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This is a survey of religions from the earliest of times starting with ancient ceremonial burials and gifts goods, followed by the development of massive kingdoms and Temples. In this series we will dig deep into pre-Israelite cults and how they influenced Judaism and ultimately Christianity, what were the political motivations behind the scripture and the gospels? Then we will conclude with the Holocaust in the 1930's and look at how religion may have been involved in the murder of over 6 million Jews.

The History Of Religions and their Gods‪!‬ The Skeptical Ghost Heathen

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    • 4.8 • 26 Ratings

This is a survey of religions from the earliest of times starting with ancient ceremonial burials and gifts goods, followed by the development of massive kingdoms and Temples. In this series we will dig deep into pre-Israelite cults and how they influenced Judaism and ultimately Christianity, what were the political motivations behind the scripture and the gospels? Then we will conclude with the Holocaust in the 1930's and look at how religion may have been involved in the murder of over 6 million Jews.

    Beelzebub, Abraham, and the Habiru- chapter 6

    Beelzebub, Abraham, and the Habiru- chapter 6

    In this episode we explore who and what the Beelzebub figure is in the Bible and how it was some of the earliest political mud slinging in history. We also talk much about tradrouts and how Abraham partnered with nomadic tribes to secure the land of milk and honey (Israel).

    • 1 hr 48 min
    The Unspoken Name יהוה‎ - chapter 5

    The Unspoken Name יהוה‎ - chapter 5

    In this new episode, we will delve deep into scripture as well as extrabiblical evidence to understand the origins of the name that should never be spoken, not even by Jewish Rabbis. Where did the srangr Tetragrammaton YHWH originate from, and is it a truncated form of a much longer name or perhaps names.

    These are the topics that I will discuss in today's show. Enjoy!

    Sources are: Bernard Lamborelle and Mark Smith

    • 1 hr 34 min
    The Convergence of Ancient Gods or.... (God's Great Baals of Fire) - chapter 4

    The Convergence of Ancient Gods or.... (God's Great Baals of Fire) - chapter 4

    This is the fourth installment on this series, "The Ancient Gods of Israel." Please be sure to listen to the first 3 episodes if you haven't already as it builds the case for our study. But in this episode, we study all the baals of Canaan, Phoenicia, Israel, and beyond. What, or perhaps, who were these baals and their divine manifestations? And why did the Biblical sources comdemn them after 1000 years of coexistence? This is what we will discuss in this show.

    Also, please hang on until the very end after the credits. I will recite a poem by listener Jacob Perry entitled, "The Splitting of The Chrysalis,"

    Based on books by Mark Smith and Bernard Lamborelle on Amazon

    For more information, please contact me at skeptical_ghost_heathen@yahoo.com

    • 1 hr 53 min
    The Queen of Heaven - chapter 3

    The Queen of Heaven - chapter 3

    The only difference between the name of the goddess, Asherah אשרה and Abraham's wife, Sarah שרה is the letter aleph א that assumes a leading position in the name of the goddess. In this episode, we will begin to take a closer look at the goddess Asherah before she was condemned to an idol.

    This series is based upon the following books:

    Mark Smith's "The early history of God and other Canaanite deities'

    Bernard Lamborelle's "The Covenant", "To be done with Sodom" and the soon to be released, "An everlasting Quid Pro Quo"

    • 54 min
    Cult of the Ancestors - chapter 2

    Cult of the Ancestors - chapter 2

    This is part 2 of The Ancient Gods of Israel mini series, where we analyze ancient texts to discover what the early people of Canaan and the nomadic people who occupied the hilly country adjacent to the neighboring Canaanites. What did they worship, who did they worship and why?

    In this episode we take a close look at the Ba'al and El deities within the Bible narrative itself, steles, and ancient inscriptions in Pagan cities that were occupied by the early Israelites who were worshipping an El Berith (God of the covenant) as well as a Baal Berith (Lord of the covenant in human form). What does this tell you as the language is the same for Yahweh in Israelite texts?

    Sources:

    Mark Smith's "Early history of God"

    Bernard Lamborelle's "An everlasting quid pro quo"

    • 1 hr 5 min
    The Ancient Gods of Israel: A Covenant of Kings - chapter 1

    The Ancient Gods of Israel: A Covenant of Kings - chapter 1

    Welcome to a brand new season and episode! This episode will be dedicated to surveying the ancient gods of Israel and its neighbors to how the God that we think of today as the creator of the entire universe came to be.

    Special thanks to Mark White and his book, "The early history of God" and Bernard Lamborelle and his books; "An everlasting quid pro quo", "The Covenant", and "To be done with Sodom".

    • 1 hr 3 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

Sapphira80 ,

Great Podcast SGH!

I’m a little late finding it, but this podcast is right up my alley. I love ancient history and religious origins/historicity. I also love that SGH/host speaks from a non-scholarly point of view, and knows all this stuff because he loves it. Great podcast, please keep it up!

RTwoDJ ,

Such amazing work

Literarily everyone should listen to this podcast. I cannot believe how much work has gone into this, it’s presented with clarity, thoughtfully at times witty and always engaging

Aelfred of Wessex ,

Room for improvement

Maybe the host has gotten more skillful since he started, but in the first 5 episodes there are multiple production errors (room noise, bad cuts, no cuts or retakes where there ought to be some). The host comes across as a bit scattered and even ill prepared with his speech and presentation of the material

Regardless I give a 3 because the information is interesting, the presenter doesn’t object his bias much at all, and it’s an underrepresented topic in the podcast market.

I would suggest he puts more time in the editing room, practicing his speaking skills, and even reach out to scholars or other experts who would gladly give their time for free to talk in more detail about certain facets of the topic.

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