The Ark Before Noah: Deciphering Ancient Mesopotamian Cuneiform
Irving Finkel · 58:19
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Eric H. Cline · 1:10:17
The Parts of the Whole
Christine Hayes · 45:46
The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Biblical Religion in Context
Christine Hayes · 46:12
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Mary Beard · 59:57
Introduction to Roman Architecture
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The Parts of the Whole
Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) (RLST 145) with Christine Hayes.
This lecture provides an introduction to the literature of the Hebrew Bible and its structure and contents. Common misconceptions about the Bible are dispelled: the Bible is a library of books from diverse times and places rather than a single, unified book; biblical narratives contain complex themes and realistic characters and are not "pious parables" about saintly persons; the Bible is a literarily sophisticated narrative not for children; the Bible is an account of the odyssey of a people rather than a book of theology; and finally, the Bible was written by many human contributors with diverse perspectives and viewpoints.
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
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