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THE RISE AND FALL OF BIBLICAL ISRAEL
the books of joshua, judges, samuel, and kings
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the HISTORY OF ISRAEL'S HISTORY
The Bible tells the story of Israel's conquest of Canaan, its judges and kings, and its eventual defeat and exile at the hands of the Assyrians and Babylonians.
But how trustworthy are the books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings? These books don't just tell us what happened - they try to explain what happened through the lens of theology.
By taking up and reshaping older narratives, the authors of this history also reshaped Israel's past, and our understanding of it down to the present. When we peel back the layers of the Bible, we can both get to the real history underneath and see how that history has been used to promote a particular theological message.
Recovering the History of Israel and the Bible
At the Intersection of History and Theology
"No history is a simple retelling of the past. Every history, and every historian, has an agenda. What they choose to include, what they leave out; what they emphasize, what they downplay; what they ignore, and what they repeat over and over again - all of this shows us what they're really up to. Reading the historical books of the Bible prepares us to read any historical account, past or present. The biblical authors gave their answers; we now get to ask our questions."
Dr. Joel Baden
ABOUT Joel baden
Dr. Joel Baden is professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School. As one of the world’s foremost scholars on the literary history of the Hebrew Bible, Dr. Baden has extensive expertise in the Pentateuch, the historical David, and biblical interpretation.
He is the author of numerous books, including The Historical David: The Real Life of an Invented Hero,
The Composition of the Pentateuch: Renewing the Documentary Hypothesis, and The Book of Exodus: A Biography. He has written for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Slate, Politico, CNN, and more.
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Books Including Source Criticism
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8 total lectures: Three on May 12, three on May 13, and two on May 14
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