Is the Hebrew Bible Historically Accurate? Interview with Dr. Jacob Wright

The question of whether the Hebrew Bible records actual historical events fascinates many people, both academic and non-academic. Dr. Jacob Wright joins Megan to talk about whether the rise and fall of Israel as depicted in the Hebrew Bible is historically accurate, and to explain how how he goes about trying to understand how and why the different stories contained in the Hebrew Bible were woven together. Affiliate link for Dr. Wrights course: https://digitalhammurabi--ehrman.thri... 𒀭Support Digital Hammurabi!𒀭 Patreon – https://bit.ly/2EJVEdj PayPal - https://bit.ly/2PUp49A Shirts and Swag – https://bit.ly/2QKAuSH Amazon Wishlist – https://amzn.to/2CsDhak Website – https://bit.ly/2V0ZaVw Twitter – https://bit.ly/2T6uJLV Contact – [email protected] ---------- For general information and sources relating to the Ancient Near East, we recommend these websites: ABZU - https://bit.ly/2Cr1A8u (collection of free and open-access data) University of Chicago Oriental Institute - https://bit.ly/2RcIiMl (great collection of free books and articles) Livius.org - https://bit.ly/2Gzj5rx (general encyclopedia on the ancient world) ETCSL - https://bit.ly/2QJsAZS (Sumerian literature) ORACC - https://bit.ly/2QJsL7u (collection of projects relating to Mesopotamia) EPSD - https://bit.ly/2PY99aw (Online Sumerian dictionary) CDLI - https://cdli.ucla.edu (Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative) ---------- Music: Brak Bnei Original Composition