I enjoyed these lectures and Levine is an engaging and interesting speaker. This course is an overview of the major stories in the Old Testament / Hebrew Bible. It takes a literary approach and does not really cover the religious or theological aspects of the text. At points the professor gives an etymological or comparative literary analysis, but that is often glossed over in favor of summarizing what the text is about and the historical reasons/context for its existence. I guess I'm a bit disappointed because I wanted a more in-depth course with a specific focus, but this is firmly in the general overview camp.