Bonus 6: Priest-King Melchizedek, International Man of Mystery
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I discuss the mysterious figure of Melchizedek, and try to work out how he figures in the Jewish and Christian priest...
24 Jan 201652min
Bonus 5: James the Just in the Late Second Temple Period (Part 3)
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I conclude our three-part discussion of James the Just. Steve is launching a bunch of new podcasts. Check him out at ...
23 Jan 201613min
1.22 Deuteronomy II: The Death of Moses
In the last half of Deuteronomy, Moses lays out laws on family matters. I compare these to the Mesopotamian law codes. He sets out a splendid set of curses on those would disobey, modeled on Assyrian ...
17 Jan 201629min
1.21 Deuteronomy I: Moses Farewells His people
Deuteronomy is the last book of the Torah, the Pentateuch, the books holiest to Jews. To many Jewish scholars, the Torah is where study of the bible stops. I discuss how Deuteronomy was modeled on Ass...
3 Jan 201630min
1.20 Numbers II: Out of the Wilderness
While the Israelites are stuck in the wilderness they meet Balam and his talking donkey. They defeat King Og and the Midianites, and will never stop talking about it. Moses' siblings Aaron and Miriam ...
20 Des 201527min
1.19 Numbers I: Into the Wilderness
It should have been but a few days march from Mt Sinai to the promised land. But the Israelite's kvetching annoys God so much he condemns them to spend 40 years in the wilderness.
6 Des 201528min
1.18 Leviticus II: The Holiness Code
The first half of Leviticus is preoccupied with the priests and the Tabernacle. The second half of Leviticus radically extends the idea of holiness to the whole people of the Israelites. It lays down ...
22 Nov 201528min
Bonus 4: James the Just in the Late Second Temple Period (Part 2)
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I conclude our discussion of James the Just, and talk about blood pudding.
16 Nov 20151h 8min
