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Disembodied Souls
The Nefesh in Israel and Kindred Spirits in the Ancient Near East, with an Appendix on the Katumuwa Inscription
Recommended in 2 episodes of Data Over Dogma, first in “Abortion and the Bible” (September 11, 2023). Also recommended in 2 patron-only bonus episodes.
Free to read from SBL Press (Ancient Near East Monographs, open access).
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On the show
- Abortion and the Bible▶ 50:17
Topic: Meaning of nephesh (breath/soul) in the Hebrew Bible
Excerpt“And there's a great book by Richard Steiner, it should be called "Disembodied Souls," but talks about the different type of nephesh concepts in the Hebrew Bible.”
- I Got Soul, and I'm Super Bad▶ 45:58
Topic: Meaning of nephesh / soul-hunting in Ezekiel 13
Excerpt“…there's a book that was published in 2015 that I really enjoy and that I referenced a lot in my own dissertation by a scholar named Richard Steiner. And the book is called "Disembodied Souls: The Nephesh in Israel and Kindred Spirits in the Ancient Near East."”
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In patron bonus episodes
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