Rachel Havrelock: Judaism Unbound Episode 261 - Canaan Unconquered
So there's the Torah. 5 books of Moses. But what happens right afterward? Rachel Havrelock, Associate Professor of English and Jewish Studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago, joins Dan and Lex to talk about the book that comes right after the Torah -- Joshua. Full of violent conquest, it's not a book that's easy for contemporary readers. But what can we learn when we look at it closely?
[1] Learn more about Rachel Havrelock by clicking here. Purchase her book The Joshua Generation: Israeli Occupation and the Bible at this link.
[2] Haven’t read the book of Joshua before? No worries! You can read the book, in English and/or Hebrew, on Sefaria’s website — just click here!
[3] Havrelock references an organization called EcoPeace Middle East. Learn more about it at EcoPeaceME.org.
[4] Havrelock also mentions a book by Dan Rabinowitz called The Power of Deserts. You can purchase it here.
[5] Take a look at the work Rachel Havrelock does as the founder of The Freshwater Lab at FreshwaterLab.org.