Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor
Martien A. Halvorson-Taylor is an associate professor and an award-winning teacher at the University of Virginia. She is the author of Enduring Exile: The Metaphorization of Exile in the Hebrew Bible (Brill, 2011) and is currently working on a book on the Song of Songs.
Ahasuerus and Esther
Why does king Ahasuerus love Esther?
The Song of Songs—Sacred or Secular?
The Song of Songs reflects on passion, nature, and love in ways that challenge a firm distinction between “sacred” and “secular.”
The Song of Songs—Sacred or Secular?
The Song of Songs reflects on passion, nature, and love in ways that challenge a firm distinction between “sacred” and “secular.”
Second Creation (Spanish)
El segundo relato de la creación, el cual inicia en Génesis 2:4, incluye la conocida descripción de la plantación del jardín del Edén y la creación de los primeros seres humanos.
Second Creation
The second account of creation, which begins in Genesis 2:4, includes the familiar depiction of the planting of the garden of Eden and the forming of the first humans.
Second Creation (Vietnamese)
Câu chuyện thứ nhì về sáng tạo bắt đầu từ Sáng-thế ký 2:4, bao gồm sự miêu tả quen thuộc về việc trồng vườn Eden và sự hình thành của những con người đầu tiên.
Genesis 22 in the Context of the Abraham Cycle
Read in context of Abraham’s long life, Genesis 22, the account of the averted sacrifice of Isaac, is both more profound and more profoundly perplexing.
Exile in the Hebrew Bible
Exile was a recurring experience for ancient Israel and Judah and profoundly affected the shape and formation of the Hebrew Bible.
