Old Testament
Follow the Old Testament’s stories and find your way among its books
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Who it's for
- Readers new to the Bible
- Students of religion or history
- People comparing Christian traditions
What you'll be able to do
- Find passages in an Old Testament Bible
- Follow Israel’s story from creation to return
- Read prophecy, poetry, and wisdom in context
- Compare books across Christian Old Testament canons
Course outline
17 chapters · 111 lessons written so farThe Old Testament is a collection of sacred writings, including stories of creation, Israel, kingship, and exile, as well as laws, prophecy, poetry, wisdom, and visions. Read these books in their historical and literary settings, including writings found in some Christian canons, for context on biblical references and ideas about worship, justice, grief, and hope.
BeginnerReading the Old Testament · Genesis 1–11: Creation and the spread of peoples · Themes and interpretive questions in Genesis 1–1117 chapters
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The image of God · The seventh day · Judgment and human life in Genesis 3 · Cain’s descendants and human culture · Adam’s descendants and mortality · The sons of God and the Nephilim · Genesis and ancient flood traditions · God’s covenant after the flood · Noah’s family and the curse of Canaan · From Shem to Abram’s family · Challenge: Themes and interpretive questions in Genesis 1–11
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