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Rena Malik, MD PodcastHow AI Companions and Sex Dolls Quietly Change the Way You Think About Love ft. Dr. Ken HansonIn this episode, Dr. Rena Malik, MD is joined by sociologist Dr. Ken Hanson to explore the surprising realities of sex tech, including sex dolls and AI companions. Together, they unpack who is really using these technologies, how they're reshaping intimacy, and the emotional bonds that can form between humans and artificial partners. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of the motivations, implications, and future trends in sexual technology and relationships.
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2025-11-211h 13
Locked On Huskies - Daily Podcast on Washington Huskies Football & BasketballWashington Vs. Michigan Is An Intriguing Coaching BattleCan the Washington Huskies Outmaneuver Michigan's Defense? The Washington Huskies are facing a formidable challenge against No. 10 Michigan, with a spotlight on the strategic duel between head coach Jedd Fisch and Michigan's defensive mastermind Wink Martindale.Locked On Huskies hosts Roman Tomashoff and Lars Hanson explore the critical interior line battle, where Washington's offensive line must withstand the pressure from Michigan's defensive tackles, Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant. Wide receiver Jeremiah Hunter is poised for a breakout performance, especially if Michigan cornerback Will Johnson zeroes in on Denzel Boston. The discussion also covers quarterback Will R...
2024-10-0230 min
Dead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dead Sea Scrolls Adventure Video GameThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The Dead Sea Scrolls Adventure Video Game Coming soon on Steam! The Dead Sea Scrolls Adventure Video Game! Check out this teaser... https://ypsnetiv.org Music SONG Desert Caravan ARTIST Aaron Kenny ALBUM LICENSES YouTube Audio Library
2022-12-1302 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The Scrolls and the Biblical TextWhat do the Dead Sea Scrolls tell us about the biblical text? It's important to note that among the scrolls we have at least fragments from each and every book of the Hebrew Bible, with the exception of the book of Esther. We also have the entire book of Isaiah, all 66 chapters, as well as a partial copy of the same text. Furthermore, enhanced carbon dating techniques, which make it possible to conclusively place the great bulk of these biblical texts in the first two centuries B.C.E. The very existence of the scrolls opens a window on...
2022-12-0611 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The Copper Scroll SagaVery little serious archaeology involves the adventure and raw excitement of an Indiana Jones adventure. But among the items found by archaeologists in the year 1952, in a cave not far from the Dead Sea, was a most unusual scroll, made not of parchment but of copper. It’s time for the real-life saga of the Copper Scroll! https://ypsnetiv.org Music SONG The Arid Land ARTIST Sir Cubworth ALBUM LICENSES YouTube Audio Library
2022-11-2913 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Songs of Sabbath SacrificesThe Dead Sea Scrolls shed new light on the unique genre of ancient Jewish mysticism, known as kabbalah, which until now has only been preserved in documents dating from early medieval times. Of course, the contents of this literature are far older, and were certainly passed down by word of mouth, long before being recorded in medieval sources. Now, thanks to a single Dead Sea Scroll, we have a clear reference to the kind of mysticism called in Hebrew merkavah, referring to chariot-throne of God.https://ypsnetiv.org Music SONG The Arid Land ARTIST
2022-11-2209 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Psalms and CommentaryBeyond ancient copies of the Hebrew Bible and commentaries on the Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls contain a wealth of original, sectarian writings. For example there are a number of previously unknown non-biblical psalms, scattered across a scroll containing the standard Psalms from the Hebrew Bible. Additionally, there is yet another scroll, one of the original scrolls discovered by the Bedouin in 1947, comprising an entire book of extra-biblical psalms. The literary plot only thickens… https://ypsnetiv.org Music SONG The Arid Land ARTIST Sir Cubworth ALBUM LICENSES YouTube Audio Library
2022-11-1518 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Dead Sea CommentariesAmazing, that as well-known as the Dead Sea Scrolls are, relatively few people have any idea of what's in them. Basically, we can break down the contents of the scrolls into a few categories. We have: scripture, hymns, ordinances and laws, and apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, along with a few miscellaneous texts. Aside from this unique cache of biblical books, there are also a significant number of commentaries on the Bible, focusing on prophecy and the “end of the world.”https://ypsnetiv.org
2022-11-0822 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The War ScrollThe Dead Sea sect was consumed with the idea that the end was near, that human history would cease with the immanent appearance of a messianic age. First, however, there would be a great time of trial, involving a terrible conflict between the forces of good and evil. One of the most fascinating of the dead sea scrolls, also among the original discovery of 1947, describes this final conflict. It’s known as the War Scroll. https://ypsnetiv.org Music The Arid Land Song 1 of 2 Early Avril Song 2 of 2 ARTIST Sir Cu...
2022-11-0121 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The Temple ScrollAn incredibly important ancient scroll was found early on during the rush to comb the Dead Sea caves, following the initial discovery of scrolls by the Bedouin. It was discovered in situ in 1956, in what came to be known as Cave 11. But it didn’t come to light until the late 1970s. That was when Israeli archaeologist Yigael Yadin, who procured it from Kando after the 1967 Six Day War, finally published a massive translation of the text, with voluminous commentary. It is known simply as the Temple Scroll. https://ypsnetiv.org Music The Arid La...
2022-10-2521 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: Mystery TextsThere is a sizable number of Dead Sea Scroll texts and fragments that are shrouded in mystery. One of the most fascinating was pieced together from an assortment of small fragments found decades ago in a desert Cave. It may have been written by the founder of the Essene sect, the mysterious “Teacher of Righteousness.” Another important fragmentary text centers around the person of a mythologically exalted priest-king, known from a brief biblical passage as Melchizedek. Additionally, there is an entire Dead Sea Scroll, composed in Aramaic, and recounting the stories of the biblical patriarchs. It’s known as the Ge...
