
LAEN 214
Mythological and Biblical Background to Literature
STORIES OF LOVE AND LOSS
Job’s First Test: Job 1:1-22 Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing...
LIVING IN EXILE
Esther Made Queen: Esther 2:1-18 Esth 2:1 After these things when the anger of King Ahasuerus had subsided, he remembered Vashti and...
LIFE IN THE PROMISED LAND
Rahab and the Spies: Joshua 2:1-24 Josh 2:1 Then Joshua the son of Nun sent two men as spies secretly from Shittim, saying, "Go, view the...
ISRAEL’S SLAVERY IN EGYPT
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife: Genesis 39:1-23 Gen 39:1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of...
THE BEGINNINGS OF GOD'S CREATION
The Beginning: Genesis 1:1 - 2:3 Gen 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Gen 1:2 The earth was formless and void,...
FOUNDERS OF ISRAEL
The Call of Abram: Genesis 11:27-12:9 Gen 11:27 Now these are {the records of} the generations of Terah. Terah became the father of...
ISRAEL’S GREAT KINGS
The Birth and Dedication of Samuel: 1 Samuel 1:1-28 1 Sam 1:1 Now there was a certain man from Ramathaim-zophim from the hill country of...
JOURNEY TO THE PROMISED LAND
The Passover: Exodus 12:1-30 Ex 12:1 Now the LORD said to Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, Ex 12:2 "This month shall be the...
THE DIVIDED KINGDOM
The Kingdom Is Divided: 1 Kings 12:1-24 1 Kin 12:1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 1...










