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'De Rerum Natura' ('On the Nature of Things') is a 1st century BC, didactic poem by the Roman poet and philosopher Lucretius, with the goal of explaining Epicurean philosophy to a Roman audience. Lucretius presents the principles of atomism; the nature of the mind and soul; explanations of sensation and thought; the development of the world and its phenomena; and explains a variety of celestial and terrestrial phenomena. The universe described in...
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In his monumental Critique of Pure Reason, German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) argues that human knowledge is limited by the capacity for perception. He attempts a logical designation of two varieties of knowledge: a posteriori, knowledge acquired through experience, and a priori, knowledge not derived through experience. Kant maintains that the most practical forms of human knowledge employ a priori judgments that are possible only when...
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Study three phases of Jesus's ministry, as he cast a wider and wider net with his message. Take account of Jesus's role as a healer, and of his central vision of the Kingdom of Heaven as social change. See how his ministry responded to the humanitarian crisis of brutal taxation and dispossession of the Judeans, and how, in its final phase, he determined to take his message to Jerusalem.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Now delve into the history of the second Hebrew nation, Judah. Track the expansion of Judah under its early kings, and note how Judah and Babylon suffered as vassals of the Assyrians. Examine the historical record of their ill-fated rebellion against Assyrian rule. Then witness how Judah again challenged the Assyrians, whose successors, the Babylonians, dealt a death blow to the kingdom.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Grasp how the biblical story of the turning of the Nile to blood and the plagues of flies, locusts, and hailstorms brought by God may have been inspired by actual events within Egypt's ecosystem. Then follow the exact route of the Exodus, and study historical perspectives on Moses's parting of the waters, the rain of bread from heaven, and other key features of the journey.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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In a departure from traditional assumptions about Jesus's youth, examine evidence suggesting that Joseph and Jesus were actually farmers. Learn of the strife and violence that consumed Galilee at this time, surrounding bloody peasant revolts against Rome, events that would undoubtedly have impacted Jesus's family. Also consider where Jesus may have learned the Torah and become a rabbi.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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In the Book of Joshua, learn how Joshua succeeded Moses as a military commander, and note what archaeological evidence tells us about the heroic saga of Joshua's conquests. Then witness the rise of the Philistines as a military force and their aggression against both the Egyptians and the Canaanites. Study evidence that the Israelites settled in the highlands of Canaan during these conflicts.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Consider how both prophesy and miraculous signs figured in the birth of Jesus, and why it was essential that Jesus be born in Bethlehem. Grasp the tensions within the story related to Mary's immaculate conception. Note how Matthew and Luke explained the journey to Bethlehem, and the ways in which their Gospels serve to frame Jesus's birth with a divine purpose.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Follow the arc of Solomon's life, as he reorganizes his kingdom and develops trade, making the kingdom wealthy and powerful. Examine archaeological finds that may be traceable to Solomon's reign. Then learn about the design and building of Solomon's magnificent Temple, based in the architectural form of a Greek "megaron." Witness the fortunes of the temple and the trials of Solomon's rule.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (22 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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In the 9th century BCE, Assyria emerged as a near-invincible military power. Trace the motives behind their major wars of conquest, and view the majestic bas-reliefs that recount the empire's triumphs. See how new military technology drove their conquests, and how the empire continued to expand, forcing mass deportations of the peoples held in captivity.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Explore the highly charged events of Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem. Grasp why Jesus reacted with anger to the presence of moneychangers in the Temple, and why his actions led the Temple's high priest to seek his death. Visit the palace likely to be the place where Jesus was tried by Pontius Pilate, and follow the highly unusual sequence leading to Jesus's Condemnation to Crucifixion.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Learn how accounts of Jesus's life spread through oral tradition following his death, forming source material for the Gospels along with early Christian writings. Examine the question of who wrote the Gospels, and how they originated in Christian communities that sought scripture and liturgy for their worship. Note the key differences between the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (36 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Observe the process through which the Christian movement gathered force in the decades following Jesus's death. Learn how Paul undertook three missionary journeys across the Mediterranean world, finding particular receptiveness among Gentiles. Note how Christianity's message of universal redemption resonated with many in the Roman world, ultimately becoming the sole religion of the Empire.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (26 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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The two biblical books of the Maccabees recount the Greek period in Judea (Judah). Trace the process by which the vast influence of Greek culture, called Hellenism, reached Judea. In the wake of Alexander's short-lived empire, learn how the Judeans came under the rule of the Egyptian Ptolemies, an era which led to the creation of synagogues and the translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek.
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The Great Courses
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2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Trace the life of Abraham, the iconic father of three faiths, from his origins in the Mesopotamian city of Ur. Witness how Abraham followed the call of God in traveling to Canaan (Palestine) to found a new nation. Take account of historical evidence related to the events of Abraham's journey, and follow the narrative of Abraham's search for an heir to his clan and to God's covenant.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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After Solomon's reign, grasp how the kingdom of Israel divided into a Northern Kingdom and the Southern Kingdom of Judah. Observe how the Northern Kingdom became dominant under the powerful King Omri, creator of the capital of Samaria, excavated in the early 20th century. Learn of the divisive rule and tragic fate of Omri's son, Ahab, and how the kingdom fell to aggression by the Assyrian Empire.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Examine parallels between the history of ancient Egypt and the book of Exodus. Observe historical evidence that the Hebrews living in Egypt were forced into slave labor for the Pharaoh. See how the biblical story of Moses correlates with earlier legends and Theban history, and how the event of the Burning Bush is connected with a physical location and the life of the prophet Muhammad.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Consider the nature and scope of biblical archaeology, as it explores the intersection between biblical tradition and the historical record. Observe how the book of Genesis uses the legends of earlier faith traditions to make its case for the existence of a single God. Note archaeological evidence for a great flood in ancient times, and its possible connection to the biblical story of Noah.
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The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Take the measure of the dissident figure of John the Baptist, who preached in the wake of repression and violence against the Judeans by the Roman prefect Pontius Pilate. Learn about John's role as an apocalyptic prophet, and grasp Jesus's motives in seeking John and being baptized by him. See how John came into conflict with the Roman authorities, leading to his death at the behest of Salome.
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