2022-10-1824 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Dead Sea Scrolls: The Community Rule Part 2The Dead Sea sect, in keeping with their pietistic interpretations of Scripture, apparently believed that they were physically fulfilling Isaiah’s call to return to the wilderness, and they declared as much in the Community Rule...
2022-10-1117 minDead Sea ScrollsDead Sea Scrolls: The Community RuleIf the Dead Sea Scrolls do in fact represent the library of an ancient Jewish sect, perhaps the Essenes, then they ought to provide evidence of the daily life of the community and its members. And that's exactly what we find in the Qumran corpus of texts. Because in addition to the Damascus Rule, we have a very important manual, which consists of the organizational structure and general rules and guidelines by which the community was to operate. It’s known as the Community Rule…
2022-10-0420 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Damascus Rule Part 2The so-called Damascus Document or Damascus Rule is certainly one of the most enigmatic ancient texts ever discovered. Who really wrote it, and what hidden narrative does it convey? All speculation aside, there is much to learn from the Damascus Rule about the organization of the sect, whatever their composition. Many mysteries await to be unraveled. Music SONG The Arid Land ARTIST Sir Cubworth ALBUM LICENSES YouTube Audio Library
2022-09-2821 minDead Sea ScrollsThe Damascus RuleOf all the parchments encompassing the ancient library known as the Dead Sea Scrolls, the text known as the Damascus Rule stands out as the quintessential rule book of the mysterious sect who composed them. What do we know about this secretive religious order, living in strict seclusion in the middle of the Judean desert? Who was the revered leader they looked to, how was the sect organized, and what were the conflicts they endured? This enthralling episode in the Dead Sea Scrolls series contains the riveting answers with Dr. Kenneth Hanson. http://torahlearningchannel.com
2022-09-2423 min
HverdagspsykenHvorfor snakker ikke menn om psykisk helse? m/ Kai Kenneth HansonGod podkast mandag!I denne ukens podkastepisode tar vi for oss temaet “hvorfor snakker ikke menn om psykisk helse?”. Med oss i studio har vi skuespiller, Kai Kenneth Hanson. Kai har skrevet teaterstykket “Så leste jeg Naiv.Super ” basert på boka til Erlend Loe, “Naiv Super". Stykket er inspirert av de tidlig 20 årene til Kai hvor han opplevde å ha en depresjonsperiode, var mye påvirket av psykisk lidelse i familien og nabo til Erlend Loe. Etter forestillingen vil det foregå en samtale hvor blant annet The Human Aspect stiller.God lytting!Vi trenger din...
2021-09-0657 min
Two Messianic JewsDoes a Divine Messiah Fit Within Judaism? Messianic Jewish and Traditional Jewish Scholars DiscussTraditional Jewish scholar, Dr. Zev Garber and Messianic Jewish scholar, Dr. Mark Kinzer participate in a discussion on whether a divine Messiah fits within Judaism and how Messianic Judaism's view of Jesus's incarnation affects its relationship to the broader Jewish world. This discussion took place at the 2020 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting to interact with the ideas presented in Dr. Kenneth Hanson’s and Dr. Zev Garber’s book, Judaism and Jesus, a book analyzing the historical Jesus and Messianic Judaism.
00:00 - Introduction
1:43 - Dr. Mark Kinzer
22:26 - Dr. Zev Garber
50:04...
2021-05-2550 minTwo Messianic JewsDid Jesus Claim To Be God? Traditional and Messianic Jewish Scholars DiscussTraditional Jewish scholar, Dr. Kenneth Hanson and Messianic Jewish scholar, Dr. David Rudolph participate in a discussion on whether Jesus claimed to be God and the impact these readings of the New Testament have on Messianic Judaism's relationship to the broader Jewish world. This discussion took place at the 2020 Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting to interact with the ideas presented in Dr. Kenneth Hanson’s and Dr. Zev Garber’s book, Judaism and Jesus, a book analyzing the historical Jesus and Messianic Judaism.
00:00 - 1:54 - Introduction
1:54 - 21:04 - Dr. Kenneth Hanson
21:04 - 41:25 - Dr. David Ru...
2021-04-1542 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up Qumran (Episode 11)Digging Up Qumran (Episode 11) During the early 1950s the riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls takes a new turn. Father Roland de Vaux, under the supervision of the Jordanian government, organizes a major excavation of the site of Khirbet Qumran. As the diggers meticulously remove the rubble, an entire ancient settlement begins to appear. The amazing thing is that, even after two long millennia, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the legacy they convey still belong to everybody. And with the tools of archaeology at our disposal, everybody may one day know a great deal more about who lived in...
2020-09-0827 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion12. Israel - Into the Future12. Israel - Into the Future While we’ve focused on the modern state of Israel, millions of Jews of course continue to live in many lands of the Diaspora. But what for centuries had been expressed as raw antisemitism more recently finds expression as anti-Israel agitation. Perhaps the best the Jews can hope for is that there will be a revival of Jewish life and culture in the Diaspora. But whether or not this happens, the state of Israel today is alive and well, and it's not going anywhere. Indeed, there is nowhere else to go! Dr. Kenneth Hanson, ht...
2020-09-0721 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDavid's Conquest (Episode 15)David's Conquest (Episode 15) Archaeological insights on how King David may have conquered the Jebusite city, renamed "Jerusalem." The tunnels tell it all! Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0705 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up the Dead Sea Scrolls (Episode 10)Digging Up the Dead Sea Scrolls (Episode 10) ) The world changes -- silently and without fanfare -- on a particular summer day in 1947. A goat belonging to a Bedouin flock wanders off among the multiple caves that dot the desert hillsides. Young Muhammed Adh-Dhib is a Bedouin lad, responsible for tending these goats, and it should come as no surprise that he becomes more than a little agitated over the fate of this lost animal. He runs off to search among the rocky crags of the Judean wilderness. This is only the beginning of an incredible saga of discovery that...
