How do we read the Bible like adults? For many people who grew up in communities of faith, the Bible stories have been a part of their lives for as long as they can remember. But it's often not until later in life that the richer meanings of the stories come alive, misconceptions are corrected, and the voices of the biblical authors become clearer—even as we relinquish naive certainties and the expectation of a black and white world.
In this episode, Dru interviews Dr. Avital Hazony Levi, instructor in Jewish philosophy and Bible at Midreshet Nishmat. They discuss everything from the nitty-gritty vocabulary of the story of Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar to the ways in which Western philosophical concepts threaten to drown out the voices of the biblical authors to the psychology of female characters in the Hebrew Bible. Along the way, they examine core biblical concepts such as loyalty, trust, responsibility, and generational sin.
Currently a postdoctoral fellow at Tel Aviv University, Avital has a rich background in both the Hebrew Bible and philosophy, and her work spans from moral epistemology to the nature of loyalty and worship. She has taught philosophy, Jewish thought, and Tanakh at Nishmat, TVA, and the Orthodox Union college summer program.
Show notes:
Show notes by Micah Long
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Rethinking 'Quiet Time' with Scripture (Jen Wilkin)
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Christmas Special: Esau McCaulley on Reading While Black (OnScript)
What Is Civility and How Do We Practice It? A Panel Discussion
Biblical Artist Series: Sandra Bowden Literally Makes the Bible into Art
How Brazilians Understand the Bible Differently (Caio Peres)
Biblical Artist Series: Why John Hendrix Draws in Church
Wandering in the Wilderness: COVID-19 and the Book of Numbers (Dave Beldman)
Not a "White Man's Religion": Church History and Biblical Thought (Vince Bantu)
Biblical Artist Series: Jon Collins from BibleProject
Biblical Literacy for Flourishing in Faith and Work (Luke Bobo)
Re-Thinking Wisdom Literature in the Bible (Will Kynes)
How Old Testament Laws Can Shape Christians Today (Carmen Imes)
Critiquing the Church's Beliefs about Sex and Gender (Aimee Byrd)
Shaping Habits and Imagination for Reading Scripture (Dr. Heath Thomas)
Is Asian Philosophy (including Israel) "Philosophy"? Dr. Bryan Van Norden
Thinking Exodus: Egyptology and the Bible (James K. Hoffmeier)
Biblical Artist Series: Ned Bustard
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