A retelling of “The Epic of Gilgamesh” – the earliest dramatic epic poem composed about 5,000 years ago, which deals with problems affecting us today.

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Dr. Neiman analyzes the socio-political environment of Judaea during the time of Jesus. This lecture Includes segments from “Saint Paul” and “Sadducees, Pharises, Essenes”.

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Dr. Neiman takes us from the Agricultural Revolution to the Ceramic Age, and then the Bronze. The development of writing and literature

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Alexander the Great attempts to Hellenize the Holy Land and meets with great resistance from the Jews. (46 min.)

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In this lecture, Dr. Neiman traces the development of the Jewish law from the Torah through today’s Jewish court system.

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Saint Paul, a Jew, lays the basis for the new religion of Christianity. His emphasis on the power of faith galvanizes followers in the Greek and Roman world.

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The early Church Fathers develop laws concerning the Jews in this first lecture in the series, “The Church and The Jews”.

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Between 750 – 1000 c.e., a Jewish kingdom flourished in Asia – The Khazars. Dr. Neiman tells their story citing the recent documentary evidence discovered.

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Dr. Neiman recounts the personal histories of two significant popes whose policies defined the church in its first millennium.

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The Great Schism, The Norman Conquests, the rise of Islam. The events surrounding the crusades and the plight of the Jews.

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The “Great Bonfire of Paris”. Jews are forced to defend their beliefs in public trials in Barcelona. The Charter of Bolislow opens the door to large scale migration to Poland.

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The Spanish Inquisition and large scale migrations of the Jewish people. Chmelnitzki’s Invasion of Russia.

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The invention of printing plays a role in the rise of the Protestant Reformation. This intra-Christian split impacts the Jewish communities of Europe.

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Dr. David Neiman refutes the minimalists and argues the historical accuracy of the story of the Exodus

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The story of Purim is more than a fairytale. It is a clash of empires where the Jews play a pivotal role.

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The Roman occupation of the Kingdom of Judea causes splits within the Jewish people.

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From “Let there be light” to the Big Bang. Dr. Neiman reconciles the latest theories in astrophysics with the story of creation in the book of Genesis.

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Dr. David Neiman gives historical context to the early chapters in the Bible that detail the Garden of Eden. The description of the Garden contains elements of Assyrian and Ugaritic literature.

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Dr. Neiman transforms these dry chapters on the genealogies of man into fascinating accounts of pagan origins and ancient king lists.

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The story of the universal flood appears in the literature of several other ancient near eastern cultures including the literature of the Sumerians, the Babylonians and the Greeks.

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This lecture includes overviews of the Babylonian, Hyksos and Amorite empires. Dr. Neiman illustrates how the fortunes of these great empires impacted the life of Abraham the Ivri.

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The Amarna age was a time of social, economic and cultural transformation in Egypt that impacted the lives of the Patriarchs.

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Dr. Neiman places the stories of the Abraham’s familial relations into a larger historical context giving insight into the motivations and prejudices of the Bible’s authors.

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Dr. Neiman shows how the story of Isaac and Rebecca fits perfectly into the customs, habits and laws of the Babylonian Empire governed by the Code of Hammurabi.

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