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The stories, songs, and laws of the Hebrew Bible have shaped our world, and people wrote them. Regular people, like you and me. Once we understand that the biblical authors were just people, we can learn a lot of new things about these texts. Join Hebrew-speaking writer and editor Gil Kidron on a journey of biblical proportions, going over the biblical books in order, and leaving no stone unturned
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After getting to know Maccabean times so well, if we compare the Maccabean book 2 Maccabees with the biblical book Chronicles, we will see that they seem to have been written by the same people. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss. To Garry's podcast Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
Now that we've gone over all of Deuteronomy, Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible joins Gil to discuss how the broken promises of Deuteronomy led to the rise in apocalyptic literature To Garry's podcast Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
In our final Deuteronomy summary episode, we're looking back at it as a divine promise given in 140 BCE. What happened when the promise was broken? Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
After going over Deuteronomy and in our first season summary episode, we compare Deuteronomy to its arch nemesis, the Temple Scroll Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
In the final chapters of Deuteronomy, we build up to the death of Moses, which crowns his successor, predicts the future, blesses the people and dies. He gets an emotional eulogy, a fine send-off for the Hebrew hero Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
On the inaugural Rosh Hashanah, 140 BCE, the Maccabean leader Shimon Thassi delivered the most beautiful speeches of Deuteronomy Join our tribe on Patreon! Give Gil a one-time donation Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home Page Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors Ancient maps: easy-to-follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
Attend the Jerusalem Temple inaugural Yom Kippur ceremony, presided by the new High Priest Shimon Thassi Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
On the first day after Hebrew independence under the Maccabees, there was a total reset of every aspect of Hebrew society Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
The stories, songs, and laws of the Hebrew Bible have shaped our world, and people wrote them. Regular people, like you and me. Once we understand that the biblical authors were just people, we can learn a lot of new things about these texts. Join Hebrew-speaking writer and editor Gil Kidron on a journey of biblical proportions, going over the biblical books in order, and leaving no stone unturned
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