Marilyn Burrell
The friendly face that goes with the friendly voice at Maritime Conference AVEL

AVEL VIDEOS
FOR BIBLE STUDY GROUPS

Video series from "The RSV Project"
There are 9 different books of the Bible available.

I & II CORINTHIANS (8 sessions - 15 minutes each)

1. The Founding of the Church at Corinth
2. The City of Corinth
3. The Sequence of Letters
4. Divisions within the Church
5. Apostleship & Sexuality
6. Paul’s Views on Women
7. Worship, The Holy Spirit….
8. The Collection for Jerusalem

GENESIS (12 sessions on each of two videos, 1.5 hours each)

Volume I

1. In the Beginning
2. The Yahwist and the Elohist
3. The Primeval History
4. Abraham
5. The Abrahamic Covenant
6. Lot at Sodom and Gomorrah

Volume II

7. The Sacrifice of Isaac
8. The Women of Genesis
9. Jacob, the Trickster
10. Jacob, the Father of a Nation
11. The Joseph Saga
12. The Migration into Egypt

GOSPEL OF JOHN (2 volumes, each approximately 1.25 hours)

Volume I

1. The Different Gospel
2. The Community of John
3. John the Baptist
4. The Book of Signs
5. Dislocations, Misunderstandings, & the Jews
6. The Women Disciples

Volume II

7. The Discourses
8. Light and Dark
9. The Raising of Lazarus
10. The Beloved Disciple
11. Jesus’ Final Days
12. Death and Resurrection

GOSPEL OF MARK (There are 8 sessions on 8 separate videos or all 8 on one video.)

1. A Short Story About Jesus the Christ (18 minutes)
2. Themes in the Gospel of Mark (14 minutes)
3. The Nature of Jesus and the Kingdom of God (16 minutes)
4. Messiahship in Mark’s Gospel (13 minutes)
5. Discipleship in the Gospel of Mark (17 minutes)
6. The Apocalyptic World of Mark (15 minutes)
7. Demons, Secrets, and the Son of Man (14 minutes)
8. The Faithful Women (12 minutes)

JEREMIAH (8 sessions)

1. The Anthology Called Jeremiah (13 min.)
2. Jeremiah’s Call & Josiah’s Reform (14 min.)
3. Conflict with Jehoiakim (14 min.)
4. Confessions or Blasphemy (13 min.)
5. Baruch and The Scroll (13 min.)
6. The Fall of Judah (13 min.)
7. Prophets & Priests (13 min.)
8. The New Covenant (15 min.)

JOSHUA-JUDGES

(There are 8 sessions on 8 videos or all 8 on one video.)

1. Invasion and Conquest of Canaan (17 min.)
2. Possessing the Land of Canaan (17 min.)
3. The Division of the Land (18 min)
4. The Religion of Yahweh (17 min.)
5. Judges: Faithful Leaders or Religious Fanatics|
6. Gideon and Samson (15 min.)
7. Women in the Time of the Judges (14 min.)
8. The Movement Toward Nationalism (9 mins)

LETTERS OF JOHN (60 minutes)

1. The John Community
2. The Conflict in the Community
3. The Letters and the Gospel
4. The Themes and Gnosticism

REVELATION ( 8 sessions)

1. The Apocalypse (17 min.)
2. The Coastal Cities (15 min.)
3. The Worship of the Emperor (14 min.)
4. The Inland Cities (13 min.)
5. The Heavenly Throne & the Lamb (15 min.)
6. The Beasts of the Revelation (11 min.)
7. The Final Judgment (11 min.)
8. The Heavenly Jerusalem (14 min.)

