HERITAGE VII (5 films)

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1956

Creator: WQED

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Titles are: 1. MEANING OF ARCHAEOLOGY. Dr William Foxwell Albright, Professor of Semitic languages, discusses the essential features of archaeology. Presents the means of translating these features to determine the patterns of human history. Describes mounds, layers, pottery, and scripts. 2. DEVELOPMENT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Discusses the historical background and different types of literature found in the Old Testament. Traces the trends of monotheism through Egypt up to the time of Moses. 3. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE OLD TESTAMENT. Discusses the meaning of religious law and its importance in the Near East. Presents an analysis of the prophets, their beliefs, and impact on the society of their day. 4. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS. Discusses the importance of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Tells what scholars are learning from the Scrolls that applies to already accepted ideas that appear in the New Testament. 5. IMPORTANCE OF LOGICAL THINKING IN THE NUCLEAR AGE. Discusses the emergence of Christianity out of a Jewish history. Points out the influence of the Hellenic or Western World to Christianity.

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Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)