In this episode of Hebrew Voices, The Man Who Taught His Children Ancient Greek: Part 1, Nehemia joins Cambridge University lecturer Dr. Benjamin Kantor to discuss using manuscript errors and transcriptions to reconstruct old Greek and Hebrew pronunciations.
Author Archives: Nehemia Gordon
Support Team Study – The Woman Who Writes Torah Scrolls: Part 2
In this episode of Support Team Study - The Woman Who Writes Torah Scrolls: Part 2, Nehemia joins Avielah Barclay, the first female scribe in modern times. They discuss the history of female scribes in Judaism, the scribe’s toolkit, and the role of the Mezuzah.
Hebrew Voices #181 – The Woman Who Writes Torah Scrolls: Part 1
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, The Woman Who Writes Torah Scrolls, Nehemia joins Avielah Barclay, the first female Jewish scribe in modern times. They discuss why Judaism clings to such ancient technology, how writing with the proper intent is just as important as the correct content, and erasing mistakes in accordance with a variety of Jewish traditions.
Support Team Studies – SBL Reactions 2023: Part 2
In this Support Team Study, SBL Reactions 2023: Part 2, Nehemia continues discussing with Dr. Kim Phillips and Nelson Calvillo the highlights of the Society of Biblical Literature annual conference. They explore a textual variant in the Gospel of Matthew and what it teaches us about how we got the Greek parables of Jesus.
Continue readingHV #180 – SBL Reactions 2023: Part 1
In this episode of Hebrew Voices, SBL Reactions 2023: Part 1, Nehemia joins Dr. Kim Phillips and Nelson Calvillo to share the highlights of the most important annual conference on biblical studies including a review of the scholarly work of TikTok-famous bible pundit Dan MacClellan and another session about a groundbreaking theory on the origins of ancient Hebrew accent marks.
Continue readingSupport Team Study – Hamas Reads Hitler’s Mein Kampf
In this Support Team study, Hamas Reads Hitler’s Mein Kampf, Nehemia talks to a professor of Holocaust history about the IDF discovery of Hamas terrorists studying an Arabic translation of Hitler’s infamous book and how this sheds light on the roots of the Israel-Palestine conflict in Gaza.
Support Team Study – Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 2
Released From the Support Team Study Vault! In this episode of Reaping the Benefits of the Medieval Aviv Calendar: Part 2, Nehemia speaks with a scholar at University College London about how Karaites implemented the Aviv calendar in the tenth and eleventh centuries, how their medieval Aviv controversies mirror those still raging today, and how they managed to maintain community cohesion despite profound difference of calendar observance.
Support Team Study – A Zionist Reads from the Quran – Jephthah and the Palestinians: Part 2
In this Support Team Study, A Zionist Reads from the Quran (Jephthah and the Palestinians: Part 2), Nehemia and Lynell investigate Osama Bin Laden's use of replacement theology to lay claim to the Land of Israel and how Jephthah's dialogue with the Ammonites informs 21st century Jews, Christians, and Muslims about Palestine.
Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #3 – Matthew 2:1-12
In this episode, Hebrew Gospel Pearls PLUS #3, Nehemia Gordon and Keith Johnson explore how Herod’s concept of Messiah differed from that of the Jews of his day. They also look at why some Jews believe the name of the Messiah predates Creation and the connection between American Independence Day and Psalm 118.
Be sure to first watch Hebrew Gospel Pearls #3, before watching this PLUS episode.
Support Team Study – Jephthah and the Palestinians: Part 1
In this Support Team Study, Jephthah and the Palestinians Part 1, Nehemia and Lynell explore Osama Bin Laden’s “Letter to America” in light of the Bible. They discuss the historical and biblical evidence of the Israelite claim to the land of Israel, how today’s controversy traces all the way back to Biblical times, and how the biblical Jephthah addressed claims similar to those made by today’s anti-Semites.