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The rabbinic sages of antiquity are known for their sophisticated and creative reading of Scripture. But beginning in the third century CE, these sages also took on extensive commentary on another kind of text: the sages' own teachings. Focusing on t... more

Reading the Bible and rabbinic literature to reimagine the bonds between animals. Moving beyond debates about the ethics of animal consumption to focus on animals' intimate lives, Beth A. Berkowitz examines the contribution of religious traditions an... more

The Book of Job confronts the troubling issues that life throws at us as we try to live in trusting obedience to God. How do we live in relation to God when we don't have answers for all of life's problems? Join us as we speak with Barry Webb about h... more

Ecclesiastes has long been viewed as the great existential work of the Hebrew Bible, containing the famous cry "Vanity of vanities, all is vanity." As part of a search for enduring meaning, it questions the nature of work, mortality, happiness, justi... more

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Recent Guests

Beth Berkowitz
Professor and Ingeborg Rennert Chair of Jewish Studies at Barnard College
Barnard College
Episode: Beth A. Berkowitz, "What Animals Teach us About Families: Kinship and Species in the Bible and Rabbinic Literature" (U California Press, 2026)
Erica Brown
Vice Provost for Values and Leadership at Yeshiva University and author
Yeshiva University
Episode: Erica Brown, "Ecclesiastes and the Search for Meaning" (Maggid, 2023)
Matthew Pawlak
Author of Sarcasm in Paul's Letters
Luxembourg School of Religion and Society
Episode: Matthew Pawlak, "Sarcasm in Paul's Letters" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
Emiliano Urciuoli
Author and researcher specializing in early Christianity and urban studies.
Mohr Siebeck
Episode: Emiliano Rubens Urciuoli, "Citifying Jesus: The Making of a Roman Religion in the Roman Empire" (Mohr Siebeck, 2024)
Yael Leibowitz
An Israeli educator and Matan Kitvuni Fellow with a master's degree in Judaic Studies from Columbia University, currently teaching at Matan Women's Institute and Midrashet Lindenbaum.
Matan Women's Institute for Torah Learning and Midrashet Lindenbaum College for Women
Episode: Yael Leibowitz, "Ezra-Nehemiah: Retrograde Revolution" (Maggid, 2025)
John Kaag
Co-founder of Rebind Publishing and professor of philosophy at UMass Lowell
Rebind Publishing
Episode: Reading the Bible with AI?: A Conversation with John Kaag, Philosopher and Co-Founder of Rebind AI
Judith Lieu
British theologian with a focus on early Christian literature and history
Brill
Episode: Judith M. Lieu "Explorations in the Second Century: Texts, Groups, Ideas, Voices" (Brill, 2025)
Hugo Mendez
Associate professor in ancient Mediterranean religions and expert in New Testament and Early Christianity
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Episode: Hugo Méndez, "The Gospel of John: A New History" (Oxford UP, 2025)
Elliott Rabin
Author and educator focusing on Jewish studies and comparative literature
Prisma, Center for Jewish Day Schools
Episode: Elliott Rabin, "The Biblical Hero: Portraits in Nobility and Fallibility" (Jewish Publication Society, 2020)

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Moulie Vidas, "The Rise of Talmud" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: How are these reading practices similar?
Both the rabbis read scripture and rabbinic teachings atomistically, but the implications differ significantly.
Moulie Vidas, "The Rise of Talmud" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Can you tell us about this word and what commentators wanted with it?
Shita in Talmudic literature refers to a systematic approach, differing from its earlier meaning of 'line', emphasizing the organization of ideas.
Moulie Vidas, "The Rise of Talmud" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Can you give us an example of how they are doing this?
Rabbi Jonah allowed weaker wine for Passover due to his personal inability to handle stronger wine, reflecting how personal biography informs legal rulings.
Moulie Vidas, "The Rise of Talmud" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: What was the Mishnah in Late Antiquity? And how did it go from being like a collection of teachings to something, you know, that called for commentary?
The process itself is not well understood, but it involves a shift from opinions of rabbis to a textual focus on the Mishnah itself.
Moulie Vidas, "The Rise of Talmud" (Princeton UP, 2025)
Q: Can you introduce yourself? Who are you? How'd you come to write the book?
I'm a scholar of Talmudic literature. I teach Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton.

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