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#30: Collective and Intergenerational Punishment in the Bible – Review

We’re back! Join us as we engage in a high-level discussion on the different views of collective and intergenerational punishment in the Bible. What does God and Abraham’s conversation on Sodom tell us about justice? How is the problematic nature of collective punishment portrayed in the Hebrew Bible? What problems …

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#29: Ezekiel, Intergenerational Punishment & Individual Responsibility

This podcast is a continuation of the previous discussion on the shift of the biblical view and representation of intergenerational punishment. In this podcast, we delve into Ezekiel and his presentation of the “way things work”: there is no intergenerational punishment, and each individual is responsible for him or herself …

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#28: Intergenerational Punishment – Changing Worldviews in the Bible

In this episode we discuss the approach to divine intergenerational punishment (the punishment of a future generation for the sins of a …

#27: Collective Punishment — Divine Morality and Human Justice

In this far-reaching episode, we discuss the idea of collective punishment in the Hebrew Bible, the problems it poses in the context …

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Behind the Scenes of the Hanukkah Story: The Books of the Maccabees

What was behind Antiochus’s decrees? Was Hanukkah really the end of the fight for independence? And what was the difference between Judean …

#26: Concepts of Sin — The Meaning of Scripture and Sin as Burden

In this episode, we discuss what it means for our changing understanding of sin to have a canonized, “frozen” Scripture that must …

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#25: The “Understanding Sin” Recap Episode — How Far We’ve Come!

In this episode, I recap everything we have discussed so far, before I begin a new chapter of the podcast. This is …

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#24: The Puzzle of the Treatise of the Two Spirits

Join me for a close reading of the Treatise of the Two Spirits, a passage in the Community Rule that explains the …

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#23: Sin, Choice & Responsibility — The Evil Inclination in Legal Dead Sea Scrolls

In this episode, we explore texts from the Qumran community that emphasize responsibility for sin and freedom of choice, despite the sect’s …

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#22: Sin as State — The Evil Inclination in Sectarian Prayer

In this episode, we look at two Dead Sea Scroll sectarian prayers — the Hodayot and the “Hymn of Praise” in the …

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Recent Posts

  • #30: Collective and Intergenerational Punishment in the Bible – Review
  • #29: Ezekiel, Intergenerational Punishment & Individual Responsibility
  • #28: Intergenerational Punishment – Changing Worldviews in the Bible
  • #27: Collective Punishment — Divine Morality and Human Justice
  • Behind the Scenes of the Hanukkah Story: The Books of the Maccabees

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