Drunk Bible Study

Is Saul among the Prophets? Note the capital P, Prophets are important. Does researching what we've read take away from the experience of reading? All this and more (including castration) in today's episode! If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our the...

Samuel is now old and as directed by Yahweh, ready to appoint a king to rule over the Israelites. Saul embarks on a rpg quest chain with an interesting rewards, donkeys are lost and found. Ph, and because it's the Bible, battles are fought. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Pa...

Is Tindall back? What's up with the number 50? Did you know that in ancient Hebrew the word akhbar was used for mice and rats? Listen to today's episode for answers to all these questions and more! If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music i...

People are shady, slaughtered, and subdued. The Ark (which is probably radioactive) is stolen, likenesses of diseased body parts are cast in gold, Eli topples over, and Dedeker has a life revelation. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music...

Our listeners share their thoughts about 1st Samuel 1-3. Jase reveals his mutant ability, and we wonder about Eli's cool dad status. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book Club by Josh and Anand .

The first three chapters of 1st Samuel set things up for the next few months of episodes. Sister wives, flesh hooks, lots of sore things, and exalted horns. Baby Yoda joins the cast, and ears start to tingle. During Social Distancing DBS is doing free live shows every Thursday 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern! Go to http://www.drunkbiblestudy.com for more information. If you want MORE drinking and bible-...

In today's one-off episode about Ruth we are recapping what happened in Judges and learning about the special bonds Ruth forms with her mother in law, Naomi, and Naomi's relatives. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book Club by Jo...

Tune in for the last episode of Judges. We're chatting about the timeline of the stories we read in Judges, common numbers and conspiracy theories (again), reactionary behavior, and different scholarly interpretations of the text. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/...

In our next to the last episode of Judges we are looking at the story from last through a different lens, if you need to skip this episode we understand! Many of the tribes of Israel rally together to punish the people of Gibeah for the bad behavior of a few. War ensues, the ending might surprise you! If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun m...

Conspiracy theories abound in this palette cleanser episode. Also, has Drunk Bible Study given Emily anew perspective on the show she's in? If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book Club by Josh and Anand . The song for the book of J...

Let us know what you think of the new introduction in our Drunk Bible Study Fans & Fellowship group on Facebook! Today we learn about Micah, his beef with the people of Dan, and grapple with how to handle graphic content. The last scene gets very dark and includes sexual violence. Please be kind to yourselves and the people listening around you and the skip the end of this episode if needed. I...

What lessons do different faiths aim to teach when telling the story of Samson and Delilah? Did famous retellings of the story get anything right? If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book Club by Josh and Anand . The song for the bo...

"Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet." Today we will learn the answer to Samson's riddle and a few things you probably didn't hear about in Sunday School. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book C...

There's a lot to cover in today's bonus episode! The Mesha Stele, a stone monument erected by Chemosh's son King Mesha, still exists and details the destroyer and god of fish's anger towards his followers. How many judges are there in the book of Judges? Jephthah’s Daughter: A Lament, is mourning ceremony on 11 Heshvan, often Rachel's death and the loss of female deities is grieved for at the same...

Have you ever wondered if virgin sacrifices actually happened in the Bible? Listen to today's action packed episode to find out! We also find out who is the next king of Israel, talk about 4 judges and The Almighty Judge, the law of surprise, and tinfoil hats. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a...

When does someone stop being a chief or leader and become a king? Should we question our interpretations of what we are reading? If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book Club by Josh and Anand . The song for the book of Judges is “T...

One of the many sons of Gideon begins a short but gruesome political career. Jotham shares his parable and predicts Abimelech's downfall. Milling stones are heaved through the air as weapons and one man's chauvinistic ways follow him to the grave. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner...

We decided to explore the harsher things mentioned in Judges 6-8. If someone has offended you, you need a multi-pronged attack tactic, or you've ever wondered what Laura Ingalls Wilder and the Bible has in common... keep listening! If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com...

Yahweh performs three miracles to prove his will to Gideon aka Jerubbaal, son of Joash. Gideon, as promised, gathers men from the tribes of Israel to go to battle. Worried that the glory of a victory would be attributed to such a large force, Yahweh bids Gideon to send some of away some of the men, and so the battle against the Midianites is won with a troop of only 300 valiant men. Will Israel's...

Was the left-handedness of Ehud a trick, and how exactly did he escape from the cool room after slaying King Eglon? We discuss how all the books of the Bible fare against the Bechdel test, as well as the sexy lamp test and the Mako Mori test. Is The Song of Deborah the oldest song of all time? If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini seri...

Yahweh wheels and deals naughty Israelites to random Kings as punishment for breaking His rules, again. Several judges arise to save their brothers and sisters from servitude, people get killed in ways we haven't seen before. Whoever wrote Judges has an interesting way of wording things and mansplaining ensues. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with expe...

Judges has some interesting things in store, including an influential female character! Today we explore the timeline and structure of Judges and discuss the theory that someone edited it be pro monarchy. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme...

Judges starts out with a riveting recap of the war waged by Judah and Simian on My-Master-Bezek, who realizes Yahweh's plan for divine retribution include the loss of his great toes and thumbs. Multitudes of people are forced into labor for the Israelites when their iron chariots are too difficult to defeat. Yahweh sends an angel to scold and punish those who began worshiping other gods, and to ap...

To celebrate the end of Joshua's watch we take a quiz to see how much we retained of his story. What grade did we get? If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishioner’ at Patreon.com/DrunkBibleStudy Our theme music is Book Club by Josh and Anand .

Join us as we finish the last few chapters of Joshua, in which our title character dies after blessing some peeps. There's a lot of arguing over an altar named Ed, princes trying to keep the peace, and the old spiel about not worshiping other gods. If you want MORE drinking and bible-ing, including bonus episodes, interviews with experts, fun mini series’, and more, consider becoming a ‘parishione...