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It’s often assumed that women are scarce in the Hebrew Bible because they simply weren’t allowed to be major players back then. But the life of Shelamzion (aka Salome Alexandra) proves that wrong. She ruled ancient Judea in a period of extreme ideological polarization (um, hello). She stood up to her brutal husband to protect her people; then she stood up to her people to protect her enemies. Her reign was a Golden Age in Judea, so how come nobody’s ever heard of her?
Our guest is Lauren Jacobs.
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Lauren Jacobs is a multi – award winning author, whose historical fiction books, focus on the forgotten, marginalised women of the Ancient Near East. When she’s not writing books, she is speaking across stages and nations, on social injustices facing women globally. She hosts her own journalism show on national radio in South Africa, and she loves connecting with like minded women on her instagram @profuselyprofound
Music featured in this episode included
“Sephardic song”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
“Armenian song”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
“Honeycomb”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
“King David”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
“Lyre of the Levites”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
“The Music of Moses”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
“Psalm 19”
Episode 63 Shelamzion
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