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Back to SearchBonus: The Second Temple period, with Stephen Guerra
Season 1 Episode 59
This is the second of an irregular series of bonus episodes, in addition to my fortnightly installments. In this bonus episode, Stephen Guerra of the…
11 years ago
Genesis III: Abraham is Called
Season 1 Episode 10
After the primeval stories, Genesis introduces the man who dominates and forms the very heart of of book, Abraham. He is the first of the patriarchs.…
11 years ago
Bonus: Talking with Stephen Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast
Season 1 Episode 58
This is the first of an irregular series of bonus episodes, in addition to my fortnightly
installments. In this bonus, I talk about history podcastin…
11 years ago
Genesis II: Tales of the Flood
Season 1 Episode 9
Flood epics were a dime a dozen in ancient Mesopotamia. Genesis has its own version. This section of Genesis is full of puzzles: Cain's gift of tabou…
11 years, 1 month ago
Genesis I: Stories of Creation
Season 1 Episode 8
The opening chapters of Genesis recount two stories of creation, neither of which involves Satan. One is from the J source, the other from the P sour…
11 years, 1 month ago
Writing the Pentateuch
Season 1 Episode 7
Work by scholars from the late 19th century had established that five sources lay behind the Pentateuch. They came to be known by letters: J, E, P, a…
11 years, 2 months ago
The Names of God
Season 1 Episode 5
The finds at the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria provided us with our knowledge of the religion of Canaan, the land conquered by the Israelites. Some…
11 years, 2 months ago
Recovering Ancient Israel
Season 1 Episode 4
I trace the beginnings of biblical archaeology, from Carsten Niebuhr to John Garstang, the man who thought he found Joshua's city of Jericho.
11 years, 3 months ago
Canons and Criticism
Season 1 Episode 3
I conclude my tour of the canons, finishing with the zaniest of them all. I also get into the lesser known textual traditions: those of the Samarita…
11 years, 3 months ago