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PODCAST

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

The stories, songs, and laws of the Hebrew Bible have shaped our world, and people wrote them. Regular people, like you and me. Once we understand that the biblical authors were just people, we can learn a lot of new things about these texts. Join Hebrew-speaking writer and editor Gil Kidron on a journey of biblical proportions, going over the biblical books in order, and leaving no stone unturned

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00:52:30

89 - The Making of Leviticus

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/06/22

In this summary episode, let's review the layers of Leviticus, who wrote them, and whenJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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01:24:39

88 - The Ten Terrible, Stressful and Spooky Days

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/06/08

Yom Kippur is the Hebrew Day of Atonement, and it was originally established so the Hebrew people could open a new leaf. Instead, the holy day unleashed chaos among the Hebrews.Click here to read about Dr. Yonatan Adler's research about Yom Kippur beginning in 140 BCE Click here to find the link for our experimental Discord groupJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see

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00:36:33

Collab: The Rise of the Rabbis

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/06/01

When the Rabbis emerged on the historical scene, during Roman times, Judaism was born. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discussJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil

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01:22:46

87 - The Hebrew Class War

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/05/18

In 140 BCE, the Maccabees reformed the Hebrew calendar and wrote the Leviticus rules in chapters 19 and 25, so they could transfer wealth from the rich back to the people.Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced

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00:54:47

86 - Payback

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/05/04

As we get into the second part of our Leviticus season, we get to two Leviticus stories written in 140 BCE about how the original priests were violently toppled and replaced by Levites. Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written,

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01:03:58

85 - The Hebrew Theocratic Oligarchy

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/04/20

In 458 BCE, a group of foreign billionaires initiated a coup in Judea in order to exempt themselves from paying taxes. They succeeded thanks to the first edition of the Torah.Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and

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00:28:48

Collab: Passover vs Easter

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/04/13

Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the origins of Passover and Easter, and how the former became the latter. Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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00:56:20

84 - The First Year of Jubilee

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/04/06

Who erased the two holiest celebrations in the Hebrew calendar, the Year of Jubilee and the Festival of Weeks, to disconnect them from 537 BCE?Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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00:57:23

83 - The Return of Yahweh

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/03/23

Leviticus chapters 8 and 9 are play-by-play accounts of the greatest Hebrew ceremony of all time - summoning Yahweh back to his homeland 50 years after he had left it.Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by

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00:48:33

82 - And So Begins the Priestly Racket

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/03/09

In our second episode about Leviticus, we go over the second and third rules of the Hebrew returnees of 538 BCE, which are about how much money everyone owes the wealthiest HebrewsJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and

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01:25:10

81 - The HIDDEN Seven Plagues

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/02/23

The oldest text in Leviticus, chapter 26, has a Seven Plagues story we did not know about. That chapter has the first rule of the Hebrew returnees in 538 BCE, with a warning: if you break it, Yahweh will bring Seven Plagues on the Hebrew returnees.Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources"

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01:02:22

80 - What is Leviticus

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/02/09

In this introductory episode, we go over the FOUR layers of Leviticus, written between 538 BCE and 140 BCE, when the final version was published.Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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01:14:08

Resident Academic: The Persian Axial Age Hypothesis

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/02/02

In the first installment of a new series to add an academic perspective to the podcast, I present my "538 BCE changed the world" hypothesis to our new resident academic, evolutionary biologist, Dr. Rutger Vos.Click here to listen to our first episode about the Persian Axial Age hypothesis.Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here

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01:21:47

Scholar Rejects My Exodus Hypothesis

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/01/26

In the second half of my conversation with Dr. Gad Barnea from the University of Haifa, he rejects the idea that the Exodus stories about leaving Egypt are merely tales about leaving Babylonia, and he presents his own hypothesis.Dr. Barnea is a Faculty Member at the University of Haifa, Department of Jewish History and Thought, he is a Research Fellow at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, and for Project BEST at the University of Haifa, Department Of Biblical Studies, and

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01:17:27

Researching Zoroastrian Influences on the Hebrews (w/...

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/01/19

For decades, scholars believed that ancient Hebrew letters from 419 BCE proved the continuity of Passover, but a new study shows that, if anything, Passover has Persian Zoroastrian origins. Dr. Gad Barnea from the University of Haifa joins Gil and Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast to discuss his research into the so called Passover Lettersso-called.Dr. Barnea is a Faculty Member at the University of Haifa, Department of Jewish History and Thought, he is a Research Fellow at the

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00:42:25

Collab: Study Validates Passover Zoroastrian Origins

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/01/12

A new study into the so-called "Passover Letters" reveals the depth of Persian-Zoroastrian influences. I spoke to Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast to discussRead the article about this research by Dr. Gad Barnea hereJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the

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00:51:28

Collab: The Great Reform of 2 Kings, 23

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2025/01/05

2 Kings, chapter 23, is one of the most fascinating chapters in the Bible and contains more layers than would seem at first sight. Rabbi Adam Chalom joins Gil to discuss. Rabbi Chalom is Dean of North America at the International Institute of Secular Humanistic Judaism and Rabbi of his congregation Kol Hadash in Deerfield, IllinoisFor secular Jewish holiday celebrations go to Chagim.org.ilRabbi Chalom co-edited the book Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices (released January

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01:15:01

Debunking Richard Friedman's Levite Exodus Theory

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/12/22

Now that we finished going over the book of Exodus, it's time to go over the most famous Exodus theory, offered by the famed scholar Richard Elliot Friedman in a very popular book. In this episode, Gil debunks his whole theory.Watch Friedman's talk about the Exodus at a convention (note: it's actually not from his YouTube channel)Watch Friedman's class about ExodusJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient

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01:02:40

79 - The Making of Exodus

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/12/15

In this summary episode of our work on the book of Exodus, we go over again all the important things we found in Exodus and how we found themJoin our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and whenClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary HypothesisThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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01:10:34

78 - The Ark, the Tent and the Tabernacle

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/12/01

In our final Exodus episode, we tackle the final 15 chapters of the book, which contain mountains of priestly lists. If you thought lists are boring, then wait till we go over them in context.Click here to watch a short clip for how you change הכהן (The Priest) to בן נון (Son of Nun) without erasing a single letter, plus two other such examples/Join our tribe on Patreon!Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow

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