Carol Newsom lectures on Genesis and 1 Enoch

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Candler School of Theology's Carol Newsom to deliver Horton Lecture at Furman on Feb. 16

Submitted by Vince Moore • February 11, 2010 (GreenvilleOnline.com)

GREENVILLE, S.C.-Candler School of Theology professor Carol Newsom will be at Furman University on Tuesday, Feb. 16 to lecture on "Wings of Desire: Two Myths of Origins and Their Ethical Implications."

The lecture, at 4 p.m. in McEachern Lecture Room (Room 214 in Furman Hall), will focus on passages from the Book of Genesis (chapters 2-3) and the non-canonical Book of Enoch (also known as 1 Enoch). Newsom will show how to identify patterns of ethical thinking in different narratives of the origin of evil.

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