Understanding Sin and Evil
Join us for a discussion of the Book of Jubilees, a prime example of “Rewritten Bible.” Why would an author in antiquity want to believe in demons roaming with God’s permission? How did writers in the Second Temple period attempt to “fix” the biblical text? What biblical topics became a …
Welcome to yet another new series! This class in Hebrew Bible will alternate with the Second Temple literature series. This introductory class will give you a quick overview of what makes the Twelve Minor Prophets — also known as Trei Asar — special. What is exceptional about the “span” of …
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 …
In this far-reaching episode, we discuss the idea of collective punishment in the Hebrew Bible, the problems it poses in the context …
What was behind Antiochus’s decrees? Was Hanukkah really the end of the fight for independence? And what was the difference between Judean …
In this episode, we discuss what it means for our changing understanding of sin to have a canonized, “frozen” Scripture that must …