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Pinchas Shir

Associate Professor of Ancient Cultures

Pinchas Shir, Israel Bible Center’s Associate Professor of Ancient Cultures, is nearing the completion of his Ph.D. studies in the Department of Religion at Groningen University in the Netherlands. His academic interests focus on ancient dining culture, culinary contexts of the Second Temple period, and particularly on the table interactions between Jews and Gentiles in antiquity. In addition, Pinchas is keenly interested in the archaeology of Ancient Israel and the Mediterranean.

Currently residing in North America, Assoc. Professor Shir lectures internationally and maintains a strong online presence where all can hear his teachings.

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Extra-Biblical Texts

Torah without God in Avodah Zarah

Pinchas Shir - Dec 17, 2020
3.2K 4
Extra-Biblical Texts

No Intercession for The Dead - 4 Ezra

Pinchas Shir - Aug 12, 2020
7.5K 22
Extra-Biblical Texts

The World to Come for the Sake of Few - 4th Ezra

Pinchas Shir - Jul 21, 2020
3.5K 13
Extra-Biblical Texts

God’s Prayer and Indignation in Talmud

Pinchas Shir - Dec 12, 2021
20.6K 75
Extra-Biblical Texts

Melchizedek without Father or Mother in 2 Enoch

Pinchas Shir - May 31, 2020
41.8K 66
Hebrew Bible

In the Midst of the Plague

Pinchas Shir - May 19, 2020
16.9K 89
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Infections, Diseases, and Plagues

Pinchas Shir - May 08, 2020
20.2K 57
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The New Testament is Not a Book

Pinchas Shir - Apr 29, 2020
7.7K 61
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New Testament or New Covenant?

Pinchas Shir - Apr 20, 2020
7.5K 47