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Reading biblical literature [videorecording (DVD)] : Genesis to Revelation / Craig R. Koester.

by Koester, Craig R., 1953-

Teaching Company, 2016.

Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible as literature.

Great courses (DVD). Religion.

Great courses (DVD)

Alternate title:

Great Courses. Reading biblical literature [videorecording (DVD)] : Genesis to Revelation

Genesis to Revelation [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] :

6 videodiscs (1080 hr.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 257 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.)

"36 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.

Course no. 6650.

Closed-captioned.

Accompanying course guidebook Includes bibliographical references.

Disc 1: The Bible as dialogue -- Creation and chaos in Genesis -- Abraham, Sarah, and the promise -- Jacob, Joseph, and reconciliation -- Moses and the drama of the Exodus -- Freedom and law at Mount Sinai -- Disc 2: Israel's wandering in the wilderness -- Violence and kindness in the promised land -- Saul, the tragic king -- David and nation building -- Solomon, a study in contradictions -- Psalms : the Bible's songbook -- Disc 3: Biblical wisdom literature -- Elijah, the troubler of Israel -- Justice and love in Amos and Hosea -- Isaiah on defiant hope -- Jeremiah on anguish and compassion -- Babylonian conquest and exile -- Disc 4: Ezekiel on abandonment and homecoming -- Jewish identity and rebuilding after exile -- Esther, Daniel, and life under empire -- Resistance, adaptation, and the Maccabees -- Jesus as Messiah in Mark -- Mark on the crucifixion and resurrection -- Disc 5: The dynamics of forgiveness in Matthew -- Luke on a world upside down -- John on the word made flesh -- Self-giving love according to John -- The early church in Acts -- Paul's calling -- Disc 6: Paul and the Roman Empire -- Paul's letters to a community in conflict -- Freedom and the law in Paul's letters -- Paul on gender roles and slavery -- Letters for sojourners -- Revelation's vision of new creation.

Lecturer: Professor Craig R. Koester, Luther Seminary.

"Delve into the literary structures and symbolism of the Bible, and engage with its epic narratives, inspiring characters, and timeless themes in a new way."--Container.

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