Dr. Naomi Wolf Reads The Geneva Bible

"1560 Bible: Leviticus 21"

“YHWH clearly defines the boundaries of purity and impurity, setting the standard for how His people are to live in holiness.” To support our work and the show, click he

"1560 Bible: Leviticus 20"

“YHWH sets some ground rules for purity: don’t sacrifice your children by burning them in fire as an offering to Moloch; don’t commit incest or bestiality; don’t commit a

"Leviticus 19: The Key Laws"

“In the 1560 Geneva Bible and the Hebrew original, Leviticus 19 is a key chapter that provides a crescendo for all of the guidelines and warnings that YHWH has provided t

"1560 Geneva Bible: Leviticus 18"

“YHWH’s instructions to Moses and Aaron cover licit and illicit sexual behavior. In this chapter, the difficult sentence appears that has been interpreted to forbid male

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 17: Rules about Blood"

“YHWH here expands on His view of how His children should deal with blood. He describes the substance as sacred—the source of life—but also, if mishandled, as defiling. T

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 16"

“The first Yom Kippur is spelled out by the Creator. In this chapter, YHWH expands on the idea that it is not only individuals who can become ‘impure’ via transgressions,

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 15"

“YHWH continues instructing Moses and Aaron about how to handle infectious diseases, notably a disease now translated as leprosy. People who may be infectious to others a

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 14"

"This chapter continues the detailed instructions given by God to Moshe on how to manage infectious skin diseases in order to prevent a plague from spreading among the pe

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 13"

"In this chapter, YHWH tells Moshe how Aaron should instruct the people regarding skin conditions that are defiling or infectious. It’s a difficult chapter, as it goes in

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 12: Childbirth and Purification"

"YHWH instructs Moshe further in pure versus impure practices within the community. Here, He explains that a woman who has given birth should be resting apart from her hu

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus 11"

"In this chapter, YHWH spells out the clean, ‘ritually pure’ foods that the Children of Israel should eat, and itemizes the impure, unclean foods that are prohibited. Som

"1560 Geneva Bible Leviticus Ten"

"In this dramatic chapter, Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron the priest, offer 'alien' or 'strange' fire before YHWH. In a devastating response to this disregard of God’

"1560 Geneva Bible, Leviticus 8-9: Transgression Offerings and Peace Offerings"

"This is the last chapter of Leviticus, in which God explains to Moshe how priests (Kohanim) can help people make the sacrifices through which they atone for the wrongs t

"1560 Geneva Bible, Leviticus 5-6: What do we do with our guilt?"

“What do we do with our guilt?” YHWH explains further to Moses how individuals can review their own actions, see if they have transgressed—even unknowingly—and how they c

"1560 Geneva Bible, Leviticus 4: Can you ‘sin’ unwittingly?"

“In this chapter, YHWH continues to explain how to “near” Him via offerings. This time, He introduces to Moses and the Children of Israel the amazing idea—one we have lar

"1560 Geneva Bible: Leviticus 2-3"

"The Children of Israel are still in the desert and still receiving detailed instructions from YHWH, about how to create conditions for YHWH and His human family to live

"1560 Geneva Bible: Leviticus 1"

“We start a whole new book of the Hebrew Bible! Leviticus 1 begins with guidance on how to make offerings to YHWH. As has been the case throughout so far, the original He

"1560 Geneva Bible: Leviticus 1-2"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit naomiwolf.substack.com "YHWH picks up again with describing His needs for living among His human family. In

1560 Geneva Bible: Exodus 40

In this majestic summary chapter, all of the elements of the tabernacle and all of the menorah, the priest's clothing, the laver (washbasin), and all the accouterments of

1560 Geneva Bible: Exodus 39

In this chapter, we hear more descriptions of how YHWH wants His priests to be dressed and adorned. The details of the breastplate, in which all of the names of the tribe