Dec 18 Blog
By: Megan Sauter
Who Is Joseph’s Wife in the Bible? Who is Aseneth? Daughter of the Egyptian priest Potiphera, Aseneth becomes the wife of Joseph and mother of […]
Aug 20 Blog
By: Nathan Steinmeyer
What is a biblical family tree if not a family tree? Genesis 10 famously presents the so-called “Table of Nations,” a long list of the […]
Apr 26 Blog
By: Adam E. Miglio
What do the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh have in common? Surprisingly, a lot. Chapters 1–11 of Genesis reached their final form […]
Oct 6 Blog
By: Jennifer Drummond
Giants have long appeared in the tales and folklore of people throughout the world. Larger than life characters such as the Cyclops from the Odyssey […]
Jul 22 Blog
By: Philip D. Stern
It is no secret to students of the Bible that the ancient Hebrews loved plays on words. And nowhere in the Hebrew Bible are there […]
Sep 25 Blog
By: Andrew Perrin
There are many voices in scripture, yet seldom do we hear that of scribes. One strategy ancient Jewish scribes used to transmit and create works was the practice of pseudepigraphy. What was it, how did it work, and why did it breathe new life into overlooked biblical characters?
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