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THE GREAT GOOD BOOK: The Bible and the Roots of Western Literature
PORTABLE PROFESSOR is a series of exciting and informative lectures recorded by some of today's most renowned university and college professors. Each course introduces listeners to fascinating, and sometimes startling, insights into the intellectual forces that shape our understanding of the world. Each package includes 14 riveting lectures presented by notable professors as well as a book-length course guide.
The Bible is undoubtedly the most influential work of literature in Western culture. From Milton to Joyce, Shakespeare to Hemingway, generations of writers and thinkers have taken inspiration from the stories, poems, and parables found in the sacred volume. In this fascinating course, Professor Adam Potkay examines how the Biblewhich continues to be one of the bestselling books everhas been read and interpreted throughout history, and how its timeless themes can be found at the very roots of the cultural and literary traditions of the West.
COURSE LECTURES
Authorship and Style in the Torah Cain and Abel in Story, Theology, and Literary History Icons and Iconoclasm: From Moses to Milton The Story of King David, or the Varieties of Love The Song of Solomon: The Poetry of Sacred and Profane Love Psalms: The Poetry of Praise and Supplication Proverbs: The Way to Wisdom The Book of Job: The Problem of Evil and the Aesthetics of the Sublime Ecclesiastes and the Questioning of Wisdom Isaiah and Prophecy Typology: The Life of Christ as Fulfillment of the Old Testament Parables: The Form of Jesus' Preaching Paul: The Letter and Spirit of the Law The Book of Revelation and the Symmetry of the Christian Bible
Adam Potkay holds degrees from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, and Rutgers, where he received his Ph.D. He is currently Professor of English at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he has taught since 1990. An internationally renowned scholar of eighteenth-century literature, Professor Potkay is also the recipient of the William and Mary Alumni Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching.
The Bible is undoubtedly the most influential work of literature in Western culture. From Milton to Joyce, Shakespeare to Hemingway, generations of writers and thinkers have taken inspiration from the stories, poems, and parables found in the sacred volume. In this fascinating course, Professor Adam Potkay examines how the Biblewhich continues to be one of the bestselling books everhas been read and interpreted throughout history, and how its timeless themes can be found at the very roots of the cultural and literary traditions of the West.
COURSE LECTURES
Authorship and Style in the Torah Cain and Abel in Story, Theology, and Literary History Icons and Iconoclasm: From Moses to Milton The Story of King David, or the Varieties of Love The Song of Solomon: The Poetry of Sacred and Profane Love Psalms: The Poetry of Praise and Supplication Proverbs: The Way to Wisdom The Book of Job: The Problem of Evil and the Aesthetics of the Sublime Ecclesiastes and the Questioning of Wisdom Isaiah and Prophecy Typology: The Life of Christ as Fulfillment of the Old Testament Parables: The Form of Jesus' Preaching Paul: The Letter and Spirit of the Law The Book of Revelation and the Symmetry of the Christian Bible
Adam Potkay holds degrees from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, and Rutgers, where he received his Ph.D. He is currently Professor of English at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where he has taught since 1990. An internationally renowned scholar of eighteenth-century literature, Professor Potkay is also the recipient of the William and Mary Alumni Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching.
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First published January 1, 2004
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April 4, 2024
Great for a literature class with discussion on religion’s impact on writing.
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