TanakhCast
By Dan Aviv
TanakhCastDec 24, 2018
TanakhCast #247: The Go Up Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 32-36. We conclude the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about canons - and conclude the whole of the Tanakh itself!
TanakhCast #246: The Passover in Jerusalem Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 28-31. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about public festivals and disasters.
TanakhCast #245: The Icarus Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 24-27. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about getting out over your skis.
TanakhCast #244: The Power Hungry Gotta Eat Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 20-23. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about what happens when you indulge your hunger for power.
TanakhCast #243: The Best Laid Plans Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 16-19. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about what happens when you defy the divine.
TanakhCast #242: The True Turn Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 12-15. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about talking the talk and walking the walk.
TanakhCast #241: The War of Brothers Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 8-11. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about how to resolve internecine conflicts.
TanakhCast #240: The Eggs in One Basket Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 4-7. We continue in the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about the efficiency and peril of depending on one solution.
TanakhCast #239: The Get To Work Edition
In this episode: 2 Chronicles 1-3. We begin the Book of Second Chronicles with some thoughts about press-ganging the other.
TanakhCast #238: The Untried Lad Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 28-29. We conclude the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about softness as a relative term.
TanakhCast #237: The Cross-Purpose Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 24-27. We continue in the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about how the Chronicler imagines David as head of state.
TanakhCast #236: The Partisan Press Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 20-23. We continue in the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about simping for the status quo.
TanakhCast #235: The Diplomatic Faux Pas Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 16-19. We continue in the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about what happens when you breach diplomatic etiquette.
TanakhCast #234: The Dance Like No One is Watching Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 12-15. We continue in the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about dancing and decorum.
TanakhCast #233: The Kurosawa Cut Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 8-11. We continue in the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about how a director’s cuts can change everything.
TanakhCast #232: The Mistaken Dudentity Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 4–7. We continue in the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about mistaken and mis-attributed identity.
TanakhCast #231: The Fan Fiction Edition
In this episode: 1 Chronicles 1–3. We begin the Book of First Chronicles with some thoughts about the interesting goings-on outside the canon.
TanakhCast #230: The Keeping Shabbat Edition
In this episode: Nehemiah 12–13. We conclude the Book of Nehemiah with some thoughts about Shabbat, the law and enforcement.
TanakhCast #229: The Translation Edition
In this episode: Nehemiah 8–11. We continue in the Book of Nehemiah with some thoughts about translating and understanding.
TanakhCast #228: The Servant of the People Edition
In this episode: Nehemiah 4-7. We continue in the Book of Nehemiah with some thoughts about serving the people and earning.
TanakhCast #227: The Build The Wall Edition
In this episode: Nehemiah 1-3. We begin the Book of Nehemiah with some thoughts about walls and what they mean.
TanakhCast #226: The Ends Just Like That Edition
In this episode: Ezra 8-10. We conclude the Book of Ezra with some thoughts about abrupt endings.
TanakhCast #225: The Foreigner Edition
In this episode: Ezra 4-7. We continue in the Book of Ezra with some thoughts about who’s in and who’s out - and with some spoilers!
TanakhCast #224: The Eternal Present in My Spotless Mind Edition
In this episode: Ezra 1-3. We begin the Book of Ezra with some thoughts about memories catching up to us in colour.
ICYMI, you can watch Anne Frank move HERE.
TanakhCast #223: The Daniel Codes Edition
In this episode: Daniel 8-12. We conclude the Book of Daniel with some thoughts about calculating and/or debunking the end.
TanakhCast #222: The King on the Heath Edition
In this episode: Daniel 4-7. We continue in the Book of Daniel with some thoughts about the real purpose of power.
TanakhCast #221: The Martyrdom Edition
In this episode: Daniel 1-3. We begin the Book of Daniel with some thoughts about martyrdom.
