Introduction to the Old Testament with Christine Hayes

Critical Approaches to the Bible: Introduction to Genesis 12-50 (1x5)

Data de estreia: Jan 20, 2006

This lecture introduces the modern critical study of the Bible, including source theories and Wellhausen's Documentary Hypothesis, as well as form criticism and tradition criticism. The main characteristics of each biblical source (J, E, P, and D) according to classic source theory are explained. This lecture also raises the question of the historical accuracy of the Bible and the relation of archaeology to the biblical record.