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Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Presents a series of twenty-four lectures that examines in detail the New Testament. Professor Bart Ehrman discusses its form, the methods of composition, its authors and their original audiences, and the surrounding historical context. He focuses on questions of historical evidence and explanation rather than on issues of religious belief and theological truth.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A twenty-four lecture course that offers an introduction to the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel and early Judaism as it is presented in the collection of texts called the Old Testament, the Hebrew Bible, and the Tanakh.
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Buddhism challenges some of the most important Western ideas about God, human life, and the self. In Buddhism, there is no single almighty God who created the world. Instead, Buddhism teaches that all of life is suffering, and there is no permanent self. Moreover, it teaches that in accepting that all life is suffering, bliss can be achieved in this life. Buddhism's core philosophy that nothing is permanent--all is change--has made it an astonishingly...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Twelve lectures delivered by Professor Malcolm David Eckel of Boston University in which he presents a survey of Buddhism from its origins in India to contemporary times in America. The course introduces the vitality and adaptability of Buddhism which has transformed civilizations in Asia and become a lively component of Western culture.
A religion without God? How could that be? And how could it have captured and captivated so many millions of people...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Hinduism is the world's oldest living religious tradition, with roots deep in the ancient cultures of the Indus Valley civilization and the Aryan society from Central Asia, which combined to create a highly diverse family of religions and philosophies. Topics explored in detail include the sacred scripture the Veda, transmigration of the soul, reincarnation, and karma. Hinduism can be both monotheistic and polytheistic, and systems of social stratification...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Islam has more than 1.2 billion adherents worldwide. Today, it is imperative that the West understand Islam's role as both a religion and a way of life, what Muslims believe, their practices and history. This set of twelve thirty-minute lectures present an exploration of Islamic law, mysticism, civilization, and Muslim life and society through the ages. Examines the "struggle for the soul of Islam" occurring today between conservatives and reformers,...
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Surveys the history, traditions, and practice of Judaism from biblical times to today, with explanations of the major aspects of Jewish culture. Focuses on Judaism from within and how it is understood by its adherents, past and present. Covers topics such as the sacred books of Judaism, modes of worship, the calendar and holidays, and rites of passage such as bar and bat mitzva and marriage. Illustrates how Judaism reinvented itself by embracing the...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Shai Cherry, professor of Jewish Thought at Vanderbilt University, presents the unfolding of the religious aspects of the Jewish civilization from the Hebrew Bible to today, while keeping an eye on the historical background against which those changes within Judaism have occurred.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
This course examines "the various writings of the Apostolic Fathers, both to see what each of the surviving books has to say and to see how these books can instruct us about the emerging Christian Church of the 2nd century"--Page 1 of guidebook.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
How did Judaism develop from its biblical roots to the highly developed system we know today? What has changed and what has remained constant? The answers to these questions are relevant to all faiths, as well as to anyone seeking to broaden their understanding of ancient history - a past that is inexorably linked to the present. The roots of Judaism reach back to the Hebrew Bible - also known as the Old Testament by Christians. For thousands of years,...
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
Ã2008.
Language
English
Description
"The 24 lectures of Comparative Religion offer you an opportunity to gain a solid grasp of the key ideas of religion itself -- the issues that repeatedly surface when you look at any faith's beliefs, practices, and organization. Using five major religions -- Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism -- as illustrations of how religions can address teh same core issues in parallel and different ways ... Charles Kimball ... leads you on an...
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Phillip Cary, Director of the Philosophy program at Eastern University in St. Davids, PA, offering an overview of the development of Christian theology, from the writings of St. Paul and the formation of doctrines in the Middle Ages, through the Protestant Reformation, to the Vatican Councils.
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Father Joseph W. Koterski talks about the body of writings from the Old Testament that have influenced theologians, philosophers, and laypeople for millennia. He presents these teachings within the Jewish and Christian traditions and compares the varying versions of these texts.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
Ã2009.
Language
English
Description
Professor William R. Cook explores the vast and fascinating history of one of the most influential spiritual institutions in the world. Follow the development of this powerful religious force throughout the centuries and witness its ability to move armies, inspire saints, and shape the lives and spirits of its more than 1 billion members.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls in the caves of Qumran could be considered the most remarkable archaeological find of the past century. This course explores the archeology, publication, content, and interpretations of the historical period of the scrolls.
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
This guide to the historical and intellectual background of the John of Patmos' Apocalypse includes a close reading of the text, focusing on the meaning of its images and details the wide-ranging impact of the book on Christian and Western history. Dr. Koester examines its meaning in John's day and how it continues to be meaningful to contemporary readers, for some as a book of predictions and others as a work of literature, while it remains for most...
20) Why evil exists
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Presents historical, religious and philosophical explanations for the existence of evil.
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