A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

106 - Replacing Deuteronomy

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 17 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

After going over Deuteronomy and in our first season summary episode, we compare Deuteronomy to its arch nemesis, the Temple Scroll

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105 - The Death of Moses

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 3 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

In the final chapters of Deuteronomy, we build up to the death of Moses, which crowns his successor, predicts the future, blesses the people and dies. He gets an emotional eulogy, a fine send-off for the Hebrew hero

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104 - The New Era Begins Today

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 02:50:13 +0000

On the inaugural Rosh Hashanah, 140 BCE, the Maccabean leader Shimon Thassi delivered the most beautiful speeches of Deuteronomy

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103 - The Most Important Day of His Life

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0000

Attend the Jerusalem Temple inaugural Yom Kippur ceremony, presided by the new High Priest Shimon Thassi

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102 - Total Reset

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

On the first day after Hebrew independence under the Maccabees, there was a total reset of every aspect of Hebrew society

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101 - The Hero and His Successor

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 1 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The opening speeches of Deuteronomy recount suspiciously Maccabean chapters. Could this Moses be based on a real life "bigger than life" Hebrew hero?

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100 - Saving the Jerusalem Temple

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

The Maccabees had no choice but to take over the Jerusalem Temple from the priests, centralize worship there and destroy all other shrines in the land

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99 - The Priestly Jerusalem Temple

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 1 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode of Deuteronomy, we will travel back in time to see how the priests ran the show in their temple, and how the Maccabees changed everything

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98 - What is Deuteronomy

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 02:40:12 +0000

In this introduction to the fifth biblical book, we will see that it is the book of the revolution. The revolution of 140 BCE

To read about Dr Yonatan Adler's research book The Origins of Judaism

To episode 88, about the calendar reform that changed Hebrew history

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97 - Debunking Scholarlship on Deuteronomy

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sat, 3 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

In our first episode of the fifth season of the podcast, about the fifth biblical book, Gil explains why biblical scholars are dead wrong about it.

Links to Dr. Yonatan Adler's archeological research

The late origins of Judaism

The beginning of Yom Kippur

The beginning of Passover

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SPECIAL: Our AI-Bible Academic Research!

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:42:05 +0000

Can we use LLMs to find who wrote the Bible? We're gonna try, and by we I mean: biologist Dr. Rutger Vos, Gil, and you, if you're interested. And if you are, send me a message at the bottom of this page.

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Collab: Athenian Democracy vs Maccabean Democracy

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Dec 2025 04:22:14 +0000

Athenian democracy, in many ways, inspired the Maccabean-style democracy established in 140 BCE. Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast joins Gil to discuss.

Listen to Bernie's episodes on Athenian Democracy -

Democracy in Athens

The Boule: Random Guys and the Birth of Bureaucracy

Greek Democracy, part 3

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Collab: Ancient Hebrew Music

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (dr jonathan friedman) — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The ancient Hebrews played and listened to music, and they wrote about it in the Bible. Dr. Jonathan Friedmann is an expert on the topic and he joins Gil to discuss their musical culture.

Read more about the topic from Dr. Friedman:

Music in Biblical Life

Music in the Hebrew Bible

Academia.edu articles about Ancient Hebrew music

Music in the Ancient Near East

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Collab: King David in Hebrew vs Ancient Greek

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In our third installment comparing the Hebrew and ancient Greek versions of the Bible, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the two versions of King David's origin story. Which is the better of the two?

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Collab: Who Wrote the Letter of Jeremiah?

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In our second installment comparing the Hebrew version of the Bible with the ancient Greek one, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about an obscure but fun book

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Collab: Jeremiah in Hebrew vs Ancient Greek

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 9 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

There are many differences between the Hebrew and Ancient Greek versions of the book of Jeremiah. Can we explain them? Yes, we can. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil for this new series

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96 - Final Thoughts on Numbers

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 2 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In this episode, we're looking back and gleaning new insights from our season about the fourth biblical book

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95 - The Rise and Fall of the Hebrew State

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 07:00:00 +0000

When read in context, the Maccabean texts in the book of Numbers reveal the processes that led to the fall of the Hebrew state. Our chapters for today are Numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, and 35.

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94 - The Secret Story about Jeremiah the Traitor

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 5 Oct 2025 16:27:53 +0000

In our fourth episode of the season of Numbers, we go over the Balaam Tales, which are a funny fable about Jeremiah, who worked for the Babylonians to doom the Hebrews

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93 - He Who Controls the Ark

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:30:35 +0000

We continue our journey through the book of Numbers, and after the Hebrew returnees from Babylonia split into groups, the priests use the Ark of the Covenant to regain political power

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92 - When Reality Shatters Your Dreams

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Sep 2025 06:00:00 +0000

The stories about the challenges of the returnees from Egypt are about the real challenges of the returnees from Babylonia. Our Numbers chapters for today are 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 20.

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91 - Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 07:39:05 +0000

The oldest stories of Numbers were about the crises of leadership in the Babylonian captivity, told from two distinct perspectives: One from a populist perspective, and the other from an elitist perspective. The combined stories appear as one in Numbers, chapter 11.

Shemaya's populist story (verses in ch 11):

11 So Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all these people on me?
12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom as a wet nurse carries a nursing child, to the land that you promised on oath to their ancestors’?
14 I am not able to carry all these people alone, for they are too heavy for me.
15 If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once—if I have found favor in your sight—and do not let me see my misery.”
16 So Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting and have them take their place there with you.
17 I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people along with you so that you will not bear it all by yourself.
24 ... and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and placed them all around the tent.
25 Then Yahweh came down in the cloud and spoke to him and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders, and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again.

26 Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, so they prophesied in the camp.
27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.”
28 And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!”
29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all Yahweh’s people were prophets and that Yahweh would put his spirit on them!”
30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp.

Ezekiel's elitist story (verses in ch 11):

1 Now when the people complained in the hearing of Yahweh about their misfortunes, Yahweh heard it, and his anger was kindled. Then the fire of Yahweh burned against them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp.
2 But the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated. 3 So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Yahweh burned against them.

