Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – Joseph of Egypt: An example of living the covenant with steady discipleship. 06:52 – Shechem defiles Dinah. Simeon and Levi seek revenge by wiping out the inhabitants of the city. 13:01 – Rachel bears Benjamin and dies in childbirth. She is buriedContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:30 – A brief overview of these chapters. 04:27 – Jacob’s story emphasizes the importance of keeping the covenant in the family first. 13:52 – The geopolitical situation between Judah and Israel may have influenced the text. 15:36 – The Book of Mormon teaches thatContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:32 – Those searching for an eternal companion can learn valuable lessons from the story of Isaac and Rebekah. 04:27 – “He shall send his angel before thee to help” in Genesis 24.20. 06:55 – A caution: The Lord has not chosen one particularContinue Reading

The slides for this podcast are in pdf format here. The podcast outline with notes is here. To read p. 85-87 of Howard Schwartz’s Tree of Souls: The Mythology of Judaism (Oxford University Press, 2004), go here. To view the two separate accounts of the betrayal of Joseph, with bothContinue Reading

Show Notes Enroll in Institute Timestamps: 00:26 – An overview of these sections. 02:05 – Abraham’s prophetic call and the symbolism of the mighty tree with sacred associations. 13:29 – “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” 14:04 – Hebrew word play with laugh, rejoice, and Isaac’s name. Doubts and hopesContinue Reading

The slides for this podcast are in pdf format here. The podcast outline with notes is here. For a more in-depth study of the ways the ancients understood the names of these people, tying them with places where they lived, see: “Punning Around in the Jacob Traditions.”Continue Reading

The slides for this podcast are in pdf format here. The podcast outline with notes is here. Here is the link to the class that Bryce mentioned for those looking for an eternal companion. It’s based upon the “science of dating.” He addresses 10 common pitfalls that we often fallContinue Reading