Podcast Episodes

The Garden of Eden

We have all heard the story of Adam and Eve. But what was the Garden of Eden which they inhabited? In this week's episode, Helen and Lloyd travel bac…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Child Sacrifice in Ancient Religion

We have all heard rumours that ancient religions used children in ritual sacrifice. But did it really happen? To discuss the evidence, Helen and Lloy…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Language Jesus Spoke

Season 4

This week in the Biblical Time Machine, Helen and Lloyd travel back in time to hear and read Aramaic, the language Jesus spoke. Helping them to uncov…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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God and Israel – A Marriage in Crisis?

This week in the Biblical Time Machine, Prof Lloyd Lewellyn-Jones sits down with Dr Charlie Hadjiev to discuss Hosea, one of the most evocative, trou…

3 months ago

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Is Love in the (Biblical) Air?

Season 4

Is love in the biblical air this Valentine's Day?

To find out, Professors Helen Bond and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones take a trip back to the biblical world.…

3 months, 1 week ago

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Roman Faith and Christian Faith

The early Christian world was awash with the language of 'belief' (pistis in Greek, fides in Latin). But what does it really mean to 'believe'? Today…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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From Nazareth to Hollywood

How are Jesus and early Christianity portrayed on the big screen? To answer this question, Helen and Lloyd take a trip in the Biblical Time Machine w…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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What are the Non-Canonical Gospels?

Season 4

Many people only know the version of the non-canonical gospels popularised by Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code. The Church did away these 'lost' texts, and …

4 months ago

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Who were the Magi, really?

We all know the story of the Magi: they were three kings who followed a star to Bethlehem. But what if this common nativity narrative gets it all wro…

4 months ago

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The Physical Appearance of Jesus

The physical appearance of Jesus is more widely known and distinctive than any other. Yet this familiarity can lead us to overlook a curious fact: in…

4 months, 1 week ago

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