If you want to start at the beginning with an introduction to Israelite Creation in Context, click HERE There are a wide variety of articles you can find about Creation, Exodus, Plagues, and Numbers HERE A short collection are as follows: https://weekly.israelbiblecenter.com/undoing-creation-with-egypts-final-plagues/ https://weekly.israelbiblecenter.com/exodus-a-new-creation-story/ Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblece...
Nov 18, 2022•29 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Acts 15 is a critical moment in the life of the early Jewish church. The leaders examined what the Holy Spirit was doing and they searched through their scriptures for insight on how to involve non-Jews in their movement. Sign up and watch the course Stories of the Jewish Church, Part 3 HERE Explore the first part of that course HERE Want to know more about Paul's writings on Jews and non-Jews? Explore the course The Jewish Apostle Paul HERE Find out how you can get this and many other courses w...
Nov 11, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 7
What can be found in a list of place names like Cyrene, Cyprus, and Antioch? What is the role of the synagogue? Read more about Professor Shir HERE You will want to check out this newly released class HERE Or go back and start at the beginning with Part 1 HERE Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Nov 04, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Who is Corneleus? What does Peter's vision mean? Why is Acts 10 so important? These are some of the pressing questions we ask in this episode. Read more about Professor Shir HERE You will want to check out this newly released class HERE Or go back and start at the beginning with Part 1 HERE Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Oct 28, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Click HERE to watch the full Round Table Talk titled Moses, Isaiah, and the Spirit of YHWH Watch Dr. Levison's other RTT HERE titled Spirit and Man in Ancient Judaism Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Oct 21, 2022•22 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Explore more in IBC's course Powers of the Divine Realm Click HERE for Dr. Schaser's course on Psalms Click HERE for Dr. Gruber's course on The Name of God Click HERE for the Round Table Talk with Michael Heiser Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Oct 14, 2022•23 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Rev. Dr. Reed Carlson specializes in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. His current research focuses on accounts of spirits and ecstatic religious experiences in biblical and Second Temple Jewish literature. This podcast highlights parts of the Round Table Talk between Dr. Yeshaya Gruber and Dr. Carlson about Dr. Carlson's recently published book Unfamiliar Selves in the Hebrew Bible: Possession and Other Spirit Phenomena (Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022). Listen to the full talk here: Spirit Possession i...
Oct 07, 2022•26 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Listen to the full episode HERE Find out more about Dr. Hiebert HERE And follow the Wevers Institute for Septuagint Studies HERE Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Sep 30, 2022•27 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Click HERE to enroll in The Jewish Gospel of Luke Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Mar 09, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Click HERE to enroll in The Jewish Gospel of Luke Explore the history with Alexander the Great in Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 HERE Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Mar 02, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 75
We explore the creation narratives of Genesis within their natural ancient Near Eastern context and then ask how that changes the way we read the text. Keep your eye open for this class to start soon. Israelite Creation in Context Read this short article The Snake in the Garden: Serpent or Satan? Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Feb 23, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 74
We assume all kinds of things when we read the creation accounts in Genesis. We cannot help it! But are the Bible and scientific theories actually in conversation with each other? If the Bible is not explaining the biological beginnings of the world, what is it trying to do? Keep your eye open for this class to start soon. Israelite Creation in Context Listen to more about Eve in the first three sessions of Dr. Schaser's class Women and Gender in the Bible Find out how you can get this and many ...
Feb 16, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 73
Find out more about Mark Nanos HERE Read his book Paul Within Judaism Listen to the full round table talk called Paul and "Works of the Law" HERE Enroll in the course Jewish Apostle Paul II or in All Israel will Be Saved Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Feb 09, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Find out more about Mark Nanos HERE Read his book Paul Within Judaism Listen to the full round table talk called Paul and "Works of the Law" HERE Enroll in the course Jewish Apostle Paul II or in All Israel will Be Saved Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Feb 02, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Yeshaya Gruber, Nicholas Schaser, Ashely Lyon, and Tupa Guerra join forces to tackle the spiritual realm. What do we really know? You may be surprised to learn that the understanding about angels developed mostly during the Second Temple Period. Join the conversation. Watch Angels and Evil in Second Temple Judaism or watch The Unseen Realm of the Bible Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IB...
Jan 26, 2022•25 min•Season 1Ep. 70
Yeshaya Gruber, Nicholas Schaser, Ashely Lyon, and Tupa Guerra join forces to tackle the spiritual realm. What do we really know? You may be surprised to learn that the understanding about angels developed mostly during the Second Temple Period. Join the conversation. Watch Angels and Evil in Second Temple Judaism or watch The Unseen Realm of the Bible Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IB...
