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A series of lectures delivered by Craig R. Koester, Luther Seminary on the narratives of the Bible, including the literary structures, symbolism, characters and themes of the Bible

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Contains 36 lectures; each lecture runs approximately 30 min

In 3 containers

"Course no. 6650."

Unabridged

Lecturer, Craig R. Koester

volume 1: lecture 1. Bible as dialogue --

lecture 2.

Creation and chaos in Genesis --

lecture 3.

Abraham, Sarah, and the promise --

lecture 4.

Jacob, Joseph, and reconciliation --

lecture 5.

Moses and the drama of the Exodus --

lecture 6.

Freedom and law at Mount Sinai --

lecture 7.

Israel's wandering in the wilderness --

lecture 8.

Violence and kindness in the promised land --

lecture 9.

Saul, the tragic king --

lecture 10.

David and nation building --

lecture 11.

Solomon, a study in contradictions --

lecture 12.

Psalms : the Bible's songbook volume 2: lecture 13. Biblical wisdom literature --

lecture 14.

Elijah, the troubler of Israel --

lecture 15.

Justice and love in Amos and Hosea --

lecture 16.

Isaiah on defiant hope --

lecture 17.

Jeremiah on anguish and compassion --

lecture 18.

Babylonian conquest and exile --

lecture 19.

Ezekiel on abandonment and homecoming --

lecture 20.

Jewish identity and rebuilding after exile --

lecture 21.

Esther, Daniel, and life under empire --

lecture 22.

Resistance, adaptation, and the Maccabees --

lecture 23.

Jesus as Messiah in Mark --

lecture 24.

Mark on the crucifixion and resurrection volume 3: lecture 25. Dynamics of forgiveness in Matthew --

lecture 26.

Luke on a world upside down --

lecture 27.

John on the word made flesh --

lecture 28.

Self-giving love according to John --

lecture 29.

Early church in Acts --

lecture 30.

Paul's calling --

lecture 31.

Paul and the Roman Empire --

lecture 32.

Paul's letters to a community in conflict --

lecture 33.

Freedom and the law in Paul's letters --

lecture 34.

Paul on gender roles and slavery --

lecture 35.

Letters for sojourners --

lecture 36.

Revelation's vision of new creation