4 The mob of the camp followers with them had a strong craving, and the Israelites also wept again and said, “If only we had meat to eat!
5 We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic,
6 but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.”
10 Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then Yahweh became very angry, and Moses was displeased.
13 Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they come weeping to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’
18 And say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wailed in the hearing of Yahweh, saying, “If only we had meat to eat! Surely it was better for us in Egypt.” Therefore Yahweh will give you meat, and you shall eat.
19 You shall eat not only one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days,
20 but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you—because you have rejected Yahweh who is among you and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’”
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23 Yahweh said to Moses, “Is Yahweh’s power limited? Now you shall see whether my word will come true for you or not.”
24 So Moses went out and told the people the words of Yahweh.
31 Then a wind went out from Yahweh, and it brought quails from the sea and let them fall beside the camp, about a day’s journey on this side and a day’s journey on the other side, all around the camp, about two cubits deep on the ground.
32 So the people worked all that day and night and all the next day gathering the quails; the least anyone gathered was ten homers, and they spread them out for themselves all around the camp.
33 But while the meat was still between their teeth, before it was consumed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.
34 So that place was called The Tombs of Craving because there they buried the people who had the craving.

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90 - What is Numbers

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:00:00 +0000

In this introductory episode to the fourth biblical book, we will overview its many different layers, written between the 590 BCE and the 80s BCE.

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Collab: New AI Research into Biblical Authors Supports our Theories

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 3 Aug 2025 10:35:35 +0000

New AI research into the Documentary Hypothesis and the authorship of the books of Samuel reinforces our theories. Dr. Rutger Vos from the University of Leiden joins Gil to discuss. Read about this research here

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Collab: How To Find Biblical Authors

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Petros Koutoupis joins Gil to talk about biblical authors. Check out his two substacks: Digging Up the Past and Digging Out the Bible

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Collab: Miraculous Births in Myth

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:59:24 +0000

Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast and Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast join Gil to talk about miraculous births in myth

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Resident Academic: What Academia is Good and Bad At

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Anke Bosma, PhD, joins Gil to share her perspective on what is working and what is not working in academia today, particularly in the humanities.

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Resident Academic: the Baby Moses Investigation

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 6 Jul 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Dr. Rutger Vos is our Resident Academic, academizing our investigation into who wrote the Baby Moses story and why. How would this be viewed by academia?

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Collab: Shavuot and Pentecost are Almost Identical

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

After having learned the origins of the Hebrew festival of Shavuot/Weeks, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to compare our findings with what we know about the Christian version of this holiday. The results are stunning.

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89 - The Making of Leviticus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In this summary episode, let's review the layers of Leviticus, who wrote them, and when

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88 - The Ten Terrible, Stressful and Spooky Days

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 8 Jun 2025 05:53:49 +0000

Yom Kippur is the Hebrew Day of Atonement, and it was originally established so the Hebrew people could open a new leaf. Instead, the holy day unleashed chaos among the Hebrews.

Click here to read about Dr. Yonatan Adler's research about Yom Kippur beginning in 140 BCE

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Collab: The Rise of the Rabbis

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (garry stevens) — Sun, 1 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000

When the Rabbis emerged on the historical scene, during Roman times, Judaism was born. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss

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87 - The Hebrew Class War

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 18 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

In 140 BCE, the Maccabees reformed the Hebrew calendar and wrote the Leviticus rules in chapters 19 and 25, so they could transfer wealth from the rich back to the people.

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86 - Payback

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 4 May 2025 06:00:00 +0000

As we get into the second part of our Leviticus season, we get to two Leviticus stories written in 140 BCE about how the original priests were violently toppled and replaced by Levites.

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85 - The Hebrew Theocratic Oligarchy

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

In 458 BCE, a group of foreign billionaires initiated a coup in Judea in order to exempt themselves from paying taxes. They succeeded thanks to the first edition of the Torah.

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Collab: Passover vs Easter

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (garry stevens) — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 15:51:39 +0000

Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the origins of Passover and Easter, and how the former became the latter.

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84 - The First Year of Jubilee

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 6 Apr 2025 06:00:00 +0000

Who erased the two holiest celebrations in the Hebrew calendar, the Year of Jubilee and the Festival of Weeks, to disconnect them from 537 BCE?

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83 - The Return of Yahweh

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

Leviticus chapters 8 and 9 are play-by-play accounts of the greatest Hebrew ceremony of all time - summoning Yahweh back to his homeland 50 years after he had left it.

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82 - And So Begins the Priestly Racket

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 9 Mar 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In our second episode about Leviticus, we go over the second and third rules of the Hebrew returnees of 538 BCE, which are about how much money everyone owes the wealthiest Hebrews

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81 - The HIDDEN Seven Plagues

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

The oldest text in Leviticus, chapter 26, has a Seven Plagues story we did not know about. That chapter has the first rule of the Hebrew returnees in 538 BCE, with a warning: if you break it, Yahweh will bring Seven Plagues on the Hebrew returnees.

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80 - What is Leviticus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 9 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In this introductory episode, we go over the FOUR layers of Leviticus, written between 538 BCE and 140 BCE, when the final version was published.

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Resident Academic: The Persian Axial Age Hypothesis

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (dr rutger vos, rutger vos) — Sun, 2 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000

In the first installment of a new series to add an academic perspective to the podcast, I present my "538 BCE changed the world" hypothesis to our new resident academic, evolutionary biologist, Dr. Rutger Vos.

Click here to listen to our first episode about the Persian Axial Age hypothesis.

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Scholar Rejects My Exodus Hypothesis

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000

In the second half of my conversation with Dr. Gad Barnea from the University of Haifa, he rejects the idea that the Exodus stories about leaving Egypt are merely tales about leaving Babylonia, and he presents his own hypothesis.

Dr. Barnea is a Faculty Member at the University of Haifa, Department of Jewish History and Thought, he is a Research Fellow at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, and for Project BEST at the University of Haifa, Department Of Biblical Studies, and an Associate Fellow at the Department of History of the Royal Historical Society.

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Researching Zoroastrian Influences on the Hebrews (w/ Dr. Gad Barnea)

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000

For decades, scholars believed that ancient Hebrew letters from 419 BCE proved the continuity of Passover, but a new study shows that, if anything, Passover has Persian Zoroastrian origins. Dr. Gad Barnea from the University of Haifa joins Gil and Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast to discuss his research into the so called Passover Lettersso-called.

