Posts Tagged ‘Bible’
Wandering Through Leviticus Part III
A reminder that this reading of Leviticus was part of a Bible study with a small group of friends, all women who needed an outlet during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have five Master’s degrees in topics ranging from Linguistics to Law to Chemistry, two doctorate degrees, and one doctoral candidate. If you missed it, catch…
Read MoreWandering through Leviticus Part II
NOTE: This is part of a 3-part series. The first is Wandering Through Leviticus Part I, and following this is Wandering through Leviticus Part III. The Priests This week, we dove into our discussion of Leviticus by profiling the Priests making sacrifices. Leviticus Priests were like butchers or surgeons. This is not the modern pastor,…
Read MoreWandering through Leviticus Part I
I am reading the book of Leviticus and a few friends, so we have a topic of conversation to guide our weekly Zoom-meeting discussions. We’re taking it slow, but the questions come quickly. We have five Master’s degrees in Linguistics, Law, Chemistry, two doctorate degrees, and one doctoral candidate. We started by reading the first…
Read MoreReading the Bible with Integrity
Why “literal” doesn’t always mean honest—and how a faithful reading begins with humility Ever since I went to seminary, I’ve become acutely aware of a phrase commonly heard among Christians: “I read the Bible literally.” Before seminary, I wasn’t unaware that the Bible was written in another language—but I hadn’t fully considered that it was…
Read MoreThe Great Deluge & Other Flood Narratives
As a sequel to the interview on Creation Narratives, Dr. LePort invited me to respond to a series of questions about ancient Near Eastern flood narratives. You can view the video here. Read Brian LePort’s blog posting here. Erica Mongé-GreerDr. Erica Mongé-Greer is a writer, biblical scholar, and consultant passionate about the intersections of faith,…
Read MoreGenesis Myths & Other Origin Narratives
With the sudden rise in interest for online lectures and interactive content, I was invited by fellow biblical studies scholar, Dr. Brian LePort, to an interview about ancient Near Eastern origin stories. The result was a recorded video used as a resource in a high school religion course. It was a fun project, and I…
Read MoreANELC eLecture Series: ‘Language Contact between Hittite and Sumer’ by Dr. Mark Weeden
Alt: Why Biblical Commentary is Among the World’s Oldest Professions Today was the premier lecture for the Ancient Near Eastern Language in Contact 2020 eLecture series, hosted by University College London and King’s College London. Dr. Mark Weeden gave a lecture about Hittite language origins, with 150 people in virtual attendance. Even though Uruk (a site…
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