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...first time since the spring of 1999, Starr Professor of Classical, Modern Jewish and Hebrew Literature James L. Kugel is offering Literature and Arts C-37: “The Bible and Its Interpreters...
...Bible As It Was, Kugel discusses Adam and Eve at length. Popular understanding associates a sinless existence and Satan with the story of Adam and Eve, but there is no mention of this in Genesis, Kugel noted...
...Kugel was intrigued by the ancient interpreters' accounts of the creation of the world. They were bothered that the world could be created in six days and reasoned that one day in God's eyes was equal to a thousand years...
...Kugel has been researching the subject for 15 years and began writing the book 10 years before the book was published. He said there were thousands of texts available, including sermons, apocalyptic visions and retold versions of biblical stories...
...Kugel, director of the Harvard Center for Jewish Studies and a member of the Harvard Divinity School, has taught the Core class, Literature and Arts C-37, "The Bible and its Interpreters." Although the course will be offered this spring, Kugel will not be the instructor. He is also the author of 40 research articles and eight books...