2020-09-0630 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion11. Israel's First 35 Years11. Israel's First 35 Years The ancient prophet Jeremiah once excoriated those who cry “Peace,” when there is no peace. But in the infant modern state of Israel, no one had even a delusion of peace. In the wake of Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, the young nation continued to be beleaguered on every side. Yet, as we trace Israel’s first thirty-five years, we should recall the words of Prime Minister Golda Meir: “We Jews have a secret weapon; we have nowhere else to go!”Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0620 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Masada (Episode 14)Digging Up Masada (Episode 14) Along the western shore of the Dead Sea, amid the vast and unforgiving wilderness of Judea, we find a precipitous plateau, isolated by millions of years of erosion that turned it into an impregnable fortress. The Hebrew word for fortress is Masada, by which it is still called to this day. Its greatest claim to fame derives from events that transpired at the end of the Great Revolt against Rome, when for three years (70-73 CE), the freedom fighters on this ancient Gibraltar – known as the Sicarii – managed to hold off 10,000 Roman troops. But it's up t...
2020-09-0622 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion10. The Rise of Israel10. The Rise of Israel In the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust, that annihilated the great bulk of European Jewry, it seemed as though a Jewish state in Palestine was the last best hope of the Jewish people. Yet, the way seemed blocked, due to British policy that had been in effect for decades. Nonetheless, the state of Israel was about to be born. Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0524 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Jesus (Episode 13)Digging Up Jesus (Episode 13) Let's have a look at some things you might not know about how archaeology weighs in on the historical Jesus. From the little town of Bethlehem, to Nazareth in the Galilee, to Capernaum, on the shore of Lake Kinneret, the tools of archaeology have illuminated the life of the historical Jesus as never before. Then there's the matter of his last days in the city of Jerusalem, his trial before the Roman prefect, Pontius Pilate, and the cave in which he was entombed. The stones we uncover don't tell lies, and we have to come...
2020-09-0521 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion9. Antisemitism and Zionist9. Antisemitism and Zionist The 1880s & 1890s are often identified as the period of Zionism’s birth. At that time a genuine cataclysm fell on Russian Jewry. But the greater the gloom & adversity of Jewish life, the more intense the recollection of ancestral pride. In the early twentieth century the Balfour Declaration was an authentic turning-point in Jewish history. Before, idea of a Jewish nation in Israel seemed a hopeless dream. But as Herzl had said, “If you will it, it is not a dream!” Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0423 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Herod (Episode 12)Digging Up Herod (Episode 12) When we consider the archaeological sites in Israel today, none are more impressive than the remains of ancient structures built under the auspices of King Herod the Great. From the great Jerusalem Temple to an assortment of monuments and entire cities scattered across this ancient land, the archaeology of this mighty but monstrous tyrant-king is nothing short of a treasure trove for scholars and adventures alike. The archaeological landscape includes some of the most sensitive areas in today's Middle Eastern tinderbox, bringing an added dimension of geopolitics into the mix. Both above ground and underground...
2020-09-0425 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Qumran (Episode 11)Digging Up Qumran (Episode 11) During the early 1950s the riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls takes a new turn. Father Roland de Vaux, under the supervision of the Jordanian government, organizes a major excavation of the site of Khirbet Qumran. As the diggers meticulously remove the rubble, an entire ancient settlement begins to appear. The amazing thing is that, even after two long millennia, the Dead Sea Scrolls and the legacy they convey still belong to everybody. And with the tools of archaeology at our disposal, everybody may one day know a great deal more about who lived in...
2020-09-0324 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion8. Failure of Emancipation8. Failure of Emancipation We raise important questions in this episode. Were the Jews right to plant themselves firmly on European soil, proud of achieving full citizenship? Or should they have been more attentive to the continuing background noise of anti-Semitism, and taken proactive steps, to defend themselves, or even to leave, for Palestine? At the time nothing was elementary… Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0324 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up Beit She'an (Episode 9)Digging Up Beit She'an (Episode 9) It's time to shine a spotlight on one of the most important sites in all of biblical archaeology. It's the Galilean city of Beit She’an, which had important strategic value across multiple historical epochs. This ancient and classical hellenistic city fell into a long slumber, which only the spade of the archaeologists has in the last century awakened once more. There is no single site that spans so many centuries and so many cultures, weighing in so profoundly on what we know about the land of Israel in ancient times. Dr. Kenneth Hanson, ht...
2020-09-0323 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up the Dead Sea Scrolls (Episode 10)Digging Up the Dead Sea Scrolls (Episode 10) The world changes -- silently and without fanfare -- on a particular summer day in 1947. A goat belonging to a Bedouin flock wanders off among the multiple caves that dot the desert hillsides. Young Muhammed Adh-Dhib is a Bedouin lad, responsible for tending these goats, and it should come as no surprise that he becomes more than a little agitated over the fate of this lost animal. He runs off to search among the rocky crags of the Judean wilderness. This is only the beginning of an incredible saga of discovery that...
