# The Book of Genesis in the Context of the Ancient Near East: Poetic Readings in Biblical Beginnings with Rabbi David Whiman

The Book of Genesis in the Context of the Ancient Near East: Poetic Readings in Biblical Beginnings with Rabbi David Whiman at Sutton Place Synagogue, Thursday 5 November 2026, 19:00.

- Venue: Sutton Place Synagogue, East 51st Street 225, 10022
- With: Rabbi David Whiman
- Go to page: https://www.spsnyc.org/events/poea54ie4k36g3lc6gq7p0twtvoeyf-st2tg-bp235-y4gse

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An in-person evening class series on the Book of Genesis, read through poetics—the study of a literature's conventions and techniques. It is led by Rabbi David Whiman and hosted by Sutton Place Synagogue. The course explores how Genesis was shaped by Ancient Near Eastern literature yet took that inheritance in a new, revolutionary direction, reading the Torah without 2000 years of Rabbinic commentary. No knowledge of Hebrew is required.

## Dates

- Thursday 5 November 19:00 — Sutton Place Synagogue

Written by a model, sources: [spsnyc.org](https://www.spsnyc.org/events/poea54ie4k36g3lc6gq7p0twtvoeyf-st2tg-bp235)

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