I came across the article below today. It’s on a site for an old journal — all the issues are freely accessible. Here’s the article, but check out the site! Cohen From the Bible to the Talmud-The Prohibition of Intermarriage Note: The Old Testament...
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Naked Bible 46: Q&A 2
Our second Question and Answer episode! Here are the papers referenced in the show: Why use the Septuagint? ANE Pagan Divination Practices Belial-Mastema-Satan-Devil-DNTB LordsDayDLNT Transcript 46 Q&A2 Q&A Summary and Timestamps Here are the main listener...
Naked Bible Podcast Episode 032: Word Study Techniques, Part 1
The latest episode continues the series on Bible study at the word level. This episode focuses on why knowing how a word is used by a single author can be important. The nature of the example I use ("unmarried" / agameō in 1 Cor 7) requires saying something about a...
Polygamy and Old Testament Law
[UPDATE 3/27/2012: I’m already getting comments that seem to suggest that I “missed” the biblical portrayal of polygamy as causing great consternation in the home. No surprise, and no kidding. I think my post was clear on this originally, but just in...