2020-09-0226 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion7. From the French Revolution to the Jewish Enlightenment7. From the French Revolution to the Jewish Enlightenment The story of the Jews is woven through the tapestry of world cultures, as we trace their legacy across the 18th and 19th centuries. The bleak spiritual landscape of the 1700s gave rise to a new currents within Judaism – from ultra-orthodox Hasidism to the Jewish “Enlightenment.” Moving on to the 1800s, we meet Napoleon and Czar Alexander I. All made an impact, for better or worse, on the Jews of Europe…Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0221 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up the Two Kingdoms (Episode 8)Digging Up the Two Kingdoms (Episode 8) One of the most famous of all biblical sites, Megiddo, features prominently in the battle for Solomon, for if Solomon where everything he was made out to be, we would expect to find important traces of his kingdom at this ancient city. But while traditionalists insist that we have such evidence, our minimalist friends beg to differ. In this episode we encounter multiple issues of this sort, such as two tiny silver scrolls bearing the priestly benediction. We also find more evidence in the city of Jerusalem, including King Hezekiah's famous water tunnel...
2020-09-0124 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up Solomon (Episode 7)Digging Up Solomon (Episode 7) We might go as far as to say that the real history of Israel as a kingdom begins not with King Saul or even King David (the extent of whose kingdom is still very much in debate), but with Solomon, who (for better or for worse) solidified what had been a tribal confederacy into a true monarchy. As with David, the natural place to look for archaeological evidence of Solomon is Jerusalem. Yet, religious restrictions have made digging in the most promising areas effectively off limits. The challenges are endless, as we continue digging for...
2020-09-0127 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up David (Episode 6)Digging Up David (Episode 6) Israel's first great king, whose praises are chanted in the streets of the holy city even to this day, is also the focus of another conflict, this one between competing scholarly camps in the ever changing field of biblical archaeology. As we look for evidence of King David, we need to take a look at “underground Jerusalem,” where the only light is artificial, but the controversies (both scholarly and political) are all too real. That’s because Jerusalem is today as it has always been, a focal point of geopolitics. From the days in which David...
2020-09-0152 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up the Judges (Episode 5)Digging Up the Judges (Episode 5) As Late Bronze Age culture collapsed, culturally inferior settlements arose in place of the earlier ones. That's just what we would expect to find if semi-nomadic tribes were in the process of settling down, and it seems rather consistent with the biblical conquest narrative and subsequent period of the Israelite settlement. Yet, when it comes to the period of the biblical Judges, we find two competing camps, minimalists and traditionalists, each with serious points to make. Throw into the mix the inevitable bias and cultural baggage with which each investigator is inevitably saddled and...
2020-09-0124 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up Canaan (Episode 4)Digging Up Canaan (Episode 4) There’s more archaeology being undertaken in Israel and its territories today than in any other location on earth. And yet, the origins of biblical Israel are as murky as ever. Where did the Israelites come from? And when did the Israelites as a people come into existence? Can the biblical record be read as historical, when it declared that they came from Egypt in a mass exodus? Did they drift in from some other location, perhaps as pastoral nomads? Or, are the majority of today’s post-1960s archaeologists correct in their revisionist approach? Find...
2020-09-0126 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up Jericho (Episode 3)Digging Up Jericho (Episode 3) Can archaeologists with spade in hand verify the biblical version of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the great ancient Israelite commander, Joshua? That at least was the goal of many of the pioneers of biblical archaeology. There are endless debates, and after thousands of years it looks like the battle for Jericho isn't over yet! Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0128 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonDigging Up Moses (Episode 2)Digging Up Moses (Episode 2) Can archaeologists with spade in hand verify the biblical version of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the great ancient Israelites commander, Joshua? That at least with the goal of many of the pioneers of biblical archaeology. There are endless debates, and after thousands of years it looks like the battle for Jericho isn't over yet! Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0125 min
Biblical Archaeology Audio Podcast with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Battle for Abraham #1The Battle for Abraham #1 Can the science of archaeology confirm the earliest stories of the Bible? Can we prove that Abraham existed? What about Moses? Were Israelites ever Egypt at all? These are just a few of the questions addressed in Episode One of this new series on biblical archaeology. Let's have a look at the “founders” of biblical archaeology, going back to the nineteenth century, and recognize how these “diggers in the dirt” changed forever the way we approach “holy writ.” Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0136 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Beit She'an (Episode 9)Digging Up Beit She'an (Episode 9) It's time to shine a spotlight on one of the most important sites in all of biblical archaeology. It's the Galilean city of Beit She'an, which had important strategic value across multiple historical epochs. This ancient and classical hellenistic city fell into a long slumber, which only the spade of the archaeologists has in the last century awakened once more. There is no single site that spans so many centuries and so many cultures, weighing in so profoundly on what we know about the land of Israel in ancient times. Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http...
2020-09-0119 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion5. The Spanish Exiles5. The Spanish Exiles The expulsion of the Jews from Spain, in 1492, was truly catastrophic. Thereafter, the choice of new land was limited as well. Whole regions of western Europe, including England and Wales, France and Provence, Sicily and Sardinia, and the whole Iberian peninsula, were closed to Jewish settlement. In Germany Jews were expelled from most cities and barred from most jobs. Yet, this was only a grim foreboding of things to come...Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0126 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion4. Expulsion from Spain4. Expulsion from Spain On May 1, 1492 (the same year Columbus set sail) an edict was promulgated expelling the Jews of Spain - and an exodus of over 100,000 Jews followed. By the end of July, not a single professing Jew was left in Spain. This was the greatest tragedy since destruction of Temple in the year 70 of the Common Era! What was the background of this tragedy? It’s all here, in this most compelling video episode… Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0120 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion2. Karaites to Rashi2. Karaites to Rashi In this episode we follow the course of Jewish history and culture during the Middle Ages, from the Arabian peninsula to continental Europe. We discover a "conservative," even "revolutionary" Jewish religious response to the victorious culture of Islam – Karaism. We even discover a surprising link between the Karaites (who settled in old Cairo, Egypt) and the Dead Sea Scrolls. We will also be introduced to the Jews of Spain, during the "Golden Age" of Muslim rule. Elsewhere in Europe we meet the great Jewish commentator, Rashi, and encounter the infamous "Blood Libel," the Disputations, and the af...
