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2 Maccabees Chapter 1: Bible Study by Atheists
Season 41 Episode 1
Welcome to Second Maccabees, Chapter 1, aka “First Maccabees, but make it churchy.” The crew kicks off with the Jews in Jerusalem sending a very offi…
9 months, 1 week ago
Pondering Christianity Across the Pond
America claims separation of church and state, then turns Christianity into a loud, sweaty political identity, complete with church “startups,” worsh…
9 months, 1 week ago
What the Macaroni?
So… we accidentally finished 1 Maccabees. Like, fully. The last chapter. The end. Nobody noticed. Because we are professionals (derogatory). This epi…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
1 Maccabees Chapter 16: Bible Study by Atheists
Season 40 Episode 20
Simon “I’m too old for this shit” Maccabee finally taps out and hands the family blood-feud business to his sons, because nothing says “healthy succe…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
1 Maccabees Chapters 11 - 15 Q&A: Bible Study by Atheists
Season 40 Episode 19
Pronouns? Useless. Names? Recycled like a church bulletin. In this 1 Maccabees 11–15 Q&A, we finally stop the “he said to him who said to him” madnes…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
1 Maccabees Chapter 15: Bible Study by Atheists
Today on Sacrilegious Discourse, we slog through 1 Maccabees 15, aka “Everyone Writes Letters and Nobody Explains Anything.” It opens with yet anothe…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Chronicles’ Post-Exile PR Spin
If you’ve ever wondered why the Bible tells the same story twice, once like a gritty crime documentary and once like a motivational church brochure, …
9 months, 3 weeks ago
1 Maccabees Chapter 14: Bible Study by Atheists
Season 40 Episode 17
Demetrius finally gets scooped up like a sad little political Pokémon, and the text immediately slams the fast-forward button into “and then everythi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
1 Maccabees Chapter 13: Bible Study by Atheists
Season 40 Episode 16
Simon steps up after Jonathan’s betrayal-and-capture situation turns into a full-on “Greek politics but make it messy” episode. 1 Maccabees 13 opens …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
1 Maccabees Chapter 12: Bible Study by Atheists
Season 40 Episode 15
Jonathan decides the Seleucid soap opera is getting way too pronoun-heavy, so he does what any ancient politician with commitment issues would do, he…
10 months ago