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Collab: Study Validates Passover Zoroastrian Origins

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 07:00:00 +0000

A new study into the so-called "Passover Letters" reveals the depth of Persian-Zoroastrian influences. I spoke to Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast to discuss

Read the article about this research by Dr. Gad Barnea here

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Collab: The Great Reform of 2 Kings, 23

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 5 Jan 2025 08:00:00 +0000

2 Kings, chapter 23, is one of the most fascinating chapters in the Bible and contains more layers than would seem at first sight. Rabbi Adam Chalom joins Gil to discuss.

Rabbi Chalom is Dean of North America at the International Institute of Secular Humanistic Judaism and Rabbi of his congregation Kol Hadash in Deerfield, Illinois

For secular Jewish holiday celebrations go to Chagim.org.il

Rabbi Chalom co-edited the book Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices (released January 2025) - click here to get it with 40% discount with the code 6AF24.

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Debunking Richard Friedman's Levite Exodus Theory

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Now that we finished going over the book of Exodus, it's time to go over the most famous Exodus theory, offered by the famed scholar Richard Elliot Friedman in a very popular book. In this episode, Gil debunks his whole theory.

Watch Friedman's talk about the Exodus at a convention (note: it's actually not from his YouTube channel)

Watch Friedman's class about Exodus

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79 - Summary: The Making of Exodus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

In this summary episode of our work on the book of Exodus, we go over again all the important things we found in Exodus and how we found them

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78 - The Ark, the Tent and the Tabernacle

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 1 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000

In our final Exodus episode, we tackle the final 15 chapters of the book, which contain mountains of priestly lists. If you thought lists are boring, then wait till we go over them in context.

Click here to watch a short clip for how you change הכהן (The Priest) to בן נון (Son of Nun) without erasing a single letter, plus two other such examples/

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77 - Bringing Justice to the Hebrew People

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:50:00 +0000

The Exodus code of civil and economic laws was a radical overhaul of Hebrew society meant to turn it from elitist to populist. When? In 140 BCE.

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76 - Who Wrote The Ten Commandments?

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 3 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The Ten Commandments were written at a particular place and time to change Hebrew society from a statue-worshiping elitist priestly society to a monotheistic populistic one.

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75 - Moses the Horned Murderer

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The two priestly Mount Sinai stories star two very different Moses(es), and these differences tell the epic tale of the fall and comeback of the priestly class.

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74 - The Face of God

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 6 Oct 2024 06:00:00 +0000

After getting to Mount Sinai, Moses and the Hebrew VIPs get to *see* their God. What does he look like? And why is he standing on sapphire?

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Collab: If People Wrote the Bible, What Then?

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (adam chalom) — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

What meaning can we derive from the Bible if we look at it as written by people? Rabbi Adam Chalom, Dean of North America at the International Institute of Secular Humanistic Judaism and Rabbi of his congregation in Kol Hadash in Illinois, joins Gil to discuss.

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73 - The Calf and the Tablets

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 22 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The story of the Golden Calf and Stone Tablets is one of the most famous stories ever written, and when we read it in context we can appreciate it to its fullest

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72 - The Manna Scroll

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 8 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The Manna from Heaven story is not an account of the Hebrews eating magical bread in the desert, but a story about the destruction of Jerusalem (587 BCE) and the subsequent exile to Babylonia.

Manna from Heaven, Exodus 16:

2 The whole congregation of the Israelites complained against Moses and Aaron in the Wilderness.

3 The Israelites said to them, "If only we had died by the hand of Yahweh in the land of Egypt when we sat by the pots of meat and ate our fill of bread, for you have brought us out into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with hunger."

6 So Moses and Aaron said to all the Israelites, "In the evening, you shall know that it was Yahweh who brought you out of the land of Egypt,

7 and in the morning you shall see the glory of Yahweh, because he has heard your complaining against Him. For what are we? Your complaining is not against us but against Yahweh."

10 And as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the Israelites, they looked toward the Wilderness, and the glory of Yahweh appeared in the cloud.

11 Yahweh spoke to Moses,

12 "I have heard the complaining of the Israelites; say to them, 'At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread; then you shall know that I am Yahweh your God.'"

13 In the evening, quails came up and covered the camp, and in the morning, there was a layer of dew around the camp.

14 When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the desert was a fine flaky substance, as fine as frost on the ground.

15 When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, "What is it?"

16 This is what Yahweh has commanded: Gather as much of it as each of you needs, an omer per person according to the number of persons, all providing for those in their own tents."

17 The Israelites did so.

19 And Moses said to them, "Let no one leave any of it over until morning."

20 But they did not listen to Moses; some left part of it until morning, and it became wormy and rotten. And Moses was angry with them.

21 Morning by morning they gathered it, as much as each needed, but when the sun grew hot, it melted.

22 On the sixth day, they gathered twice as much food, two omers apiece. When all the leaders of the congregation came and told Moses,

23 he said to them, "This is what Yahweh has commanded: Tomorrow is a day of solemn rest a holy Sabbath to Yahweh; bake what you want to bake and boil what you want to boil, and all that is left over put aside to be kept until morning."

24 So they put it aside until morning, just as Moses commanded them, and it did not rot, and there were no maggots in it.

25 Moses said, "Eat it today, for today is a Sabbath to Yahweh; today you will not find it in the field.

27 On the seventh day some of the people went out to gather, and they found none.

28 Yahweh said to Moses, "How long will you refuse to keep my commandments and instructions?

29 See! Yahweh has given you ... on the sixth day... food for two days; each of you stay where you are; do not leave your place on the seventh day."

31 The Israelites called it Manna; it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers with honey.

32 Moses said, "This is what Yahweh has commanded: Let an omer of it be kept throughout your generations in order that they may see the food with which I fed you in the wilderness when I brought you out of the land of Egypt."

33 And Moses said to Aaron, "Take a container (צנצנת), and put an omer of manna in it, and place it before Yahweh, to be kept throughout your generations."

34 Just as Yahweh commanded Moses, so Aaron placed it before the covenant, for safekeeping.

35 An omer is a tenth of an ephah.

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Episodes Coming Back Next Week!

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 1 Sep 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The regular episodes are coming back starting next week, and n the ensuing weeks we will finish up the book of Exodus!

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Theories Collab: Semitic Germanic and Follow the Shoe

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 09:50:28 +0000

Gil discusses interesting theories with Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast and Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast.

Listen here to Bernie's conversation with a linguistic archeologist about the Carthaginian words in Germanic theory .

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Collab: The Making of the New Testament

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 11 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Gary Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss when and in what context was the New Testament written and compiled.

