Podcast Episodes

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, 5 months ago

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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, 5 months ago

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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, 6 months ago

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What is the Bible?

Season 1 Episode 2

The Jews, Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox, and Church of the East all have different versions of the Bible, with dissimilar books, based on differen…

11 years, 7 months ago

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All the History, in all the Books, in all the Bibles

Season 1 Episode 1

Introducing the History in the Bible Podcast, from www.historyinthebible.com.

11 years, 7 months ago

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