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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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All Episodes

01:05:20

77 - Bringing Justice to the Hebrew People

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/11/17

The Exodus code of civil and economic laws was a radical overhaul of Hebrew society meant to turn it from elitist to populist. When? In 140 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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01:08:48

76 - Who Wrote The Ten Commandments?

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/11/03

Laws are written in reaction to what people are doing, and lawmakers want to make these officially legal or illegal. That's also true for the laws of the Ten Commandments, which were written in reaction to what was going on at the time they were written.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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01:13:24

75 - Moses the Horned Murderer

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/10/20

The huge difference in the depiction of Moses in two priestly stories written centuries apart tells the epic tale of how the Hebrew priests were taken down, only to be able to crawl back up again. 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

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00:58:32

74 - The Face of God

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/10/05

After getting to Mount Sinai, Moses and the Hebrew VIPs get to *see* their God. What does he look like? And why is he standing on sapphire?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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00:57:16

Collab: If People Wrote the Bible, What Then?

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/09/29

What meaning can we derive from the Bible if we look at it as written by people? Rabbi Adam Chalom, Dean of North America at the International Institute of Secular Humanistic Judaism and Rabbi of his congregation in Kol Hadash in Illinois, joins Gil to discuss.For secular Jewish holiday celebrations go to Chagim.org.il 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

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01:03:47

73 - The Calf and the Tablets

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/09/22

The story of the Golden Calf and Stone Tablets is one of the most famous stories ever written, and when we read it in context we can appreciate it to its fullest 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

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01:04:01

72 - The Manna Scroll

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/09/08

The Manna from Heaven story was written during the Babylonian captivity in the 580s BCE, and is is about the destruction of Jerusalem (587 BCE) and the subsequent exile to Babylonia.Manna from Heaven, Exodus 16:2 The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the Wilderness. 3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt when we sat by the pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this

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00:04:59

Episodes Coming Back Next Week!

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/09/01

The regular episodes are coming back starting next week, and n the ensuing weeks we will finish up the book of Exodus!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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00:28:59

Theories Collab: Semitic Germanic and Follow the Shoe

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/08/25

Gil discusses interesting theories with Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast and Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast.Listen here to Bernie's conversation with a linguistic archeologist about the Carthaginian words in Germanic theory .Check out here Garry's Cartogram of the Roman Urban PopulationJoin 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

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00:43:29

Collab: The Making of the New Testament

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/08/11

Gary Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss when and in what context was the New Testament written and compiled.There are currently three published books in the History in the Bible Podcast Companion collection. Here are the Amazon US links:Vol 1: Genesis to BabylonVol 2: Age of the Second TempleVol 3: Coming soonVol 4: Essential Resources Join 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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00:35:08

Collab: The Passover Layers

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/08/04

I went on the History of the Papacy podcast to discuss the evolution of Passover, from a 538 BCE agricultural festival to a 140 BCE nationalistic one.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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00:46:08

Collab: What's Most Facinating About Ancient World

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/07/28

In one episode, three ancient history podcasters discuss what's most fascinating about the ancient world. Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast and Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast join Gil to break it down.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

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00:07:15

New Plan After Oral Surgery

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/07/21

I had oral surgery and cannot record new episodes for the coming 2-4 months. BUT we're going to turn these lemons into lemonade. 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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00:57:41

71 - Moses the Natural Born Leader

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/07/07

The depiction of Moses and his leadership style in the parallel populist Exodus narrative is a rare ancient story written by and for 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 by Gil Kidron

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00:59:52

70 - Who Wrote The Song of the Sea?

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/06/23

Most scholars see the Song of the Sea poem as one of the oldest in the Bible. But in the past, they all agreed it was actually one of the newest texts in the Bible. So which one it is?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

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01:08:00

69 - Let The Complaining Begin

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/06/09

After centuries of oppression, Yahweh takes the Hebrews out of Egypt. And the first thing they do is complain about being taken out of Egypt. Why?Desert Battle Story / Ezekiel (Exodus 14, verses:)4 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their labor!"5 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him.10 As Pharaoh drew near, the

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01:02:32

538 BCE: A Giant Leap for Mankind

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/05/26

The period known as the Axial Age began right after the establishment of the Persian empire. Gil and Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist and history buff, see it as a direct result of Persia's rise.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

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00:56:37

68 - The Crossing of the Red Sea

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/05/11

This is the most epic story in the Bible. Since most scholars agree it was written in Persian times, what could have inspired the writer of this story? Was there an epic crossing of water in Persian times?To read the Crossing of the Red Sea story as it was written, click here 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

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00:48:36

67 - The Hebrew Odyssey

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/04/28

The first thing God does after finally freeing the Hebrews from their Egyptian captivity is to send them the wrong way. Why? And why are they carrying with them the bones of Joseph?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 whenThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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01:02:18

66 - The Passover Backlash

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions ·

2024/04/14

The Hebrew priests had used Passover to make themselves rich and powerful, and their enemies added new rules meant to persecute the priests into oblivion.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 whenThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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