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Biblical Studies
June 20, 2022
Introducing Old Testament Theology
W. H. Bellinger Jr.
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Jackson Reinhardt
A senior scholar and teacher with four decades of classroom experience offers a concise, student-level theology of the entire Old Testament. W. H. Bellinger Jr. uses ancient Israel's confession of …
Biblical Studies
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Interviews with scholars of the Bible about their new books.
On Religion
June 2, 2022
On the Saint John's Illuminated Bible
A Discussion with Jonathan Homrighausen
Jonathan Homrighausen
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Gregory Soden
Jonathan Homrighausen is an Episcopal writer and scholar on Scripture, art, and interreligious dialogue. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Duke University, after earning his …
Religion
June 2, 2022
Materializing the Bible
Scripture, Sensation, Place
James S. Bielo
Hosted by
Tiatemsu Longkumer
What happens when the written words of biblical scripture are transformed into experiential, choreographed environments? To answer this question, anthropologist James Bielo explores a diverse range of practices and places …
On Religion
June 1, 2022
On the Epistle of James
A Discussion with Alicia Batten
Alicia Batten
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Gregory Soden
Alicia Batten received her BA in Humanistic Studies from McGill University, and completed an MA and PhD in Theology, with a focus on the New Testament, at the University of …
Jewish Studies
May 24, 2022
Becoming Elijah
Prophet of Transformation
Daniel C. Matt
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Michael Morales
Elijah is a zealous prophet, attacking idolatry and injustice, championing God. He performs miracles, restoring life and calling down fire. When his earthly life ends, he vanishes in a whirlwind …
Biblical Studies
April 27, 2022
Nightmares with the Bible
The Good Book and Cinematic Demons
Steve A. Wiggins
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David Kunsman
Demons! Nightmares with the Bible: The Good Book and Cinematic Demons (2021) published by Fortress Academic views demons through two lenses: that of western religion and that of cinema. Sketching out …
Jewish Studies
April 13, 2022
The Commentators' Bible
The Rubin JPS Miqra'ot Gedolot
Michael Carasik
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Michael Morales
The biblical commentaries known as Miqra’ot Gedolot have inspired and educated generations of Hebrew readers. Now, with the five volumes of the acclaimed English edition of Miqra’ot Gedolot, The Commentators' Bible—Genesis …
Biblical Studies
March 23, 2022
Covenant
A Vital Element of Reformed Theology
Hans Burger, Gert Kwakkel and Michael Mulder
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Michael Morales
Covenant theology has been a vital topic in both biblical studies and historic and systematic theology. Unfortunately, these disciplines rarely intersect. Such a predicament is answered in the new book …
Brill on the Wire
March 23, 2022
The Samaritans
A Biblical People
Steven Fine
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Leigh Giangreco
The Samaritans have been around since biblical times. They share history with the Jews, Christians, and Muslims; yet their identity is at odds with the people who trace their roots …
Biblical Studies
March 18, 2022
What John Knew and What John Wrote
A Study in John and the Synoptics
Wendy E. S. North
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Jackson Reinhardt
In What John Knew and What John Wrote: A Study in John and the Synoptics (Fortress, 2020), Wendy E. S. North investigates whether or not the author of John could …
General History
March 3, 2022
The Making of the Bible
From the First Fragments to Sacred Scripture
Konrad Schmid and Jens Schröter
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Miranda Melcher
The Bible as we know it today is best understood as a process, one that begins in the tenth century BCE. In The Making of the Bible: From the First …
Van Leer Institute Series on Ideas with Renee Garfinkel
February 25, 2022
Esther
Power, Fate and Fragility in Exile
Erica Brown
Hosted by
Renee Garfinkel
The Biblical Book of Esther reads like a classic fable, a drama of actors who are recognizable archetypes. There is Esther, the beautiful orphan who becomes queen, Ahasuerus, the buffoon …
Christian Studies
February 23, 2022
Letters for the Church
Reading James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, and Jude as Canon
Darian R. Lockett
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Jackson Reinhardt
The Catholic Epistles often get short shrift. Tucked into a few pages near the back of our Bibles, these books are sometimes referred to as the "non-Pauline epistles" or "concluding …
Biblical Studies
February 17, 2022
The Bible and Immigration
A Critical and Empirical Reassessment
Markus Zehnder
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Michael Morales
Questions relating to immigration are among the most heated topics on both sides of the Atlantic. Western societies have changed dramatically because of large-scale immigration in the last decades. Christians …
Jewish Studies
February 9, 2022
Be, Become, Bless
Jewish Spirituality Between East and West
Yakov Nagen
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Michael Morales
Be, Become, Bless: Jewish Spirituality Between East and West (Maggid, 2019) presents a Jewish approach to transforming the way we see and live our lives. Join us as we speak …
Christian Studies
January 3, 2022
The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators
Making the New Testament in the Early Christian World
Thomas Schmidt
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Zachary McCulley
In The Book of Revelation and Its Eastern Commentators (Cambridge UP, 2021), T. C. Schmidt offers a new perspective on the formation of the New Testament by examining it simply as …
Biblical Studies
December 23, 2021
The Reception of Exodus Motifs in Jewish and Christian Literature
"Let My People Go!"
Beate Kowalski and Susan E. Docherty
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Michael Morales
The account of the exodus of Israel out of Egypt led by Moses has shaped the theology and community identity of both Jewish people and Christians across the centuries, blossoming …
Biblical Studies
December 22, 2021
Sin, the Human Predicament, and Salvation in the Gospel of John
Mathew E. Sousa
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Jonathan Wright
In Sin, the Human Predicament, and Salvation in the Gospel of John (Bloomsbury, 2021), Mathew E. Sousa demonstrates that in certain respects, John's doctrine of salvation fails to align with its …
Christian Studies
December 17, 2021
Reformed Systematic Theology
Volume 3: Spirit and Salvation
Joel Beeke and Paul M. Smalley
Hosted by
Zachary McCulley
The aim of systematic theology is to engage not only the head but also the heart and hands. Only recently has the church compartmentalized these aspects of life--separating the academic …
Jewish Studies
December 14, 2021
The Koren Standard Tanakh Maalot
Magerman Edition
Jonathan Sacks
Hosted by
Michael Morales
A decade in development, the new KOREN TANAKH offers an eloquent, faithful, and masterful translation of the Torah, Prophets, and Writings with the renowned Koren Hebrew text. Translation for the Pentateuch …
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