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Exploring Exodus with Carmen Imes

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Carmen Imes

Dr. Carmen Joy Imes is Associate Professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, in Southern California. She is the author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters”, B”eing God’s Image: Why Creation Still Matters”, and “Becoming God’s Family: Why the Church Still Matters”. Her primary areas of expertise are Exodus and the Psalms.

Carmen has a YouTube channel where she releases weekly Torah Tuesday videos, and you can find her writing on various websites, including Christianity Today, Substack, The Well, and The Politics of Scripture blog. Carmen has appeared on over 200 podcasts and radio outlets. She enjoys traveling to speak at churches, schools, conferences, and retreats. Carmen is passionate about equipping the church to engage the Old Testament well and to see its relevance for the Christian life.

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Did the Exodus Really Happen?

Discover fresh perspectives on Exodus

About the Panelists

Carmen Imes is an Associate Professor of Old Testament at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University, CA.

Bill Arnold is a Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary, in Kentucky.

James Hoffmeier is an Egyptologist, and Emeritus Professor of Old Testament and Near Eastern Archaeology, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Chris McKinny is an Associate Professor of Archaeology, Lanier Center for Archaeology,  at Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN

Additional Resources

Carmen Imes on The Stone Chapel Podcast with David Capes and Biblical Literacy with Mark Lanier

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