Podcast Episodes

The Kingdom Sundered

Season 1 Episode 42

The policies of King Solomon's idiot son Rehoboam split the united kingdom in two: Israel and Judah. The fracture was permanent. I introduce the Bibl…

9 years, 9 months ago

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Bonus: Gnosticism- Gnowing me, Gnowing You

Season 1 Episode 67

In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I introduce the rich apocalyptic literature that flourished after …

9 years, 9 months ago

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Modern Debates: David and Solomon

Season 1 Episode 41

In this ripper episode I tackle the great raging debate in contemporary biblical archaeology. Traditionalist scholars believe that modern archaeologi…

9 years, 10 months ago

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Bonus: Portents of the Apocalypse

Season 1 Episode 66

In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I introduce our new series on the apocalypse. We talk about the li…

9 years, 10 months ago

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Puzzles of the United Kingdom of the Hebrews

Season 1 Episode 40

Solomon, it is said, wrote books of Wisdom, Psalms, Odes, and a Testament. I discuss these, and then begin my survey of what modern scholarship has t…

9 years, 10 months ago

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Solomon's Legacy

Season 1 Episode 39

Solomon spends big time on his Temple and Palace. Hiram of Tyre bankrolls him. Solomon dies on the verge of a major rebellion led by his own slave-ma…

9 years, 10 months ago

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Solomon's Magnificence

Season 1 Episode 38

David's son Solomon is the first Hebrew king we can assign reliable dates to. Or maybe not. Solomon is a dazzling glitter-ball on the international s…

9 years, 11 months ago

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Bonus: Yochi Brandes' The Secret Book of Kings

Season 1 Episode 65

My special guest is Dan Libenson of the Judaism Unbound podcast. We talk about Israeli author Yochi Brandes' novel The Secret Book of Kings, set in t…

9 years, 11 months ago

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David and the Psalms

Season 1 Episode 37

I finish my survey of the Book of Psalms. The psalms are replete with references to God as but one member of the pantheon of the ancient Canaanite re…

9 years, 11 months ago

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The Last Days of David

Season 1 Episode 36

God commands David to conduct a census. God then punishes David for conducting a census. Like the rest of us, the Chronicler was mystified by this, a…

10 years ago

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