Looking Through the Window: A Gendered Motif
Abimelech, Michal, Sisera’s mother, and Jezebel all look through a window, but their experience is not the same.
Balaam the Seducer of Jews and an Early Christian Polemic
Ancient Jewish interpreters imagined Balaam as the prototypical Gentile seducer. This trope was used by John of Patmos, the author of the book of Revelation and himself a Jew, to polemicize against his rivals among the early Christians.
The Story of Naboth’s Vineyard and the Ancient Winery in Jezreel
What light can archaeology shed on the significance and location of the vineyard?