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Vol 1: Genesis to Babylon
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Vol 3: Coming soon
Vol 4: Essential Resources

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Collab: The Passover Layers

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 4 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000

I went on the History of the Papacy podcast to discuss the evolution of Passover, from a 538 BCE agricultural festival to a 140 BCE nationalistic one.

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Collab: What's Most Facinating About Ancient World

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 28 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In one episode, three ancient history podcasters discuss what's most fascinating about the ancient world. Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast and Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast join Gil to break it down.

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New Plan After Oral Surgery

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

I had oral surgery and cannot record new episodes for the coming 2-4 months. BUT we're going to turn these lemons into lemonade.

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71 - Moses the Natural Born Leader

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Jul 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The depiction of Moses and his leadership style in the parallel populist Exodus narrative is a rare ancient story written by and for the people.

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70 - Who Wrote The Song of the Sea?

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 05:02:41 +0000

Most scholars see the Song of the Sea poem as one of the oldest in the Bible. But in the past, they all agreed it was actually one of the newest texts in the Bible. So which one it is?

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69 - Let The Complaining Begin

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 9 Jun 2024 06:00:00 +0000

After centuries of oppression, Yahweh takes the Hebrews out of Egypt. And the first thing they do is complain about being taken out of Egypt. Why?

Desert Battle Story / Ezekiel (Exodus 14, verses:)

4 When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, the Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about them and said, "What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and have lost their labor!"

5 So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him.

10 As Pharaoh drew near, the Israelites looked back, and there were the Egyptians advancing on them. In great fear the Israelites cried out to Yahweh.

11 They said to Moses, “Was it because there were no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness? What have you done to us, bringing us out of Egypt?

12 Is this not the very thing we told you in Egypt, ‘Let us alone so that we can serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”

13 But Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid, stand firm, and see the deliverance that Yahweh will accomplish for you today, for the Egyptians whom you see today you shall never see again.

14 Yahweh will fight for you, and you have only to keep still.”

23 During the last watch of the night Yahweh overlooked the Egyptian armies in the form of a pillar of fire and smoke and he threw their armies into confusion.

24 He jammed the wheels of their chariots so that they had difficulty driving. And the Egyptians said, "Let's get away from the Israelites! Yahweh is fighting for them against Egypt."

29 That day Yahweh saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.

30 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of Yahweh displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared Yahweh and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.

Staff on the Stone Story / Ezekiel (Exodus 15 and then 17, verses:)

22 So Moses led Israel into the wilderness, and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the water of Marah because it was bitter. That is why it was called Marah.

24 And the people complained against Moses, saying, “What shall we drink?”

2 The people quarreled with Moses and said, “Give us water to drink.” Moses said to them, “Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?”

3 But the people thirsted there for water, and the people complained against Moses and said, “Why did you bring us out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and livestock with thirst?”

4 So Moses cried out to Yahweh, “What shall I do for this people? They are almost ready to stone me.”

5 Yahweh said to Moses, “Go on ahead of the people and take some of the elders of Israel with you; take in your hand the staff and go.

6 I will be standing there in front of you on the rock at Horeb. Strike the rock, and water will come out of it, so that the people may drink.” Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel.

7 He called the place Massah and Meribah,because the Israelites quarreled and tested Yahweh, saying, “was Yahweh among us or not?”

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538 BCE: A Giant Leap for Humankind

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 26 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The period known as the Axial Age began right after the establishment of the Persian empire. Gil and Dr. Rutger Vos, an evolutionary biologist and history buff, see it as a direct result of Persia's rise.

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68 - The Crossing of the Red Sea

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sat, 11 May 2024 06:00:00 +0000

This is the most epic story in the Bible. Since most scholars agree it was written in Persian times, what could have inspired the writer of this story? Was there an epic crossing of water in Persian times?

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67 - The Hebrew Odyssey

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The first thing God does after finally freeing the Hebrews from their Egyptian captivity is to send them the wrong way. Why? And why are they carrying with them the bones of Joseph?

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66 - The Passover Backlash

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 14 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000

The Hebrew priests had used Passover to make themselves rich and powerful, and their enemies added new rules meant to persecute the priests into oblivion.

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Exodus Recap: The Layers of Passover

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0000

In our mini-series into the origins of Passover, we have learned that it has two layers of rules: a universalist seasonal layer, and a nationalistic layer. Let's refresh our memories on how the Passover rules in Exodus, chapters 12-13, were written.

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Exodus Recap: The Writers

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 06:00:00 +0000

Before we get back to Exodus, we need to refresh our memories about who are the people who wrote and edited Exodus.

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Collab: Intelligence in the Ancient World

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

After learning in our Revisiting Genesis episodes that Jeremiah was working for the Babylonians to undermine Jerusalem, we host Bernie from the Fan of History podcast to dive into how rulers used intelligence to further their ambitions

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Revisiting Genesis 7 - The Promised Land

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

In our Revisiting Genesis series finale (for now): While in prison, Jeremiah gets a very suspicious visit from his "cousin" - fateful visit that would change the course of history

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Revisiting Genesis 6 - Sodom, part 2

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 3 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

In Genesis 19 we can find an action-packed thriller story about an extraction operation of a righteous man from an evil city. We just need to forget about Sodom.

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REPOSTING: 15 - Operation Sodom and Gomorrah

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

This episode was posted three years, before we knew that the Sodom story was actually about the destruction of Jerusalem. And still, we nailed it anyway. Enjoy this prophetic/nostalgia/cringe episode!

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Revisiting Genesis 5 - Sodom, part 1

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The second Genesis story about the destruction of Jerusalem is the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, evil cities that Yahweh had to destroy for their sins. Exactly what Yahweh told Jeremiah he would do to Jerusalem. But what does the story reveal about the destruction of Jerusalem?

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Revisiting Genesis 4 - The Flood

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 4 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

When we read the tale of Noah and the flood in its own context and in the original Hebrew, we meet an ancient sci-fi story with an incredible twist.

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Collab: The History of Judges vs Priests

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 21 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000

The conflict between judges and priests is at the core of Hebrew history, and that of human civilization as a whole. And its started as a feud between herders and farmers. Evolutionary biologist Dr. Rutger Vos joins Gil to look at the BIG historical picture and how it connects to Hebrew history.

