The Bible Lore Podcast

• Ep. 27: The End is the Beginning (feat. Eric Harvey)

  It's the grand finale of the first part of the history of the Bible: the destruction of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar the Second. The last king of Jerusalem, Zedekiah, repeats the same mistake made by his brother Jehoiakim and bets against Babylon. As we explore this fateful event, scholar Eric Harvey takes us through the way the elites of ancient society exploited the working class, and how some of the most famous creation stories in all of mythology act as justification for this economic arrangement. Get Eric's book:   https://bookshop.org/a/117081/9781009559911 And check out his website:   https://www.blindscholar.com/ And subscribe to the Patreon: https://patreon.com/biblelorepodcast Bibliography:   Eric Harvey - 'Reading Creation Myths Economically in Ancient Mesopotamia and Israel';  Mario Liverani - 'Israel's History and the History of Israel';   Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';   Marc van de Mieroop - 'A History of the Ancient Near East';   Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary';   Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition';   Radner, Moeller, Potts, et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, Volume V'; 

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• Ep. 26: The Storm Before the Storm (With Apologies to Mike Duncan)

  We bring Jerusalem to the brink of total destruction and explore the roots of astrology, as we near the end of the Judahite monarchy. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/BibleLorePodcast Bibliography:   Mario Liverani - 'Israel's History and the History of Israel';   Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';   Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary';   Moudhy al-Rashid - 'Between Two Rivers';   Geza Vermes - 'The Complete Dead Sea Scrolls in English';   Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition';   Seth Schwartz - 'Imperialism and Jewish Society';   Radner, Moeller, Potts, et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, Volume V';   Hallo, Lawson, and Younger - 'The Context of Scripture';   https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/ancient-cultures/ancient-near-eastern-world/nabonidus-the-first-archaeologist/ https://www.livius.org/sources/content/mesopotamian-chronicles-content/abc-5-jerusalem-chronicle/

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• Ep. 25: The Long Seventh Century, Pt. 6 – Armageddon (feat. Kipp Davis)

  Kipp Davis joins the pod again, as we say farewell to a king and an empire. Josiah's time on the throne meets an abrupt and unexpected end, leaving the kingdom of Judah reeling, and Assyria gets its send-off, as the kingdom is conquered by the Babylonians. Buy Kipp's book: https://bookshop.org/a/117081/9781069638502 Support the show and join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BibleLorePodcast Buy books mentioned in the show from this affiliate link:  https://bookshop.org/shop/biblelorepodcast Bibliography: Radner et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Volume IV'; Radner et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume V'; Kipp Davis - 'God's Propaganda';   Eckart Frahm - 'Assyria';   Andrew George - 'The Babylonian Gilgamesh Epic';   Robert Cargill - 'The Cities That Built the Bible';   Vicente Dobroruka - 'Persian Influence on Daniel and Jewish Apocalyptic Literature';   Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible';   Charles Dickens - 'A Tale of Two Cities';   Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible';   Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';   Stephanie Dalley - 'The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon'; 

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• Ep. 24: The Long Seventh Century, Pt. 5 – The Inquisition (feat. Kipp Davis)

  This episode released early for Patreon subscribers. Support the show and join the ranks of the Shaddayim here:  https://www.patreon.com/BibleLorePodcast Dead Sea Scrolls scholar Kipp Davis returns to walk us through the reign of Josiah, the monarch against which all others are measured in the book of Kings. The Assyrian Empire crumbles, Jerusalem rejoices, and the righteous king begins his crusade to centralize all worship in Judah's capital. Check out Kipp's book here:  https://bookshop.org/a/117081/9781069638502 And his YouTube channel here:  https://www.youtube.com/@DrKippDavis Buy books mentioned in the show from this affiliate link:  https://bookshop.org/shop/biblelorepodcast Bibliography:  Eckart Frahm - 'Assyria';  Radner et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Volume IV';  Radner et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume V';  Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible';  Berlin et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition';  Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7l37SSVImE

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• BATM 4: Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ ft. Max aka Palma

  This episode came out early for Patreon subscribers, so make sure to become a supporter here: https://www.patreon.com/BibleLorePodcast Max (Palma) introduces me to the terrific French Bible epic parody, Deux heures moins le quart avant Jésus-Christ. Join us as we determine whether the movie is racist and homophobic and Orientalist or just French! Check out The Drain: https://www.patreon.com/thedrain/home And buy some of the books you've heard mentioned on the show from my affiliate shop: https://bookshop.org/shop/biblelorepodcast

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