Encounter the grandeur of ancient creation stories of the Mediterranean and explore the values, beliefs, and theologies of early civilizations.
Topics Covered:
Topics Covered:
- By This Professor
- 01: Creation Stories and Why They Matter
- 02: Reading Metaphor in Creation Stories
- 03: Mesopotamian Creation: Enuma elish
- 04: The Mesopotamian Flood: The Atrahasis Epic
- 05: Egyptian Gods of Creation
- 06: Egyptian Approaches to Creation
- 07: The Storm God’s Supremacy in the Baal Cycle
- 08: Hittite Creation in the Kumarbi Cycle
- 09: Greek Creation in Hesiod’s Theogony
- 10: Seven Days of Creation in Genesis
- 11: The Garden of Eden in Genesis
