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In this episode, Jason A. Staples, Ph.D., a historian of early Judaism and Christianity, answers 6 questions Erik poses about the Bible. Here are a few of the questions addressed in this episode:
- How should we read the Apocrypha?
- What is a curse? How is our understanding of a curse different from ancient times? Can people curse people or can only God curse people?
- What was the makeup of people like in Judea and Galilee during the time of Jesus? Majority Jew? Majority Roman?
- What are the different offerings and sacrifices and what is the purpose of each one?
Show Notes
- Jason A. Staples, Ph.D. website – https://www.jasonstaples.com/
- Jason’s first book published by Cambridge University Press – The Idea of Israel in Second Temple Judaism: A New Theory of People, Exile, and Israelite Identity
- Jason’s forthcoming book to be published by Cambridge University Press – Paul and the Resurrection of Israel: Jews, Former Gentiles, Israelites
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