In this episode, Dr. Berman describes what the intellectual world of the Bible looks like to him.

Yoram Hazony opens the “bottle” of the Hebrew Bible and reads the message inside: there is hope for human political affairs, and the Scriptures are an epic that advocate wariness of great imperial powers and individualism in the face of authority.

In the modern West, our political discussions, universities, and even our churches, fail to address something that Dr. Yoram Hazony…

Did ancient Israelites think like we do today? Did they have abstract thoughts? If they don’t, then can we understand anything the biblical authors said? Dr. Dru Johnson discusses reasons to trust that we do think similarly to the biblical authors.

“Hebraic thought is more than just religion—it’s a fully-formed cultural tradition. It includes that rich collection of ideas, concepts, stories, and values that emerge from the world of ancient Israel.”

Abby Smith and Dr. Dru Johnson discuss what “Hebraic thought” has to do with the New Testament and whether we need the Old Testament in order to understand the New.

Dru Johnson talks about the difference between Hebraic and Jewish Thought.

Dr. Dru Johnson and Abby Smith discuss how “biblical justice” has been understood, misunderstood, and a surprising emphasis on the vulnerable that emerges upon closer inspection.