2020-09-0122 min
The Jewish People in Dispersion1.Meet the Diaspora1.Meet the Diaspora It's incredible, even unbelievable, when of people in dispersion become more numerous and more important than those in their historic homeland. Welcome to the Diaspora, which we trace from ancient times through the Middle Ages. These were troubled times, but also crucial, in defining who the Jewish people are, down to the present day. Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-09-0125 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up the Two Kingdoms (Episode 8)Digging Up the Two Kingdoms (Episode 8) One of the most famous of all biblical sites, Megiddo, features prominently in the battle for Solomon, for if Solomon where everything he was made out to be, we would expect to find important traces of his kingdom at this ancient city. We also find more evidence in the city of Jerusalem, including King Hezekiah's famous water tunnel. The archaeological plot thickens!Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-3118 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Solomon (Episode 7)Digging Up Solomon (Episode 7) We might go as far as to say that the real history of Israel as a kingdom begins not with King Saul or even King David (the extent of whose kingdom is still very much in debate), but with Solomon, who (for better or for worse) solidified what had been a tribal confederacy into a true monarchy. As with David, the natural place to look for archaeological evidence of Solomon is Jerusalem. Yet, religious restrictions have made digging in the most promising areas effectively off limits. The challenges are endless, as we continue digging for...
2020-08-3024 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up David (Episode 6)Digging Up David (Episode 6) Israel's first great king, whose praises are chanted in the streets of the holy city even to this day, is also the focus of another conflict, this one between competing scholarly camps in the ever changing field of biblical archaeology. As we look for evidence of King David, we need to take a look at "underground Jerusalem," where the only light is artificial, but the controversies (both scholarly and political) are all too real. That's because Jerusalem is today as it has always been, a focal point of geopolitics. From the days in which David...
2020-08-2935 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up the Judges (Episode 5)Digging Up the Judges (Episode 5) As Late Bronze Age culture collapsed, culturally inferior settlements arose in place of the earlier ones. That's just what we would expect to find if semi-nomadic tribes were in the process of settling down, and it seems rather consistent with the biblical conquest narrative and subsequent period of the Israelite settlement. Yet, when it comes to the period of the biblical Judges, we find two competing camps, minimalists and traditionalists, each with serious points to make. Throw into the mix the inevitable bias and cultural baggage with which each investigator is inevitably saddled and...
2020-08-2820 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Canaan (Episode 4)Digging Up Canaan (Episode 4) There's more archaeology being undertaken in Israel and its territories today than in any other location on earth. And yet, the origins of biblical Israel are as murky as ever. Where did the Israelites come from? And when did the Israelites as a people come into existence? Can the biblical record be read as historical, when it declared that they came from Egypt in a mass exodus? Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2721 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Jericho (Episode 3)Digging Up Jericho (Episode 3) Can archaeologists with spade in hand verify the biblical version of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the great ancient Israelite commander, Joshua? That at least was the goal of many of the pioneers of biblical archaeology. There are endless debates, and after thousands of years it looks like the battle for Jericho isn't over yet! Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2725 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Moses (Episode 2)Digging Up Moses (Episode 2) Can archaeologists with spade in hand verify the biblical version of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the great ancient Israelites commander, Joshua? That at least with the goal of many of the pioneers of biblical archaeology. There are endless debates, and after thousands of years it looks like the battle for Jericho isn't over yet! Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2724 min
Biblical ArchaeologyDigging Up Abraham (Episode 1)Digging Up Abraham (Episode 1) Can the science of archaeology confirm the earliest stories of the Bible? Can we prove that Abraham existed? What about Moses? Were Israelites ever Egypt at all? These are just a few of the questions addressed in Episode One of this new series on biblical archaeology. Let's have a look at the "founders" of biblical archaeology, going back to the nineteenth century, and recognize how these "diggers in the dirt" changed forever the way we approach "holy writ." Dr. Kenneth Hanson, http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2734 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Talmudic Age #14The Talmudic Age #14 For Jews living in the eastern Mediterranean in the second and third centuries of the Common Era, following two catastrophic revolts against their Roman overlords, the best thing to do was to get as far away from Rome’s power and authority as humanly possible. Eastward they fled, to Babylonia. The great Sages there took upon themselves the massive task of codifying the whole of the law. Originally it was all memorized, via a lifetime of study. Only later was it written down, becoming the many encyclopedic volumes of Jewish literature we have today. Welcome to th...
