Lecture 01 - The Parts of the Whole. 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. (from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 01 - The Parts of the Whole
Time
Lecture Chapters
[00:00:00]
1. Introduction to the Hebrew Bible and Its Radical Ideas
[00:16:10]
2. Common Myths about the Bible
[00:29:33]
3. An Overview of the Structure of the Bible
[00:40:17]
4. Course Organization
References
Lecture 1 - The Parts of the Whole
Instructor: Professor Christine Hayes. Handout: A Brief Synopsis of the Tanakh [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov].