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Dr. Miryam Brand on Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Ancient World
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Thank you to the wonderful Mariana Gil Hammer for the transcript of this episode. Hello, and welcome to another episode of Understanding Sin...
I am re-posting this episode with a FULL transcript, thanks to the efforts of the wonderful Mariana Gil Hammer. Welcome to my new podcast se...
And we’re back! I appreciate the many of you who reached out. I will be posting more of our discussion series on the Dead Sea Scrolls...
Join us for a discussion of the Book of Jubilees, a prime example of “Rewritten Bible.” Why would an author in antiquity want to...
Welcome to yet another new series! This class in Hebrew Bible will alternate with the Second Temple literature series. This introductory cla...
Welcome to the beginning of a new lecture series: an overview of Jewish texts of the Second Temple period and the Dead Sea Scrolls. In this...
In this class, we discuss the ultimate example of collective punishment gone horribly, horribly wrong: the Concubine of Gibeah, known in Heb...
We’re back! Join us as we engage in a high-level discussion on the different views of collective and intergenerational punishment in t...
This podcast is a continuation of the previous discussion on the shift of the biblical view and representation of intergenerational punishme...
In this episode we discuss the approach to divine intergenerational punishment (the punishment of a future generation for the sins of a past...
In this far-reaching episode, we discuss the idea of collective punishment in the Hebrew Bible, the problems it poses in the context of divi...
What was behind Antiochus’s decrees? Was Hanukkah really the end of the fight for independence? And what was the difference between Ju...
In this episode, we discuss what it means for our changing understanding of sin to have a canonized, “frozen” Scripture that mus...
In this episode, I recap everything we have discussed so far, before I begin a new chapter of the podcast. This is a great place to start if...
Join me for a close reading of the Treatise of the Two Spirits, a passage in the Community Rule that explains the origin of sin as the resul...
In this episode, we explore texts from the Qumran community that emphasize responsibility for sin and freedom of choice, despite the sect...
In this episode, we look at two Dead Sea Scroll sectarian prayers — the Hodayot and the “Hymn of Praise” in the Community...
In this episode, we examine the idea of an evil inclination in Second Temple prayer. How did Jews in the Second Temple period characterize t...
As we continue our series on the idea of an “evil inclination” in Second Temple literature, we return to Fourth Ezra (4 Ezra/2 E...
In this episode we move farther afield to Egypt and the Diaspora community of Alexandria. How did Philo of Alexandria (also known as Philo J...
In this week’s episode, we continue with Ben Sira and how the book of Ben Sira reflects a range of views on sin. What can this teach u...
In this episode we discuss Ben Sira, and how his approach to the evil inclination is a predecessor of a prominent modern understanding of th...
In this podcast, we discuss the first place an “evil inclination” is mentioned in the Bible: the description of the state of hum...
Why is the War Scroll more “universal” than other Qumran texts? Why does the attitude of the Qumran Community toward outsiders &...
In this episode, we discuss Belial’s role in the Damascus Document, an important rule text in the Dead Sea Scrolls. What are the ̶...
In this episode, we read the Dead Sea Scrolls — specifically, the Community Rule — closely and examine the Qumran community’s vi...
In this Shavuot “bonus” episode, we will discuss the special status of the Torah for fighting sin, in both Second Temple literat...
In this episode, we will continue our exploration of satanic figures in Second Temple texts. After recapping our last episode, we will discu...
With this episode we begin a new “chapter” in our series. We’ve looked at how the Watchers story developed into the idea t...
In this episode, I discuss: The different biblical texts discovered at Qumran The nature of “Scripture” during the Second Temple...
Your questions answered! In this Q&A I tackle questions you have sent me on previous episodes: Adam and Eve’s punishment The “my...
Learn how the Watchers are portrayed in the Dead Sea Scrolls and how they are “used” to explain sin. And where are the Watchers...
How did the author of Jubilees try to solve the “problem” of evil? In this episode we will explore how the story of the Watchers...
In this action-packed episode, we will discuss: The status of Enoch and the Book of Enoch in Second Temple Judaism The popularity of the sol...
In this episode, we will discuss the beginning of what is later known as the “Watchers myth”: the story of the mating of “...
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