HOME | SCRIPTURE INDEX | MOVIE INDEX | ART INDEX | SEARCH | ABOUT | MOBILE | ADVERTISE | SUPPORT | BLOG | CONTACT

Genesis 7, 8, 9
With thanks to page sponsor 2015:
The Round Table and WWC

 

• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Hebrew Interlinear Bible, WLCv, WLC5, CHES, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible's interlinear Hebrew text.  7:1-5, 11-18; 8:6-18; 9:8-13. KJV, alternate versions, Hebrew text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition and sermons: Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9.
  • Bereshit 7: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
  • Bereshit 8: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
  • Bereshit 9: Massoretic, Hebrew, Aramaic, JPS.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • Navigating the Bible: Text/Rabbinic commentary and Divrei Torah.
  • Chapter VII of The First Epistle to the Corinthians, Clement of Rome (ca. 96).
  • Chapter CXXVII, Dialogue With Trypho, Justin Martyr. (c 160)
  • IV.XVI.1, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter II, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • III.4, Stromata, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Exegetical Fragments, (Scroll down to SECTIONS II., III.) (pseudo?-) Hippolytus (c 210).
  • Chapter XXXVIII, On the Soul, Tertullian (c 210)
  • VI.7, Commentary on the Gospel of John, Philocalia [anthology of Origen prepared by St. Basil and St. Gregory Nazianzen], Origen. (c.230)
  • Book I, Chapter 4, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320).
  • Rashi's Commentary, c. 1075. chabad.org: Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9.
  • From Calvin's Commentary on Genesis: Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9.
  • From the Geneva Notes: Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9.
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary: Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9.
  • From Wesley's Notes: Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9.
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871): Genesis 7; Genesis 8; Genesis 9.
• Contemporary References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • "The Tense Patience of God," Commented Bible Passages from Taize, 2010.
  • Commentary, Genesis 9:8-17, Cameron B.R. Howard, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "The Old Testament readings for the first three Sundays in Lent give us glimpses of three covenants: God's covenant with Noah, God's covenant with Abraham, and God's covenant with Israel at Sinai."
  • Sermon Starter of the Week, illustrations, text commentary, etc, Scott Hoezee, Center for Excellence in Preaching, 2015.
    • "The point, however, is that this concluding vignette is almost certainly included to show that things had not changed that much after the flood."
  • "God's Bow in the Clouds," John C. Holbert, Opening the Old Testament, 2015.
    • "God's promise of care for the cosmos invites us to align ourselves with that good environmental work."
  • "The Politics of Saving Everybody," Timothy F. Simpson, Political Theology Today, 2015.
    • "Depending on how one counts the recurring phrases of 'every living creature,' 'all flesh,' and 'all the earth,' there are at least six different iterations of the unmistakable notion that there is no living thing anywhere that will ever exist anywhere that is not covered under the scope of this covenant. And that is quite extraordinary in a text of a people chock full of references to that people's uniqueness and the special place that they hold in this god's heart."
  • "ISIS, American Sniper, and Rainbows," Greg Carey, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2015. Video: Rev. Douglas Leonard on ISIS, Religious Violence and What Faith Leaders Can Do.
  • "God must be looking at the Rainbow!" Peter Lockhart, A Different Heresy, 2015.
  • "What Becomes of the Brokenheaerted?" podcast, Casey Fitzgerald, Story Divine, 2015.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • "Lent - The Season of Good News," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2015.
    • "This is a salvation story, a tale of commitment to the opposite of genocide, commitment to preserving the diversity of life and all of life's messiness. And God is actively part of this commitment."
  • "Noah," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog. "Noah," Frederick Buechner, Peculiar Treausures.
    • "'Never again;' God had said, and Noah clung on to those words like a raft in a high sea."
  • Commentary, Genesis 9:8-17, Elizabeth Webb, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "The sign of this covenant, God's bow in the clouds, is precisely the bow of battle."
  • "The Covenant Is For Everything, People," Danielle Shroyer, The Hardest Question, 2012.
    • "Who’s reading those rainbows?"
  • "God's Rainbow," John C. Holbert, Patheos, 2012.
  • Commentary, Genesis 9:8-17, Terence D. Fretheim, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
    • "What does it mean for God to give an eternal promise to every creature, including the animals, the birds, and the earth?"
