Mile High Theology

S6E4: Diving into the Hebrew Bible with Dr. Amy Erickson

Saint John's Cathedral Season 6 Episode 4

In the sixth season of Mile High Theology, we are engaging in conversation with ancient texts. In this episode, Canon Broderick sits down with Dr. Amy Erickson, Associate Professor of the Hebrew Bible at Iliff School of Theology, to discuss the composition and context of the Hebrew Bible, using the book of the prophet Jonah as a case study.

Links from Dr. Erickson:
The text of Pirke de Rabbi Eliezer is here (Jonah appears mainly in ch 10):
https://www.sefaria.org/Pirkei_DeRabbi_Eliezer.10.4?lang=bi

Jonah images from the Roman catacombs:
https://www.christianiconography.info/catacombs/jonah1.html
https://www.christianiconography.info/newStuffForXnCours/catacumbasCristianas/oranteJonas.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Marcellinus_and_Peter#/media/File:Jonah_thrown_into_the_Sea.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catacombs_of_Marcellinus_and_Peter#/media/File:Wilpert_060.jpg

The Cyrus cylinder:
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1880-0617-1941