The Bible and Culture
Whatever you believe about it, the Bible sits behind huge swathes of Western art, music and language. These films explore that cultural inheritance with curiosity and care.
5 videos
The History and Archaeology of the Bible
Wondrium · 2 min
A short trailer for a longer course — but a useful two-minute orientation to the archaeological side of biblical studies.
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The Story of Messiah: A Documentary by Howard Goodall CBE
AntPDC · 60 min
Composer Howard Goodall traces the cultural life of Handel's Messiah — a piece of music that has carried the Bible into concert halls for nearly three centuries.
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The Night Tolkien Convinced C.S. Lewis of Christ
Gavin Ortlund · 15 min
The famous late-night Oxford conversation between Tolkien and Lewis that changed the trajectory of 20th-century literature. A small story with long consequences.
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How to Look at a Work of Art
Smarthistory · 5 min
Not strictly biblical, but a wonderful five-minute primer on how to look slowly at a painting. Useful background for any of the manuscript or art videos elsewhere in this library.
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The History of English: The King James Bible
OpenLearn (The Open University) · 5 min
A short, sharp Open University film on how the King James Bible reshaped the English language itself — and how many of its phrases we still use without realising.
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