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#53: Covenants and Cross-Purposes - An Interview with Berel Dov Lerner, Part 2

Feb 13, 20241 hr 8 min
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In this episode (Part 2 of 2), Matt talks with philosopher Berel Dov Lerner (PhD, Tel Aviv University) about his new book, Human-Divine Interactions in the Hebrew Scriptures: Covenants and Cross-Purposes. The conversation touches on a range of topics, including the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the Hebrew Bible, the Abrahamic Covenant, the problem of evil, Job's suffering, the concept of "negative theology," and other topics as well.

Berel's bio: ⁠https://herzlinstitute.org/en/people/berel-dov-lerner/⁠

Check out Berel's book here: ⁠https://a.co/d/aFuT4uR⁠

Berel also mentioned Charlotte Katzoff's book, Human Agency and Divine Will: The Book of Genesis, which you can find here: ⁠https://a.co/d/cIi7liY⁠

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Check out Matt's newest book, The End of the World As You Know It, here: https://a.co/d/4Hvbv8R⁠

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