Digital Hammurabi

Digital Hammurabi is a channel about history and the ancient near East, created by Megan Lewis (born March 17) and Dr. Joshua Bowen.
==Personal life==
Megan and Joshua met at Johns Hopkins University, and married on June 11, 2016. Both are queer. They have five children between them including a pair of twins. In July 2020, their son died.
===Megan===
Megan has a B.A. in Ancient History, and an M.Phil. in Assyriology from the . She graduated from with an M.A. in Assyriology in 2019. She runs a non-profit offering scholarships to Black undergraduates.
Megan is a Christian. In March 2022, she was assessed for ADHD. She is an immigrant to the United States.
===Joshua===
Josh was an evangelical Christian until his 20's, and joined the air force at seventeen. He was an officer chaplain, and was an associate pastor. He got a bachelor's degree from . He received a master's in theology from another religious university. He became an atheist whilst learning about the . Joshua graduated from with a Ph.D. in Assyriology in 2016.
==Books==
===Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian===
Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian: An Introduction for Complete Beginners, co-authored by Josh and Megan, was published on December 29, 2019.
===Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?===
Did the Old Testament Endorse Slavery?, written by Josh, is about slavery laws and practices in the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, and was published on February 14, 2020.
===Learning to Pray in a Dead Language===
Learning to Pray in a Dead Language: Education and Invocation in Ancient Sumerian, written by Josh and edited by Megan, is about schooling and prayer in second millennium BCE Mesopotamia. It was published on October 23, 2020.
===The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament===
The Atheist Handbook to the Old Testament, written by Joshua, gives the background to the Old Testament and the ancient Near East, and also covers slavery, failed prophecy, and the authorship of debated Old Testament books. The first volume was published on May 28, 2021. The second volume was released on July 27, 2022.
==Subscriber milestones==
*15,000 subscribers: May 24, 2020
==References==
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