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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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- 1 weeks ago42 min
112 - The Geography of the Holy Land
To get ready for the season of Joshua, let's get the lay of the land he is going to conquer. It's basically like a narrow rectangle between the desert and the sea.Watch the view from GezerWatch the view from HadidMaps and pictures of the geography of the Holy Land Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- 3 weeks ago36 min
111 - What is the Book of Joshua
In this introductory episode to the sixth biblical book, we learn that it was written to provide the Maccabees with a biblical past they could say they were restoring Watch the view from Gezer Watch the view from Hadid Watch the geographical parallels between the conquests of the Maccabees and those of Joshua A bit of info and pictures of the geography of the Holy Land Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- 4 weeks ago45 min
Closing the Book on the Torah
In this final Torah summary, we go over things we missed and recap how we found the biblical authors of the Torah and academia didn't. Our list of biblical authors and the texts they wrote Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- Aug 16, 202642 min
The Odyssey vs the Bible: Storytelling and Historytelling
The epics of the Odyssey and the Bible have a lot in common. Rutger Vos joins Gil to discuss the new Christopher Nolan movie Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- Aug 9, 202635 min
Collab: Hebrew and English Biblical Expressions
There are many expressions in Hebrew and English derived from the Bible. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to compare Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- Aug 2, 202637 min
My Favorite Torah Verses
Gil chooses his favorite verses from the first five biblical books: some are beautiful, others are personal and some are funny Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- Jul 26, 202653 min
Collab: The Torah in the Last 2,000 Years
As we are moving on from the Torah portion of the Bible, it's a good opportunity to broaden the scope and discuss the life of the Torah in the last 2,000 years, after it was completed. For that, we have a special guest: Dr. Jonathan Friedmann is a scholar of ancient Hebrew and Jewish music, vice president of Ezzree Institute, associate professor at the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism, president of the Western States Jewish History Association, director of the Jewish Museum of the American West, and co-host of the podcast & YouTube interview show, Amusing Jews. He's also the author or editor of over 30 books on music, Jewish history, and popular culture. Check out Dr. Friedmann's book Goliath as Gentle Giant Check out his YouTube interview channel Amusing Jews Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
- Jul 19, 202649 min
110 - The Seven Layers of Moses
In this Torah summary episodes, we're reviewing Moses. Moses is the great hero of the Torah, the Pentateuch and one of the most popular and important characters in human history, but his character episodeis a combination of several characters sewn together Join our tribe on Patreon!To give Gil a one-time donationThe podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
About A Podcast of Biblical Proportions
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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