It Means What It Means
A podcast in which a guy with “some college” and a day job asks experts questions about biblical studies.
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It Means What It Means
My intention is to have conversations with subject matter experts in disciplines which contribute to biblical studies. I hope that these conversations will provide those of us outside of the academy with a better understanding of the work being done in linguistics, archaeology, literature, history, culture, and a host of other fields; and ultimately of the Bible and its constituent parts.
Episodes
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Saturday Apr 01, 2023
Jared talks with Rabbi Michael E Harvey about his 3 March 2023 Twitter thread discussing the authorship and meaning of Genesis 1. Rabbi Harvey is the Author of Let's Talk: A Rabbi Speaks to Christians.
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sunday Mar 12, 2023
Sophia RC Johnson is a PhD Candidate in Hebrew Bible at Cambridge University. We begin by discussing the thesis of her article in the December 2022 issue of The Journal of Biblical Literature. I follow her lead and my curiosity from there.
Her recommendation for listeners is Yonatan Adler's The Origins of Judaism: An Archaeological-Historical Reappraisal (https://tinyurl.com/yjr7j8dw).
This episode also serves as an introduction to the origin and philosophy of this podcast.