A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

In 140 BCE, the Maccabees and Levites broke apart the priestly narrative and drowned it out in their own to create the Torah we have today Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In this first Torah summary, we're looking back at the writers who lived between 600 BCE and 450 BCE, their lives, circumstances and iconic biblical stories Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

After getting to know Maccabean times so well, if we compare the Maccabean book 2 Maccabees with the biblical book Chronicles, we will see that they seem to have been written by the same people. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss. To Garry's podcast Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Ki...

Now that we've gone over all of Deuteronomy, Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible joins Gil to discuss how the broken promises of Deuteronomy led to the rise in apocalyptic literature To Garry's podcast Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In our final Deuteronomy summary episode, we're looking back at it as a divine promise given in 140 BCE. What happened when the promise was broken? Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

After going over Deuteronomy and in our first season summary episode, we compare Deuteronomy to its arch nemesis, the Temple Scroll Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In the final chapters of Deuteronomy, we build up to the death of Moses, which crowns his successor, predicts the future, blesses the people and dies. He gets an emotional eulogy, a fine send-off for the Hebrew hero Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

On the inaugural Rosh Hashanah, 140 BCE, the Maccabean leader Shimon Thassi delivered the most beautiful speeches of Deuteronomy Join our tribe on Patreon! Give Gil a one-time donation Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home Page Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors Ancient maps: easy-to-follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when   Join our tribe on Patreon! To give...

Attend the Jerusalem Temple inaugural Yom Kippur ceremony,  presided by the new High Priest Shimon Thassi Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

On the first day after Hebrew independence under the Maccabees, there was a total reset of every aspect of Hebrew society Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

The opening speeches of Deuteronomy recount suspiciously Maccabean chapters. Could this Moses be based on a real life "bigger than life" Hebrew hero? Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

The Maccabees had no choice but to take over the Jerusalem Temple from the priests, centralize worship there and destroy all other shrines in the land Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In this episode of Deuteronomy, we will travel back in time to see how the priests ran the show in their temple, and how the Maccabees changed everything Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In this introduction to the fifth biblical book, we will see that it is the book of the revolution. The revolution of 140 BCE To read about Dr Yonatan Adler's research book The Origins of Judaism To episode 88 , about the calendar reform that changed Hebrew history Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In our first episode of the fifth season of the podcast, about the fifth biblical book, Gil explains why biblical scholars are dead wrong about it. Links to Dr. Yonatan Adler's archeological research The late origins of Judaism The beginning of Yom Kippur The beginning of Passover Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Can we use LLMs to find who wrote the Bible? We're gonna try, and by we I mean: biologist Dr. Rutger Vos, Gil, and you, if you're interested. And if you are, send me a message at the bottom of this page . To read about the latest AI research into the Bible, click here Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Athenian democracy, in many ways, inspired the Maccabean-style democracy established in 140 BCE. Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast joins Gil to discuss. Listen to Bernie's episodes on Athenian Democracy -  Democracy in Athens The Boule: Random Guys and the Birth of Bureaucracy Greek Democracy, part 3   Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written...

The ancient Hebrews played and listened to music, and they wrote about it in the Bible. Dr. Jonathan Friedmann is an expert on the topic and he joins Gil to discuss their musical culture. Read more about the topic from Dr. Friedman: Music in Biblical Life Music in the Hebrew Bible Academia.edu articles about Ancient Hebrew music Music in the Ancient Near East Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil...

In our third installment comparing the Hebrew and ancient Greek versions of the Bible, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the two versions of King David's origin story. Which is the better of the two? Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In our second installment comparing the Hebrew version of the Bible with the ancient Greek one, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about an obscure but fun book Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

There are many differences between the Hebrew and Ancient Greek versions of the book of Jeremiah. Can we explain them? Yes, we can. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil for this new series Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In this episode, we're looking back and gleaning new insights from our season about the fourth biblical book Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

When read in context, the Maccabean texts in the book of Numbers reveal the processes that led to the fall of the Hebrew state. Our chapters for today are Numbers 1, 3, 4, 8, 15, 18, 19, 20, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, and 35. Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In our fourth episode of the season of Numbers, we go over the Balaam Tales, which are a funny fable about Jeremiah, who worked for the Babylonians to doom the Hebrews Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

We continue our journey through the book of Numbers, and after the Hebrew returnees from Babylonia split into groups, the priests use the Ark of the Covenant to regain political power Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron