Podcast Episodes

Who Was Paul?

Season 1 Episode 7

According to the Bible, Paul was once Saul, a Christian-persecuting zealot who "converted" to Christianity. But did Paul, the earliest author in the …

3 years, 5 months ago

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Ancient Persia and the Book of Esther

Season 1 Episode 6

Did you know there's not a single mention of God, prayer, or prophets in the Book of Esther? So how did this entertaining tale of beauty contests, ba…

3 years, 6 months ago

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All About the Second Temple

Season 1 Episode 5

The Second Temple in Jerusalem was a wonder of the ancient world and the center of Jewish life. In this episode, Dave and Helen describe the grandeur…

3 years, 6 months ago

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John the Baptist

Season 1 Episode 4

What were the Jewish origins of baptism? Did people really wear camel hair and eat bugs? According to Josephus, was John the Baptist a "bigger deal" …

3 years, 6 months ago

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Jesus's Female Disciples

Season 1 Episode 3

Women played a hugely important role in Jesus’s inner circle and in early Christianity, but the New Testament only gives us a few tantalizing clues. …

3 years, 7 months ago

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Who Wrote the New Testament and Why?

Season 1 Episode 2

The New Testament wasn't handed down from on high as a complete and fully formed text. The books of the NT were written by different individuals at d…

3 years, 7 months ago

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The Historical (Not Hysterical) Jesus

Season 1 Episode 1

Dave and Helen dive into the biggest Bible history question of them all — who was the real Jesus? Lucky for us, Helen wrote a whole book about it, so…

3 years, 7 months ago

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