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Revisiting Genesis 3 - Cain and Abel

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Jan 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Where did the writer of the most famous murder story of the Bible get his inspiration? Probably from the second most famous murder in Bible, which he himself wrote. A tragic political assassination.

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Collab: Looking for Political Jesus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the possible inspirations for the political stories of Jesus: the overthrowing of the corrupt temple priests, the betrayal by a friend and ally following a last supper and more. To join our tribe, click here. To get more details about our Suffering Servant course, click here.

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Revisiting Genesis 2 - The Garden of Eden

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The story of the Garden of Eden is about two people who broke the law and have to stand trial in front of a God judge. What kind of people view their God as a judge? For more information about the Suffering Servant course, click here. To join the tribe, click here.

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Revisiting Genesis 1 - Second Creation

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 3 Dec 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are kicking off our Revisiting Genesis series with the second creation story and its big star - a God who lies. The God Yahweh lies to man that if he eats from the forbidden tree, he will die. What's that about? To join the tribe, click here. To find out more about the Suffering Servant course Garry Stevens and I are piloting, click here.

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REPOSTING: 36 - The Biblical Authors of Genesis

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In anticipation for the Revisiting Genesis series, I am reposting the episode from February 2022 about Baruch and Jeremiah, whose Genesis stories we will be revisiting.

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Collab: Hebrew Origins - Stories vs DNA and Archeology

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Archeology and DNA testing tell us that the Ancient Israelites were local Canaanites with Israelite culture, but the Hebrew Bible tells us that the Hebrews came from the outside and were not Canaanites. Bernie Maopolsky from the Fan of History podcast joins Gil to discuss new research and how it fits with the biblical narrative. To support the podcast, click here. For the article discussed in the episode, click here.

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UPCOMING: New Course + Revisiting Genesis

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 12 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Happy and proud to anounce two new projects: a joint course with Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast about the verses from the book of Isaiah called The Suffering Servant, and a new series of episodes going back to Genesis. To support the tribe come on over here.

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Update: now what?

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 12:42:03 +0000

Family update and thoughts about the future of the podcast. Come on over to our community on Patreon.

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Update: we're sort of OK

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 15 Oct 2023 06:00:00 +0000

My family and I fled the war in Israel. To support my work in these most difficult of times, you can join our tribe here

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Collab: The Dead Sea Scrolls (+ personal update)

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 3 Sep 2023 05:38:00 +0000

In this collaboration with Bernie Maopolski of the What's New In History podcast, we go over recent discoveries about the Dead Sea Scrolls and connect to 140 BCE. To join the tribe - click here. To watch how editors changed "Mikveh" and "Tsadok" without erasing any letter - click here.

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65 - The Spring of Salvation

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000

On the seventh day of spring, 538 BCE, the Hebrews agreed on a covenant with Yahweh, with the spoils going to the priests. Salvation came at a price and reward. Click here to join the tribe! And click here for the updated list of biblical authors.

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64 - The Spring of Kindness

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 06:58:13 +0000

In the spring of 538, Cyrus King of Persia showed kindness to the inhabitants of the Persian empire and changed the world forever. Click here to join our tribe

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63 - The Anti-Priestly Freedom Festival

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

After going over the first layer of Passover, written by Hebrew priests in Persian times, in this episode, we'll go over the additions to Passover and how they're meant to oppress those very same Hebrew priests. Join the tribe!

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62 - The Barley Chapati Festival

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 2 Jul 2023 06:00:00 +0000

The holiday of Passover appears in Exodus and includes two separate celebrations. In this episode, we'll focus on the original layer - a new year spring festival. A Mesopotamian new year spring festival celebrated since 4000 BCE.

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61 - A Boy For A Boy

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 18 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000

We see the plague of the firstborn of Egypt as barbaric, but it is in fact a tragic and poetic tale imbued with elements from Greek tragedies. To join our tribe - click here.

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60 - The Persian Remake

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 4 Jun 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Within the terrible ten plagues of Exodus lies a light-hearted Persian story. And all we need to do to see it is learn about Persian culture and its state religion, Zoroastrianism. Join our tribe!

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59 - Never Trust a Pharaoh

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sat, 20 May 2023 21:00:00 +0000

Why is the Pharaoh of Exodus so fickle and can never keep his side of a deal? To answer that question, we have to go back to the sort of Pharaohs that lived when this story was written. To Join our tribe - click here.

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Collab: Judah the Maccabean Warlord, part 3

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 May 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In our final installment about Judah the Maccabee, we go over his greatest victories, his dramatic death and how we was immortalized in the Bible. To join the tribe - click here. And check out Mark Pimenta's podcast Warlords of History

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Collab: Judah the Maccabean Warlord, part 2

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000

In part 2, Judah the Hammer becomes a living legend after tying together a string of unlikely victories against the Seleucids. These victories turn the ragtag Hebrew warriors into an outstanding guerilla army. I'm joined by Mark Pimenta from the podcast Warlords of History.

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Collab: Judah the Maccabean Warlord, part 1

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Judah the Maccabee is known as the hero of the Jewish holiday Hannukah, and his life offers a unique perspective into the mind of a Hebrew warlord in Hellenistic times. Mark Pimenta from the podcast Warlords of History joins me to break it all down.

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58 - Ezekiel's Magical Diary

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 2 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0000

Before Ezekiel wrote the Exodus story of the plagues, he wrote a first draft which we can find in his book. Once we go over the first draft, we will be able to better understand the story of the plagues. To join the tribe, click here.

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57 - The Fifteen Plagues

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 22:00:00 +0000

The Exodus story we know as the Ten Plagues is made up of three stories with a total of 15 plagues, edited down to 10. And 10 is not a Hebrew number - it's a Hellenistic number. You can see the separate Exodus layers here. To join the tribe click here!

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UNRELATED: Israel is in Danger

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 12 Mar 2023 04:55:00 +0000

Far right Israeli politicians are trying to turn Israel into an authoritarian theocratic state. They are using a blueprint financed by two Jewish American billionaires, Jeffrey Yass and Arthur Dantchick. They should be shamed for that.

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56 - The Magical War Against Egypt

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 5 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In our story for today: after being oppressed for so long, the Hebrews finally fight back against the evil Egyptian empire and start a magical rebellion. To support the podcast and join the tribe - click here.

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55 - The Glorious Year of 140 BCE

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We are looking for the editors of Exodus, and we want to find them by using the available information historians and archeologists have amassed. Can we connect the dots all the way to the editors? Join our tribe! It's a lot of fun.

