Israel Bible Podcast

Click HERE to enroll in The Jewish Gospel of LukeFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Click HERE to enroll in The Jewish Gospel of LukeExplore the history with Alexander the Great in Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 HEREFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

We explore the creation narratives of Genesis within their natural ancient Near Eastern context and then ask how that changes the way we read the text.Keep your eye open for this class to start soon.  Israelite Creation in ContextRead this short article The Snake in the Garden: Serpent or Satan?Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

We assume all kinds of things when we read the creation accounts in Genesis. We cannot help it! But are the Bible and scientific theories actually in conversation with each other? If the Bible is not explaining the biological beginnings of the world, what is it trying to do? Keep your eye open for this class to start soon.  Israelite Creation in ContextListen to more about Eve in the first three sessions of Dr. Schaser's class Women and Gender in the BibleFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Find out more about Mark Nanos HERERead his book Paul Within JudaismListen to the full round table talk called Paul and "Works of the Law" HEREEnroll in the course Jewish Apostle Paul II or in All Israel will Be SavedFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Find out more about Mark Nanos HERERead his book Paul Within JudaismListen to the full round table talk called Paul and "Works of the Law" HEREEnroll in the course Jewish Apostle Paul II or in All Israel will Be SavedFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Yeshaya Gruber, Nicholas Schaser, Ashely Lyon, and Tupa Guerra join forces to tackle the spiritual realm. What do we really know? You may be surprised to learn that the understanding about angels developed mostly during the Second Temple Period. Join the conversation.Watch Angels and Evil in Second Temple Judaismor watch The Unseen Realm of the BibleFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Yeshaya Gruber, Nicholas Schaser, Ashely Lyon, and Tupa Guerra join forces to tackle the spiritual realm. What do we really know? You may be surprised to learn that the understanding about angels developed mostly during the Second Temple Period. Join the conversation.Watch Angels and Evil in Second Temple Judaismor watch The Unseen Realm of the BibleFind out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Find out more about Dr. Jack Levison HEREThis conversation focuses primarily on Dr. Levison’s book A Boundless God: The Spirit According to the Old Testament.You can listen HERE to the whole RTT called Spirit and Man in Ancient Judaism.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

The original conversation is now a part of the IBC course called Jews and Greek on Life and Afterlife which also includes conversations about questions of origin, afterlife, and resurrection. Enroll HERETo explore more about Hebrew poetry, enroll in Dr. Schaser's course The Hebrew Psalms.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Dr. Paul Wright is the recently retired president of Jerusalem University College. He is a published author, but for those who are interested in geography, his recent book Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography is a MUST read.Sign up for Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 HERESign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Dr. Paul Wright is the recently retired president of Jerusalem University College. He is a published author, but for those who are interested in geography, his recent book Holman Illustrated Guide to Biblical Geography is a MUST read.Read about Christmas on December 15th HERESign up for Listening to the Land of the Bible Part 2 HERESign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

In this Round Table Talk, Dr. Yeshaya Gruber and Dr. Peter van 't Riet discuss the Jewishness of Luke and his writings. Among many other things they discuss Narrative Theology, an ancient Jewish worldview in conflict, and reading Jewish ideas across millennia. You can find the book Luke the Jew: An Introduction to the Jewish character of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles HEREYou can find many articles by Dr. van 't Riet HERESign up to watch the Round Table Talk called The Jewish Writings of LukeFind out how you can get this RTT along with a multitude of courses with one small monthly subscription at: up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Dig in and watch the Hot Topic Seminar called Jews and Greek on the Underworld and AfterlifeSign up for Dr. Nicholas Schaser's course Resurrection in Jewish Texts and Traditions.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Dig in and watch the Hot Topic Seminar called Jews and Greek on the Underworld and AfterlifeSign up for Dr. Nicholas Schaser's course Resurrection in Jewish Texts and Traditions.Find out how you can get this and many other courses with one small monthly subscription at: up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

The Round Table Talk called the Gospels Real and Imagined cover so much more ground than can be highlighted here. Click HERE to listen to the full talk. You can also listen to the IBC Hot Topics Seminar called Why are the Gospels so Different to hear more background on the issue of the similarities and differences between the gospels.Find out more about Dr. Mark Goodacre HERE -- this site includes his books and links to his podcast.Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Find out more about Dr. Jodi Magness HEREPeruse her many books HEREDig through the pictures and publications of Huqoq HEREListen to the full Round Table Talk titled Archaeology on Life in the First Century HERESign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Last week we talked about the obviously Jewish saturated context of Acts 1-5. We concluded noting the insider language Peter used when he quotes from the prophet Joel. But Peter also uses the Psalms. I wanted to start the conversation this week finding out from Pinchas how Psalm 16 helps to support Peter’s claims in Joel. Listen in as Pinchas Shir explains some of these concepts.Enroll in the course The Jewish Church Part 1Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

The early church was Jewish. The people present for Pentecost were in Jerusalem for the Jewish festival of Shavuot. Peter used the writings of the Psalms and the Prophets to communicate with the crowds. Our understanding of the Book of Acts transforms when we read this within a Jewish centric context. Listen in as Pinchas Shir explains some of these concepts.Enroll in the course The Jewish Church Part 1Sign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy

Ashley E. Lyon holds a Ph.D. in Hebrew Poetry from the University of Birmingham in England. In addition to serving as Professor of Hebrew Bible with the Israel Bible Center, she also serves as Professor of Hebrew at the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. Her research interests include Hebrew Poetry (especially the Psalms), Dead Sea Scrolls, biblical archaeology, and ancient Jewish magic.Read a few of Dr. Lyon's IBC articles HERESee more about her new book Reassessing Selah Enroll in IBC's course on The Hebrew Psalms: How to Worship GodSign up to be a student at IBC with access to a huge collection of courses: connected with IBC on Facebook @IsraelBibleCenter or Twitter @IsraelStudy