Who were the Magi, really?

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 wrong? To uncover who the Magi really were, Helen and Lloyd take a trip in the Biblical Time Machine with Dr Eric Vanden Ekyel, author of the popular tome, The Magi: Who They Were, How They’ve Been Remembered (2022; Fortress Press). Eric Vanden Eykel is a New Testament scholar and Associate Professor of Religion at Ferrum College. In addi...

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Season 4 Celebration

Season 4 Celebration

Helen and Lloyd have been on many adventures in the Biblical Time Machine this academic year. Season 4 has taken them across the ancient world – from the great Empires of Babylon and Persia to the ear...

12 Heinä 31min

Who wrote Colossians?

Who wrote Colossians?

Colossians is chock-full of historical and theological mysteries. Did the apostle Paul really write it? Who were the false teaches troubling the church at Colossae? And was is the meaning of its famou...

6 Heinä 47min

Babylon – The Mother of All Cities

Babylon – The Mother of All Cities

Babylon is one of the most famous cities and empires in human history. To many people, it conjures images of Hanging Gardens, the Tower of Babel, Nebuchadnezzar, and the exile of the Jewish people. Bu...

28 Kesä 41min

Who were the Pharisees?

Who were the Pharisees?

The Pharisees are among the most villainised groups in Jewish history. For centuries, Christians read them as legalists, religious hypocrites and bitter opponents of Jesus. But have we got the Pharise...

21 Kesä 39min

Imitation in Early Christianity

Imitation in Early Christianity

Imitation is a huge part of the human experience, as we imitate role models and loved ones. Oscar Wilde called it the 'highest form of flattery'. But what did imitation – or mimesis – look like in ear...

15 Kesä 35min

The Bible in Aramaic

The Bible in Aramaic

Many of us think of the Bible as a book written in Hebrew and Greek, overlooking the important role of Aramaic—the lingua franca of much of the ancient Near East. In this episode, Helen and Lloyd clim...

8 Kesä 35min

The Judges of Ancient Israel

The Judges of Ancient Israel

The book of Judges gives us some of the most intriguing and tragic characters in all of the Hebrew Bible: Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah and Samson. But what did it mean to be a 'judge' in ancient Israel? ...

1 Kesä 42min

King David – Hero or Villain?

King David – Hero or Villain?

King David is one of the most familiar figures in the Bible. Most people know him as the shepherd boy, the Psalmist and the underdog who steps up to defeat Goliath. But is this only one side to a much...

25 Touko 33min

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