Teaching the Binding of Isaac: Balancing Bible and Midrash - Jon D Levenson

Dr. Jon D Levenson, Hebrew Bible scholar and professor of Jewish studies at Harvard, speaks about the story in Genesis 22 known as the Binding of Isaac, in which God tells Abraham to sacrifice his son, with special attention to the difficulties of teaching this passage to college students, referencing both the Bible story and the Jewish traditions around the story.

The Anguish of Exile and the Joy of Jerusalem - Jon D Levenson

Dr. Jon D Levenson, Hebrew Bible scholar and professor of Jewish studies at Harvard, delivers a lecture on a controversial passage in the Psalms.

The Conversion of Abraham to Judaism Christianity and Islam - Jon D Levenson

Abraham is often described as the common father of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the three traditions that venerate his memory. Noted Harvard Professor of Jewish Studies, Jon D. Levenson argues that Abraham both separates and links the surviving Abrahamic religious communities and does so in interesting ways.