Biblical Studies

Biblical Studies

episodes

Interviews with scholars of the Bible about their new books.

Keith Bodner and Benjamin J.M. Johnson, "Characters and Characterization in the Book of Judges" (Bloomsbury, 2024)

March 17, 2024

Characters and Characterization in the Book of Judges

Keith Bodner and Benjamin J.M. Johnson
Hosted by Michael Morales

Characters and characterization are a key ingredient for interpreting the Bible, and perhaps no other book in the Bible is so full of challenging and …

Robin Baker, "Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes, and Otherness in the Book of Judges" (Brill, 2016)

March 16, 2024

Hollow Men, Strange Women

Robin Baker
Hosted by Michael Morales

In Hollow Men, Strange Women: Riddles, Codes, and Otherness in the Book of Judges (Brill, 2016), Robin Baker provides a masterly reappraisal of Israel…

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler, "The Jewish Annotated New Testament" (Oxford UP, 2017)

March 4, 2024

The Jewish Annotated New Testament

Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Zvi Brettler
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

First published in 2011, The Jewish Annotated New Testament (Oxford UP, 2017) was a groundbreaking work, bringing the New Testament's Jewish backgroun…

Safwat Marzouk, "Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel" (Mohr Siebeck, 2015)

February 21, 2024

Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel

Safwat Marzouk
Hosted by Ari Barbalat

Appealing to Monster Theory and the ancient Near Eastern motif of "Chaoskampf," Safwat Marzouk argues that the paradoxical character of the category o…

Jonathon Lookadoo, "The Christology of Ignatius of Antioch" (Cascade Books, 2023)

February 18, 2024

The Christology of Ignatius of Antioch

Jonathon Lookadoo
Hosted by Crawford Gribben

The letters of Ignatius of Antioch portray Jesus in terms that are both remarkably exalted and shockingly vulnerable. Jesus is identified as God and i…

Clare K. Rothschild, "The Muratorian Fragment: Text, Translation, Commentary" (Mohr Siebeck, 2022)

February 6, 2024

The Muratorian Fragment

Clare K. Rothschild
Hosted by Rob Heaton

Discovered and published in 1740 by the Ambrosian librarian Ludovico Muratori, the so-called “Muratorian Fragment” has long featured for New Testament…

Nicholas Dames, "The Chapter: A Segmented History from Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century" (Princeton UP, 2023)

February 5, 2024

The Chapter

Nicholas Dames
Hosted by Miranda Melcher

Why do books have chapters? With this seemingly simple question, Dr. Nicholas Dames embarks on a literary journey spanning two millennia, revealing ho…

Angela Kim Harkins, "An Embodied Reading of the Shepherd of Hermas: The Book of Visions and Its Role in Moral Formation" (Equinox, 2023)

February 5, 2024

An Embodied Reading of the Shepherd of Hermas

Angela Kim Harkins
Hosted by Rob Heaton

Among early Christian books abandoned at the flipside of the canonical boundary, the Shepherd of Hermas is presently undergoing an exciting renaissanc…

Daniel I. Block, "The Gospel According to Moses: A Commentary on Deuteronomy" (Inspirata Publishing, 2023)

January 29, 2024

The Gospel According to Moses

Daniel I. Block
Hosted by Michael Morales

For the renowned scholar, Dr. Daniel Block, Deuteronomy is the "Gospel according to Moses." Moses' farewell pastoral addresses call God's people to re…

Chaim Miller, "Torah, the Five Books of Moses (with Complete Haftarah Cycle)" (Kol Menachem, 2011)

January 19, 2024

Torah, the Five Books of Moses

Chaim Miller
Hosted by Michael Morales

With a charming, colorful presentation, multiple strands of commentary, and groundbreaking, interactive features, Torah, the Five Books of Moses (with…

What Can We Learn From A Pottery Shard? Uncovering the Ancient Past Through Biblical Archeology with Professor Aren Maeir

January 17, 2024

What Can We Learn From A Pottery Shard?

Aren Maeir
Hosted by Renee Garfinkel

Some people are good at what they do, some are enthusiastic about their work. This guest brings both to bear in his exploration of the ancient past.…

On Henry Einspruch's 1941 Yiddish Translation of the Christian Bible

January 17, 2024

On Henry Einspruch's 1941 Yiddish Translation of the Christian Bible

Naomi Seidman
Hosted by Zalman Newfield

Today we are going to explore a peculiar volume in the history of Yiddish literature, the Yiddish translation of the Christian bible written by Khaim …

Adin Stinsaltz, "The Steinsaltz Humash, 2nd Edition (Hebrew and English Edition)" (Koren, 2019)

January 16, 2024

The Steinsaltz Humash

Adin Stinsaltz
Hosted by Michael Morales

The Steinsaltz Humash is the long-awaited English version of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz’s pioneering translation and commentary on the Torah. L…

Jacob L. Wright, "Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and Its Origins" (Cambridge UP, 2023)

January 13, 2024

Why the Bible Began

Jacob L. Wright
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

Why did no other ancient society produce something like the Bible? That a tiny, out of the way community could have created a literary corpus so deter…

Yair Furstenberg, "Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism: From the Temple to the Mishnah" (Indiana UP, 2023)

January 10, 2024

Purity and Identity in Ancient Judaism

Yair Furstenberg
Hosted by Michael Morales

The concern for purity was the cornerstone of the religious culture of ancient Judaism, shaping the worldview of Jewish people during the Second Templ…

James Robson, "Word and Spirit in Ezekiel" (T&T Clark, 2006)

January 9, 2024

Word and Spirit in Ezekiel

James Robson
Hosted by Michael Morales

In comparison with other prophetic books, the Book of Ezekiel sets forth a unique angle on the relationship of the Lord's word and spirit. In his mono…

Alastair J. Roberts, "Echoes of Exodus: Tracing Themes of Redemption through Scripture" (Crossway, 2018)

January 6, 2024

Echoes of Exodus

Alastair J. Roberts
Hosted by Jonathan Wright

The exodus—the story of God leading his chosen people out of slavery in Egypt—stands as a pivotal event in the Old Testament. But if you listen closel…

Craig Keener, "Christobiography: Memory, History, and the Reliability of the Gospels" (Eerdmans, 2019)

December 31, 2023

Christobiography

Craig Keener
Hosted by Jonathan Wright

Are the canonical Gospels historically reliable? The four canonical Gospels are ancient biographies, narratives of Jesus’s life. The authors of these …

Joshua W Jipp, "The Messianic Theology of the New Testament" (Eerdmans, 2020)

December 27, 2023

The Messianic Theology of the New Testament

Joshua W. Jipp
Hosted by Jonathan Wright

One of the earliest Christian confessions—that Jesus is Messiah and Lord—has long been recognized throughout the New Testament. Joshua Jipp shows that…

Isaac Soon, "A Disabled Apostle: Impairment and Disability in the Letters of Paul" (Oxford UP, 2023)

December 16, 2023

A Disabled Apostle

Isaac Soon
Hosted by Rob Heaton

For generations, Pauline scholars have responded in different ways to the Apostle’s “thorn in the flesh” (2 Cor. 12:7), our clearest indication that P…