Did the first readers of Genesis see creation as a temple? In this episode of Exploring the Language of Scripture, Professor of Old Testament Jens Bruun Kofoed joins me to explore how ancient Israelites understood the creation account in Genesis 1–11 — and why seeing Eden as a sanctuary and humanity as God’s image-bearers transforms the way we read Scripture. We dive into temple imagery, ancient Near Eastern context, Hebrew language insights, and how the earliest audience would have heard th...
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Did the first readers of Genesis see creation as a temple? In this episode of Exploring the Language of Scripture, Professor of Old Testament Jens Bruun Kofoed joins me to explore how ancient Israelites understood the creation account in Genesis 1–11 — and why seeing Eden as a sanctuary and humanity as God’s image-bearers transforms the way we read Scripture. We dive into temple imagery, ancient Near Eastern context, Hebrew language insights, and how the earliest audience would have heard th...
What the First Readers Saw in the Creation Account of Genesis (We Often Miss) | Jens Bruun Kofoed
Exploring the Language of Scripture
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What the First Readers Saw in the Creation Account of Genesis (We Often Miss) | Jens Bruun Kofoed
Did the first readers of Genesis see creation as a temple? In this episode of Exploring the Language of Scripture, Professor of Old Testament Jens Bruun Kofoed joins me to explore how ancient Israelites understood the creation account in Genesis 1–11 — and why seeing Eden as a sanctuary and humanity as God’s image-bearers transforms the way we read Scripture. We dive into temple imagery, ancient Near Eastern context, Hebrew language insights, and how the earliest audience would have heard th...
Exploring the Language of Scripture
Did the first readers of Genesis see creation as a temple? In this episode of Exploring the Language of Scripture, Professor of Old Testament Jens Bruun Kofoed joins me to explore how ancient Israelites understood the creation account in Genesis 1–11 — and why seeing Eden as a sanctuary and humanity as God’s image-bearers transforms the way we read Scripture. We dive into temple imagery, ancient Near Eastern context, Hebrew language insights, and how the earliest audience would have heard th...