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Collab: The Tsadokite Gene

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (dr rutger vos) — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Scientists have found that people with the last name Cohen (priest, in Hebrew) disproportionally share a common gene, which scientists named the "Aaron gene." But evolutionary biologist Dr. Rutger Vos thinks Cohens are descended from the House of Tsadok. Check out our podcast As Depicted on Film on Apple or Spotify.

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54 - The King Did It, part 2

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000

After learning that a Hebrew king was to blame for the elimination of the fictional Tsadok from Exodus, we resume our investigation by interrogating our four suspects. To join the tribe and support the podcast click here.

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Collab: The Tsadokites vs The World

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 22 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000

In the 100s BCE, a popular Hebrew revolt ended up with an independent Hebrew state. Garry Stevens from History in the Bible Podcast joins Gil to discuss the three political groups shaped the period during which the Bible went through its final major editing. Join our tribe to support the podcast!

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53 - The King Did It, part 1

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Someone ordered massive editing of Exodus and a massive marginalizing of Aharon. Who would have the motive to do that? The answer: the king did it. To support the podcast and join our tribe, click here.

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52 - The Very Suspicious Wingman

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 1 Jan 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Aharon is suddenly and suspiciously introduced into the narrative of Exodus, and everything about him seems like an editing job. Someone was the victim of an editing crime, but who dunnit and why? Click here to support the show and join the tribe!

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Collab: New Archeological Research Validates my Theories

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 25 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000

A new archeological study proves that the Maccabees shaped the worship related to Exodus, which proves what we have been talking about on this podcast - that the Maccabees shaped Exodus. Bernie Maopolski from Fan of History and What's New in History podcasts joins me to discuss.

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51 - FYI, I Saved You

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 18 Dec 2022 07:00:00 +0000

In Exodus chapter 6, we have another version of the first meeting between Moses and Yahweh, as the latter gives the former his mission. Even though they are in Egypt, Yahweh wants the Hebrews to know he had already saved them. To support the podcast and join the tribe - click here.

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50 - The Egyptian Dystopia

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 4 Dec 2022 06:46:05 +0000

In Exodus chapter 5, Moses meets the Pharaoh for the first time and demands that he let the Hebrews worship Yahweh in the desert, or else! Or else Yahweh will kill them. Everything goes wrong, and Moses is in tatters. Welcome to the Egyptian Dystopia! To join the tribe and support the show go to my Patreon page.

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49 - Upgrading Exodus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

How do you take four different Exodus stories with four different Moseses, and turn them into one coherent narrative? Let's admire the editing that turned Exodus into an epic tale.

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48 - The Babylonian Writer

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 6 Nov 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Let's get to know the original writer of Exodus, and his very insecure and delicate-hearted Moses. Join the tribe on Patreon to support the podcast

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47 - A God by Any Other Name

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 23 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000

When Moses meets God for the first time on his mountain, he asks for clarity about God's name. Which God is He? The answers are more surprising than you think. Join the tribe on Patreon to support the podcast

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46 - Proving You're on a Mission From God

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 9 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000

In Exodus chapters3 and 4, Moses and God workshop together six ways that Moses could convince the Hebrews he's not lying to the Hebrews when he says God sent him to save them. To support the podcast join the tribe!

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45 - Creating the Pact

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 06:00:00 +0000

After learning that Ezra the scribe priest was the one who wrote in Exodus about God remembering his pact with Abraham, we go back to see what is this pact all about, and why is it so Assyrian. Support the podcast by joining the tribe!

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44 - Renewing the Ancient Pact

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 09:32:49 +0000

When we read in sequence the Exodus story written by a priestly scribe, a completely new version of the well-known story immerges. A vague story about a pact. Join the tribe to support the podcast!

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43 - King Baby Moses

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:00:02 +0000

Before we go back to the narrative of Exodus, we still have one great mystery to uncover about the stories we went over so far: how did the Baby Moses story find its way into the book of Exodus? And can its context glean new and specific insights? To support the podcast - join the tribe!

The text for episode 44:

These are the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.

Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah,

Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin,

Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher.

And all the people that came out of the loins of Jacob numbered in seventy, and Joseph was in Egypt.

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased and multiplied, grew stronger, and the land was filled with them.

And the Egyptians made the children of Israel serve with rigor:

And they made their lives bitter with hard labor, in morter, and in brick, and in the field: all their work was hard labor.

And the children of Israel sighed because of their labor, and cried out, and their cry reached God.

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

And God saw the children of Israel, and God knew.

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Clash of Civilizations: Hebrews vs Hellenists

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:04:13 +0000

When the Hebrew Maccabees clash with the Hellenistic Seleucides, they don't realize that they hail from cultures that have been evolving separately for 3500 years. They also don't realize how much their conflict made them more entrenched in their respective cultures. Check out Gil's and Rutger's podcast: As Depicted on Film.

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42 - The Maccabean Coincidence

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Aug 2022 08:52:23 +0000

Gil takes on the evidence that shows that the Maccabees added their own stories to Exodus. Join the tribe!

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1 Maccabees https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Maccabees+1&version=NRSVUE

Maccabean Revolt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maccabean_Revolt

Hasmonean Dynasty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasmonean_dynasty

Maccabean king-priest John Hyrcanus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hyrcanus

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41 - Schrödinger's Moses

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 06:00:29 +0000

The first time we meet grown-up Moses face to face, he bashes someone's face in. This weird opening to this episode's story, Exodus chapter 2, verses 11 to 15, is only the opening act of a very frustrating story. The only people who can fix it are Hollywood screenwriters. To join the tribe > https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Collab: Retelling the Bible

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 24 Jul 2022 05:00:47 +0000

In this special collaboration with Scott McAndless, a presbyterian minister and podcaster on Retelling the Bible, Scott dramatized the feud between Jeremiah and Shemaya, based on episode 41 - Baby Moses, the Rapper, and the Nehelamite. Very cool! To join the tribe > https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions To listen to Scott's episode about baby Moses > https://bit.ly/3ze50b9 Support our podcast on Patreon!