(TW: Violent imagery)
TanakhCast #220: The Bob Marley Quote Edition
In this episode: Esther 8-10. We conclude the scroll of Esther with some thoughts about the impossibility of pleasing people.
TanakhCast #219: The Lobbyist Edition
In this episode: Esther 4-7. We continue in the scroll of Esther with some thoughts about bubble-bursting and influence peddling.
TanakhCast #218: The Disguise Edition
In this episode: Esther 1-3. We begin the scroll of Esther with some thoughts about grifting and obscuring your identity.
TanakhCast #217: The Canon Fodder Edition
In this episode: Ecclesiastes 8-12. We conclude the scroll of Ecclesiastes with some thoughts about who decides who’s in and who’s out.
And ICYMI, you can read Professor Shenan's piece (Hebrew) at 929 here.
TanakhCast #216: The Golden Mean Fallacy Edition
In this episode: Ecclesiastes 4-7. We continue in the scroll of Ecclesiastes with some thoughts about what it really means to stake the middle ground.
TanakhCast #215: The Mere Breath Edition
In this episode: Ecclesiastes 1-3. We begin the scroll of Ecclesiastes with some thoughts about the absurdity of human goals.
TanakhCast #214: The Foxes Go About Edition
In this episode: Lamentations 4-5. We conclude the scroll of Lamentations with some thoughts about seeing the same, but concluding differently.
TanakhCast #213: The Submission Edition
In this episode: Lamentations 1-3. We begin the scroll of Lamentations with some thoughts about submission and the politics of illusion.
TanakhCast #212: The Quiet Polemic Edition
In this episode: Ruth 1-4. We begin and conclude the scroll of Ruth with some thoughts about intermarriage. 🙀
TanakhCast #211: The We Love Synagoga Edition
In this episode: Song of Songs 4-8. We conclude the scroll of Song of Songs with some thoughts about medieval memes.
Here are links to the images discussed in this episode:
The 21st century version of Ecclesia and Synagoga by way of the distracted boyfriend meme
The illumination from the Levy Mahzor of Song of Songs 4:8, flipping the medieval meme on its head
TanakhCast #210: The Love, Attraction and Desire Edition
In this episode: Song of Songs 1-3. We begin the scroll of Song of Songs with some thoughts about the man who made all the love, attraction and desire possible.
TanakhCast #209: The Saccharine Happy End Edition
In this episode: Job 40-42. We conclude the Book of Job with some thoughts about not-so-happy ends.
TanakhCast #208: The Whirlwind Edition
In this episode: Job 36-39. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about speaking to the whirlwind.
TanakhCast #207: The Certitude of Youth Edition
In this episode: Job 32-35. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about the certitude of youth.
TanakhCast #206: The Trading Places Edition
In this episode: Job 28-31. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about the mighty falling.
TanakhCast #205: The When Words Fail Edition
In this episode: Job 24-27. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about the failure of polite discourse.
TanakhCast #204: The Unspoken Inverse Error Edition
In this episode: Job 20-23. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about assuming the opposite is true.
TanakhCast #203: The Shepherd’s Tactic Edition
In this episode: Job 16-19. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about throwing someone to the wolf.
TanakhCast #202: The Saying It Again But Louder Edition
In this episode: Job 12-15. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about silencing speech.
TanakhCast #201: The Friends™ Edition
In this episode: Job 8-11. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about real friendships.
TanakhCast #200: The Three Oaths Edition
In this episode: Job 4-7. We continue in the Book of Job with some thoughts about the lingering trauma of an almost-GAME-OVER.
TanakhCast #199: The Yuval Har’El Edition
In this episode: Job 1-3. We begin the Book of Job with some thoughts about mountains and memorials.
TanakhCast #198: The Jezebel Edition
In this episode: Proverbs 28–31 We conclude the Proverbs with some thoughts about Jezebel.
And ICYMI, here's Dr. Ahuva Eshman's piece "A Woman of Valour Who Will Find?"