Bonus 16: After Life - Surviving the Apocalypse
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I finish (for now) our series on the apocalyptic literature, with a discussion of how views on the afterlife changed ...
19 Maalis 201753min
1.52 Isaiah and Micah, Prophets of the Assyrian Crisis
Isaiah's ambiguity has made him a crowd-pleaser for over 2,500 years. He introduces a bunch of shiny-new theological ideas previously unknown in the Bible. Christians read into his book prophecies of ...
12 Maalis 201726min
1.51 King Hezekiah, Father of Biblical Religion
In 722 BC, Hezekiah of Judah faced his first great crisis: a mass of Israelite refugees fleeing from the Assyrians. He turned adversity into opportunity, strengthening his authority and using the Isra...
26 Helmi 201727min
1.50 The Fall of Israel
King Ahaz of Judah calls on Assyria to save him from King Pekah of Israel and the kingdom of Aram-Damascus. That works out a treat: Aram-Damascus is left in ruins, and Israel left a rump state. The pr...
12 Helmi 201726min
Bonus 15: Revelation- Apocalypse by Numbers
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I continue our series on the apocalyptic literature, with the second of two episodes on the earliest Christian apocal...
12 Helmi 201751min
1.49 The Assyrian Storm
In Judah, we meet a bunch of kings: Uzziah, Jotham and Ahaz. Uzziah gets leprosy when he offends the priests. Jotham's reign is confused, just like I am. Ahaz is threatened on all sides. Back in Israe...
29 Tammi 201727min
1.48 Amos and Hosea, Hammers of the House of Jehu
Amos and Hosea are the first two prophets who get their own books. They are also the last of the four northern Israelite prophets. Amos is the perfect prophet, the template for all later prophets. He ...
15 Tammi 201727min
Bonus 14: What a Revelation! The Apocalypse of St John the Divine
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I continue our series on the apocalyptic literature, with the first of two episodes on the earliest Christian apocaly...
8 Tammi 201730min
