Episode 72: The Truth About Ruth
Data Over Dogma19 Elo 2024

Episode 72: The Truth About Ruth

The biblical story of Ruth can be a confusing one for modern readers. Is Ruth a hero? Is she a schemer? She goes from gleaning in her dead husband's kinsman's field to marrying the guy in a matter of days. What are we to glean from that? And what, exactly, happened on the threshing room floor? If only we had a Bible expert on the show to help us understand it all. Oh wait--we do! That's lucky. Then, we turn to history. One of the trickiest things about reading the Bible can be how to tell what's actually historical, and what is... allegory. Some of the Bible's characters have no historical attestation other than the Bible, but not our friend Sennacherib! This neo-Assyrian king was 100% a real guy, and we're going to learn all about him! For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and the opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Follow us on the various social media places: https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod https://www.twitter.com/data_over_dogma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Episode 87: The Dans Ruin Christmas

Episode 87: The Dans Ruin Christmas

Haul out the holly, 'cause it's Christmas time! And what could be more appropriate for Christmas than to recount the nativity story? Or is it stories? That's right, this week we're looking at the Bibl...

2 Joulu 20241h 3min

Episode 86: Debunking Jesus?

Episode 86: Debunking Jesus?

Ooooh! It's de-bunking time! But with a twist: this time we're debunking the debunkers! That’s right, we’re coming after an idea that certain nonbelievers love to throw at Christians to put them in th...

25 Marras 20241h 5min

Episode 85: Purify This! With Logan Williams

Episode 85: Purify This! With Logan Williams

The battle has begun! For a long time, scholars have said that Jesus nullified all the former Jewish laws about which foods were okay to eat and which were impure, and therefore not fit for consumptio...

18 Marras 20241h 11min

Episode 84: The Demon Haunted Bible

Episode 84: The Demon Haunted Bible

DEMONS! We're at an interesting crossroads in history. As science is able to explain more and more about how the universe works, and more specifically how we humans work, we find ourselves using super...

11 Marras 20241h 3min

Episode 83: The God-Forsaken Psalm

Episode 83: The God-Forsaken Psalm

Psalm 22 [according to the Deer of Dawn (don't worry- you'll get that joke later)] is not a happy ditty. It is the song of a hopeless singer, crying out to a God who doesn't seem to be there. Which se...

4 Marras 20241h 3min

Episode 82: Deconstruction Zone with Rev Karla Kamstra

Episode 82: Deconstruction Zone with Rev Karla Kamstra

It's the boogeyman that haunts churches across the land: religious deconstruction. This is the process of genuinely questioning your religious faith, pulling apart what you've been taught (probably yo...

28 Loka 20241h 1min

Episode 81: You're Speaking My Language!

Episode 81: You're Speaking My Language!

As origin stories go, the Bible's explanation for why humanity has multiple languages is... let's call it creative. Alas, it doesn't hold up particularly well in a modern, scientifically informed era....

21 Loka 20241h 3min

Episode 80: Omni Everything?

Episode 80: Omni Everything?

The modern concept of God (at least in the Christian context) is of an all-knowing, all-powerful, being. One who is everywhere all at once. He sees you when you're sleeping, he knows when you're awake...

14 Loka 202455min

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