  • Genesis 9:8-17, Studies on Old Testament texts from Series B, Ralph W. Klein, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • Genesis 9:8-17, Lent 1B, The Old Testament Readings: Weekly Comments on the Revised Common Lectionary, Theological Hall of the Uniting Church, Melbourne, Australia.
    • "As we begin to prepare for the coming of Easter and its remembrance of the death and resurrection of Jesus, we remember the effect of sin on all creation and we look for the redemption of all that God has created ? plants, animals, and humans as well as the planet itself, not to mention the universe."
  • Desert Scribblings, Genesis 9:8-17, Geoff McElroy.
    • "God remembers, God is faithful, and God continues to be in covenant, to be in relationship with us."
  • Commentary, Genesis 9:18-28, Frank Thomas, The African American Lectionary, 2008.
    • "African American preachers have combated the Ham Doctrine for several hundred years, including preachers and activists such as David Walker, Nat Turner, Bishop Henry McNeil Turner, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman."
  • "When God Was Green: The Original Eco-Covenant," The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey with Jesus Foundation.
    • "The scale and scope of the Noahic covenant is as comprehensive and universal as the strained efforts of the writer can describe it. God's covenant extended not only to Noah, his family, and his descendants, but to 'all life on earth,' 'all living creatures of every kind,' and even more remarkably to "the earth" itself (Genesis 9:13, 15, 17). God's original eco-covenant extends throughout all time to all space."
  • Genesis 9:8-17, Lent 1B, Commentary, Background, Insights from Literary Structure, Theological Message, Ways to Present the Text. Anna Grant-Henderson, Uniting Church in Australia.
  • "Noah's Covenant," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Lectionary Resource for Catholics.
  • "Haftarah Noah: Rainbow Covenant," Rabbi Arthur Waskow, The Shalom Center, 2003.
  • "The Flood," Rabbi Arthur Waskow, The Shalom Center.
  • "When Bad Things Happen to Bad People," Rabbi Jane Rachel Litman. Torah Commentary at BeliefNet.
    • "Contemplating the destruction of an entire civilization is disturbing, and so it should be."
  • "The Flood," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "The difference between Noah and those who perished was their response to God?s grace. Those who perished interpreted God?s grace as divine indifference. They concluded that God neither cared nor troubled Himself at the occasion of men?s sin."
  • "The Noahic Covenant: A New Beginning," from the Biblical Studies Foundation.
    • "The New Covenant, like the Noahic, was initiated by God, and it was accomplished by Him. While all flesh have benefited from the common grace of God promised in the Noahic Covenant, only those who are ?in Christ? benefit from the blessings of the New Covenant."
  • Parshah Noach, text, commentary & articles from Chassidic Masters, sermons, etc from Chabad Lubavitch.
  • Parshas Noach, Divrei Torah from The Project Genesis Torah Study. Index to numerous Orthodox articles and studies on Genesis 6:9 - 11:32.
  • Parshat Noach, articles and commentary by the Jewish Community of Atlanta, at The Torah From Dixie.
  • "Original Dishonor: Noah's Curse and the Southern Defense of Slavery," Stephen R. Haynes, Journal of Southern Religion, 2000.
    • "While it is widely acknowledged that the so-called curse of Ham was the religious rationale for slavery utilized most often by antebellum southerners, scholarship has failed to penetrate the depths of the curse?s American reception."
  • "Ballard and the Black Sea: The Search For Noah's Flood," National Geographic.
  • Noah: Unsunk and Drunk as a Skunk, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker.
  • "Apocalypse," program highlights, discussion & reflection questions and more from the Bill Moyers PBS series Genesis: A Living Conversation.
    • "Was Noah a bystander -- someone who stood by and did nothing to help others -- or a survivor -- someone who suffered but managed to live? Or is he both? Or neither?"
  • Shem: The First of the Semites, from And Adam Knew Eve: A Dictionary of Sex in the Bible, by Ronald L. Ecker.
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices.
