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Reading Biblical Literature: Genesis to Revelation
Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: The Bible as Dialogue
- 02: Creation and Chaos in Genesis
- 03: Abraham, Sarah, and the Promise
- 04: Jacob, Joseph, and Reconciliation
- 05: Moses and the Drama of the Exodus
- 06: Freedom and Law at Mount Sinai
- 07: Israel's Wandering in the Wilderness
- 08: Violence and Kindness in the Promised Land
- 09: Saul, the Tragic King
- 10: David and Nation Building
- 11: Solomon, a Study in Contradictions
- 12: Psalms: The Bible's Songbook
- 13: Biblical Wisdom Literature
- 14: Elijah, the Troubler of Israel
- 15: Justice and Love in Amos and Hosea
- 16: Isaiah on Defiant Hope
- 17: Jeremiah on Anguish and Compassion
- 18: Babylonian Conquest and Exile
- 19: Ezekiel on Abandonment and Homecoming
- 20: Jewish Identity and Rebuilding after Exile
- 21: Esther, Daniel, and Life under Empire
- 22: Resistance, Adaptation, and the Maccabees
- 23: Jesus as Messiah in Mark
- 24: Mark on the Crucifixion and Resurrection
- 25: The Dynamics of Forgiveness in Matthew
- 26: Luke on a World Upside Down
- 27: John on the Word Made Flesh
- 28: Self-Giving Love According to John
- 29: The Early Church in Acts
- 30: Paul's Calling
- 31: Paul and the Roman Empire
- 32: Paul's Letters to a Community in Conflict
- 33: Freedom and the Law in Paul's Letters
- 34: Paul on Gender Roles and Slavery
- 35: Letters for Sojourners
- 36: Revelation's Vision of New Creation
Taught by
Craig R. Koester
