points to the significance of God’s “Joseph said to his brothers, ‘Come closer to desire to relate to human beings in the most me,’ and they moved closer. He said, ‘I’m intimate way. The relationship of God to Jesus your brother Joseph! The one you sold to Christ serves as a preview of humanity’s access Egypt. Now, don’t be upset and don’t be to God the Father.” —Johnny B. Hill angry with yourselves that you sold me here. Reconciliation with God, then—getting back to Actually, God sent me before you to save that “supreme goodness”—is a question of the lives. We’ve already had two years of famine extent of our intimacy with the divine, our in the land, and there are five years left closeness and affection with God. How without planting or harvesting. God sent me affectionate are we willing to be with God? And before you to make sure you’d survive and to what does that look like? rescue your lives in this amazing way. You didn’t send me here; it was God who made Like Joseph’s (and really, by their statements and me a father to Pharaoh, master of his entire behavior, the brothers) acknowledgement of the household, and ruler of the whole land of brothers’ role in his arriving in Egypt, we must Egypt.’” —(Genesis 45:4-8) acknowledge our sins. Reconciliation is not the absence of truth. Thus, reconciliation becomes It is easy, perhaps, to read this and come away the vehicle through which we understand that with the idea that God orchestrated the brothers we are not alone and God is close. Closer than acting on their jealousy of Joseph. But the we could imagine. further point Jospeh makes is that God is never absent, not even in the midst of our worse impulses.

Reconciliation, then, is not about God’s presence. It’s about the restoration of our relationship with God. To understand the extent of the restoration, you have to go back to Genesis 1:31: “God saw everything he had made: it was supremely good.”

“Christian living challenges many of the rugged individualistic assumptions of modern culture. It confronts the notion that we are independent, autonomous persons and that success depends on being able to live independently from others. To the contrary, the epistle maintains that it is through the church and Christian community that we ultimately recognize what it means to

page 30 Appendix M | The Twelve Tribes of Israel

ACCORDING TO THE HEBREW BIBLE, the Twelve “The names of the twelve tribes of the ,children of Israel: three gates on the east שבטי :Tribes of Israel or Tribes of Israel (Hebrew descended from the 12 sons of the three gates on the north, three gates on the (ישראל patriarch Jacob (who was later named Israel) south, and three gates on the west.” and his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and two —Revelation 21:12-13 concubines, Zilpah and Bilhah. —from Wikipedia Jacob elevated the descendants of Ephraim and Manasseh (the two sons of Joseph and his Egyptian wife Asenath) to the status of full tribes in their own right, replacing the tribe of Joseph.

In the biblical narrative, the period from the conquest of Canaan under the leadership of Joshua until the formation of the ﬁrst Kingdom of Israel, passed with the tribes forming a loose confederation, described in the Book of Judges. Modern scholarship has called into question the beginning, middle, and end of this picture and the account of the conquest under Joshua has largely been abandoned. The Bible's depiction of the 'period of the Judges' is widely considered doubtful. The extent to which a united Kingdom of Israel ever existed is also a matter of ongoing dispute.

Living in exile in the sixth century BCE, the prophet Ezekiel has a vision for the restoration of Israel, of a future utopia in which the twelve tribes of Israel are living in their land again.

In the Christian New Testament, the twelve tribes of Israel are referred to twice in the gospels and twice in the Book of Revelation. In Matthew, paralleled by Luke, Jesus anticipates that in the Kingdom of God, his followers will "sit on [twelve] thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel". In the vision of the writer of the Book of Revelation, 144,000 of all the tribes of the children of Israel were "sealed", 12,000 from each tribe and in his vision of the New or Heavenly Jerusalem, the tribes' names were written on the city gates:

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