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Episode 11 - The Revolt of the Maccabees
Episode 11 - The Revolt of the Maccabees
Why did the Maccabees revolt around 165 BCE? This episode explores both the revolt of the Maccabees and the origins of t... Read more
4 Jan 2011
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Episode 8 - Jews of the Persian Empire
Episode 8 - Jews of the Persian Empire
This episode discusses two Jewish communities outside of Jerusalem, that represented by the biblical book of Esther, and... Read more
4 Jan 2011
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Episode 13 - Origins of Jewish Sectarianism
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Episode 17 - The Dead Sea Scrolls
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Episode 9 - Hellenism Arrives
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Episode 15 - Herod the Great
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Episode 14 - Hellenistic Judaism
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Episode 12 - The Hasmonean Kings
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Episode 16 - Philo
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Episode 6 - The Torah
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