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The_Dawn_of_Israel_
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 18, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe dawn of Israel
The_Conquest_of_Canaan_
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 10, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe conquest of Canaan
The_Binding_of_Isaac.
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Binding of Isaac
The_Binding_of_Isaac.
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Binding of Isaac
The_Judges
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - July 28, 2023 02:22 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Judges
The Talmudic Age #14
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 01:01 - 13 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Talmudic Age #14 For Jews living in the eastern Mediterranean in the second and third centuries of the Common Era, following two catastrophic revolts against their Roman overlords, the best thing to do was to get as far away from Rome’s power and authority as humanly possible. Eastward they ...
Exodus #15
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 01:01 - 17 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsExodus #15 According to the Bible, Moses was able to unite the semi-nomadic tribes of Israel into the worship of a single God, leading them from slavery into freedom. The exodus was not only a liberation from servitude; it was also the crucial event in Israel’s self-conception. Dr. Kenneth Hanso...
Aftermath #13
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:56 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAftermath #13 It could easily be argued that without a temple the Jewish people would have gone extinct. After all, isn't that what naturally happens to conquered people down through the centuries? Yet, something new and inexplicable was about to happen that would change the course of history. I...
Aftermath #14
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:56 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsAftermath #14 It could easily be argued that without a temple the Jewish people would have gone extinct. After all, isn't that what naturally happens to conquered people down through the centuries? Yet, something new and inexplicable was about to happen that would change the course of history. I...
Hanukkah to Rome #13
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:53 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsHanukkah to Rome #13 It is a day and age when foreign rulers exert a "hard tyranny" over the land of Israel. In one little town a local Jewish priest is carrying a swine to the altar, when an elderly fellow priest named Mattathias is filled with rage, grabs a spear, and runs him through. He summ...
Hanukkah to Rome #12
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:51 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsHanukkah to Rome #12 It is a day and age when foreign rulers exert a "hard tyranny" over the land of Israel. In one little town a local Jewish priest is carrying a swine to the altar, when an elderly fellow priest named Mattathias is filled with rage, grabs a spear, and runs him through. He summ...
Downfall #12
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:51 - 22 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDownfall #12 In the eighth century B.C.E., both Israel and southern kingdom of Judah are at their zenith. Both, however, will go into ignominious decline, swallowed up by Assyria and Babylon, respectively. It ends where it all began, near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – the same territory from...
Out of Babylon #11
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:46 - 19 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsOut of Babylon #11 Flashback to the sixth century BCE. With the final demise of Jerusalem, we see that the end result of generations of civil war between Israel and Judah is extinction for both. The lesson? When any society is fundamentally weakened from within, it eventually succumbs to invader...
The Two Kingdoms #11
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:46 - 18 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Two Kingdoms #11 When King Solomon “the wise” finally passed from the scene, a new cast of characters arose. Two squabbling kingdoms stole the biblical headlines for centuries to come. Whether it's the "wicked" King Ahab, the notorious Queen Jezebel, or the great prophet Elijah, get ready fo...
Downfall #10
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:36 - 22 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDownfall #10 In the eighth century B.C.E., both Israel and southern kingdom of Judah are at their zenith. Both, however, will go into ignominious decline, swallowed up by Assyria and Babylon, respectively. It ends where it all began, near the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – the same territory from...
Solomon: Modern Squabbles over an Ancient King #10
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:36 - 17 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSolomon: Modern Squabbles over an Ancient King #10 While David is known for his conquests, it is actually Solomon who builds a kingdom and an empire that conforms to the “standards” of the ancient near east. The Romans with their Pax Romana were said to have brought “peace with a vengeance.” How...
The Two Kingdoms #9
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:33 - 18 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Two Kingdoms #9 When King Solomon “the wise” finally passed from the scene, a new cast of characters arose. Two squabbling kingdoms stole the biblical headlines for centuries to come. Whether it's the "wicked" King Ahab, the notorious Queen Jezebel, or the great prophet Elijah, get ready for...
