Genesis AnalysisWorld LiteratureMr. Brennan

Archetypes in MythUsing your

ARCHETYPE WORKSHEETreference our previous creation stories and

see how many archetypes you identify within each story

Do-Now Thursday, September 26, 2013

SWBAT gain a deeper understanding of Judeo-Christian culture by analyzing the form and function of the Jewish Torah and Christian Bible’s Book of Genesis.

SWBAT explain the complex relationship between religion and society, and how myth portrays moral duality that promotes a collective social ethical behavior.

1. Writing Prompts: Finished?

2. Discussion/Analysis: The Book of Genesis

3. Mini-Lecture: David Émile Durkheim4. Class Reading: The Elementary Forms of Religious Life

(1912)

Learning Objective

AGENDA

Finish Reading The Elementary Forms of Religious Life Complete Reading Questions

HomeworkReminders

Cain and Abel, The Great Flood, and

Noah’s Arc

Babel and the

Beginning of Civilization

Lineage of Abraham Judaism and Christianity (along

with Islam) are considered Abrahamic religions,

in that they trace their common origin to Abraham.

Theogony of GenesisGOD

Adam

Eve Cain Abel SethEve: the day or

period of time immediately before an event or occasion

seven generations

Noah

Shem Ham Japheth eight generations

Israelites <----------------------- RIVALS ----------------------------------->

AbrahamCanaan & Cush & Put & Mizraim Nimrod (Babel) Casluhim Philistines

Hammurabi: from Akkadian “Ammurāpi,” meaning "the

kinsman is a healer”

Portr

ayal

s of Ge

nesis

• Metaphysical (Origin of Cosmos):

• Religious (Poly- Mono- theistic):

• Social/Political (Hierarchy of Power):

• Social/Political (Patri- Matri- archy):

• Axis mundi (World Axis):

• Anthropological (Origin of Man):

• Environmental (Explanation of Natural):

• Psychological (Psyche/Archetypes):

• Morality (Values/Good v. Evil/Purpose of Man):

Void and Omnipotent God

Monotheistic

Unchallenged Supreme Ruler

Patriarchy

Babel / Babylon

Man and Woman created by God, and/or (Woman created from Adam by God) Earth is a creation of

GodHero/Journey, Light/Dark, Virgin Birth, the tree, the Father, the Serpent, Haven/WIld, Savior, etc.Rule over natural

world; Obey God’s will, seek redemption through faith

Archetype Metaphorical Meaning light/darkness Order from ChaosAdam/Eve interaction of opposing forces

(dualities) that are the building blocks of everything

Virgin Birth self-contained, pure, independent, uncorrupted and unpartnered

Garden of Eden innocents of childhood; the womb the tree (or fruit)

experience into adulthood (once we leave we can never return)

the trickster/serpent

The serpent, seen duality of male/female; we shed our skin (grow) through the temptation of experience

Noah Noah is seen as the mankind’s savior/protector

Archetypes of Genesis

• Possibly derived from Mesopotamian myth (i.e. Enuma Elish)

• Conflict and Violence does NOT drive process of creation

• Monotheistic—God is the unchallenged Creator• Supports Unchallenged Ruler• Removes ambiguity, allowing for social unification (i.e. Roman

Empire) • Beginnings of religious intolerance

• Original Sin and Continuous Search for Redemption • God removed from Nature

Significance of Genesis