Dead Sea scrolls--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Dead Sea scrolls--Relation to the New Testament. Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible.--N.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc. Covenants--Biblical teaching. DVD-Video discs.
Introduction to the basics. Shaping identity at Qumran and in the Bible. Interpreting theology at Qumran. Uncovering the Bible of Jesus and his time. Understanding the early Christian texts.
Notes:
Lectures from a Biblical Archaeology Society seminar at St. Olaf College.
Contents:
Disk 2. Ancient Near Eastern covenants: the imperatives of history / Disk 1. Introducing the Dead Sea scrolls / Henry W. Rietz. Texts & contexts: reading ancient literature and archaeology / Henry W. Rietz -- Disk 2. Has our Bible been copied carefully? / James H. Charlesworth. Ancient Near Eastern covenants: the imperatives of history / Henry W. Rietz. Disk 2. How is Qumran thought related to other aspects of early Jewish thought? / Disk 1. God's covenant with Abraham / James H. Charlesworth. What scrolls challenge the shape of our Bible? / James H. Charlesworth -- Disk 2. Sacred stories and the creation of identity / Henry W. Rietz. How is Qumran thought related to other aspects of early Jewish thought? / James H. Charlesworth. Disk 2. Disk 1. Did the Qumranites create the concept of the Holy Spirit from God and double predestination? / James H. Charlesworth. Is Qumran's dualism unique? / James H. Charlesworth -- Disk 2. Interpreting the Bible in early Judaism and early Christianity / Henry W. Rietz. Did the Qumranites create the concept of the Holy Spirit from God and double predestination? / James H. Charlesworth. Disk 2. Disk 1. How do the Dead Sea Scrolls help us understand the historical Jesus? / James H. Charlesworth. What light do the Dead Sea scrolls shine on John the Baptist? / James H. Charlesworth -- Disk 2. Did Jesus break the Torah? / Henry W. Rietz. How do the Dead Sea Scrolls help us understand the historical Jesus? / James H. Charlesworth. Disk 2. Conclusion: the revolutionary effect on Qumranology / Disk 1. The cutting edge: Abraham and Paul / James H. Charlesworth. How do these Jewish texts help us comprehend Paul and the evangelists? / James H. Charlesworth -- Disk 2. The promises in Luke-Acts / Henry W. Rietz. Conclusion: the revolutionary effect on Qumranology / James H. Charlesworth.
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