2020-08-2513 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonAftermath #13Aftermath #13 It could easily be argued that without a temple the Jewish people would have gone extinct. After all, isn't that what naturally happens to conquered people down through the centuries? Yet, something new and inexplicable was about to happen that would change the course of history. Indeed, the aftermath of the Great Revolt against Rome is as mind-blowing as the revolt itself... Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2523 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonHanukkah to Rome #13Hanukkah to Rome #13 It is a day and age when foreign rulers exert a "hard tyranny" over the land of Israel. In one little town a local Jewish priest is carrying a swine to the altar, when an elderly fellow priest named Mattathias is filled with rage, grabs a spear, and runs him through. He summons his five sons to his side and calls for a great insurrection. The Maccabean revolt is born, and a brand new holiday will commemorate it – Hanukkah! Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2523 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonHanukkah to Rome #12Hanukkah to Rome #12 It is a day and age when foreign rulers exert a "hard tyranny" over the land of Israel. In one little town a local Jewish priest is carrying a swine to the altar, when an elderly fellow priest named Mattathias is filled with rage, grabs a spear, and runs him through. He summons his five sons to his side and calls for a great insurrection. The Maccabean revolt is born, and a brand new holiday will commemorate it – Hanukkah! Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2523 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonOut of Babylon #11Out of Babylon #11 Flashback to the sixth century BCE. With the final demise of Jerusalem, we see that the end result of generations of civil war between Israel and Judah is extinction for both. The lesson? When any society is fundamentally weakened from within, it eventually succumbs to invaders from without. But history also shows that extremity sows the seeds of rebirth, rekindling venerated old ideas and spawning bold new ones. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2519 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonDownfall #10Downfall #10 In the eighth century B.C.E., both Israel and southern kingdom of Judah are at their zenith. Both, however, will go into ignominious decline, swallowed up by Assyria and Babylon, respectively. It ends where it all began, near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – the same territory from which Abraham and his family made their long trek to the land of Canaan, so many centuries before. But as the prophets certainly knew, it’s precisely out of the crucible of suffering that the “greatest generation” may well arise.Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2522 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Two Kingdoms #9The Two Kingdoms #9 When King Solomon “the wise” finally passed from the scene, a new cast of characters arose. Two squabbling kingdoms stole the biblical headlines for centuries to come. Whether it's the "wicked" King Ahab, the notorious Queen Jezebel, or the great prophet Elijah, get ready for intrigue! Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2518 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonSolomon #8Solomon #8 While David is known for his conquests, it is actually Solomon who builds a kingdom and an empire that conforms to the “standards” of the ancient near east. The Romans with their Pax Romana were said to have brought “peace with a vengeance.” How, then, do we look at the Bible’s version of the Pax Israelatica – the Empire of Solomon? Find out in this episode! .Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2417 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonDavid: Hero or Tyrant? #7David: Hero or Tyrant? #7Readers of the Bible never think of King David as a schemer or conniver, but as a pure heart. But make no mistake; the Israelite “confederacy” is dying, to be supplanted by a new warrior-king, whose entire reign would be consumed with bloodshed. David may have built himself an empire, but he has also bequeathed a nightmare. To paraphrase T.S. Eliot, “This is the way tribal confederacies end, not with a bang, but a whimper." Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2418 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonKing Saul and David's "Coup" #6King Saul and David's "Coup" #6 Meet an unlikely king named Saul. Is he the deeply flawed character he's made out to be? Some commentators have real sympathy for him, as the victim of the court intrigues of the new kid on the block – David. There are multiple lessons in the story of Saul regarding ancient Israel's form of government. What's going on behind the scenes of the narrative, at the hands of scribes and later editors? Find out now! Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2416 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Judges #5The Judges #5 Welcome to the "Wild Wild East"! To which we might add: Here come the Judges! Immediately, as with any ancient texts, we are faced with a multitude of issues. Specifically, were the days of Israel's Judges "spun" (to look bad) by later biblical writers and editors, who themselves were apologists for the Israelite monarchy? How did the great revolutionary orator, Thomas Paine, weigh in on Israel's Judges? It's time to find out...Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2423 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Conquest of Canaan #4The Conquest of Canaan #4 When was Israel born, as a distinct people, with a real homeland? Was their conquest of the land known as Canaan (in the days of Joshua) partial, gradual, steady, totally, bloody, or swift? Was there a "conquest" at all? The very identity of Jews and Israeli citizens today rests on the conclusions we come up with... Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2420 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonExodus #3Exodus #3 Many scholars don't think there was an Exodus at all and don't believe that Israelites ever lived in Egypt. Others argue that the Hebrews not only existed but might be equated with an ancient band of brigands known as Habiru. But according to the Bible, Moses was able to unite the semi-nomadic tribes of Israel into the worship of a single God, leading them from slavery into freedom. The exodus was not only a liberation from servitude; it was also the crucial event in Israel’s self-conception. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2417 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonEgypt and the Israelites #2Egypt and the Israelites #2 The Genesis narrative tells of how Joseph was sold into slavery and brought down to Egypt. During a famine in Canaan his brothers and their whole clan came down as well, setting up shop in the fabled land of Goshen. Was there a Joseph? Did he even exist? On the other hand, if the biblical narrative had been compiled many centuries later by scribes who simply fabricated the stories, how would they know such fine details as the fact the name "Moses" is a play on words in the Egyptian language? What in the end...
