Texts & Ideas Wednesday, September 13th

Carrie Kulak Homework II - The Book of J

Structural Units of The Book of J
● Creation: Chapters 1-4
● Tales of the House of Adam: Chapters 5-20
○ The Temptation and the Fall: Chapters 5-10
○ The Tale of Cain and Abel: Chapters 11-14
○ Genealogy of Adam: Chapters 15-17
○ The Union of the Elohim and the Daughters of Man: Chapters 18-20
● Tales of the House of Noah: Chapters 21-28
○ The Great Flood: Chapters 21-26
○ The Fate of Shem, Ham, and Yafat: Chapters 27-28
● The Tower of Bavel: Chapter 29
● Tales of the House of Abram: Chapters 30-104
○ The Blessing of Abram: Chapter 30
○ The Travels of Abram: Chapters 31-32
○ Parting of Abram and Lot: Chapter 33
○ The Covenant of Abram and Yahweh: Chapters 34-36
○ Hagar and Ishmael: Chapters 37-38
○ Visitation of the Elohim and Oracle of Isaac: Chapters 39-41
○ Abram pleads for Sodom: Chapters 42-43
○ The Fall of Sodom: Chapters 44-46
○ The Daughters of Lot: Chapter 47
○ Isaac and Rebecca: Chapters 48-55
○ Jacob and Esau: Chapters 56-63
○ Yahweh appears to Jacob: Chapter 64
○ Jacob in the House of Laban: Chapters 65-71
○ Jacob and Yahweh in the Desert: Chapters 72-73
○ Jacob and Esau Reunite: Chapter 74
○ The Rape of Dinah: Chapters 75-77
○ The Early Years of Joseph: Chapters 78-82
○ The Tale of Tamar: Chapters 83-87
○ Joseph in Egypt: Chapters 88-93
○ The House of Jacob in Egypt: Chapters 94-104
● Tales of Moses: Chapters 105-178
○ Israel comes under Egypt: Chapters 105-107
○ Moses’ Youth: Chapters 108-112
○ Moses in Midian: Chapters 113-121
○ The Cruelty of Pharaoh: Chapters 122-123
○ The Plagues of Egypt: Chapters 124-141
○ Escaping Egypt: Chapters 142-151
○ Wanderings and Trials: Chapters 152-155
○ The Covenant of Moses and Yahweh: Chapters 156-165
○ The Golden Calf: Chapters 166-167
○ Israel in the Desert Chapters 168-173
○ Balaam’s Sign: Chapters 174-175
○ Sin Among the Moabites: Chapter 176
○ The Death of Moses: Chapters 177-178