  • Bergsma, John Sietze, and Scott Walker Hahn, "Noah's Nakedness and the Curse of Canaan (Genesis 9:20-27)," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2005.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Calhoun, David B., "Climbing Rainbows: A Sermon Based on Genesis 9:8-16," Presbyterion, 1994.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Cohn, Robert L., "Negotiating (with) the Natives: Ancestors and Identity in Genesis," Harvard Theological Review, 2003.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Copenhaver, Martin B., "Starting Over," The Christian Century, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Fretheim, Terence E., "The God of the Flood Story and Natural Disasters," Calvin Theological Journal, 2008.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Gnuse, Robert Karl, "A Process Theological Interpretation of the Primeval History in Genesis 2-11," Horizons, 2002.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Landy, Francis, "Noah's Ark and Mrs. Monkey," Biblical Interpretation, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Mason, Steven D., "Another Flood? Genesis 9 and Isaiah's Broken Eternal Covenant," Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Míguez Bonino, José, "A Covenant of Life: A Meditation on Genesis 9:1-17," Ecumenical Review, 1981.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Moser, Barry, "Blood and Stone: Violence in the Bible & the Eye of the Illustrator," Cross Currents, 2001.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Nuechterlein, Paul J, "Living by the Word," The Christian Century, 2015.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Robertson, O. Palmer, "Current Critical Questions Concerning the 'Curse of Ham': Genesis 9:20-27," Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 1998.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Sadler, Rodney, "Can a Cushite Change His Skin? Cushites, Racial Othering, and the Hebrew Bible," Interpretation, 2006.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Shaviv, Samuel, "The Polytheistic Origins of the Biblical Flood Narrative," Vetus Testamentum, 2004.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Sparks, Kenton L., "Enūma Elish and Priestly Mimesis: Elite Emulation in Nascent Judaism," Journal of Biblical Literature, 2007.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Towner, Sibley W., "Genesis 9:8-17, Between Text & Sermon," Interpretation, 2009.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Turner, Laurence A., "The Rainbow as the Sign of the Covenant in Genesis 9:11-13," Vetus Testamentum, 1993.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Van Wolde, Ellen, "A Text-Semantic Study of the Hebrew Bible, Illustrated with Noah and Job," Journal of Biblical Literature, 1994.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
  • Willson, Patrick J., "Sailing Home," The Christian Century, 1994.
      EBSCO ATLASerials, Religion Collection
      EBSCO ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials
• Sermons:
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Lent 1B, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," February 8, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
  • "Noah's Ark," "A Rainbow Promise," Illustrating the Story (lessons, children's sermons), coloring pages, activity sheets, crafts, children's songs. MSSS Crafts.
  • "The Rainbow Is God's Promise to Noah," Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.
  • "God's Covenant," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • "Crossword on Genesis 7," "Word Search on Genesis 8," Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
  • On Noah's Ark Coloring Mural, Jan Brett.
  • "Noah and the Great Flood," online computer java-based coloring pages from Grace Baptist Church of Feeding Hill.
  • Genesis 9:13, memory verse activity, MSSS Crafts and Resources for Bible Stories.
• Drama:
  • "Seniors Day Drama" monologue, Ross Olson.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  • Images for this week's readings, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Commercial Site: "Genesis 9," video, The Work of the People.
  • Troubled Waters, Family Trip, After Eden Cartoons, Dan Lietha, Answers in Genesis.
• Hymns and Music:
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • “Shades of Purple, Shades of Blue,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, inspired by Genesis 9 celebrating God’s covenant with Noah, creation and our calling to care for creation today. Tune: DIX 7.7.7.7.7.7 (“For the Beauty of the Earth”). New hymn available with music from The Presbyterian Outlook magazine for Lent 2011.
  • “Long Ago, God Reached In Love,” an original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, celebrating the covenants in the Bible. Tune: JESUS LOVES ME 7.7.7.7 ("Jesus Loves Me").
  • Hymns, midi files, scores at Blue Letter Bible/Cyber Hymnal:
    • Welcome for Me (Genesis 8:10-11)
    • They'll Soon Be O'er (Genesis 9:13)
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • Lord of All, Throned Afar
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Noah (Ark, Rainbow, etc)
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Covenant
  • Noah/Flood
• Study links and resources for the Book of Genesis

• INDEX BY SCRIPTURE
• PODCASTS
• NARRATIVE LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• DAILY LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation)
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF VIOLENCE
• PEACE RESOURCES
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER

• Year C
• Maundy Thurs Apr 14
• Good Friday Apr 15
• Easter Day Apr 17
• Easter 2 Apr 24
• Easter 3 May 1
• Easter 4 May 8
• Easter 5 May 15
• Easter 6 May 22
• Ascension May 26
• Easter 7 May 29
• Pentecost June 5
  

• Calendars
• YEAR A
• YEAR B
• YEAR C

©1997-2020, Jenee Woodard