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History in the Bible

A guide to the history presented in the Bible, for people of all faiths and backgrounds, presented by an independent podcaster, and biblical studies buff. I explore the religion of ancient Israel, the... Read more

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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2.16 Meet the Neighbours: Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes

2.16 Meet the Neighbours: Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes

As the Tanakh tells it, the Jewish nation comprised a united body-politic from the fall of the kingdom of Israel right t... Read more

18 Feb 2018

26mins

Ranked #2

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1.1 All the History, in all the Books, in all the Bibles

1.1 All the History, in all the Books, in all the Bibles

Introducing the History in the Bible Podcast, from www.historyinthebible.com.

24 Mar 2015

25mins

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2.26 Christianity's Earliest Witness: Paul Writes to the Thessalonians

2.26 Christianity's Earliest Witness: Paul Writes to the Thessalonians

Paul's first letter to the Thessalonians is the earliest surviving document of Christianity. I drop in on the Thessaloni... Read more

26 Aug 2018

32mins

Ranked #4

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2.25 Quest for the Historical Jesus

2.25 Quest for the Historical Jesus

Keynote ep: Since the Enlightenment, three great academic attempts have been made to make sense of the life of Jesus: th... Read more

5 Aug 2018

35mins

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Ranked #5

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2.23 Battle for the New Testament III: the Reformation

2.23 Battle for the New Testament III: the Reformation

Unlike the Jews, Christians preserved many versions of their scriptures. The invention of printing spurred European scho... Read more

24 Jun 2018

25mins

Ranked #6

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2.24 Battle for the New Testament IV: Modern Times

2.24 Battle for the New Testament IV: Modern Times

The discovery of the ancient Codices Vaticanus and Sinaiticus in the 19th century revealed that the New Testament circul... Read more

15 Jul 2018

33mins

Ranked #7

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1.2 What is the Bible?

1.2 What is the Bible?

The Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, and Church of the East all have different versions of the Bible, with dissim... Read more

25 Mar 2015

22mins

Ranked #8

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2.10 Grappling with the Greeks I: Josephus and the Books of Maccabees

2.10 Grappling with the Greeks I: Josephus and the Books of Maccabees

First in a mini-series on the history of the Jews and the province of Judea under the Hellenistic empires, and under the... Read more

26 Nov 2017

28mins

Ranked #9

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2.34 The Problem of John the Baptist

2.34 The Problem of John the Baptist

Jesus' identity as Son of God is revealed at his baptism by John, an old-style prophet who promotes Jewish ritual washin... Read more

27 Jan 2019

35mins

Ranked #10

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Bonus 22: All things Biblical at the IntelligentSpeech conference in NYC

Bonus 22: All things Biblical at the IntelligentSpeech conference in NYC

This is a bonus episode for season two. My long-time collaborator, Steve Guerra, attended the IntelligentSpeech podcasti... Read more

7 Jul 2019

42mins

Ranked #11

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2.9 The Apocalypse to End Them All: 1 Enoch

2.9 The Apocalypse to End Them All: 1 Enoch

Apocalypses were popular reading amongst Jews in the centuries they spent under Roman rule. Rabbinical Judaism blotted t... Read more

12 Nov 2017

20mins

Ranked #12

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2.8 Lost Books of the New Testaments

2.8 Lost Books of the New Testaments

Jews produced a vast number of religious books in the centuries before the birth of Jesus. They had no influence on late... Read more

29 Oct 2017

28mins

Ranked #13

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2.41 Jesus' Disciples II: The Other Guys

2.41 Jesus' Disciples II: The Other Guys

After the Big Three disciples come the forgettable bit-players, the Nondescript Nine: Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew (also ... Read more

23 Jun 2019

34mins

Ranked #14

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2.35 Prologue to Jesus' Ministry

2.35 Prologue to Jesus' Ministry

Keynote ep: An introduction to the geo-political world of Jesus. I also discuss the many problems we have when attemptin... Read more

17 Feb 2019

31mins

Ranked #15

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2.49 The First Jesus Club I: Perfect Community

2.49 The First Jesus Club I: Perfect Community

I introduce the book of Acts. The book tries to harmonise the deeds of the two great apostles: the pro-Jewish Peter and ... Read more

22 Dec 2019

38mins

Ranked #16

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Bonus 24 The Whacky Book of Daniel

Bonus 24 The Whacky Book of Daniel

This is a bonus episode for season two. Steve Guerra and I tackle the the book of Daniel. We all know the book's stories... Read more

3 Nov 2019

59mins

Ranked #17

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1.3 Canons and Criticism

1.3 Canons and Criticism

I conclude my tour of the canons, finishing with the zaniest of them all. I also get into  the lesser known textual trad... Read more

12 Apr 2015

24mins

Ranked #18

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Bonus 21 The Trinity: Part 1

Bonus 21 The Trinity: Part 1

The notion of the Trinity is one of -- if not the -- most difficult concepts in Christian theology. Steve Guerra and I p... Read more

9 Jun 2019

57mins

Ranked #19

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2.36 Jesus in Galilee

2.36 Jesus in Galilee

This episode presents Jesus' earliest ministry as the synoptic gospels tell it. Straight after his baptism by John, Jesu... Read more

10 Mar 2019

30mins

Ranked #20

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1.8 Genesis I: Stories of Creation

1.8 Genesis I: Stories of Creation

The opening chapters of Genesis recount two stories of creation, neither of which involves Satan. One is from the J sour... Read more

21 Jun 2015

25mins

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