The history of the Bible
Subtitle: the making of the New Testament canon
By: Bart D. Ehrman
Contributors: Teaching Company
Series: The great courses; Great courses (DVD)
Publisher: Teaching Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Chantilly, VA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781598030754
Subjects: Criticism, interpretation; Bible; Introductions; New Testament; History
Description: Presents a series of twelve lectures that provide an introduction to the New Testament for people who recognize or appreciate its cultural importance or have religious commitments to it. This course is historical and does not presuppose faith or deny faith. The four Gospels, the book of Acts, the 21 epistles and the book of Revelation are studied in terms of the factors which eventually produced them.
Notes: 12 lectures (30 min. each).

Course guidebook laid in disc container.

"Religion"--Container cover.

Course guidebooks laid in disc container.

Course no. 6299.

Course guidebooks include bibliographical references.

Taught by: Professor Bart D. Ehrman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

DVD, region 1.
Table of contents: title: Part 1 of 1. Disc 1. lecture 1. The New Testament; title: an overview; title: lecture 2. Paul; title: our earliest Christian author; title: lecture 3. The Pauline epistles; title: lecture 4. The problem of pseudonymity; title: lecture 5. The beginnings of the Gospel traditions; title: lecture 6. The earliest gospels; title: Disc 2. lecture 7. The other gospels; title: lecture 8. Apocalypticism and the apocalyspe of John; title: lecture 9. The copyists who gave us scripture; title: lecture 10. Authority in the early church; title: lecture 11. The importance of interpretation; title: lecture 12. When did the canon get finalized?