#61 Understanding the Bible's Obsession with Blood + Dr. Robert Holmstedt

Is there any significance to God being the first to shed blood (i.e., garments of skin)?Was sacrifice only about sin—or was it also about cleansing, community, or worship?Support this show!! : https://www.bibspeak.com/#donateGrab your free gift: the top 10 most misunderstood Biblical verses https://info.bibspeak.com/10-verses-c...Join the newsletter (I only send 2 emails a week): https://www.bibspeak.com/#newsletterShop Dwell L'abel 15% off using the discount code BIBSPEAK15 https://go.dwell-label.com/bibspeakDownload Logos Bible Software for your own personal study: http://logos.com/biblicallyspeakingSign up for Riverside: https://www.riverside.fm/?utm_campaig...Build your Skool Community: https://www.skool.com/refer?ref=91448...Join the Biblically Heard Community: https://www.skool.com/biblically-spea...Support this show!! : https://www.bibspeak.com/#donate Dr. Robert Holmstedt—professor of Hebrew Bible and SemiticLanguages at the University of Toronto. He holds a PhD in Hebrew and Semitic Studiesfrom the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a minor in generative linguistics. Beforethat, he earned his BA in biblical studies from Wheaton College.”“He’s taught everything from ancient Hebrew to general linguistics, and his passion isbringing theoretical and linguistic clarity to how we read the Hebrew Bible—especiallytexts we tend to overlook or misunderstand.”“And when he’s not decoding ancient Hebrew texts, he’s a father of nine and likes tobuild things in his shop. Email Dr. Holmstedt for resource suggestions - [email protected] are the book recommendations from Dr. Robert Holmstedt:Commentaries on Esther, Ruth, and Ecclesiastes (Hebrew grammatical focus)- https://libguides.thedtl.org/c.php?g=746070&p=5350732Work by Dr. John Walton — especially on Leviticus and priesthood - 5https://www.galaxie.com/article/bbr11-2-08?highlight=Papua%20New%20GuineaFollow Biblically Speaking on Instagram and Spotify! / thisisbiblicallyspeaking https://open.spotify.com/show/1OBPaQj...