Afterlife 23: Sayings from the Bible 1
The English language is littered with sayings and expressions from the Bible. You use many of them every day, although you may be unaware th...
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History in the Bible
A layman's guide to a 150 years of research into the history presented in the Bible. Lightly garnished with a dash of drollery, and a soupcon of scrutiny. All the history, in all the books,...
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20 of 239 episodesAfterlife 22: End of Times 1- Origins
I introduce a new miniseries, about the story of Christian thinking of the end of times. I am joined by my old mate Steve Guerra, of the His...
Afterlife 21: Deuteronomy to Revelation
I return with Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions. In this Afterlife episode, we explore the connections between the book of Deu...
Afterlife 20: The Hand of God in Chronicles and Maccabees
Another episode with Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions. In this show, Gil and explore common themes in the books of Chronicles...
Afterlife 19: Moses Leads a Putsch
I have a special treat for you, courtesy of the hosts of the Putchcast show. This is a podcast by Oliver Heuthe and James Bennet about riots...
Afterlife 18: King David and the Two Traditions
A few episodes ago, I mentioned the two distinct literary traditions behind the OT or Tanakh). Most important is the rabbinic Hebrew languag...
Afterlife Detour 6: Surviving Vesuvius
I always thought that the eruption of Mt Vesuvius in Roman imperial times not only destroyed the city of Pompeii, but all its inhabitants. T...
Afterlife 17: Reprise of We Three Kings Epiphany Special
This is a reprise of my Epiphany 2019 show (2-33), just in time for Epiphany 2026. It relates the story of Christmas as told by the gospel o...
Afterlife 16: Reprise of Hark the Herald! the Christmas 2018 show
This is a reprise of my Christmas 2018 show, just in time for Christmas 2025. It relates the story of Christmas as told by the gospel of Luk...
Afterlife Detour 5: Chasing Proto-Indo-European
In this detour episode we go way, way back. Six thousand years ago, a language was forming that would spawn dozens of descendants, who came...
Afterlife Detour 4: Follow-up on Egyptian Hydraulics
A little while back, Bernie Maopolski of the Fan of History podcast and I discussed some recent research into the use of hydraulics at the s...
Afterlife 15: The Letter of Jeremiah
I'm back with Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions. In its 29th chapter, the book of Jeremiah contains a letter that the prophet...
Afterlife 14: Jeremiah and the Two Traditions
There are two distinct literary traditions behind the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh). Most important is the Masoretic Hebrew tradition. The other tra...
Afterlife Detour 3: Ancient Egyptian Hydraulics
Another detour episode. In this episode, Bernie Maopolski of the Fan of History podcast invited me onto his show to discuss new research int...
Afterlife Detour 2: Conclave
Another detour episode. This time I am with Gregg Gassmann of many podcasts: Popeular History (that's Popular with an "e"), Pontifacts, and...
Afterlife 13: 50 Years of Biblical Archaeology Review
The year 2025 marks fifty years of publication by Biblical Archaeology Review, often known as BAR. This is halfway between a journal and a m...
Afterlife Detour 1: A Roman Mystery
On this first detour show, I am joined by Bernie Maopolski of the Fan of History podcast. We investigate the most mysterious objects ever pr...
Afterlife 12: Shavuot and Pentecost
In the last Afterlife episode, Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions and I explored the relationship between the Jewish festival o...
Afterlife 11: Passover and Easter
In this Afterlife episode, Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions (https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com) explains to me the ori...
Afterlife 10: Rabbis, Arise!
In this Afterlife episode, Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions (https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com), and I try to figure o...