Biblical Eschatological Abundance of Wine, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show, episode 182]
Introduction Amongst the Biblical prophets, the eschatological era is envisioned as a future time when God will bring ultimate justice, peace, and restoration to the world. The prophets describe it as an age when nations will no longer wage war, the oppressed will be lifted up, and harmony will prevail across creation. And they also […]
Biblical Beverages, featuring Professor John Anthony Dunne [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #170]
Introduction With a variety of different alcoholic beverages in the Bible, what are they, besides wine? To discuss this topic for the 170th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show is Professor John Anthony Dunne, who has a forthcoming book out on drinking in the Bible. Biography of the Guest Professor John Anthony Dunne completed a […]
Noah’s Drinking [Video Clip]
In this clip from the 162nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Rabbi Drew Kaplan and Dr. Rebekah Welton discuss Noah’s wine-drinking in Genesis 9:20-24 (more broadly, Genesis 9:18-27):
Drunkenness in the Bible, featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show episode #162]
Introduction Ever wondered about what the Bible has to say about drunkenness? That’s exactly what host Rabbi Drew chats about with guest Dr. Rebekah Welton on the 162nd episode of The Jewish Drinking Show. Brief Biography of the Guest Dr. Rebekah Welton is a lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Exeter in the […]
Inappropriate Drinking in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton shares about inappropriate drinking in the Bible:
Translating שכר as Beer in the Bible [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton and Rabbi Drew discuss translating שכר as “beer” in the Bible:
Stories of Drunkenness in Genesis [Video Clip]
In this clip from the recent episode of The Jewish Drinking Show, Dr. Rebekah Welton and Rabbi Drew Kaplan discuss stories of drunkenness in the book of Genesis:
The Rebellious Son (Ben Sorer Umoreh), featuring Dr. Rebekah Welton [The Jewish Drinking Show, ep. 149]
Introduction The legislation in the Torah concerning a wayward and rebellious son (בן סורר ומורה) is an interesting, enigmatic, and curious passage relating to raising children (Deuteronomy 21:18-21). It also happens to be an interesting Jewish drinking text to explore. Fortunately, the 149th episode of The Jewish Drinking Show features a guest who has written on […]
Libations In The Bible: Top Ten Mentions of Libations In Books Of The Bible
This past weekend, somehow the matter of libations in the Bible came up and someone said there would be a lot in Leviticus; however, it turns out that the book with the most mentions of libations (נסך) is actually the book of Numbers. (For more on libations, you can check out “The Libations Episode” of […]
Drunkenness in the Bible: Top Four Mentions of Drunkenness in Books of the Bible
While drunkenness happens, how does it actually appear in the Bible? Here is a list of top four books of the Bible in which drunkenness is mentioned the most. Please note that the word for drunk, שכור, or drunkenness, שכרות, is similar to the word for beer, שכר, which appears 23 times in the Bible. […]