17 January 2021 to 21 March 2021

The book of Genesis provides an introduction to the Torah, Old Testament, and the entire Biblical testimony. The book is commonly (and traditionally) accredited to Mosaic authorship following suit with Jesus’ own words (Mt. 19:8; Mk. 7:10, 10:3-5; Lk. 20:37; Jn. 5:46). It was written that the Hebrew people (having recently been freed from 400 years in Egyptian slavery) and, by extension, we might know who God is and how He came to covenant with His people. As such, we must remember that while these opening chapters contain history that it not, per-se, a history book. Rather it is a story, and one of critical importance to all of us. This importance will be evident in the opening 3 chapters of the book as they provide the foundation for and touch upon nearly every question, concept, and topic of theology addressed throughout Scripture with particular attention on the beginning of God’s creation, of mankind, and sin.