Throughout the New Testament we’re treated to countless examples of literary influence from the...
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As the returning exiles begin settling in Judah and our timeline moves nearer the...
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092_Ezekiel 3 (Yahweh in Marduk's Temple)
The influence from neighboring cultures in Second Temple Judaism cannot be overstated, but that...
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091_Ezekiel 2 (Yahweh vs the Dragons)
An enemy of Judah is an enemy of Yahweh, and what better way to describe his enemies than in...
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090_Ezekiel 1 (Wheels within Wheels)
The Bible is filled with strange scenes, but few can compare with the opening of Ezekiel when the...
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089_Jeremiah 4 (Yahweh and the Dragon)
The Mediterranean region is littered with myths of storm gods fighting great sea monsters, and...
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088_Jeremiah 3 (Baruch's Paradox)
As the destruction of the temple draws near, Jeremiah offers mixed messages of hope and despair,...
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087_Jeremiah 2 (Still Not a Bullfrog)
Moses is presented as the prototypical prophet who brings Yahwism to a nation of people who have...
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086_Jeremiah 1 (Not a Bullfrog)
When the Jewish exiles returned from Babylon they brought with them sweeping changes to their...
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Throughout human history people have attempted to explain tragedy with divine wrath. Great...
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Throughout the Hebrew Bible we’ve found important sections that were inspired by older myths and...
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The Hebrew Bible is filled with prohibitions against human sacrifice as Yahweh repeatedly states...
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The Jubilee Year was a time of change in Jewish lives, a time when property was returned to its...
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Throughout the story of Jesus we find countless references to Old Testament passages, and no book...
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The Song of Songs is a collection of erotic poetry that somehow made its way into Jewish...
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The book of Ecclesiastes, also called Qoheleth, is a curious text whose inclusion into the Hebrew...
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We conclude our study of Proverbs with sections 3-8 of the book which includes the Poem of the...
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The book of Proverbs, attributed to King Solomon despite the fact that most sections are...
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The final episode covering the Book of Psalms includes the Thanksgiving Psalms, Liturgical...
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075_Pizalm 2 Electric Boogaloo
We tackle 3 more genres of Psalm, the Hymns, Wisdom, and Royal Psalms and discuss their...
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