Podcasts

If the Sadducees typically had an anti-messianic view while the Pharisees had a messianic view, is it possible to say the Sadducees in particular are responsible for the death of Jesus? In this episode, Professor Israel Knohl takes us through the night-trial of Jesus and explains who was there and who was not there and the effects of the group's underlying view of the Messiah.

When did ideas about the Messiah begin, and are messianic ideas the same through the whole Hebrew Bible? In today's episode, Professor Israel Knohl walks us through the various ideas about the Messiah and how the historical context may have shaped those ideas.

Dr. Tupá Guerra joins us for Part 2 of our exclusive peek into her course "Good and Evil in Qumran." What can these ancient documents tell us about how people in the Second Temple Period thought about good, evil, demons, magic, and prayer?

Dr. Tupá Guerra is the Professor of Ancient Studies at Israel Bible Center. She is an historian who specializes in the Dead Sea Scrolls, and she joins us to talk about how she got into this field of study and then to give us an exclusive peek into her soon to be released course called "Good and Evil in Qumran."

This is part 2 of our conversation on a unique Dead Sea Scroll called The War Scroll. Today we sit with Dr. Yeshaha Gruber, Dr. Tupa Gerra, and Dr. Nicholas Schaser to continue the conversation about the unusual characteristics of this document. Who is Belial? How does this document compare to biblical writings like Revelation? Join us for a fun exploration through Second Temple Texts.