Podcast Episodes

Exodus I: Egypt, Ho!

Season 1 Episode 13

We conclude the story of the patriarchs with a happy reunion between Jacob and his son Joseph, now an important minister in the Egyptian government. …

11 years, 2 months ago

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Genesis V: Jacob and Joseph

Season 1 Episode 12

Jacob is the great trickster in the Bible, outwitting his father Isaac, his brother Esau, and even his own children. The P, E, and J sources have sev…

11 years, 2 months ago

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Genesis IV: Trouble in the Family

Season 1 Episode 11

Abraham swindles the Philistine king Abimelech just as he did Pharoah, and almost kills his son Isaac, following God's commands. At the very last min…

11 years, 2 months ago

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Bonus: 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, 3 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 3 months ago

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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, 4 months ago

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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, 4 months ago

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Canaan of the Patriarchs

Season 1 Episode 6

11 years, 5 months ago

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