1. The Tower of Babel Ambition and Division

2. Background Genesis Chapters 1-10 Origin of people and earth Human nature Temptation Sibling rivalry Task fulfillment Genesis Chapter 11 Etiological Language barriers Division following a shared origin

3. Reversal Dividing and scattering Vs. Create and unify Chaos out of order Chiasm-inverted symmetry Shift Abraham and Sarah Focus on one family/chosen people

4. Ray Bradbury includes a Biblical reference in Fahrenheit 451. On page 38 of the novel, Beatty says to an old woman, "None of those books agree with each other. You've been locked up here for years with a regular damned Tower of Babel. Snap out of it!" just before she commits suicide by burning with the books she loves (Bradbury, 1991, p. 38).

5. Journal Entry What examples of “crime and punishment” exist in Genesis chapters 1-11? Reflect on how these examples directly or indirectly characterize people in the stories. What patterns emerge? As we continue Genesis, what actions/characteristics can you expect in the people?