Season 1

Introduction to the Hebrew Bible

Have you ever wondered where the Bible came from? This class is all about the origins of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and how to develop the skills necessary for reading it well. We’ll explore the biblical and historical data about the production of the biblical scrolls, focusing on why and how these texts were formed into a unified collection. We’ll also cover some of the most important skills for reading biblical narrative and poetry so that you can take your own study of the Bible to the next level.

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  • TheTVDB.com Season ID 2204020
  • Created September 2, 2025
  • Modified September 18, 2025
When available, episode names will be translated into your preferred language. Otherwise they will be shown using the series' origin language.
Name First Aired Runtime Image
S01E01 What on Earth is the Hebrew Bible?
January 6, 2020
34
S01E02 How Jesus and the Apostles Read Their Bibles
January 6, 2020
29
S01E03 The Ancient Shape of the Scriptures
January 6, 2020
38
S01E04 Seams Between Texts in the Dead Sea Scrolls
January 6, 2020
22
S01E05 The Prophet to Come: The Seams of the Torah and Prophets
January 6, 2020
32
S01E06 The Prophet to Come: Psalms 1 and 2
January 6, 2020
28
S01E07 An Important Premise: The Inspiration of Scripture
January 6, 2020
41
S01E08 What the Torah Says About the Bible’s Origins
January 6, 2020
22
S01E09 What the Prophets Say About the Bible’s Origin
January 6, 2020
30
S01E10 The Origin of the Bible From a Historical Perspective
January 6, 2020
30
S01E11 The Hebrew Bible as a Mosaic
January 6, 2020
32
S01E12 The Hebrew Bible Is Like an Aspen Grove
January 6, 2020
25
S01E13 The Different "Encyclopedias" of Authors and Readers
January 6, 2020
26
S01E14 How Biblical Poetry Communicates
January 6, 2020
35
S01E15 Common Poetic Conventions in Biblical Hebrew
January 6, 2020
23
S01E16 How Hebrew Parallelism Works
January 6, 2020
36
S01E17 Macro-Level Repetition in Biblical Poetry
January 6, 2020
34
S01E18 Literary Representation and "Reality"
January 6, 2020
32
S01E19 Plot in Biblical Narrative: The Story of Jonah
January 6, 2020
32
S01E20 Plots and Subplots
January 6, 2020
30
S01E21 Characterization and Setting in Biblical Narrative
January 6, 2020
30
S01E22 Design Patterns and Literary Units
January 6, 2020
36
S01E23 Identifying Repeated Words
January 6, 2020
24
S01E24 Repeated Words and Literary Design
January 6, 2020
42
S01E25 Repeated Words Between Juxtaposed Literary Units
January 6, 2020
42
S01E26 Repeated Words Between Distant Literary Units
January 6, 2020
20
S01E27 Narrative Analogy: Sarai and Genesis 3
January 6, 2020
30
S01E28 Narrative Analogy: Jacob and Genesis 3
January 6, 2020
23
S01E29 Design Patterns in the New Testament
series finale
January 6, 2020
26

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