Oracles of God : the story of the Old Testament by Gordon Robertson (film producer)Call Number: BS1130 .O73 2023
Publication Date: 2023
"Written over 1,500 years by more than 40 writers in three different languages, the Bible is the world's best-selling book. For centuries, the Scriptures have shaped Western law, language, and culture; and the stories of the Bible are read and remembered around the world. Using expert interviews, stunning cinematography, and dramatic reenactments, Oracles of God follows the history and archaeology of the Old Testament, from Moses and the Torah through the Israelite kingdom, with special focus on the world's oldest copies of the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls. But how much do we know about the story of its creation? Filmed on location in Israel and narrated by actor Iain Glen, Oracles of God answers longstanding questions about when, where, and how the text of the Old Testament was written, copied, and preserved over thousands of years"