Programme de True History

Explore what it was like to be a Jew in the ancient world.

Explore the importance of the law in the Jewish religion.

Follow the transformation of 12 Israelite tribes into a monarchy.

Examine the reign of King Josiah and the importance of Jerusalem\'s Temple.

Discover how returning exiles from Babylon reestablished in Jerusalem.

Uncover insights from the Book of Tobit and the Book of Esther.

Examine how Alexander the Great influenced ancient Jewish traditions.

Explore the Heliodorus Affair: a turning point in the history of Jews in Judea.

Professor Koester introduces one of the most discussed books of all time: the book of Revelation.

Investigate the world of the Hebrew prophets, whose writings influenced the author of the Apocalypse.

Consider how the apocalyptic worldview was transformed by Christian writers in the New Testament.

Go behind the legends to surmise what we know of the author of the Apocalypse, identified only as John.

Who was this book written for? Delve into the experiences of the men and women addressed by John.

Plunge into some of John's most vivid scenes, including the breaking of the seven seals.

Analyze the middle section of the Apocalypse from two contrasting perspectives.

Turn to some of the most dramatic scenes in the Apocalypse, which deal with the problem of evil.

Explore what it was like to be a Jew in the ancient world.

Explore the importance of the law in the Jewish religion.

Follow the transformation of 12 Israelite tribes into a monarchy.

Examine the reign of King Josiah and the importance of Jerusalem\'s Temple.

Discover how returning exiles from Babylon reestablished in Jerusalem.

Uncover insights from the Book of Tobit and the Book of Esther.

Examine how Alexander the Great influenced ancient Jewish traditions.

Explore the Heliodorus Affair: a turning point in the history of Jews in Judea.

Professor Koester introduces one of the most discussed books of all time: the book of Revelation.

Investigate the world of the Hebrew prophets, whose writings influenced the author of the Apocalypse.

Consider how the apocalyptic worldview was transformed by Christian writers in the New Testament.

Go behind the legends to surmise what we know of the author of the Apocalypse, identified only as John.

Who was this book written for? Delve into the experiences of the men and women addressed by John.

Plunge into some of John's most vivid scenes, including the breaking of the seven seals.

Analyze the middle section of the Apocalypse from two contrasting perspectives.

Turn to some of the most dramatic scenes in the Apocalypse, which deal with the problem of evil.

Explore what it was like to be a Jew in the ancient world.

Explore the importance of the law in the Jewish religion.

Follow the transformation of 12 Israelite tribes into a monarchy.

Examine the reign of King Josiah and the importance of Jerusalem\'s Temple.

Discover how returning exiles from Babylon reestablished in Jerusalem.

Examine how Alexander the Great influenced ancient Jewish traditions.

Explore the Heliodorus Affair: a turning point in the history of Jews in Judea.

Learn how cosmology takes the entire universe as its subject.

Explore the hierarchy of structures in the universe.

Is the universe lumpy, or smooth, or is it both?

By far, the bulk of the universe is dark energy and dark matter.

Survey the history of the universe, from the big bang to a possible future.

Learn how a "distance ladder" helps us determine distances in the universe.

According to Doppler shift measurements, galaxies are moving away from us.

Consider three important cosmological distances in the universe.