39 episodes
Joshua to Chronicles: Survey of the Prophets and Writings of the Bible Rabbi Hayyim Angel
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- Religion & Spirituality
Join us on a journey through the nineteen books of the Bible from Joshua through Chronicles. The best of traditional and contemporary scholarship is employed as we study the central themes of each book. The course is taught at a high scholarly level but is accessible to people of all levels of Jewish learning.
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#37 The Books of the Maccabees, Hanukkah, and What Makes Tanakh Tanakh: Concluding class
Why were the Books of the Maccabees excluded from the Jewish Bible?Explore that question, and then review what makes Tanakh our mostcentral religious text.
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#36 Chronicles: Perspectives in Prophetic History
A careful analysis between Samuel-Kings and Chronicles enables us to get behind the scenes at how these prophetic books were written and their underlying messages.
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#35 Ezra-Nehemiah: Transition to the Second Temple Period
The beginning of the Second Temple era (538-432 BCE) stoked great hopes for redemption, but also gave reason for concern and despair. How did the great leaders of this era provide meaningful ways forward during this complex period?
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#34 Daniel: The Hidden Story of Hanukkah
Overview of the messages of Daniel, including a look at how the book secretly appears to be speaking about the story of the Maccabees.
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#33 Kohelet: Sanctifying the Human Perspective
Kohelet made many rabbinic thinkers nervous about the religious lessons of the book. In this lecture, we explore what makes Kohelet unique within the biblical tapestry, and what voice it contributes to a thoughtful religious life.
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#32 Lamentations: Putting the Mouth before the Eye
A consideration of how the alphabetical poetic structure contains a valuable interpretive tool as Lamentations grapples with a relationship with God at Israel's darkest moment in the biblical period.