The Levantini Podcast
The Levantini Podcast
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The Levantini Podcast is a show about the ancient Near East with a focus on biblical archaeology, Judaism and Islam.
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Highlights: The Origin, Development, and Meaning of the Jewish Sabbath
Enjoy this highlights episode of the interview with Jon D. Levenson, the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard. Jon discusses his latest book, Israel's Day of Light and Joy - The…
The Origin, Development, and Meaning of the Jewish Sabbath
Jon D. Levenson, the Albert A. List Professor of Jewish Studies at Harvard, discusses his latest book, Israel's Day of Light and Joy - The Origin, Development, and Enduring Meaning of the Jewish…
Highlights: David, The Divided Heart
Enjoy this highlights episode of the interview with Rabbi David Wolpe in which he discusses his book David: The Divided Heart, which examines the biblical David and attempts to better understand who…
David, The Divided Heart
Rabbi David Wolpe discusses his book David: The Divided Heart, which examines the biblical David and attempts to better understand who he was and what messages the biblical text has for us. You can…
Highlights: The Jewish War
Enjoy this highlights episode of the interview with Steven Mason where he discusses his book A History of The Jewish War, which is a deep examination of what really happened in the first war between…
The Jewish War
Steven Mason discusses his book A History of The Jewish War, which is a deep examination of what really happened in the first war between Jews and Romans in 66 CE and resulted in the destruction of…
Highlights: Deciphering A Mysterious Pre-Islamic Script
We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. You can help us grow by rating the podcast!Ahmad Al-Jallad discusses his…
Deciphering A Mysterious Pre-Islamic Script
Ahmad Al-Jallad discusses his recent research deciphering the Dhofari script, which is shedding new light on the linguistic and cultural map of pre-Islamic Arabia. You can download a copy of his…
Highlights: Was Jesus' Last Supper A Passover Seder?
We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. Jonathan Klawans is a specialist in the religion and religious literature of…
Was Jesus' Last Supper A Passover Seder?
Jonathan Klawans is a specialist in the religion and religious literature of ancient Judaism and a Professor at Boston University. In 2001 he published an article titled 'Was Jesus' Last Supper a…
Highlights: Zenobia
We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. Haggai Olshanetsky, a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic…
Zenobia - The Great Jewish Queen?
Haggai Olshanetsky, a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman periods at the University of Warsaw, came back on the show to discuss a paper he authored in 2024 that…
Highlights: Rethinking The Bar Kokhba Revolt
We've curated a special highlight version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episode here. Haggai Olshanetsky is a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic…
Rethinking The Bar Kokhba Revolt
Haggai Olshanetsky is a historian and archaeologist focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman periods at the University of Warsaw. He came on the show to discuss his research arguing that the Second…
Highlights: David's Secret Demons
We've curated a special highlights version of the podcast for those in a hurry. You can listen to the full episodes here and here. Baruch Halpern discusses his book David’s Secret Demons: Messiah,…
Episode 2 - David's Secret Demons
Baruch Halpern discusses his book David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King. The book examines the textual and archaeological evidence of David to help paint a better picture of his…
Episode 1 - David's Secret Demons
Baruch Halpern discusses his book David’s Secret Demons: Messiah, Murderer, Traitor, King. The book examines the textual and archaeological evidence of David to help paint a better picture of his…
The Diaspora Revolt
Tal Ilan is a retired professor of Jewish studies at the Free University, Berlin (Germany), and has researched the Diaspora Revolt of 115-117 CE against the Romans that broke out across Libya, Egypt…
Episode 2 - Imperialism and Jewish Society
Seth Schwartz is a professor of classical Jewish civilization at Columbia University and the author of Imperialism and Jewish Society, 200 BCE to 640 CE. The book examines the effects of Persian,…
Episode 1 - Imperialism and Jewish Society
Seth Schwartz is a professor of classical Jewish civilization at Columbia University and the author of Imperialism and Jewish Society, 200 BCE to 640 CE. The book examines the effects of Persian,…
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The Levantini Podcast has published 80 episodes since March 2018, covering topics in History, Islam.
The Levantini Podcast is currently active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 42m.
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