It's difficult to understand the Hebrew Bible without being aware of the time and place in which it was written - the context - which places it firmly in the tradition of Ancient Near Eastern literature. Dr. Eckart Fram, Professor of Near East

Rape, Adultery, and other Sex Crimes in the Ancient World: Interview with Jay Caballero

Oct 5th, 2020 45m 58s

What were considered rape, adultery, or other sex crimes in the ancient world? Sex and sexuality have always been highly regulated - even in antiquity, legal texts delineated between normative behavior and criminal acts. Ph.D. student, Jay Caba

Did MOSES Write the Torah? Interview with Dr. Joel Baden

Aug 25th, 2020 57m 18s

Many people hold firmly to the idea of Mosaic authorship - that Moses wrote the first five books of the Old Testament. But is there any evidence for this belief, and if not - who DID write it?The Documentary Hypothesis - people often refer to i

VIOLENCE in the OLD TESTAMENT - Examining Biblical Values with Dr. John J. Collins

Jul 30th, 2020 40m 48s

It is very easy to see that many of the commands and laws in the Old Testament fall far short of what we would consider to be morally acceptable in today's society. Slavery, genocide, treatment of women... we cringe at many of the passages that

Slavery in the Hebrew Bible

May 9th, 2020 47m 5s

Slavery in the Hebrew Bible can be a contentious issue - was slavery permitted? Was it endorsed? What kinds of laws regulated the treatment of slaves? In this episode of HeBANE, Dr. Josh provides an overview of exactly what the evidence says!Dr

All About Assyriology, with guest host Skylar Fiction

Apr 10th, 2020 53m 1s

Come and join Dr. Josh's friend, Skylar Fiction, and find out what makes Assyriology important!Skylar's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7TaxaMn6eP721toaV33Lg

Back to School! Scribal Education in the ANE

Mar 11th, 2020 34m 26s

Remember what it was like when you were in school? Listening to the teacher, doing your exercises, eating lunch with your friends... But what was school like in the Ancient Near East? How did students learn to read, write, and assimilate infor

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