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Get StartedBLNO S2:E1 The Blasphemer: Why Would Someone Curse God? (Part 1 of 5)
A Book Like No Other - Season 2
Rabbi David Fohrman and Imu Shalev study the tale of the blasphemer, a dark and puzzling episode buried deep in Leviticus. The details of this story are scarce: an anonymous man provokes a fight in the Israelite camp, curses God, and ultimately is stoned to death as punishment. But a close read of these few short verses sends Rabbi Fohrman and Imu on a surprising journey, raising provocative moral questions about God’s judgment and uncovering an unlikely connection between the condemned blasphemer and one of the Bible’s greatest heroes.
A Book Like No Other is Aleph Beta’s flagship podcast, generously sponsored by Shari & Nathan Lindenbaum.
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