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Pull up a chair and join us for eclectic conversations with friends and family. You can expect episodes where we geek out on classic literature, history, theology, culture, and the occasional movie or album review. As a homeschool family, we’ve been on this learning journey for almost 20 years! But remember, homeschooler or not, the most awesome part about life is you never have to stop learning.

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    • Religion och spiritualitet

Pull up a chair and join us for eclectic conversations with friends and family. You can expect episodes where we geek out on classic literature, history, theology, culture, and the occasional movie or album review. As a homeschool family, we’ve been on this learning journey for almost 20 years! But remember, homeschooler or not, the most awesome part about life is you never have to stop learning.

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Scrolls, Scribes, and Scripture

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Scrolls, Scribes, and Scripture

    Where did the Bible come from? What languages was it written in? Is it reliable? In this episode, we answer these questions and explain how the Bible was written and how it has been preserved through thousands of years. By the end of this episode, you will learn about the documentary hypothesis's pitfalls, the Masoretic Text's origin, and why the Dead Sea Scrolls are significant. 



    Further Reading: 



    Additions of the Bible in Original Languages

    https://www.academic-bible.com/en 

    https://www.blueletterbible.org/ 



    Reliability of the Bible

    https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Old-Testament-R-Harrison/dp/1619707497 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUwLDzs91CI 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ITv8Bg8O8 



    History of the Bible

    https://www.dailywire.com/show/logos-literacy 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9lZOddEFw 

    https://www.amazon.com/John-Wycliffe-Courage-Great-Biography/dp/1932307273 

    https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Luther-Rediscovered-Changed-World/dp/110198001X 

    https://www.worldhistory.org/Desiderius_Erasmus/ 




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    Season 4 Episode 15 - The Jewish State

    Season 4 Episode 15 - The Jewish State

    The country of Israel has become one of the most controversial topics in public opinion. But how did the state of Israel begin? What is Zionism? And why are the Israelis always at war with the Palestinians? In this episode of Oh-My-Geekers, we look past the news headlines to see the history of Israel.



    Further Reading:



    https://www.amazon.com/Case-Israel-Alan-Dershowitz/dp/0471679526



    https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/



    https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0053804/



    https://www.amazon.com/Exodus-Novel-Israel-Leon-Uris/dp/0553258478



    https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1561



    https://www.biblegateway.com/



    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2848/2848-h/2848-h.htm



    https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/



    https://www.gutenberg.org/files/25282/25282-h/25282-h.htm



    https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285034



    WARNING: Disturbing Literature



    https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Merchant_of_Venice/EnCJDAEACAAJ?hl=en&kptab=getbook



    https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_jew_among_thorns



    https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/jewish-question/



    https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200601.txt



    News:



    https://www.ajc.org/IsraelHamasWar



    https://www.adl.org/



    https://m.jpost.com/



    https://www.timesofisrael.com/



    https://www.dailywire.com/


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    Season 4 Episode 14 - The Tower of Babel

    Season 4 Episode 14 - The Tower of Babel

    Where did all the different languages come from? How are bricks like artificial intelligence? And what is the connection between totalitarian governments, UFO groups, and the occult? In this episode, we explore the famous story of the Tower of Babel and how it relates to our spiritual walk with God. 



    Notes: 



    Mesoamerican Human Sacrifice:

    https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Sacrifice/ 

    https://daily.jstor.org/stingray-spines-and-the-maya/#:~:text=Burial%20and%20iconographic%20evidence%20suggests,rulers%20wanted%20to%20do%20themselves. 



    Nazism and the Occult:



    https://bigthink.com/the-present/nazis-occult/ 

    https://www.amazon.com/Occult-Roots-Nazism-Influence-Ideology/dp/0814730604 

    https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Third-Reich-History/dp/1451651686 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hess#Death_and_aftermath 



    Language:

    https://www.amazon.com/Arrival-Amy-Adams/dp/B01LTHYAHG 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA67Dk6SmuU 

    https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262530071/aspects-of-the-theory-of-syntax/


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    Season 4 Episode 13 - The Forgotten Composer

    Season 4 Episode 13 - The Forgotten Composer

    Today on the Oh-My-Geekers podcast, Zeek introduces you to a composer whose music has been forgotten, yet has influenced the most significant musical pieces of the modern era. Meet Gustav Holst, who inspired the movie soundtracks of John Williams and Hans Zimmer.



    The music in this episode includes:




    Chopin Mazurka No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 7/1, B.61: No.1 in B-Flat Major Performed by Louis Lortie

     


    Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps, K15: I. Introduction Performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic




    R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TfV 176: I. Also Sprach Zarathustra. Sonnenaufgang Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra  




    R. Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV86b: Hojotoho! Heiaha! (Remastered 2022) Performed by the Vienna Philharmonic




    R. Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3: III. Moderato pesante Performed by Sir Mark Elder, Hallé  




    G. Holst: Hymns from the Rig Veda, H90, Op. 24: II. Hymn to the Waters Performed by the Toronto Children’s Chorus 




    G. Holst: St Paul’s Suite, H118, Op. 29/2: IV. Finale (The Dargason). Performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra 




    G. Holst: The Planets, H125, Op. 32: I. Mars Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra  




    J. Williams: Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope: Imperial Attack The Return Home Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra 




    H. Zimmer: Gladiator: The Battle Performed by the Lyndhurst Orchestra


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    Season 4 Episode 12 - The Great Geneology Part 2

    Season 4 Episode 12 - The Great Geneology Part 2

    In this installment of our Genesis series, we dive deep into chapter 10 and take a better look at the fascinating Great Genealogy. Ever wondered about the origins of the Egyptians or the Canaanites? Are you interested to know if there's any connection between the Cretans and the Philistines? Hold on to your coffee cup because we explore all these intriguing topics and more. Join us as we unravel the mysteries and connections within the ancient world in this captivating episode of the Oh-My-Geekers Podcast!



    Notes:



    https://www.worldhistory.org/lydia/ 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya 

    https://www.worldhistory.org/Narmer_Palette/ 



    The story of Horus and Set has Set as Osiris’ brother. Set’s wife is named Nephthys which sounds like Naphtulim. 



    https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcr10e.html#:~:text=When%20Horus%20was%20a%20young,held%20to%20settle%20the%20dispute. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4hRA2IgtB4 

    https://www.gotquestions.org/Epimenides-Paradox.html 

    https://www.gotquestions.org/Canaanites.html 

    https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/ 

    https://www.livius.org/articles/people/aramaeans/ 

    https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8746-joktan 



    The Sabeans are actually not directly related to the Nabateans who built Petra. 



    https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/ 

    https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12969-sabeans 

    https://www.britannica.com/place/Zafar 

    https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/10/1/s_10001


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    Season 4 Episode 11 - The Battle of Hastings

    Season 4 Episode 11 - The Battle of Hastings

    In American schools, your history class will probably begin with the Battle of Bunker Hill. However, in British schools, history begins with the Battle of Hastings. In this episode of the Oh-My-Geekers podcast, we explore the events which led up to the dramatic clash between the Anglo-Saxons (Old English) and the people of Normandy. Pour yourself a cup of hot tea, and enjoy this short history lesson.



    Further Study:



    https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Hastings-Fall-Anglo-Saxons-Normans/dp/1643136321 

    https://www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/articles/who-were-the-anglo-saxons#:~:text=The%20Anglo%2DSaxons%20were%20migrants,the%20fifth%20and%20sixth%20centuries. 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owf5Uq4oFps

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByN8nqEpGu0&vl=en  

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me4v743oJqw


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    • 38 min

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