The Bible Lore Podcast

Hayden Tank
The Bible Lore Podcast

The Bible Lore podcast takes listeners deep into the hidden mythology and lore of the Bible, with a journey through the chronological history of what is today known as the Middle East.

Episodes

  1. JAN 31

    Episode 7: Hell of a King (feat. Chris Wade)

    This time I bring Chapo Trap House's Chris Wade along as we dive into the story of David's ascension to king in both history and legend.  Check out Chris and Molly's other podcasts here: https://soundcloud.com/and-intro-pod https://soundcloud.com/infinite-cast   Bibliography: Christian Frevel - ‘History of Ancient Israel’;  Mario Liverani - ‘Israel’s History and the History of Israel’;  Joel Baden - ‘The Historical David’;  Robert Alter - ‘The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary’;  Emanuel Pfoh - ‘The Emergence of Israel in Ancient Palestine’;  Andrew Tobolowsky - ‘The Sons of Jacob and the Sons of Herakles’;  Andrew Tobolowsky - ‘The Myth of the Twelve Tribes of Israel’;  Kyle McCarter - ‘I Samuel’;  Kyle McCarter - ‘II Samuel’;  Susan Ackerman - ‘When Heroes Love’;  Jennifer Knust - ‘Unprotected Texts’;  Sara Diamond - ’Spiritual Warfare’; Other Bible quotations taken from the NRSVue and the NJPS with adaptations;  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wtBBVnyX3A https://www.thetorah.com/article/dating-deborah https://www.thetorah.com/article/boaz-married-ruth-at-the-threshing-floor-a-grammatical-solution-to-ruth-4-5 https://rbecs.org/2014/01/31/thd/ https://www.npr.org/2023/11/07/1211133201/netanyahus-references-to-violent-biblical-passages-raise-alarm-among-critics https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/11/benjamin-netanyahu-amalek-israel-palestine-gaza-saul-samuel-old-testament/

    1h 34m
  2. 12/31/2024

    Episode 4: Disintegration feat. Kerry Sonia

    This time on the Bible Lore Podcast, we bid our farewell to the Bronze Age. Joining today is Dr. Kerry Sonia, who is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Colby College and author of the wonderful book 'Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel'. Join us as we check out the Baal Cycle, El's Drinking Party, and other Ugaritic texts, and definitively answer your most pressing existential question: what happens when we die (in the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age)? Buy Kerry's book here: https://cart.sbl-site.org/books/061731P Support the Bible Lore Podcast by subscribing to the Patreon, which gives you access to my full interview with Dr. Sonia and more bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/biblelorepodcast Bibliography: Kerry M. Sonia - 'Caring for the Dead in Ancient Israel'; Marc van de Mieroop - 'A History of the Ancient Near East'; Hallo and Younger - 'The Context of Scripture'; Daniel Fleming - 'Yahweh Before Israel'; Donald Redford - 'Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times'; Eric Cline - '1177 B.C.'; Van der Toorn et al - 'Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible'; Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary'; Francesca Stavrakopoulou - 'God: An Anatomy'; Andrew Tobolowsky - 'The Sons of Jacob and The Sons of Herakles'; Coogan & Smith - 'Stories from Ancient Canaan'; Theodore Lewis - 'The Origin and Character of God'; John Day - 'Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan'; Bible quotations taken from the NRSVue and the NJPS with adaptations

    1h 15m
  3. 12/12/2024

    Episode 3: Sundown feat. Dan McClellan

    The Bible Lore Podcast Episode 3: Sundown - This time, we finish the story of Akhenaten’s brief religious/political heresy, inducting a new Egyptian dynasty from the ashes of the Aten and setting the stage for the Bronze Age Collapse. Discover the TRUE origins of monotheism and Steve Martin’s SNL King Tut sketch.    Thanks again to Dan McClellan - pre-order his book, The Bible Says So here: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ Check out Dan’s podcast, Data Over Dogma: https://www.youtube.com/@dataoverdogma   Written and edited by Hayden Tank Artwork by Amanda Tank - amandatank.com   Christopher Hayes - ‘Hidden Riches’ Ronald Ridley - ‘Akhenaten: A Historian's View’ Donald Redford - ‘Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times’ Eric Cline - ‘1177 B.C.’ Theodore J. Lewis - ‘The Origin and Character of God’ Daniel McClellan - ‘YHWH's Divine Images: A Cognitive Approach’ Reza Aslan - ‘God: A Human History’ Robert Alter - ‘The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary’ Marc van de Mieroop - ‘A History of the Ancient Near East’ Francesca Stavrakopoulou - ‘God: An Anatomy’ Emanuel Pfoh - ‘Syria-Palestine in The Late Bronze Age’ Richard Elliott Friedman - ‘The Exodus’ Daniel Fleming - ‘Yahweh Before Israel’ Konrad Schmid - ‘Genesis and the Moses Story’ Hallo and Younger - ‘The Context of Scripture’ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-queen-who-would-be-king-130328511/ Additional Bible quotations taken from the NRSVue with adaptations

    39 min
5
out of 5
7 Ratings

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The Bible Lore podcast takes listeners deep into the hidden mythology and lore of the Bible, with a journey through the chronological history of what is today known as the Middle East.

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