The Bible as Literature: Part 1 - Saga and Story in the Old Testament (1973)
• January 1st, 1973 • 0h 27min
History
Overview
Deals with the Old Testament as a collection of literary forms. Combines paintings with narrative sculptures to relate the saga of the creation, the expulsion from Eden, and the murder of Abel
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