Dr. Nyasha Junior, Hebrew Bible prof, discusses womanist biblical interpretation.
Category Archives: OT/HB Videos
Cheryl B. Anderson on Law in the OT
Dr. Cheryl B. Anderson is Professor of Old Testament at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. In this video she offers a helpful discussion on law in the Old Testament. A good resource for students.
Old Testament Class with Christine Hayes
A Yale University Intro to OT course with Dr. Christine Hayes is available to the public on YouTube. See the first class below. For all lectures click here.
Mignon Jacobs on Biblical Narratives of Migration
Dr. Mignon Jacobs is associate professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as associate provost for accreditation and educational effectiveness and accreditation liaison officer. She speaks on the topic of migration and the Old Testament in response to a lecture by Dr. Daniel Carroll Rodas on “People on the Move: Biblical Narratives of Migration and Their Echos Today.” She is introduced and begins speaking at the 11 minute mark.
Gale Yee on Poverty in Ancient Israel and Today
Dr. Gale Yee is Nancy W. King Professor of Biblical Studies at Episcopal Divinity School. Recently, she delivered the 2015 Runcie Lecture at the Graduate Theological Foundation. The lecture is entitled, “From the Bottom Up: Poverty and Inequality in Ancient Israel and Today.”
Ellen F. Davis Lecture Series on Biblical Prophecy, Part III
This video is the last of three in a series of lectures on biblical prophecy presented by Dr. Ellen F. Davis. Part III is “Abraham and the Origins of Intercessory Prayer.” The lecture discusses the importance of bold intercession and obedience in the context of intimate relationship with God. Davis is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke University Divinity School.
Anathea Portier-Young on War in the Old Testament and Healing for Soldiers Today
Dr. Anathea Portier-Young is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Duke University Divinity School. She has studied and taught on the subject of violence in the Old Testament, as well as published on Jewish responses to violence in the Second Temple Period (Apocalypse Against Empire Theologies of Resistance in Early Judaism). In this brief video Portier-Young explores the possibility of finding meaning in biblical depictions of war and lament, including for today’s soldiers who seek healing from the trauma of modern day conflict.