Understanding Sin and Evil
Empecemos nuestro primer episodio con la historia de Adán y Eva. A este episodio lo llamo “El origen del pecado que no fue”. Y eso es porque la historia de Adán y Eva es tan frecuentemente pensada para encapsular la razón por la que la gente peca. Todo el mundo piensa que esta es la explicación bíblica de por qué la gente peca.
I am re-posting this episode with a FULL transcript, thanks to the efforts of the wonderful Mariana Gil Hammer. Welcome to my new podcast series: Understanding Sin and Evil. In this series, I will be discussing ideas of sin and evil in the Bible and in the ancient world, in …
Join our lively discussion on Enoch and the Book of the Watchers!
What biblical texts lie behind the Book of the Watchers? What was the sin of the Watchers? How did Jews of the Second Temple period use this story to explain the Flood and the origin of all evil?
Join us for a discussion of the Book of Jubilees, a prime example of “Rewritten Bible.” Why would an author in antiquity …
Welcome to yet another new series! This class in Hebrew Bible will alternate with the Second Temple literature series. This introductory class …
Welcome to the beginning of a new lecture series: an overview of Jewish texts of the Second Temple period and the Dead …
In this class, we discuss the ultimate example of collective punishment gone horribly, horribly wrong: the Concubine of Gibeah, known in Hebrew …
We’re back! Join us as we engage in a high-level discussion on the different views of collective and intergenerational punishment in the …
This podcast is a continuation of the previous discussion on the shift of the biblical view and representation of intergenerational punishment. In …
In this episode we discuss the approach to divine intergenerational punishment (the punishment of a future generation for the sins of a …