2020-08-2415 min
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Dawn of Israel #1The Dawn of Israel #1 Who are the Jewish people? Where did they come from, and why do we care? We’re talking about a scant 13.9 million, one out of every 457 people in the world being Jewish. That's a sliver of a sliver. Yet, the influence of the Jewish people is beyond measure. Let’s go back to the "cradle of civilization," ancient Mesopotamia, and consider the life and times of ancient Israel's first great patriarch – Abraham. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2414 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Jesus Matrix #12The Jesus Matrix #12 It has to do with King Herod the great, the Romans, the Pharisees and Sadducees, the Essene sect, and two catastrophic revolts that turned Jerusalem's great temple into a smoldering ruin and turned ancient Israel into a wasteland. In the final analysis, Jesus becomes a “matrix” for examining a whole gamut of religious, political and social phenomena relevant not only to ancient Judaism. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2411 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Jesus Dynasty #11The Jesus Dynasty #11 If it's true that Christian tradition completely divorced Jesus from his own people, his culture, and his religious environment, how did this come about? How did Christianity become a separate religion? Let's have a look at how the Nazarene movement evolved after Jesus, digging deep in to the misconceptions that are still rampant, and deconstructing them, one at a time. Clearly, we still have a lot of work to do. Let's get started… Dr. Kenneth Hanson
2020-08-2422 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonWho Killed Jesus? #10Who Killed Jesus? #10 Why was Yeshua AKA Jesus executed? For claiming to be the Messiah? For claiming to be God? Who was responsible? And why should we care? Is this a Jewish issue? Actually, it is, because the charge “Christ-killers” was repeated across Christian Europe for the next two millennia, even to the present day. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2417 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonKabbalah and Jesus #9Kabbalah and Jesus #9 Kabbalah, properly understood as Jewish mysticism, is an ancient tradition rooted in supernatural encounters with divine beings, and deeply connected with miraculous healing. Question: Was the historical Jesus an ancient Kabbalist of sorts, on his own mystical path, or a down-to-earth teacher of what later became rabbinic Judaism? Brittle answers are easy to come by; it's asking the right questions that raises the bar.Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2422 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Kingdom of Heaven #8The Kingdom of Heaven #8 The very words “Kingdom of Heaven” conjure up notions of choirs of angels, and a place where good people go when they die. But what did the ancient Israelite Sages mean when they used the terminology? What did Jesus of Nazareth mean by the “Kingdom of Heaven,” which was likely his most central message, and at the very heart of his teaching? Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2417 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Zealots and Jesus #7The Zealots and Jesus #7 Roman control over the region is unstable, and its tolerance for the Jews there is destined to come to a violent end. In those days, a revolutionary current has arisen, and turns to ousting all foreign occupiers, with the clarion call of Leviticus 25:10: “Proclaim liberty throughout the land.” The Zealot party, that happens to be headquartered in the Galilee, has quickly morphed into a serious revolutionary movement. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2420 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Hasidim and Jesus #6The Hasidim and Jesus #6 Everyone has heard of today's ultra-orthodox Hasidic Jews, with their black coats, black hats, and side curls. But how many are aware that there was an ancient sect of "Hasidim," known for divine healing and the working of miracles, and that Jesus might have been one of them? It's time to meet a few of these pious characters and ask a few probing questions. The answers may well be mind blowing! Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2420 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Essenes and Jesus #5The Essenes and Jesus #5 In the summer of 1947 a Bedouin shepherd lad who had lost one of his goats climbed up a cliff overlooking the Dead Sea and stumbled into a cave full of ancient scrolls. These were the famous Dead Sea Scrolls, the library of a religious community that had lived there some 2,000 years earlier. Many scholars identify them as a sect known as the Essenes. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2420 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Sadducees and Jesus #4The Sadducees and Jesus #4 Why should understanding the Sadducees of Jesus’ day matter to us? Because down through the ages most Christians have assumed that Jesus had a bone to pick with the leaders of his own faith. The Pharisees are lumped together with the Sadducees, and all are conspiring to have Jesus put to death. !Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2420 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Pharisees and Jesus #3The Pharisees and Jesus #3 The word “Pharisee” has become virtually synonymous with the word “hypocrite.” After all, isn’t that what Jesus called them? But could it be, that the Pharisees have gotten the “bum wrap” of the centuries? We should also ask whether the vicious invective against these pious Jews may have inadvertently fed the long legacy of anti-Semitism that developed in western lands. What’s the truth about the Pharisees? Find out in this mind-blowing video! Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2425 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonThe Herodians and Jesus #2The Herodians and Jesus #2 We could make a pretty good case that the biggest mistake people make when it comes to viewing Jesus of Nazareth is to consider him in a vacuum. Many read the the Hebrew Bible/ “Old Testament,” but that concludes a good four centuries before Jesus was born. What happened during that crucial period? It's as though the centuries preceding Jesus have just gone missing. Well, it's time for a brief but intensive review of the missing centuries. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2420 min
"Kosher" Jesus with Dr. Kenneth HansonJewish History and Jesus #1Jewish History and Jesus #1 We could make a pretty good case that the biggest mistake people make when it comes to viewing Jesus of Nazareth is to consider him in a vacuum. Many read the the Hebrew Bible/ “Old Testament,” but that concludes a good four centuries before Jesus was born. What happened during that crucial period? It's as though the centuries preceding Jesus have just gone missing. Well, it's time for a brief but intensive review of the missing centuries. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
2020-08-2430 min
The Debbie Aldrich ShowThe Beirut Explosion and much more with Middle East Expert Dr. Kenneth HansonDr. Kenneth Hanson Middle East Expert, a contributor to the History Channel with appearances on various syndicated radio shows.
2020-08-1855 min
Holocaust Video Project with Dr. Kenneth HansonMaking Murder Legal: Nazi Racial Ideology #4Dr. Ken Hanson, Yad Vashem graduate and associate professor in the Judaic Studies Program of the University of Central Florida, performs as Martin Niemoller, the famous German theologian who was ultimately arrested by the Nazis and who authored the famous quotation: When they came for the communists, I remained silent; because I was not a communist...When they came for the Jews, I did not speak out; because I was not a Jew. When they came for me, there was no one left to speak out.
2020-08-1824 min
Jerusalem JonesDigging Up MasadaAlong the western shore of the Dead Sea, amid the vast and unforgiving wilderness of Judea, we find a precipitous plateau, isolated by millions of years of erosion that turned it into an impregnable fortress. The Hebrew word for “fortress” is Masada, by which it is still called to this day. Its greatest claim to fame derives from events that transpired at the end of the Great Revolt against Rome, when for three brave years (70-73 C.E.), the freedom fighters on this ancient Gibraltar managed to hold off 10,000 Roman troops armed with every contemporary siege weapon. The story is i...
2020-04-2426 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up JesusLet’s have a look at some things you might not know about how archaeology weighs in on the historical Jesus, whose real name in Hebrew was Yeshua… Just think. If Indiana Jones could search for the Holy Grail, what do you suppose we can come up with? From Bethlehem to Nazareth to Jerusalem, we’ve got it all covered…
2020-04-1624 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up HerodWhen we consider the archaeological sites across Israel today, none are more impressive than the remains of ancient structures built by King Herod the Great. With the aid of his Roman allies, Herod conquered the land of Israel, including Jerusalem, and established himself as king in the year 37 B.C.E. Herod has been described as a manic depressive, paranoid schizophrenic, with aggressive tendencies. In his manic state he built some of the grandest structures on earth in his day. What can we learn by digging them up?
