Bibliograph

The story of the Bible, producer, Noreen Nelson ; director, John Leven

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The story of the Bible, producer, Noreen Nelson ; director, John Leven

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

The story of the Bible

Oclc number

624071633

Responsibility statement

producer, Noreen Nelson ; director, John Leven

Runtime

720

Series statement

Great courses

Summary

This is a course about the world's most famous, most read, more debated, and depending on the situation, most beloved or most detested book: the Bible

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. disc 1. Lectures 1-6. Telling the story of a book ; Making TaNaK ; Forms of Jewish scripture ; Birth of the Christian Bible ; Formation of Jewish and Christian canons ; Writing and copying manuscripts -- pt. 1. disc 2. Lectures 7-12. Imperial sponsorship and the Bible ; Texts and translations : the ancient east ; Old Latin and the Vulgate ; Other ancient versions ; Monasteries and manuscripts ; Interpretation within Judaismpt. 2. disc 3. Lectures 13-18. Interpretation in medieval Christianity ; The Renaissance, printing, and the Bible ; The Protestant Reformation and the Bible ; Translating the Bible into modern languages ; The first efforts at Englishing the Bible ; The King James Version -- pt. 2. disc 4. Lectures 19--24. The romance of manuscripts ; Searching for the critical text ; The historical-critical approach ; The Bible in contemporary Judaism ; Contemporary Christians and their Bibles ; The Bible's story continues

Technique

live action

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