Nathan MacDonald

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10.05.2025 09:39 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The Book of Genesis | Nathan MacDonald (History Sessions Podcast) The Book of Genesis is a foundational document in the history of civilisation, and a source of spiritual meaning for many millions around the world, with characters and narratives that have had a profound effect on world culture. But what do historians say about the Book of Genesis and its composition, and to what extent are its stories a variation on other mythologies found in the Ancient Near East? This week I'm delighted to be joined by one of the UK's top Hebrew Bible scholars to interrogate Genesis and separate history from myth. 📚 About Our Guest: Dr. Nathan MacDonald is Professor of the Interpretation of the Old Testament and Fellow and College Lecturer in Theology at St John's College, Cambridge, and a leading scholar in Hebrew Bible studies. 👍 Enjoyed this episode? Don’t forget to like & subscribe for more in-depth interviews with the world’s leading historians! © 2025 The History Sessions Podcast. All rights reserved

I recently did an interview on the book of Genesis with Jon at the History Sessions podcast. The link is here if you’re interested and worth subscribing to Jon’s show

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23.04.2025 07:40 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Wonderful! Congratulations!

16.04.2025 18:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Extract from Mark Brett, Debating the Nation I have heard it said in jest that the idea of an ecumenical Abraham was invented by genial Swiss scholars who see the biblical ancestor in their own image.

Reminder to self: your casual asides responding to questions at an online conference with 300 scholars on the line can come back to haunt you.

30.11.2024 18:25 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some of the Hittite examples Wazana discusses.

16.11.2024 17:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So…looking forward to SBL in a week’s time and just wondering how many attendees are going to take up the special conference offer of a 10% discount on a midweek wedding while we’re in San Diego.

12.11.2024 20:31 — 👍 15    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 1

Eat Like The Ancient Babylonians: Researchers Cook Up Nearly 4,000-Year-Old Recipes Written on four tablets, three of which date back no later than 1730 B.C., the recipes are considered to be the oldest known. And they taste pretty good, says a scholar who re-created them.

The lack of an OT book full of recipes is a definite oversight. Luckily we have some Babylonian recipes: www.npr.org/sections/the...

03.04.2024 15:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Yes me too. Looks very exciting.

20.12.2023 17:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Exciting opportunity of a permanent post in Second Temple Judaism at Cambridge.

www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/43152/

23.10.2023 12:59 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Look what came in the post today!

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