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Category Archives: Bible
Interpreting the Bible
The Bible is one of the foundational texts of the Western tradition and Harvard historian Shaye Cohen’s course The Hebrew Scriptures in Judaism and Christianity (iTunes) gives a lively introduction to the different ways believing Christians and Jews have interpreted … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Courses, Five-star professors, History, iTunesU, Jewish studies, Religion
Tagged Harvard, Shaye Cohen
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New courses from Harvard
Until recently, Harvard University course offerings on iTunesU were limited to computer science courses from Harvard Extension. But now Harvard University has posted three courses on its own iTunesU page. They are: Introduction to Computer Science (iTunes) David Malan The … Continue reading
NYU rolls out free course on Ancient Israel
New York University recently began rolling out a new addition to its free open education courses on its YouTube channel. The new arrival is Ancient Israel (YouTube) taught by Daniel Fleming. So far NYU has posted only six lectures from … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bible, Courses, History, Videos, YouTube courses
Tagged ancient Israel, ancient Near East, Daniel Fleming, New York University, open education
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Limmud: Jewish studies for the UK and the world
Limmud started out as a yearly Jewish studies conference for educators in Britain. Now, 30 years after its founding, Limmud, which means learning in Hebrew, is a worldwide movement with local organizations that organize Jewish study weekends and conferences in … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Jewish studies, Lectures, Religion
Tagged Clive Lawton, Judy Klitsner, Limmud
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Does God have a physical body?
Brace yourself for this one: the God of the Hebrew Bible has a real physical body. That’s what biblical scholar Benjamin Sommer argues in his lecture The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel: Part I (website, iTunes) … Continue reading
Posted in Archaeology, Bible, Five-star professors, History, Idea of the week, iTunesU, Jewish studies, Lectures, Religion
Tagged ancient Israel, Benjamin Sommer
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Listening notes for 11/16/10
The Wisdom Books (iTunes, website) In this episode of the San Francisco public radio program Forum, UC Berkeley biblical scholar Robert Alter discusses his new translation of the biblical wisdom books Job, Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. Alter’s mission is to give … Continue reading
The Book of Job and the problem of evil
It’s a problem as old as monotheism: how can a just, beneficent God allow bad things to happen to good people? That’s the problem at the heart of the biblical Book of Job, the story of the righteous Job who … Continue reading
Posted in Academic podcasts, Bible, Five-star professors, Lectures, Literature, Religion
Tagged Book of Job, Ralph Williams, University of Michigan
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The Challenge of Translating the Bible
Most modern translations of the Hebrew Bible have two deficiencies says UC Berkeley literary scholar Robert Alter: “a deficient sense of English style and a deficient sense of Hebrew style.” In his 2009 lecture The Challenge of Translating the Bible … Continue reading
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A History of Jerusalem
How did a provincial hill-town, with no significant natural resources and far from major trade routes, become a holy city for millions of people? That’s the question archaeologist and biblical scholar Robert Cargill seeks to answer in his fascinating new … Continue reading
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Tagged Jerusalem, Robert Cargill
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Doubt and the New Testament
Yale University religion professor Dale Martin has some words of warning for the students in his course Introduction to New Testament History and Literature (website, iTunes): “De omnibus dubitandum.” Say it loud, he tells his students. Say it with feeling. … Continue reading
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Tagged Dale Martin, New Testament, Yale
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