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Season 1 Episode 51
In 722 BC, Hezekiah of Judah faced his first great crisis: a mass of Israelite refugees fleeing from the Assyrians. He turned adversity into opportun…
9 years, 8 months ago
The Fall of Israel
Season 1 Episode 50
King Ahaz of Judah calls on Assyria to save him from King Pekah of Israel and the kingdom of Aram-Damascus. That works out a treat: Aram-Damascus is …
9 years, 8 months ago
Bionus: Revelation- Apocalypse by Numbers
Season 1 Episode 72
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I continue our series on the apocalyptic literature, with the seco…
9 years, 8 months ago
The Assyrian Storm
Season 1 Episode 49
In Judah, we meet a bunch of kings: Uzziah, Jotham and Ahaz. Uzziah gets leprosy when he offends the priests. Jotham's reign is confused, just like I…
9 years, 9 months ago
Amos and Hosea, Hammers of the House of Jehu
Season 1 Episode 48
Amos and Hosea are the first two prophets who get their own books. They are also the last of the four northern Israelite prophets. Amos is the perfec…
9 years, 9 months ago
Bonus: What a Revelation! The Apocalypse of St John the Divine
Season 1 Episode 71
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I continue our series on the apocalyptic literature, with the firs…
9 years, 9 months ago
Calamities of the Two Kingdoms
Season 1 Episode 47
Under the house of Jehu, the northern kingdom of Israel is assailed by the big bully Assyria and the little bully Aram-Damascus. I follow Jehu's dyna…
9 years, 10 months ago
Conundrums of the Kings Jehoram
Season 1 Episode 46
Two kings called Jehoram ruled in Israel and Judah at the same time. Many scholars think they were the same person. Their reigns were extinguished by…
9 years, 10 months ago
Bonus: Satan and the Origin of Evil
Season 1 Episode 70
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I talk about Satan (ha'Satan, the adversary). In the Old Testament…
9 years, 10 months ago
Last of the Omrides
Season 1 Episode 45
The Israelite King Ahab and the Judean King Jehoshaphat join in an ill-fated war against the kingdom of Aram-Damascus. One battle not mentioned is th…
9 years, 10 months ago