The Fifth Plague of Egypt by Joseph Mallord William Turner.
"The biblical story of the plagues of Egypt (Exod 6-12) recounts how the Israelites, under the leadership of Moses and Aaron, were able to escape Egyptian bondage.." Read The Plagues of Egypt by John Huddlestun buff.ly/qnVmYOM
Holyland Hotel model of Jerusalem during the time of Herod. Israel Museum.
"The temple was a pilgrimage site for Jews throughout the Roman world, some of whom traveled there to celebrate the festivals of Passover (Pesach), Weeks (Shavuot), and Booths (Sukkot)." Read Jerusalem in the New Testament Period by Mark A. Chancey www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/jer...
Sukkot booth
"Deut 16 describes three pilgrimage festivals: Pesach and the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Deut 16:1-8); Shavuot or the Feast of Weeks (Deut 16:9-12); and Sukkot or the Feast of Booths (Deut 16:13-17)." Read Festivals in the Hebrew Bible by Laura Quick
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Remnants of the Church of Mary Theotokos on Mount Gerizim (detail), photographed by Daniel Ventura, 2007. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
"Passover festivals, along with other important Samaritan holidays, continue to be celebrated by many Samaritans, some of whom still live in a village near the top of Mount Gerizim." Read Mount Gerizim by Tim Wardle buff.ly/9jptGJc
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Listen to Dale Allison on the Biblical Time Machine Podcast episode Easter: A Closer Look at the Resurrection buff.ly/uKm5Nl1
James Tissot, "Reconstruction of Jerusalem and the Temple of Herod".
"According to Josephus, 256,500 lambs were sacrificed to accommodate more than 2.7 million people at the Passover celebration of 66 CE." Read The Second Temple by Lawrence H. Schiffman buff.ly/CJyERXR
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What Day was Jesus Crucified? Listen to the Biblical Time Machine Podcast with hosts Helen Bond and Dave Roos buff.ly/l74AQSv
Listen to the Biblical Time Machine interview with Carol Meyers, Passover: Did the Exodus Really Happen? buff.ly/T64Nr1s
Salvador Dalí, Crucifixion (Corpus Hypercubus) (detail), 1954, oil on canvas, 193 x 124 cm. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
"It was an obvious choice for Pilate to use crucifixion on Jesus, since he was a noncitizen, of low social standing, and charged with sedition." Read Crucifixion in the Roman World by John Granger Cook buff.ly/SsYBX72
Arthur Szyk, Painting of Purim (detail), 1948, oil on canvas. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
"Ecclesiastes is traditionally read on Sukkot, Ruth on Shavuot, and the Song of Songs on Passover." Check out "Reading the Bible in Jewish Liturgy" by Daniel Picus buff.ly/GsV8aiy
Giotto di Bondone’s "Judas's Betrayal," a !4th century fresco in the Scrovegni (Arena) Chapel in Padua, Italy
"They follow Judas to Jesus at the place called Gethsemane, and Judas greets his master with the customary kiss." Read Judas by Bruce Chilton buff.ly/NZxedbi
Moses Crossing the Red Sea, Mosaic, Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome-Italy, 432-440
The exodus tradition provides a model of deliverance that extends from the book of Exodus to the New Testament. Read The Exodus Tradition in the Bible by Brian M. Britt buff.ly/K8ULSKG
Fresco Jesus before Annas and Caiaphas, by Giotto (1267-1337), Scrovegni Chapel, Padua, Veneto, Italy.
"Joseph son of Caiaphas—most often referred to simply as Caiaphas—was the high priest in Jerusalem during the time of Jesus from 18 CE to 36 or 37 CE." buff.ly/moDtzsW Read Caiaphas by Adele Reinhartz
The Darmstadt Haggadah, 14th century German illuminated Haggadah for Passover. Israel b. Meir of Heidelberg, Wikimedia Commons
Passover beings tonight and lasts through 9 April. "Passover combines a springtime sacrificial meal with a feast of unleavened bread; together they celebrate and commemorate the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt." Read Passover by Carol Meyers buff.ly/qwgqdBW
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"What I would call the Basileia movement is the Jesus movement which is offering an alternative, an alternative to the empire of Rome." View The Basileia Movement with Elaine Wainwright. buff.ly/YH5y7MW #WomensHistorySBL26
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"It was Passover week; the place was full of tourists from all over the place, festival goers, absolutely packed into the city." Check out What is the Significance of Jesus’s Action Against the Money-Changers at the Temple? with Helen K. Bond buff.ly/LZNgZRN #WomensHistorySBL26
Raffaellino Bottalla, Meeting between Esau and Jacob (detail), ca. 1636, oil on canvas, 2,380 x 3,340 mm. Source: Google Arts and Culture.
