Schedule

The Hebrew Bible and Old Testament

Todd R. Hanneken, Ph.D.

Fall 2023

August


September



October




 
November
 




Italics indicate a variation from the normal class meeting routine

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 – Introductions, Premodern Interpretation

Thursday, August 17, 2023 – Modern and Postmodern Interpretation

Tuesday, August 22, 2023 – Views of Scripture

Thursday, August 24, 2023 – The Documentary Hypothesis

Tuesday, August 29, 2023 – Etiology

Thursday, August 31, 2023 – Premodern Interpretation of Genesis 1–6

Tuesday, September 5, 2023 – Abraham and Family

Thursday, September 7, 2023 – Hagar and Isaac

Tuesday, September 12, 2023 – Moses and the Exodus

Thursday, September 14, 2023 – Historical Critical Read of the Reed Sea

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 – Decalogue and Laws

Thursday, September 21, 2023 – Priesthood and Priestly Source

Tuesday, September 26, 2023 – Deuteronomy

Thursday, September 28, 2023 – Joshua, Conquest

Tuesday, October 3, 2023 – Midterm Exam

Thursday, October 5, 2023 – Judges

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 – Fall Break (No Class Meeting)

Thursday, October 12, 2023 – Trible on the Woman from Bethlehem

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 – Kings

Thursday, October 19, 2023 – Davidic Literature

Tuesday, October 24, 2023 – Solomonic Literature

Thursday, October 26, 2023 – Elijah and Prophecy in General

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 – Amos, Hosea, Isaiah

Thursday, November 2, 2023 – Jeremiah

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 – Ezekiel

Thursday, November 9, 2023 – Second Isaiah

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 – Third Isaiah and Daniel

Thursday, November 16, 2023 – Job and Qoheleth (Ecclesiastes)

Tuesday, November 21, 2023

Thursday, November 23, 2023 – Thanksgiving (No Class Meeting)

Tuesday, November 28, 2023 – Synthesis and review

Thursday, November 30, 2023 – Study Days (No Class Meeting)

Final Exam

The final exam will be in-person in the normal room at the day and time announced by the registrar.

  1. The section A (8:20) exam is Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 8:00 am.
  2. The section B (9:45) exam is Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 11:30 am.

Bring your midterm.