The World of Biblical Israel
The World of Biblical Israel
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S1 E8: Political Power Bases in Early Israel
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
Investigating three models of leadership, each of which offers insight into ancient Israel's structures of power; meeting several men and one woman who rise to power during times of military crisis; learning how they rule.
Aug 17
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7:30PM
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30 Min
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2013
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S1 E8: Political Power Bases in Early Israel
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
Investigating three models of leadership, each of which offers insight into ancient Israel's structures of power; meeting several men and one woman who rise to power during times of military crisis; learning how they rule.
Aug 17
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7:30PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream
S1 E7: Three Weddings and a Funeral
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
Professor Chapman focuses on several biblical relationships; Isaac and Rebekah show what is considered an ideal marriage in ancient Israel; Abraham and Hagar reveal the importance of producing an heir; Dinah's abduction and rape by Shechem.
Aug 17
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7PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream
S1 E6: Kinship and Economics in Highland Villages
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
Entering the central highlands of ancient Israel; seeing what the houses, family compounds and villages are like; how people live; what they cook with; how they divide their labor; what the roles of men and women are.
Aug 17
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6:30PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream
S1 E5: Becoming the Nation of Israel
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
The emergence of Israel as a nation, which is detailed in the books of Joshua and Judges; what the books say about the Israelites' conquest of Canaan; what archeological evidence shows about this period; biblical archeology's origins and methods.
Aug 17
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6PM
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30 Min
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S1 E4: Moses - The Torah's Central Hero
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
A look at Moses; the story of the Israelites' exodus from Egypt; tracing the narrative of Moses's journey, which includes receiving the Ten Commandments from Yahweh; reviewing the Torah, the "law of Moses"; the origins of the priesthood.
Aug 17
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5:30PM
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30 Min
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S1 E3: Ancestor Narratives in Genesis
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
Surveying the stories of ancient Israel's origins as preserved in the book of Genesis; these origin stories are crucial for understanding the books that follow because ancient Israel understands itself to be a family that descends from Jacob.
Aug 17
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5PM
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30 Min
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S1 E2: By the Rivers of Babylon - Exile
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
A look at the Babylonian exile; the exiled Judeans begin asking themselves who they are as a people and why they are conquered; as the Bible begins to be compiled in this time of exile, it offers two vantage points for understanding its history.
Aug 17
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4:30PM
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30 Min
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S1 E1: Biblical Israel - The Story of a People
Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2013
Entering the world of biblical Israel with a historical overview; an examination of how the Bible gives insights into the daily life of ancient Israelites; considering the context for how the Bible comes into being.
Aug 17
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4PM
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30 Min
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Available with Freestream