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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