David M. Carr
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Resources for Teaching an Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 

The aim of these resources is to provide an academic introduction to the traditions of the Hebrew Bible and diverse readings of it amidst structures of domination, survival and liberation. 

The textbook that I use to teach the course (and replace my own lectures) is my introduction to the Hebrew Bible (pictured to the right): The Hebrew Bible: A Contemporary Introduction to the Christian Old Testament and Jewish Tanakh published by Wiley Blackwell in 2021, and some of the resources below are specific to that textbook. Other resources, however,  may be useful for people using other textbooks, such as the interviews about methodologies with leading biblical scholars or overviews of basic sources in Genesis 1-11.  
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Interviews 

Podcast versions
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Video Versions of Interviews: 

Carol Newsom on the Bible and Truth 

Cheryl Anderson on Womanist Interpretation 

Carol Newsom on Feminist Interpretation and Proverbs (8)

Ken Stone on Queer Interpretation and Creation Stories

Steed Davidson on Postcolonial Interpretation of the Bible, esp. Deuteronomistic History

Cheryl Anderson on Intersectional Interpretation of Divorce of Foreign Wives in Ezra

Teaching Materials

carr_expanded_sample_syllabus_for_introduction_to_hebrew_bible.pdf
File Size: 344 kb
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Study Guide for Carr Hebrew Bible Intro
File Size: 21 kb
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Gen 1-11 Sources Handout
File Size: 328 kb
File Type: pdf
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Exercises

Exercise - Early Oral Traditions
File Size: 278 kb
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Exercise: Reasons for Monarchy and Debate on Its Pro's and Con's
File Size: 746 kb
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Exercise on identifying Deuteronomistic words and theology
File Size: 7 kb
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