Jan 19, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Find out more about Dr. Jack Levison HERE This conversation focuses primarily on Dr. Levison’s book A Boundless God: The Spirit According to the Old Testament . You can listen HERE to the whole RTT called Spirit and Man in Ancient Judaism . Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Jan 12, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 68
The original conversation is now a part of the IBC course called Jews and Greek on Life and Afterlife which also includes conversations about questions of origin, afterlife, and resurrection. Enroll HERE To explore more about Hebrew poetry, enroll in Dr. Schaser's course The Hebrew Psalms . Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Jan 05, 2022•20 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Dr. Paul Wright is the recently retired president of Jerusalem University College. He is a published author, but for those who are interested in geography, his recent book Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography is a MUST read. Sign up for Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 HERE Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Dec 22, 2021•17 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Dr. Paul Wright is the recently retired president of Jerusalem University College. He is a published author, but for those who are interested in geography, his recent book Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography is a MUST read. Read about Christmas on December 15th HERE Sign up for Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 HERE Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or...
Dec 15, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this Round Table Talk, Dr. Yeshaya Gruber and Dr. Peter van 't Riet discuss the Jewishness of Luke and his writings. Among many other things they discuss Narrative Theology, an ancient Jewish worldview in conflict, and reading Jewish ideas across millennia. You can find the book Luke the Jew: An Introduction to the Jewish character of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles HERE You can find many articles by Dr. van 't Riet HERE Sign up to watch the Round Table Talk called The Jewish ...
Dec 08, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Dig in and watch the Hot Topic Seminar called J ews and Greek on the Underworld and Afterlife Sign up for Dr. Nicholas Schaser's course Resurrection in Jewish Texts and Traditions . Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Dec 01, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Dig in and watch the Hot Topic Seminar called J ews and Greek on the Underworld and Afterlife Sign up for Dr. Nicholas Schaser's course Resurrection in Jewish Texts and Traditions . Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: https://israelbiblecenter.com Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Nov 24, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 62
The Round Table Talk called the Gospels Real and Imagined cover so much more ground than can be highlighted here. Click HERE to listen to the full talk. You can also listen to the IBC Hot Topics Seminar called Why are the Gospels so Different to hear more background on the issue of the similarities and differences between the gospels. Find out more about Dr. Mark Goodacre HERE -- this site includes his books and links to his podcast. Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collectio...
Nov 17, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Find out more about Dr. Jodi Magness HERE Peruse her many books HERE Dig through the pictures and publications of Huqoq HERE Listen to the full Round Table Talk titled Archaeology on Life in the First Century HERE Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbiblecenter.com Stay connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @ IsraelStudy...
Nov 10, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Last week we talked about the obviously Jewish saturated context of Acts 1-5. We concluded noting the insider language Peter used when he quotes from the prophet Joel. But Peter also uses the Psalms. I wanted to start the conversation this week finding out from Pinchas how Psalm 16 helps to support Peter’s claims in Joel. Listen in as Pinchas Shir explains some of these concepts. Enroll in the course The Jewish Church Part 1 Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of cour...
Nov 03, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 59
The early church was Jewish. The people present for Pentecost were in Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Shavuot. Peter used the writings of the Psalms and the Prophets to communicate with the crowds. Our understanding of the Book of Acts transforms when we read this within a Jewish centric context. Listen in as Pinchas Shir explains some of these concepts. Enroll in the course The Jewish Church Part 1 Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: https://israelbi...
Oct 27, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Ashley E. Lyon holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Poetry from the University of Birmingham in England. In addition to serving as Professor of Hebrew Bible with the Israel Bible Center, she also serves as Professor of Hebrew at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. Her research interests include Hebrew Poetry (especially the Psalms), Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical archaeology, and ancient Jewish magic. Read a few of Dr. Lyon's IBC articles HERE See more about her new book Reassessing Selah Enroll in IBC's c...
Oct 20, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Watch the full seminar titled: Can Bible Translations Be Trusted? We are all aware that modern versions probably have some inaccuracies. After all, they say different things sometimes! “But how bad can it really be?” the modern reader often wonders. This fascinating roundtable conference considers this and many other questions. Watch the other Round Table Talks with Dr. Robert Alter! First one HERE second one HERE Listen to the podcast episode Adam Was Formed First Then Eve with Dr. Parker and D...
Oct 13, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Rabbi Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano-Gutierrez is a rabbi, scholar, and electrical engineer who has been a board member of the Society for Crypto-Jewish Studies and is currently director of the B’nei Anusim Center for Education. R. Dr. Bejarano-Gutierrez discusses the complexities of Jewish and Christian identities from ancient times until today, from the challenges of Hellenism to the deepest horrors of the Inquisition and the new realities of modernity. His special focus on forced converts and secre...
Oct 06, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 55
