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The transcript of Joel Baden’s Lesson 5, titled “The Historical David,” from his series “The Rise and Fall of Biblical Israel” at BSA, was summarized by ChatGPT, which also prepared a timeline based on the same lesson. Both are below. The transcript is in his DropBox directory, and the audio file is in his LgFile […]
Continue ReadingHow To Pronounce Qos The Edomite god Qōs (also spelled Qaus or Qos) is typically pronounced like the English word “coast” without the “t”. So, put together: Qōs = “Kōs” (One syllable, long “o”, hard “k”) In scholarly transliteration, the “Q” preserves the Semitic root consonant (qoph), but there’s no need to emphasize it unless […]
Continue ReadingBelow is from a post and comments at BSA: https://biblical-studies-academy.circle.so/c/general-discussion-a52be5/what-about-persian-influence To Read at the Bible Time Machine Ep. 112 Why the Bible Loves Cyrus the Great, May 19, Written By Dave Roos Ep. 6 Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther Response by Megan Kraege, Admin, BSA Assistant Community Manager As far as I see it, […]
Continue ReadingFor info on Teraphim, see https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/teraphim Explanatory Responses from Claude.ai Sonnett 4 on 5/28/2025 Prompt: Tell me the Hebrew Bible story and verses about after years working for Laban, Jacob decides to leave with his family and possessions. Unknown to Jacob, Rachel steals Laban’s teraphim. How do critical bible scholars view that story? The story […]
Continue ReadingMultiple Responses from Claude.ai in Explanatory Mode on 5/26/2025. All emphasis is mine. Prompt 1 – How do critical bible scholars contrast Paul’s views of a required sacrifice to atone for mankind’s sin with the many places in the Hebrew Bible where Yehweh says he does not ask for and does not want sacrifices? Cite […]
Continue ReadingAt the BAR Library — When Did Ancient Israel Begin? New hieroglyphic inscription may date Israel’s ethnogenesis 200 years earlier than you thought. By Hershel Shanks This is a very good article about a paper by scholars Manfred Görg, Peter van der Veen, and Christoffer Theis, based on their understanding of a pharaoh’s “name ring” on […]
Continue ReadingEnuma Elish Enuma Elish: The Oldest Written Creation Myth The Enuma Elish is composed of close to one thousand lines of cuneiform script that have often been compared with the Old Testament creation story in Genesis I. The story features a great battle between gods Marduk and Tiamat that results in the creation of the Earth and mankind. The […]
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