"In the ancient Near East, gift-giving had the potential to establish & maintain social relationships. We see this in...Proverbs: “A gift opens doors; it gives access to the great” (18:16)." Read Gift-Giving in the Ancient Near East by Anne Katrine de Hemmer Gudme buff.ly/smjrzww #WomensHistorySBL26
Children in costumes celebrating Purim in south Tel Aviv in 2012
"Characters are drawn in extremes. Esther, the heroine queen, is the most beautiful and courageous of women, and her cousin, the hero Mordecai, is the most noble and wise." Read Folklore in the Book of Esther by Susan Niditch buff.ly/HIvMRhn #WomensHistorySBL26
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"Even to ask Jesus the question, 'What do we do with this woman?' already says, 'Wait a minute, if the law says you should stone her, then you stone her.'” WatchThe Woman Caught in Adultery with Amy-Jill Levine buff.ly/v5cJKko #WomensHistorySBL26
Folio page from Papyrus 46
"Well, basically what I understand myself to be doing is really to listen to texts, to listen to what these texts are saying and what it means and why it matters." Read Being a Bible Scholar by Brigitte Kahl www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/bei... #WomensHistorySBL26
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"The postcolonial questions come in about the ways that there’s an ambivalence especially inherent in how the Roman Empire gets represented." Learn more in the Postcolonial Readings of Revelation interview with Jacqueline Hidalgo buff.ly/IHSFXJu #WomensHistorySBL26
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"Ancient Israelite women’s lives were very strongly tied to the seasons, as were the lives of all of the agriculturalists who lived in the ancient near east." View Agrarian Life with Jennie Ebeling buff.ly/Ga1t9vg #WomensHistorySBL26
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"When we think about early Christian martyrdom and where does Christian martyrdom come from, our earliest evidence for Christian martyrdom comes from Asia Minor." Check out the interview on early Christian martyrdom with Candida R. Moss. buff.ly/oSyUEGq #WomensHistorySBL26
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"There were spaces in the household in which the implements of food preparation & consumption...are found in the same physical space as small objects having to do with religious practices." What Can We Know about the Role of Women in Ancient Israel? with Carol Meyers buff.ly/JEmgr14
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"I have a problem with the Book of Revelation, which is that it teaches people to interpret conflict as if there is a good side and a bad side; and with the bad side you can’t negotiate." Watch the interview Revelation and Conflict Resolution with Elaine Pagels. buff.ly/M2nqTh8 #WomensHistorySBL26
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Find out about five theories about how early Israel emerged in the land of Canaan in the interview Archaeology and Conquest with Ann E. Killebrew buff.ly/hkE1aJA #WomensHistorySBL26
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"In the 19th cent debates about slavery, Christians using the Bible...emphasized those Pauline epistles...that were really emphasizing the submission of slaves to their slave owners." Love L. Sechrest unpacks Paul’s Letters & Modern Race Relations. buff.ly/avuFhGv #WomensHistorySBL26
Bernardo Cavallino, David Playing Harp to Saul (detail), ca. 1625, oil on canvas, 130 x 94.5 cm. Courtesy Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
How can mad studies help readers interpret the Bible? Find out from Kirsty L. Jones in the article Mad Studies and the Bible www.bibleodyssey.org/articles/mad... #WomensHistorySBL26
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Named and unnamed women appear throughout the Bible, yet they are often understudied or easily missed by casual readers. Bible Odyssey has a new collection of articles that explore the fascinating & complex roles of women in the Bible. buff.ly/IiA3bep #WomensHistorySBL26
Gustave Moreau, L’Apparition, 1876–77, oil on canvas, 55.9 x 46.7 cm (cropped). Courtesy Harvard Art Museums.
"Salome dances at a banquet thrown on King Herod’s birthday. In exchange for her pleasing dances, Herod promises that he will give her whatever she asks." Read Salome, Daughter of Herodias by Mallory Challis and Christy Cobb tinyurl.com/9uw6hcr5 #WomensHistorySBL26