The Old Testament

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

Course Description

Overview

Engage more fully with the Old Testament with this course that teaches you how to apply a variety of forms of interpretation to better understand this treasured work.

Syllabus

By This Professor
01: In the Beginning
02: Adam and Eve
03: Murder, Flood, Dispersion
04: Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar
05: Isaac
06: The Jacob Saga
07: Folklore Analysis and Type Scenes
08: Moses and Exodus
09: The God of Israel
10: Covenant and Law, Part I
11: Covenant and Law, Part II
12: The "Conquest"
13: The Book of Judges, Part I
14: The Book of Judges, Part II
15: Samuel and Saul
16: King David
17: From King Solomon to Preclassical Prophecy
18: The Prophets and the Fall of the North
19: The Southern Kingdom
20: Babylonian Exile
21: Restoration and Theocracy
22: Wisdom Literature
23: Life in the Diaspora
24: Apocalyptic Literature

Taught by

Amy-Jill Levine

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