Dr. Erica Lee Martin is Executive Director and Hebrew Bible Core Faculty at Seattle University’s School of Theology and Ministry. She received her PhD from the Graduate Theological Union and MA degrees from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Seattle University. Her publications include "Preaching Against the Text: When the ‘Good Book’ Isn’t," CCCAR Journal – The Reform Jewish Quarterly (2016); "The Christian Bible and the Jews," in Anselm Companion to the Bible (2014); "Noah in the Qur’ān," in After the Deluge: Post-Biblical Traditions of Noah (2010); and "The Rabbinic Knife: How and Why the Rabbis Castrated Noah," in Interpretation, Religion and Culture in Midrash and Beyond, Vol IV (2010).
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July 13, 2022
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Using imagery of tents, gardens, and flowing water—themes associated with love and sexuality in the Bible and the ancient Near East—Balaam blesses Israelite women with fertility. The Priestly authors, however, invert this blessing to present Balaam as the instigator of the Baal Peor incident.
Using imagery of tents, gardens, and flowing water—themes associated with love and sexuality in the Bible and the ancient Near East—Balaam blesses Israelite women with fertility. The Priestly authors, however, invert this blessing to present Balaam as the instigator of the Baal Peor incident.