Hammurabi Hangout 23
Just chattin' :)
2024-05-01 22:56:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Josh's current book project, and more information about the Hebrew class!
2024-04-26 00:15:43 +0000 UTC View PostToo many children, plus more info on the Hebrew class :D
2024-04-17 11:54:37 +0000 UTC View PostWe've been talking about it for long enough, but I finally have some details for you! Josh will be teaching intro to Biblical Hebrew, a 10-week class starting on May 15th, and running until July 17th. There will be 1 class a week, lasting 1.5 hours. Classes will be held online, starting (probably) at 7:30pm EST.
Course objectives:
The student will acquire knowledge of the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of biblical Hebrew.
The student will develo...
2024-04-16 17:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostLanguage classes, the resurrection, and Josh's failed reconversion.
Resurrection debate link: https://www.bartehrman.com/did-the-resurrection-of-jesus-really-happen-bart-ehrman-mike-licona-debate/
2024-04-10 10:46:16 +0000 UTC View PostTexas, apologetics, and divorce?! (Not really!)
2024-04-03 10:36:18 +0000 UTC View Post...or next week, most probably. We've had birthdays, Megan's been sick, and next week we're flying to Austin to run a workshop on using digital media for public facing scholarship, so we'll be away most of the week. Normal service will resume on 3rd of April!
2024-03-21 00:39:18 +0000 UTC View PostHitpoints and History highlights, was Josh a real Christian, and details of tomorrow's interview!
2024-03-13 23:15:38 +0000 UTC View PostHitpoints and History, HAPS closure, and some personal news.
2024-03-06 20:54:20 +0000 UTC View PostBetter late than never! Surprise guest appearance from Oliver at the end,...
2024-02-18 00:21:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Join me tomorrow when I interview two of the students behind the amazing exhibit at the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures! If you have any questions on the mechanics of creating an exhibit, be sure to drop them below :)
2024-02-12 14:15:30 +0000 UTC View PostWhat IS the Reading Party Podcast, anyway?
2024-02-08 21:00:44 +0000 UTC View PostNo Hammurabi Hangout this week, everyone's sick! Back to normal service next week.
2024-02-01 23:36:55 +0000 UTC View Post
We talk about the library often enough on the podcast, I thought it might be good to actually show you what we're doing!
IKEA book cases, plus homemade extender boxes, plus trim, wallpaper, and a lot of blue paint! The last coat of polyurethane is going on today, and the books will be going in tomorrow :D
2024-01-30 17:17:34 +0000 UTC View PostYHWH is a backpack? Akkadian class, and library update!
Library app is called LibraryThing, for those who were asking!
2024-01-25 01:03:26 +0000 UTC View PostI'm interviewing Dr. Jennifer Bird tomorrow at 1pm EST on her book, "Marriage in the Bible: What DO the Texts Say?" - do you have questions you'd like to ask? Drop them in the comments and I'll add them to my list!
Watch the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rsV3D6yh80
2024-01-22 17:49:13 +0000 UTC View PostMostly personal news; Josh's foot, library developments, briefly interrupted by a child!
2024-01-17 16:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostSorry. Yesterday I had to take one of the twins to DC for a doctor's appointment, which ended up taking most of the day. This morning I'm prepping for a Misquoting Jesus recording, so Josh and I can't record now, either! We're going to try and get one done over the weekend, but if we don't make it then we'll see you next week :)
2024-01-12 11:52:42 +0000 UTC View PostA storm last night knocked out our internet, and it's only just come back online, so this week's episode of the Hammurabi Hangout will be recorded and uploaded tomorrow :)
2024-01-10 18:43:56 +0000 UTC View PostNewsletter, Akkadian class, and reading Akkadian
Akkadian class sign up: https://www.campusce.net/pencol/Course/Course.aspx?c=580
Formation of the Pentateuch, Megan teaching Akkadian (link here: https://www.campusce.net/pencol/course/course.aspx?C=580&pc=35&mc=0&sc=0)
2023-12-28 11:56:56 +0000 UTC View PostFamily drama, book progress, studio makeover.
2023-12-20 11:18:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn this episode of Digital Hammurabi, Dr. Daniel Schwemer, an expert in magic and witchcraft in the Ancient Near East, joins Megan to discuss the recent excavation at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Boğazköy-Hattuša. The focus of the conversation is on a tablet written in a previously unknown language that was discovered during the excavation. Dr. Schwemer shares his journey into the study of the Ancient Near East and how he became involved in the excavations at B...
2023-12-15 20:14:42 +0000 UTC View PostAtheist Handbook to the Old Testament volume 3, interviewing Dr. Daniel Schwemer and Dr. Jennifer Bird, and reviving the DH podcast!
2023-12-14 11:46:17 +0000 UTC View PostBetter late than never! Sorry for the delay, we've been dealing with sick kids this week.
2023-12-08 15:07:03 +0000 UTC View PostJosh is having a bad reaction to a pneumonia vaccine, so he's in bed. Hopefully we'll be back to usual business next week!
2023-11-29 17:24:17 +0000 UTC View PostStudio updates, HAPS postdoc, teaching plans.
2023-11-22 11:23:42 +0000 UTC View PostMesopotamian heroes and kingship, Sumerian book 3, and long-term plans!
2023-11-15 11:37:57 +0000 UTC View Post