Academic Innovation

Noah: The origin of the biblical origin story

March 26, 2014 By Stephen Beehler

In the latest episode of Emory Looks at Hollywood series, Jacob Wright, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory's Candler School of Theology, explores interpretations and the origin of Noah's story in the Bible's book of Genesis.

The new Paramount Pictures movie "Noah" stars Russell Crowe in the title role of this biblical tale.

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