3.15 Tumultus Iudaeorum
On the death of Herod the Great in 4 BCE, the Judean state was a prosperous, self-governed, and stable kingdom. It was Rome's best buddy in the Levant, with territories extending beyond the Jordan and...
27 Mar 202235min
3.14 After the Apostles II: Holy Books and Blessed Bishops
My second ep about the apostolic fathers, those who followed the disciples. Here I discuss the anonymous authors of the epistle of Barnabas, the gospel of Peter, and the Shepherd of Hermas. All of the...
6 Mar 202226min
3.13 After the Apostles I: Out of the Mist
By the year 70, all of the disciples save perhaps John, were dead. Their inheritors are traditionally known as the Apostolic fathers, although many scholars would object to that appellation. I explore...
13 Feb 202234min
Bonus 40 Noah: The Movie, with Pod Academy
In this bonus episode, Gil Kidron and Rutger Vos graciously invite me on to their long-running show Pod Academy. This show is dedicated to applying a critical intellect to popular media, especially mo...
23 Jan 20221h 7min
Bonus 39 The Twelve Minor Prophets VI: Haggai and Zechariah
Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi are the three post-exilic prophets. In Jewish tradition, they are the last of the prophets. After them, prophecy ceased. Haggai is a pragmatic man relaying God's words to...
9 Jan 202246min
Bonus 38 The Twelve Minor Prophets V: Zephaniah and Habakkuk
I'm joined by Steve Guerra as we continue our series on the twelve minor Old Testament prophets. Here we tackle Zephaniah and Habakkuk. Both are short. Zephaniah ranted during the last decades of the ...
27 Des 202147min
3.12 Earliest Christians IV: Conflicts in John's Community
I finish my discussion of Revelation, cheekily asking if the book implies that only gays will go to heaven. The Greek East only grudgingly accepted the book. The book sulked in the shadows of Christia...
5 Des 202132min
3.11 Earliest Christians III: John's Community and Revelation
Alongside the Jerusalem Jesus clubs, the clubs founded by Paul and others, and the Thomasines, scholars believe there was a fourth primitive Christian community: the Johannines. This community produce...
14 Nov 202134min
