101 episodes
A Podcast of Biblical Proportions Gil Kidron
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- History
A Podcast of Biblical Proportions dives into ancient Hebrew history. Our time machine is the countless texts the ancient Hebrews wrote, including stories, historical accounts, songs, poems, prophecies, laws, rules, and regulations. Most of these texts can be found in the Hebrew Bible, aka the Old Testament or the Tanakh.
This English-speaking podcast brings a new perspective to reading the Hebrew Bible — that of the person who wrote it, immersing ourselves in his world and perspective. We started with Genesis chapter 1, and have been proceeding in the order in which the texts appear in the Bible.
Join Hebrew-speaking writer and editor Gil Kidron on a journey of biblical proportions into the lives of ordinary people living through extraordinary circumstances. Since Judaism and Christianity came out of their writings, the ended up laying the groundwork for so much of human culture.
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538 BCE: A Giant Leap for Mankind
After the Persians conquer Babylonia and establish their empire, the Axial Age Begins
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68 - The Crossing of the Red Sea
This is the most epic story in the Bible. What event inspired its writing?
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67 - The Hebrew Odyssey
After 400 years, the Hebrews finally leave Egypt! And then God sends them the wrong way for an absurd reason
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66 - The Passover Backlash
The rules of Passover became a battleground between the Hebrew priests and their enemies
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Exodus Recap: The Layers of Passover
What have we learned about the two layers of the most important Hebrew holiday?
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Exodus Recap: The Writers
Let's reacquaint ourselves with the people who wrote and edited Exodus