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...
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20 of 234 episodesAfterlife 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...
Afterlife 9: Miraculous Births
In this Afterlife episode, Bernie Maopolski of Fan of History (https://shows.acast.com/history), Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proport...
Afterlife 8: The Heirs of Abraham book now published
Announcing the publication of the final volume in the History in the Bible Podcast Companion series of books. The book contains the entire s...
Afterlife 7: Our Crazy Theories
In this Afterlife episode, Bernie Maopolski of Fan of History (https://shows.acast.com/history), Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proport...
Afterlife 6: On History Podcasting, with Steve Guerra
In this Afterlife episode, Steve Guerra of History of the Papacy (https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/history-of-the-papacy-podcast--4899207) a...
Afterlife 5: Making the New Testament
I introduce the New Testament to Gil Kidron of A Podcast of Biblical Proportions (https://podcastofbiblicalproportions.com). Here are the Am...