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40 - Baby Moses, the Rapper and the Nehelamite

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 26 Jun 2022 07:00:50 +0000

The baby Moses story might be incredibly famous today, but it has somehow disappeared and reappeared in the time of the writing and compiling of the Bible. Follow the incredible story of how it all (probably) went down. To support the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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39 - The Evil Loser Egyptian King

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 22 May 2022 08:00:34 +0000

The first chapter of Exodus contains three different stories written by three different people who lived at different times. Two of them were editors, and one was a very talented and funny writer. Support the podcast on https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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38 - What is Exodus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 1 May 2022 05:31:47 +0000

What is most important for us to understand Exodus? This is a collection of stories about a crisis of leadership, a crisis of faith, and the harsh life under Nebuchadnezzar, the King of Babylon. Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions

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Big Changes to the Podcast

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (gil kidron) — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 06:00:23 +0000

Omri has left the building, and Gil will hold the fort. Is it a building or a fort? Future generations will be puzzled. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Bonus: Genesis and the Sistine Chapel

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sat, 26 Mar 2022 21:00:00 +0000

How did the Genesis story painted in the Sistine Chapel by Michaelangelo come to be? Idan Ben Simon joins Gil to discuss.

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37 - Genesis vs Exodus

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:06:24 +0000

As Gil says goodbye to the book of Genesis and looks ahead to the next book, Exodus, it is already clear that there is a lot to learn from the radical differences between those two books. Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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36 - The Biblical Authors of Genesis

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 06:00:46 +0000

In Gil's second summary episode of Genesis, there is a mountain of evidence to suggest that Jeremiah and his scribe Baruch Ben Neriah are the Biblical authors of the book of Genesis. Their personal lives and their relationship is part of the first Biblical book. Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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35 - Genesis: Inspired by Assyrian Events

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 6 Feb 2022 05:44:43 +0000

How did the Assyrian dominance over the Ancient Near East put in motion a series of events that led to the writing of the stories of Genesis? Mass deportations, the Library of Ashurbanipal, the rise of scribes - all these lead to Genesis in Gil's first summary episode for the book. Support the podcast https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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34 - Happily Ever After in Egypt

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 07:52:27 +0000

In the conclusion of Genesis, emotions run high as the family forgives and forgets, celebrating the reconciliation between former feuding Hebrew factions escaping Israel after the destruction of Jerusalem. Gil and Omri discuss. Support the podcast on https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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Special: Samson is A SATIRE IN THE BIBLE!

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 17:07:32 +0000

It turns out that if you read the Samson story (Judges 13-16) in Hebrew with comedic glasses - you realize it is an outrageously funny Greek satire that parodies biblical heroes and tropes, most likely written by Alexandrian Hellenistic Hebrews around the 200s BCE as a Hebrew version of Greek satire. No joke. Gil and Omri discuss. Support the podcast on https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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33 - Joseph Walking Like an Egyptian

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 5 Dec 2021 11:02:05 +0000

When reading Joseph's story in context and compiling the myriad Egyptian cultural appropriations and seamless incorporations of Egyptian motifs, it seems clear that this was written by and for an exiled Israelite elite that has been thoroughly and happily Egyptianized. Gil and Omri discuss. Support the podcast on https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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32 - Here Comes Joseph

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 07:00:16 +0000

The final hero of the bible has an origin story that explains how he got to Egypt. Let's first focus on his humble beginnings, as a special boy who is oblivious to his surroundings while dreaming of magical megalomaniac prophecies. Gil and Omri discuss. Support the podcast on https://www.patreon.com/biblicalproportions Support our podcast on Patreon!

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31 - Here Come the Tribes

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 7 Nov 2021 08:12:54 +0000

We have arrived to an entirely new part of the book: a battle of narratives. Gone is the point of view of a single ancestor at a time, and gone is the pretense of unity, gravitas, and wholeness. In comes mean Biblical tweets about how horrible the ancestors really are. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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30 - Rachel & Leah in Their Handmaid's Tale

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 07:54:42 +0000

Jacob has two wives and two concubines who produce the children who will grow up to be tribes. What made the stories of Jacob's four women so impactful that we still see the same archetypes in stories today? Gil and Omri dive in to find out. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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29 - Labor Disputes of Biblical Proportions

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 05:00:46 +0000

Genesis looks at two distinct classes: the boss and employee, the owner of the cattle, and the herder who tends to it. Jacob might be family, but he still needs to work for food and shelter and for his uncle's daughters, and then for a percentage of the herd. On the open market - labor disputes are inevitable. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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28 - Imagining the Writers of Jacob

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 6 Oct 2021 06:00:50 +0000

The tales of Jacob out east with his uncle and family reveal more than any of the previous chapters how the minds, fears, wishes, and life experiences of biblical authors affect their writing. The bosses wanted Jacob to be in certain spots and get the lineages straight, and the writers filled the spaces with their own artistic and emotional world. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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27 - Rebekah: Why You Can't Trust Women

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 09:35:27 +0000

Rivkah, Rebecca, or Rebekah is the most prominent female character in Genesis. She has her own motivations and desires, fears and insecurities. On the other hand, she's also hormonal and manipulative, so buyer beware! Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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26 - Esau and the Edomites

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:07:22 +0000

The biblical authors portrayed the patriarch of the neighboring Edomites as an archetypical hunter-barbarian, in contrast to the more refined sedentary Jacob. Were they actually describing the desert and caravan Edomite culture? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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25 - Jacob and the Supernatural

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 8 Sep 2021 07:44:48 +0000

Jacob's interactions with his deity are very different from those of his forefathers - he dreams of angels, of ziggurats, and fights with a person, who might himself be an angel or god himself. The editing job on this part to make it a coherent narrative is clearly visible. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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24 - Jacob vs Jacob

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 1 Sep 2021 07:14:25 +0000

The first two Jacob stories have a similar theme: Jacob outsmarts and out-maneuvers his twin brother Esau to get ahead. But the differences between the two versions are even more interesting and reveal two story-telling traditions that are ages apart. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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23 - Jacob: He's a Real Character

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 08:55:13 +0000

Jacob is nothing like his ancestors. He's not meek - he's a trickster, a liar, and a thief. What can we learn from the differences between his character and that of his ancestors? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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22 - Isaac vs the Philistines

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 06:32:19 +0000

Even though they lost to the Babylonians, they managed to tell their own version of events.The Philistines lost too but their stories got lost because they did not have a book read by billions. From everything we know about the Philistines, how would they tell their own story? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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21 - Call Me Ishmael

