In this week’s episode: 1 Kings 8-11.  We continue in the Book of Kings with sex, scandal, power and who gets blamed for all of it.

And here's Monica's TED talk entitled "The Price of Shame".

In this week’s episode: 1 Kings 4-7.

We continue in the Book of Kings with cultural crossover, blending and uniqueness.

 

In this week’s episode: 1 Kings 1-3.  We begin the Book of Kings with Solomonic wisdom and justice.

 

 

 

 

 

In this week’s episode: 2 Samuel 21-24.  We conclude in the Book of Samuel 2: Die Harder with the strangest conclusion to a book of the Tanakh to date.

 

 

In this week’s episode: 2 Samuel 17-20.  We continue in the Book of Samuel 2: Die Harder with a grisly accounting of murder, murder and more murder.

 

 

In this week’s episode: 2 Samuel 13-16.  We continue in the Book of Samuel 2: Die Harder with the thorny proposition of revenge.

 

 

 

 

In this week’s episode: 2 Samuel 8-12.  We continue in the Book of Samuel 2: Die Harder with the tricky issue of consent.

And ICYMI, the New York Times article on affirmative consent and consent education can be found here.

 

 

In this week’s episode: 2 Samuel 4-7.  We continue in the Book of 2 Samuel: Die Harder with a look at newly built capital cities and the practical and symbolic significance for the nations they represent.

In this week’s episode: 2 Samuel 1-3.  We inaugurate the Book of Samuel 2: Die Harder with a look at politics and politics by other means.

In this week’s episode: Samuel 28-31.

We conclude the Book of Samuel with a look at Shaul’s final days as king and living person and why the Tanakh, though highly critical of it, doesn't aggressively debunk sorcery.