SAMUEL (I & II) (2 volumes - 1.5 hours each)

Volume I

1. From Egypt to the Judges
2. The Prophet Samuel
3. The Ark of the Covenant
4. Israel Wants a King
5. Saul, Israel’s First King
6. Samuel Turns Against Saul

Volume II

7. David in Saul’s Court
8. David’s Outlaw Years
9. David Becomes King
10. Jerusalem and the Ark of the Covenant
11. Bathsheba and Tamar
12. Absalom’s Revolt

LUKE (7 sessions presented by Dr. James A. Saunders. 27 minutes each)

1. Luke’s Way of Reading His Scriptures
2. Eyewitnesses and Servants of the Word
3. Jesus’ Way of Teaching & Preaching Scriptures
4. Luke, The Christian Deuteronomist
5. The Grumbling of the Faithful
6. Luke’s Account of Holy Week
7. The Birth of the Church & Conversion of Saul

PARABLES

A New Look at Familiar Stories Takes a new look at the meaning of several parables through a combination of artistic expression, scholarly debate, and expert commentary. Joanne Deway, New Testament professor, and Walter Wangerin, Jr. professor and author offer their insights and perspectives in four 15-min segments covering:

"The Good Samaritan";
"The Talents";
"The Prodigal Son’: and
"The Unjust Steward".

PROPHETS SPEAK (THE)

8 videos, 30 minutes each An exploration of the prophets through discussion and with scholars playing the parts of the prophets in television-style interviews.

1. THE EARLY PROPHETS
2. AMOS
3. HOSEA
4. ISAIAH
5. JEREMIAH
6. EZEKIEL
7. 2nd ISAIAH
8. JONAH

VINEYARDS, TALENTS AND TAXES

Three Bible Stories Fran Hare tells three biblical parables from the New Testament. Also included are dramatizations by Fran Hare and Chris Levan. The parables are:

• The Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16);
• The Talents (Luke 19:11-27); and
• The Coin with Caesar’s Face (Mark 12:13-17). (56 minutes)

WHOLE AND FORGIVEN: A Bible Study Experience with Walter Wink

A video series designed to involve groups in the study of six Biblical texts about Jesus and healing. Each video is approximately 30 minutes.

1. The Man Let Down Through The Roof
2. The Bent-Over Woman
3. The Woman With The Hemorrhage
4. Blind Bartimaeus
5. The Woman With The Ointment
6. The Compassionate Samaritan

WOMEN IN THE BIBLE

Three Stories Features three stories of women from the Hebrew scriptures: HANNAH, RUTH and NAOMI, and RIZPAH.
Presented by Fran Hare of St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton. (20 minutes each part)

WOMEN IN THE BIBLE TWO

Three More Stories Fran Hare tells stories of women from the New Testament: JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER and THE BLEEDING WOMAN; HERIODIAS and SALOME; LYDIA and THE UNNAMED SLAVE FROM PHILIPPI. (20 minutes each)

WOMEN IN THE BIBLE THREE

Two More Stories Fran Hare continues her storytelling and is joined by Fredelle Brief, a Jewish lay woman who brings wisdom and insight from her Jewish faith.

Story one: The Women Around David;
Story two: The Women Around Jesus. (Each story is 35 minutes)

WE WERE THERE

Features key witnesses to the events of Holy Week. In each program, the actors present the drama, stop to discuss the scene with the director, and then present the drama again. After each drama, a panel discusses the presentation. 30 minutes each.

1. ANNAS & CAIAPHAS
2. SIMON PETER
3. PILATE & PROCULA
4. JUDAS
5. NICODEMUS & THOMAS
6. MAGDELENE & JOANNA

DISCOVERING THE BIBLE

A kit of resources for study of the Bible. It is designed to be used by people who are new to the church. Includes workbooks and guides. There are four sessions on two videos. Each session is 30 minutes.

Tape 1

1. Getting Acquainted
2. The Old Testament

Tape 2

3. The New Testament
4. Survival, Spread and Influence

QUESTIONS OF FAITH II: 2. What’s the Use of the Bible?

From the QUESTIONS OF FAITH series, scholars and theologians are in discussion. (26 minutes)