HeBANE
HeBANE (Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East), a Digital Hammurabi production, is an engaging podcast focused on presenting information on the Hebrew Bible and its intersection with the Ancient Near East. Join Dr. Joshua Bowen as he dives into this fascinating world, seeking to understand the context of the Hebrew Bible and those who wrote it.This podcast aims to engage with the latest and greatest in academic research, bringing consensus scholarship directly to you in an easily-understood format, so you can enjoy fascinating content wherever you are!
Podcasting since 2020 • 7 episodes
HeBANE
Latest Episodes
The Bible's Ancient Near Eastern Context: Interview with Dr. Eckart Frahm
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...
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Episode 7
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Rape, Adultery, and other Sex Crimes in the Ancient World: Interview with Jay Caballero
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...
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Episode 5
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Did MOSES Write the Torah? Interview with Dr. Joel Baden
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 re...
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Episode 5
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VIOLENCE in the OLD TESTAMENT - Examining Biblical Values with Dr. John J. Collins
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...
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Episode 4
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