Bonus 12: A Very Merkabah Jubilee
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I talk about the obscure Jewish movement known as Merkabah mysticism, and the influential and popular Book of Jubilee...
13 Nov 201628min
1.43 Forty Years of Trouble
In the first decades after Solomon's united kingdom split, the two kingdoms spent their time in brush wars. The kingdom of Judah went through three kings: Rehoboam, Abijam (or Abijah), and Asa. In the...
6 Nov 201630min
Bonus 11: Apocalypses of Daniel and 1st Enoch - Hiding in Plain Sight
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I launch into the earliest apocalypses: 1 Enoch and the Book of Daniel. The Book of 1 Enoch, older than Daniel, hid i...
30 Okt 201624min
1.42 The Kingdom Sundered
The policies of King Solomon's idiot son Rehoboam split the united kingdom in two: Israel and Judah. The fracture was permanent. I introduce the Biblical sources we have for this period, Kings and Chr...
23 Okt 201625min
Bonus 10: Gnosticism: Gnowing me, Gnowing You
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I introduce the rich apocalyptic literature that flourished after the canon of the Old testament closed. We get into ...
16 Okt 201626min
1.41 Modern Debates: David and Solomon
In this ripper episode I tackle the great raging debate in contemporary biblical archaeology. Traditionalist scholars believe that modern archaeological discoveries confirm the Bible's account of Davi...
9 Okt 201628min
Bonus 9: Portents of the Apocalypse
In this co-released episode, Steve Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and I introduce our new series on the apocalypse. We talk about the little-known but rich literature that flourished betw...
2 Okt 201618min
1.40 Puzzles of the United Kingdom of the Hebrews
Solomon, it is said, wrote books of Wisdom, Psalms, Odes, and a Testament. I discuss these, and then begin my survey of what modern scholarship has to say about the united kingdom. I start with Saul, ...
25 Sep 201627min
