Joel Baden

@joelbaden.bsky.social

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Professor of Hebrew Bible, Yale University.

A desk beneath a sign saying “picture book of the week,” holding a children’s book called “the lord is my shepherd” with the picture of a sheepdog on the cover
Announcement for a lecture called “When Abraham Negotiated Against God…Or Not”
Oscar the very cute cat curled in a ball on the couch.
Just a completely batshit insane letter from someone who claims their ancient ancestor helped Moses cross the desert.
Image of the cover of the newly released essay collection “Readings of Trauma,” edited by Alexandra Grund-Wittenberg and Maike Schult.
Joel Baden and Jackie Vayntrub at the annual SBL conference
Joel and his intro class, all dressed up as Joel (blue button down and jeans)
Mylo, little frenchie, sleeping soundly under a blanket.
Cover of Joel Baden, “Lost in Translation,” new book published by Fortress.
Image of the front cover of my new volume of collected essays, “The Literary History of the Pentateuch.”
Mylo sleeping
Mylo for Meira
Screenshot of a Twitter post in which I describe finding kosher salt stocked in the kosher section of Whole Foods.
Title page proofs of Joel Baden, The Literary History of the Pentateuch: Collected Essays
Mylo, the very best French bulldog in the whole world.
Mylo, an adorable French bulldog, in a sweater in the snow.
Mylo, world’s sweetest and dumbest Frenchie.
Mylo, a snuggly frenchie, wrapped in a blanket.
Mylo, maybe the world’s cutest dog, basking in the warm sun.
Mylo, literally the sweetest little dog ever.
Cover art of my forthcoming book, Lost In Translation: Recovering the Origins of Familiar Biblical Words