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 4 Aug 2021 10:11:07 +0000

Abraham's firstborn was Ishmael, but according to the Hebrew story, he was the lesser son because his mom was an Egyptian slave. There are indications that Ishmael was a prominent character in the ancient world, even if he had to wait 1000 years to get his due when the Muslims officially adopted him into Arabdom. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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20 - They Call Me Isaac

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:26:11 +0000

You would think that the son of the first Hebrew patriarch, who was born out of a divine miracle, would be a substantial character. Well, he's mostly a pale copy of his dad, and it seems that the writers weren't even trying to define him in a way that will differentiate him from his ancestors and descendants. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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19 - The Death of Abraham

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 12:14:50 +0000

Abraham lived a full life. He traveled across the known world, pretended that his wife is his sister (she's his half-sister, so joke's on who?), built shrines, pitched tents, hosted guests, negotiated with his clan deity and got a promise that a large new people will come from his seed. How can we sum his character up? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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18 - The Super Important Marriage Deal

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 7 Jul 2021 07:55:44 +0000

To fulfill the divine promise for Abraham to have his seed become a great people, his son Isaac needs a wife, so Abraham sends his top slave back home to the east fetch him a beautiful, virgin, and kind mate, Rivkah. There is so much to learn about from this esoteric yet sublime Genesis chapter. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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17 - The War of the Nine Kings

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:30:07 +0000

The only honest-to-god heroics in the story of Abraham is the small part he played in a regional war between four Mesopotamian kings and five local Canaanite vassals. The Mesopotamians crushed the insignificant rebellion, but Abraham had the last laugh. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com/ Support our podcast on Patreon!

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16 - The Binding of Isaac

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 9 Jun 2021 01:00:28 +0000

Yahweh and Abraham had a deal. But the god keeps demanding more and more and testing and prototypical follower. This is his toughest test yet, in a riveting psychological short dramatic story that is one of the best in the whole Bible. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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15 - Operation Sodom and Gomorrah

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 2 Jun 2021 08:52:05 +0000

The story of Sodom and Gomorrah has remained iconic for thousands of years, incorporated enthusiastically by later "Abrahamic" religions. But looking at it in its proper context, the Soddomite sin is more about breaking the laws of hospitality than lack of piety. Thank god a SWAT team was sent to extricate Abraham's brother from Sodom right before the carpet bombing. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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14 - The Life and Death of Sarah

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 26 May 2021 10:45:40 +0000

Sarah is Abraham's loyal wife, who up till the age of 90 has not "given him" a son. God/Yahweh solves this problem with some magic in a story that reveals much about how men saw the lives of women in Ancient Mesopotamia. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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13 - Abraham and Yahweh Strike a Deal

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 12 May 2021 14:42:11 +0000

Abraham needs to leave his family and place of birth and show fielty to his deity, in return for protection. Abraham will need to prove his loyalty over and over with worship, by cutting part of the penis, and killing his only son at Yahweh's demand. Slowly, the relationship between god and follower get deeper and more intimate. Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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12 - Abraham vs Other Founding Fathers

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Tue, 27 Apr 2021 22:00:35 +0000

What kind of character is Abraham? What are his traits? What makes him so special that Yahweh chooses him? What does their partnership look like? There's so much to learn by comparing him to other ancient founding fathers/patriarchs like Hercules, Odysseus, Ibrahim, Jesus, Buddha, and more. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit http://www.podcastofbiblicalproportions.com/ Support our podcast on Patreon!

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11 - The Tower of Babbling

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 16:57:32 +0000

The Tower of Babel is another all-time famous story. Humans across the globe came to similar explanations for similar burning questions about why we people speak in different languages. The Tower of Babel is a fantastic poem with a beautifully consistent format and plenty of word plays. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit http://www.podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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10 - The Bible's First Cities

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 7 Apr 2021 06:00:50 +0000

After learning about biblical physics, the natural world, and first professions, we now get to the biblical perspective on the most ancient cities of their world, such as Uruk and Ninveh. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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9 - Noah and the Flood: The Non-Hero

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 05:41:55 +0000

The epic story of Noah and the Flood has the two deities, Elohim and Yahweh, driving the plot. Noah is an extra in his story, his only role is following orders, as the two deities display their respective character traits and modes of communication. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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8 - Noah and the Flood: Historical Context

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 05:38:00 +0000

It is surprising how many cultures and religions in Mesopotamia, the Mediterranean, Africa, Asia, and the Americas have flood myths. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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7 - The Adam Family

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:05:33 +0000

What happened to the first human family? Who were they? How did they impact the world? Gil and Omri discuss. Support our podcast on Patreon!

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6 - Cain and Abel: The Oldest Conflict in the Book

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 06:00:00 +0000

Cain and Abel is an iconic story about competition between brothers for their father's attention, and also about the primordial conflict between nomadic and settled societies. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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5 - The Garden of Eden Investigation

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:03:00 +0000

The story of Garden of Eden is a coming-of-age story, nostalgic to the days of hunter-gatherers. It is also a story about the legal right of men, women, and snakes. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit http://www.podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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4 - Creation IV: Location, Location, Location

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:12:00 +0000

The second creation story has a very clear connection to the local geography and geopolitics: specifying rivers and kingdoms. It's anything but universal. We look at the story through what went on in Mesopotamia at that time, including the Late Bronze Age Collapse that preceded it. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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3 - Creation III: Say Hello to Yahweh

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:12:00 +0000

Yahweh joins our story. He creates the world in one day after God(s) created it in six days in the preceding chapter. That's weird. Who's this guy? Gil and Omri discuss. Visit https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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2 - Creation II: Let There Be Light

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:36:00 +0000

God establishes a hierarchy in the world he creates with his words and logic. You start with the foundations and then slowly prepare the world for your final creation: a man and a woman. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit our website https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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1 - Creation I: The Nature of the Deity

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Wed, 6 Jan 2021 09:05:00 +0000

The Bible's creation story is one of the most famous stories ever written. Its protagonist is a dispassionate, calculated and amorphous deity with a solid plan it executes to perfection. Let's get to know him. Gil and Omri discuss. Visit our website https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com Support our podcast on Patreon!

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-- The Podcast Begins Here --

podcastofbiblicalproportions@gmail.com (Gil Kidron) — Fri, 1 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000

Hi, I'm Gil Kidron, a Hebrew-speaking writer and editor and this Podcast is about ancient Hebrew history and ancient Hebrew stories.

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