Digging Through History and Unearthing Ancient Wonders with Jodi Magness
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2024
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Dive into the captivating world of archaeology with Jodi Magness, Kenan Distinguished Professor for Teaching Excellence in Early Judaism. From her childhood fascination with the ancient world and fossils to her current groundbreaking excavations, Magness's journey unfolds with discoveries and a wealth of knowledge.
Tune in to unearth:
- Insights from her latest excavation in an ancient Jewish village
- Understanding archaeology as a blend of science and interpretation
- The most common find on archaeological excavations in Israel from the Neolithic period onward
- How cultural memory shapes Judaism and Christianity and the relations between followers of the two religions
- An exploration of Rabbinic literature: its origins, creators, and relevance today
Press play and embark on a journey through time and discovery with Jodi Magness as your guide, and learn more about her work by visiting Jodi Magness, Archaeologist.
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| 0:30.0 | This is the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:33.0 | That is Richard Jacobs. |
| 0:35.0 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast. |
| 0:41.0 | My guest is Jody Magnus. She's a Keaton distinguished professor |
| 0:44.9 | for teaching excellence in early Judaism. Our website is Jody Magnus.org and Jody is JODI |
| 0:52.0 | Magnus is M-H-N-E-S-S-S-O-T-E-S-S-O-T-E-S-S-N-E-S-N-E-S-N-S-O-O-T-S-O-S-T-S-O-S-T-S-O-T-S-S-T-O-S-T-O-S-T-O-S-O-T-S-O-T-O-T-S-O-O-O-T-O-O-O-T-O-O-O- She holds a senior endowed chair, the Department of Religious Studies at University of North Carolina and Chapel Hill, many other accolades, which I, she would better explain that I would. So welcome to the podcast, Jody, thank you. |
| 1:11.3 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:12.3 | Well, if you want, some of you, what you for having me. |
| 1:12.5 | Well, if you want, I mean, |
| 1:13.5 | what initially sparked your curiosity |
| 1:15.7 | in the areas that you study, |
| 1:17.0 | you know, maybe a little bit of background on yourself? |
| 1:18.7 | Sure. |
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