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For many, the Bible is anything but rational. It is often seen as a collection of religious fairy tales. In this remarkable new work, the second book of the Bible is explained by Dennis Prager, not employing faith but reason. Stories and laws which for the non-believer have seemed meaningless and even destructive, are explained in contemporary terms demonstrating surprising relevance to the lives of the religious, the non-religious and even the atheist...
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A series of connected lectures delivered by eminent scholars. Each professor addresses an area of personal expertise and relates it to the larger story of the links between the works and the figures discussed. The lectures examine a series of major works that have shaped the ongoing development of western thought, touching upon history, philosophy, literature, art, religion, politics, science, and technology.
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This course examines the foundations of Western Civilization in antiquity. Shutt looks at the culture of the ancient Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans, as well as how these cultures interacted with each other. He pays most of his attention to events taking place and ideas coming to birth in the Mediterranean basin, the fundamental homeland, or cultural hearth of Western Civilization from about 1200 BCE, before the Common Era, to about 600 CE: that is to...
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More than half the world's population is familiar with the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt when they were liberated from slavery. Religious groups and movements of liberation, from the Puritans to Mormons to the American Civil Rights Movement, have used it as a template and an inspiration in their own struggles for freedom. In Jewish tradition, the Exodus is applied to the individual life journey, with captivities, freedoms and wildernesses. This...
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"In this long-awaited follow-up to his 2003 book on Genesis, humanist scholar Leon Kass explores how Exodus raises and then answers the central political questions of what defines a nation and how a nation should govern itself. Considered by some the most important book in the Hebrew Bible, Exodus tells the story of the Jewish people from their enslavement in Egypt, through their liberation under Moses's leadership, to the covenantal founding at Sinai...
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History unlocks the truths and myths behind the world of epic heroes and villains. Examine the complex soul of the prophet Moses, who defeated the Pharaoh and the Egyptian army and led his people out of Egypt. See how Joshua's army infiltrated and destroyed Jericho from the inside out. Discover the stories of King Ramses II and such ancient marvels as the temple at Karnak and the rock temple at Abu Simbel.
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In this insightful interpretation of the Holy Bible, the profound spiritual and power-bestowing truths of the sacred language of such Old Testament stories as 'the Creation', 'the Flood and Tower', 'the Life of Joseph as a Mystery Drama', and 'Moses and the Exodus' are liberated from their cryptic enclosure. The second of a two-part abridgement, published in 1994.
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Just as Moses and the Israelites found themselves caught between 'the devil and the deep Red Sea', so are we sometimes overwhelmed by life's problems. But God delivered the Israelites, and He will deliver us too. The Red Sea reveals, even in the midst of seemingly impossible situations, God's promise to make a way for us. His loving guidance will protect us through danger, illness, marital strife, financial problems - whatever challenges Satan places...
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A tale of two brothers, one born of royal blood, one an orphan with a secret past. Growing up the best of friends, they share a strong bond of free-spirited youth and good-natured rivalry. But the truth will ultimately set them apart, as one becomes the ruler of a powerful empire, the other is the chosen leader of his people.
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Tells the story of reluctant leader Moses leading the Jews out of bondage in Egypt.
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Discusses physical evidence that corroborates the Exodus, including: the remains of 3800-year-old Hebrew settlements on the Nile Delta; Egyptian records of the Israelites' enslavement; the exact route used by Moses and his followers and their crossing site on the shore of the Red Sea; the location of Mt. Sinai.
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"Exodus is the second book of the Hebrew Bible, but it may rank first in lasting cultural importance. It is here that the classic biblical themes of oppression and redemption, of human enslavement and divine salvation, are most dramatically expressed. Joel Baden tells the story of this influential and enduring book, tracing how its famous account of the Israelites' journey to the promised land has been adopted and adapted for millennia, often in unexpected...
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Did the Israelites' exodus from Egypt really happen? There's evidence that it did. Traveling from the United States to Israel and England, filmmaker Timothy Mahoney sifts through archaeological and historical clues, as well as comments from scholars and experts, to determine the truth as he builds a new case for an ancient, and often controversial, story.