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Recorded live at BAS's Bible and Archaeology Fest, this four-video set brings world-renowned experts directly to your living room or classroom. Each video is approximately 45 minutes long.
IIa. Miriam and Zipporah: Women in the Life of Moses
Susan Ackerman, Dartmouth College
Reflecting on women's roles in ancient Israelite religion, Ackerman offers the theory that while men controlled positions of leadership during periods of stability, women could take on leadership roles in times of crisis. Finding support for her theory in the lives of the five female biblical prophets, she focuses on two female figures in Moses' life: Miriam and Zipporah.
IIb. The Goddess in the Hebrew Bible
David Noel Freedman, University of California, San Diego
Did the Hebrews include one or more goddesses in official or unofficial worship? Citing inscriptions, grammatical points, the Book of Jeremiah and the theoretical linking of Lady Wisdom with God, Freedman explores this fascinating aspect of Israelite religion.
IIc. The Essence of Amos
Tikva Frymer-Kensky, University of Chicago
Frymer-Kensky examines the Book of Amos from both a structural and a philosophical standpoint. She demonstrates that the Book of Amos does not follow a typical linear, chronological structure, but instead has a ring structure of verses interspersed with refrains. Understanding the book's structure in this way allows Amos's central message of economic equality and charity to emerge clearly.
IId. Making Humans in the Image of God: Reflections on Genesis 1-3
Peter Machinist, Harvard University
In reflecting on the Genesis Creation story, Machinist uncovers implicit definitions of humanity and God. He demonstrates that parallel rhetorical structures and wordplay in Genesis point to distinctions between God and humanity and suggests that the purpose of the Genesis Creation story may be to define God as immortal and knowledgeable, and humans as one or the other but never both.
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