Great Figures of the Bible

Using a form of commentary called "midrash" (an imaginative development of thought based on scripture), Nobel Prize winner Elie Wiesel recounts the story of Adam and Eve in Adam and Eve and After (the opening volume of this six volume set), encouraging viewers to draw wisdom for contemporary living from the scripture. In reflecting on the story, Wiesel suggests that there is something of Adam in all of us, and since we are all descendants of the same original people, we are all equally worthy in the sight of God. Furthermore, we have been given the story of Adam and Eve as an invocation of hope, an inspiration to begin again, and a mandate to help one another. A beautiful production, lavishly laced with works of art from all over the world and dramatized through pantomimed re-enactments at Holy Land locations, the Great Figures of the Bible series is recommended, with the reservation that the lack of a study guide (to clarify the concept of "midrash") might be a source of some confusion for the uninitiated. The other volumes in the series are: The Story of Cain and Abel, Abraham and the Binding of Isaac, The Story of Job, The Story of Moses and The Story of David. Aud: H, C, P. (J. Reed)