2020-03-3030 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up QumranDuring the early 1950s the riddle of the Dead Sea Scrolls takes a new turn. Father Roland de Vaux, under the supervision of the Jordanian government, organizes a major excavation of the slumbering ruins at the site of Khirbet Qumran. It takes him six grueling years to excavate the ruins; and what he finds is nothing less than astounding. As the diggers meticulously remove the rubble from the site, an entire ancient settlement begins to appear…
2020-03-2327 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up the Dead Sea ScrollsLong ago, pieces of leather, inscribed by learned sages, were rolled into scrolls, to be read and studied only by a select few. For reasons still unknown to us, they were hidden in mountainous desert caves. Then, on a fateful day in 1947, when an Arab lad was searching for his lost goat, he stumbled upon what was to become the most important archaeological find of the twentieth century – ancient parchments, depicting the life and hopes of an unknown Judean sect. It’s time we get acquainted with the Dead Sea Scrolls!
2020-03-1630 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up Beit SheanIt's time to shine a spotlight on one of the most important sites in all of biblical archaeology. It's the Galilean city of Beit Shean, long abandoned but now an archaeological jewel. This ancient and classical Hellenistic city long ago fell into a deep slumber, which only the spade of the archaeologists has in the last century awakened once more. There is no single site that spans so many centuries and so many cultures, weighing in so profoundly on what we know about the land of Israel in ancient times. And we cannot but feel that Best Shean still...
2020-03-0323 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up the Two KingdomsWhat if anything do we know about the pivotal time after Israel's great kings, David and Solomon? What of the dynasties of kings in both the north and the south of the ancient land of Israel? How much of their stories is betrayed by the testimony of the silent stones being uncovered by the spade of the archaeologists? From the ancient tunnel beneath Jerusalem, where water still flows, to the mysterious cylinder of the Persian emperor Cyrus, there's much to explore as we dig up “The Two kingdoms”!
2020-02-2124 min
Dramatikkens hus - Digital katalogKai Kenneth Hanson & Henriette Vedel - Så leste jeg Naiv. SuperSkuespiller: Kai Kenneth Hanson. Lyd: Krister Johnson
2020-02-1832 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up SolomonThe first thing that comes to mind whenever the name Solomon is heard (aside from all his reputed wisdom) is his great temple, which adorned the center of ancient Jerusalem. Some have said that if David represents Jerusalem’s heart, Solomon represents its soul. As with David, the natural place to look for archaeological evidence of Solomon is Jerusalem's ancient Temple Mount. Yet, religious restrictions have made digging in the most promising areas effectively off limits. Modern geopolitics is ever in the mix, as the archaeological plot thickens!
2020-02-1527 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up DavidIsrael's first great king, David, is the focus of modern conflict between competing scholarly camps in the ever changing field of biblical archaeology. Believe it or not, a good number of archaeologists doubt his very existence. If he did exist, they argue, he was probably little more than a local chieftain dwelling in a tent somewhere, and the tales about him are no more reliable than those about King Arthur and his famous Round Table. But this is more than just a debate among ivory tower academics. It has real life consequences for the Middle East today!
2020-02-0852 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up the JudgesIf we don't have firm evidence for the biblical patriarchs, or for Israelites in Egypt, or for an exodus, or for a conquest under Joshua, what are we left with when it comes to the biblical Judges? Some say nothing at all. Others point to circumstantial evidence, gleaned from archaeology. Throw into the mix the inevitable bias and cultural baggage and the debate becomes very volatile indeed. Will a new generation of archaeologists, spade in hand, discover, once and for all, what really went down so long ago? Find out, right here, right now!
2020-02-0124 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up CanaanThere’s more archaeology being undertaken in Israel and its territories today than in any other location on earth. And yet, the origins of biblical Israel are as murky as ever. Where did the Israelites come from? And when did the Israelites as a people come into existence? Can the biblical record be read as historical, when it declared that they came from Egypt in a mass exodus? Did they drift in from some other location, perhaps as pastoral nomads? What’s the skinny on the origins of Israel? Find out, right here, right now!
2020-02-0126 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up JerichoCan archaeologists with spade in hand verify the biblical version of the conquest of the land of Canaan by the great ancient Israelites commander, Joshua? That at least was the goal of many of the pioneers of biblical archaeology. After thousands of years it looks like the battle for Jericho isn't over yet.
2020-01-2528 minJerusalem JonesDigging Up MosesAnyone who visits Egypt is likely to come face to face with perhaps the greatest pharaoh who ever lived, Ramses II. Was this the pharaoh of the Israelite exodus? When exactly did the Israelites leave Egypt, and were they ever in Egypt to begin with? These are the questions on which serious archaeology is asked to comment. Of course the archaeology of Egypt has yielded a rich treasure-trove of artifacts. But where is the evidence of Israelites having lived in Egypt for some four centuries, as the Bible relates, prior to their exodus, and where is the evidence for...
2020-01-1825 minJerusalem JonesThe Battle for AbrahamCan the science of archaeology confirm the earliest stories of the Bible? Can we prove that Abraham existed? What about Moses? Were Israelites ever Egypt at all? These are just a few of the questions addressed in Episode One of this new series on biblical archaeology. Let's have a look at the “founders” of biblical archaeology, going back to the nineteenth century, and recognize how these “diggers in the dirt” changed forever the way we approach “holy writ.”
2020-01-1736 min
No.FOMO with Chandler HansonCEO during the day, Super-Dad at nightKenneth Zarella kicks back and talks about what WE love to talk about the most: him! Listen to his story and advice to consumers and new agents!
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