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Miller, Robert D., II.
Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Understanding
the
Old
Testament
[videorecording (DVD)] / Robert D. Miller II.
by
Miller, Robert D., II.
Teaching Company, 2019.
Call #:
DVD 221.6 M649u
Subjects
Bible.
Old
Testament
-- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Series
Great courses (DVD). Religion.
Great courses (DVD)
ISBN:
9781629978048
Alternate title:
Great Courses.
Understanding
the
Old
Testament
[videorecording (DVD)]
Format:
[videorecording (DVD)] /
Description:
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : Dolby digital sd., col. ; 12 cm. 1 booklet (161 p. : ill., maps ; 19 cm.)
Notes:
Booklet includes course scope, lecture guides, multiple choice quizzes and bibliography (pages 150-159).
Course No. 6013.
"24 lectures / 30 minutes per lecture"--Container.
Home use only.
Closed-captioned.
Contents:
Disc 1. The
Old
Testament
as literature -- The Genesis creation story -- What God intended for Adam and Eve -- When things go wrong in the Garden of Eden -- Abraham, the father of three faiths -- Moses and the Exodus -- Disc 2. The ten commandments -- The covenant code in Exodus -- Leviticus at a crossroads -- Deuteronomy to Kings -- The Book of Judges -- The Book of Samuel -- Disc 3. The Book of Kings -- Biblical short stories: Ruth and Esther -- Amos, prophet of justice -- The prophet Isaiah in three movements -- Jeremiah, persecuted prophet -- Daniel and apocalyptic literature -- Disc 4. How scholars study psalms -- The music of the psalms -- Proverbs in the Bible: wisdom literature -- Job's suffering and
understanding
-- Ecclesiastes and the "vanity of vanities" -- Slaying the dragons of the
Old
Testament
.
Performers:
Lecturer: Professor Robert D. Miller II, the Catholic University of America.
Summary:
The
Old
Testament
is one of the foundational documents of Western civilization. In this course, viewers will study a selection of the major books of the
Old
Testament
, probing their meaning and relevance. Among these, viewers will explore the prophets, the wisdom literature, and the apocalyptic literature, finding their deeper historical and religious import, as well as their sublime literary treasures.
Genre:
Filmed lectures.
Educational films.
Bible films.
Religious films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
DVDs.
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