Books of Kings

Ian Huyett and Caleb Kramer
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The first narrative history podcast on the Bible.

  1. EPISODE 1

    01- Wise as Serpents

    In the 10th century BC, the prophet Nathan engineered the rise of a young king. That king soon set to work brutally consolidating his power. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    44 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    02- Bring me a Sword

    There are good textual and archaeological reasons to think that Solomon was a historical king of the United Kingdom of Israel and Judah. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    42 min

  3. EPISODE 3

    03- Reverence and Awe

    If you think that a house of worship is supposed to look like a bland office building, then boy are you going to hate Solomon's Temple. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    52 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    04- To Tear the Kingdom

    When Solomon turned away from God, the prophet Ahijah incited a holy revolution against the United Kingdom. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    44 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    05- I Will Use Scorpions

    The late tenth century saw a three-sided war between Judah under Rehoboam, Israel under Jeroboam, and Egypt under the Libyan pharaoh Shishak. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    45 min

  6. EPISODE 6 BONUS

    05.1- Bonus: Ashtoreth and Easter

    Easter is not a pagan holiday. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    22 min

  7. EPISODE 7 BONUS

    05.2- Bonus: Bronze Age Collapse

    Around 1200 BC, the entire Near East was invaded by aliens: mysterious "Sea Peoples" who crossed the Mediterranean from the north. The ensuing collapse cleared the way for the rise of Israel and Judah. Meanwhile, the descendants of one group of Sea People—the "Peleset"—almost certainly became the biblical Philistines.    Music by Kevin MacLeod. All copyrighted material is fair use.

    34 min

  8. EPISODE 8

    06- There Came a Man of God

    The story of the unnamed Man of God in 1 Kings 12-13 is sometimes seen as the most inscrutable story in the Bible. Music by Kevin MacLeod.

    39 min
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The first narrative history podcast on the Bible.

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  • Creator
    Ian Huyett and Caleb Kramer
  • Episodes
    46
  • Seasons
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Books of Kings