David: Hero or Tyrant? "#9
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 25, 2020 00:33 - 18 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDavid: Hero or Tyrant? "#9 Readers of the Bible never think of King David as a schemer or conniver, but as a pure heart. But make no mistake; the Israelite “confederacy” is dying, to be supplanted by a new warrior-king, whose entire reign would be consumed with bloodshed. David may have built hi...
Solomon #8
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:59 - 17 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSolomon #8 While David is known for his conquests, it is actually Solomon who builds a kingdom and an empire that conforms to the “standards” of the ancient near east. The Romans with their Pax Romana were said to have brought “peace with a vengeance.” How, then, do we look at the Bible’s versio...
King Saul and David's "Coup"#8
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:59 - 16 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsKing Saul and David's "Coup"#8 Meet an unlikely king named Saul. Is he the deeply flawed character he's made out to be? Some commentators have real sympathy for him, as the victim of the court intrigues of the new kid on the block – David. There are multiple lessons in the story of Saul regardin...
David: Hero or Tyrant? #7
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:54 - 18 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsDavid: Hero or Tyrant? #7Readers of the Bible never think of King David as a schemer or conniver, but as a pure heart. But make no mistake; the Israelite “confederacy” is dying, to be supplanted by a new warrior-king, whose entire reign would be consumed with bloodshed. David may have built hims...
Out of Babylon #7
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:54 - 19 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsOut of Babylon #7 Flashback to the sixth century BCE. With the final demise of Jerusalem, we see that the end result of generations of civil war between Israel and Judah is extinction for both. The lesson? When any society is fundamentally weakened from within, it eventually succumbs to invaders...
King Saul and David's "Coup" #6
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:51 - 16 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsKing Saul and David's "Coup" #6 Meet an unlikely king named Saul. Is he the deeply flawed character he's made out to be? Some commentators have real sympathy for him, as the victim of the court intrigues of the new kid on the block – David. There are multiple lessons in the story of Saul regardi...
The Talmudic Age #6
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:51 - 13 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Talmudic Age #6 For Jews living in the eastern Mediterranean in the second and third centuries of the Common Era, following two catastrophic revolts against their Roman overlords, the best thing to do was to get as far away from Rome’s power and authority as humanly possible. Eastward they f...
The Judges #5
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:48 - 23 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Judges #5 Welcome to the "Wild Wild East"! To which we might add: Here come the Judges! Immediately, as with any ancient texts, we are faced with a multitude of issues. Specifically, were the days of Israel's Judges "spun" (to look bad) by later biblical writers and editors, who themselves w...
The Conquest of Canaan #4
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:46 - 20 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Conquest of Canaan #4 When was Israel born, as a distinct people, with a real homeland? Was their conquest of the land known as Canaan (in the days of Joshua) partial, gradual, steady, totally, bloody, or swift? Was there a "conquest" at all? The very identity of Jews and Israeli citizens to...
Exodus #3
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:44 - 17 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsExodus #3 Many scholars don't think there was an Exodus at all and don't believe that Israelites ever lived in Egypt. Others argue that the Hebrews not only existed but might be equated with an ancient band of brigands known as Habiru. But according to the Bible, Moses was able to unite the semi...
Egypt and the Israelites #3
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:44 - 15 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsEgypt and the Israelites #3 The Genesis narrative tells of how Joseph was sold into slavery and brought down to Egypt. During a famine in Canaan his brothers and their whole clan came down as well, setting up shop in the fabled land of Goshen. Was there a Joseph? Did he even exist? On the other ...
Egypt and the Israelites #2
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:41 - 15 minutes - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsEgypt and the Israelites #2 The Genesis narrative tells of how Joseph was sold into slavery and brought down to Egypt. During a famine in Canaan his brothers and their whole clan came down as well, setting up shop in the fabled land of Goshen. Was there a Joseph? Did he even exist? On the other ...
The Binding of Isaac #2
Ancient Israel with Dr. Kenneth Hanson - August 24, 2020 20:41 - 1 minute - Video ★★★★ - 5 ratingsThe Binding of Isaac #2 Genesis 22:1-2 read from the Torah in the original Hebrew. Abraham is commanded to slay his son Isaac.. Dr. Kenneth Hanson http://drkenhanson.com/
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