Skip to Main Content

University of Portland Clark Library

THE 205: Biblical Texts in Global Contexts (Lester)

Class Activity: Historical Context

  1. Go to the online The Jerome Biblical Commentary for the Twenty-First Century

  2. Search for Genesis and find the article written by Mark S. Smith.

  3. Look for 1 piece of information about the historical context of the book of Genesis (for example: Date, Settings, Composition History), and enter it into the OneDrive document.

library@up.edu | 503.943.7111 or 800.841.8261 | 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, OR 97203-5798
Copyright © University of Portland, All Rights Reserved | Icons made by Freepik from www.flaticon.com