{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Rethinking Eve: New Insights into the Genesis Story","description":"An Interview with Shawna Dolansky Historian Shawna Dolansky invites listeners to rethink the story of Eve in Genesis. Rather than a villain responsible for humanity\u2019s fall, Eve may be the story\u2019s protagonist\u2014reasoning, choosing, and moving history forward. Dolansky explores how ancient readers understood the Eden story, how later interpreters\u2014from Ben Sira to Augustine and Milton\u2014reshaped it, and why recovering the story\u2019s ancient Near Eastern context can change how we understand Genesis today. Professor Shawna Dolansky is an historian who specializes in the emergence of the Hebrew Bible within its ancient Near Eastern context. Her work cuts across disciplinary boundaries of religious studies, literature, history, anthropology, and archaeology. Current research interests include a study of the history of Adam and Eve in popular culture and re-thinking the figure of Jezebel in the Hebrew Bible in light of historical and archaeological considerations. Both interests are part of a larger digital humanities graphic history project, \u201cWomen of the Ancient World,\u201d which is coming soon to woawhistory.com. Dr. Dolansky will be presenting during the upcoming virtual conference \u201cNew Insights into the Hebrew Bible (NIHB)\u201d offered by Bart Ehrman. NIHB is a three-day virtual conference (March 20-22, 2026) for people interested in serious biblical scholarship. The conference brings together leading experts to present focused, insightful talks on Genesis. Registration is open now. Click here for registration and more information. ","author_name":"The Bible and Beyond","author_url":"https:\/\/earlychristiantexts.com\/","html":"