The Podcast of Jewish Ideas 76. Biblical Attitudes | Dr. Ethan Schwartz (Universalism & Particularism #1)
Oct 30, 2025
01:04:05
J.J. and Dr. Ethan Schwartz explore the categories of religious universalism and particularism in the Bible.
This is the first episode in our miniseries about universalism and particularism in Judaism. Over the course of the series we will explore and complicate Jewish attitudes to these categories across the centuries.
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Ethan Schwartz is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. He studies the Hebrew Bible in both the ancient Near Eastern setting in which it emerged and the Second Temple setting in which it became Jewish and Christian scripture, with particular interests in the prophetic literature, the Pentateuch, the ancient Jewish context of the New Testament, and the intellectual history of academic biblical studies. He is also an active participant in Jewish-Catholic and broader Jewish-Christian dialogue.
This is the first episode in our miniseries about universalism and particularism in Judaism. Over the course of the series we will explore and complicate Jewish attitudes to these categories across the centuries.
Follow us on Bluesky @jewishideaspod.bsky.social for updates and insights!
Please rate and review the the show in the podcast app of your choice.
We welcome all complaints and compliments at podcasts@torahinmotion.org
For more information visit torahinmotion.org/podcasts
Ethan Schwartz is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. He studies the Hebrew Bible in both the ancient Near Eastern setting in which it emerged and the Second Temple setting in which it became Jewish and Christian scripture, with particular interests in the prophetic literature, the Pentateuch, the ancient Jewish context of the New Testament, and the intellectual history of academic biblical studies. He is also an active participant in Jewish-Catholic and broader Jewish-Christian dialogue.