Podcast Episodes

John! With Hugo Méndez

Episode 128

This week it's a johannine deep dive, and we brought in the big guns! Our guest is Hugo Méndez, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and all-ar…

Published on 9 hours ago

The Indiana Jones Episode!

Episode 127

That's right- this week, we're going full Indy! Well... it's not like we're traveling to the ends of the Earth to keep the bad guys away from precious ancient artifacts, but we are going to talk abo…

Published on 1 week ago

Hear, O Israel!

Episode 126

It is one of the most important verses of the Hebrew Bible, and it's only six words! Well, six in Hebrew. In English, it's anywhere from nine to twelve words, depending on who's doing the translating…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Holy Sex Work?

Episode 125

Was there prostitution in the temple? For a long time, there have been claims that the holy temples of ancient Judea included some form of sacred sex work. Where did this idea come from? Is it valid?…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Who are the REAL Christians?

Episode 124

Will the real Christians please stand up?

This week, we're getting to the bottom of a very divisive issue. In a world where people in different sects of Christianity are constantly drawing lines in…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Jezebel!

Episode 123

Ooooh MAMA! For a story that's thousands of years old, we sure do hear a lot about Jezebel. Or do we? Pastors and Christian influencers like Mark Driscoll and Charlie Kirk love to invoke the idea of …

Published on 1 month ago

At-One-Ment

Episode 122

Atonement! It's one of the central ideas of Christianity, and is absolutely essential to Christian theology... so what is it? You might be surprised to know that throughout Christian history, atoneme…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Sister Wives

Episode 121

It's a lie! This week we're looking at a very odd falsehood in the Bible. And the really weird part is that it's told multiple times, by multiple important biblical people, including the grand-daddy …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Save Me!

Episode 120

What does it mean to be "saved" in that uniquely Christian sense? It makes sense, if you're going to talk about a savior, that you would have people that that savior is saving. But where does this id…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Problematic Prophecy

Episode 119

Have all of the prophecies about Jesus' death and resurrection already happened? Did the apocalypse come and go, and now we're just coasting?

Here's the thing about prophecies: the good ones are nev…

Published on 2 months ago