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Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 10: Foreign Wives and Children Put Away. These big sad-sacks just sit in the rain and sob, all cut up over the fact that they mingled and made little mingle-babies. Then they brighten up and decide to just "put them away" which sounds super ominous. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 9: Ezra's Prayer of Confession. Ezra is a big racist crybaby, getting worked up over his people commingling, drinking from the same water fountain, and swimming in the same pool. Desegregation blew this guy's mind. What a turd. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discours...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 8: Ezra and His Company Come to Jerusalem (cont). I, Ezra, almost forgot to get some Levites, but then I, Ezra, remembered to place an order for some at the last minute. I, Ezra, wanted to get some guards, but then I, Ezra, thought that might make it look like I, Ezra, don't trust God, so I, Ezra, changed my mind. We arrived and split up the goods and then g...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 7: Ezra and His Company Come to Jerusalem. After consulting Ancestry-dot-com, Ezra learns he is a direct descendent of Aaron. Artaxerxes King of Persia was super excited about this and gave my guy a bottomless salt shaker (handy for margaritas in the desert!), decreeing that Ezra and his pals should go out and make some stuff, which they do. Skip the ads by join...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 6: The Temple Rebuilt (cont). Those Karens should've kept their mouths shut, cuz not only did Darius King of Persia pull out Cyrus' receipts, he added his own two cents and threatened to impale any future rabble rousers. The temple got built and the Jewish folks partied. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Tha...

Bible Study for Atheists Weekly is a collection of last week's episodes by Sacrilegious Discourse with Husband and Wife. This week's collection includes Ezra Chapters 1 - 5, with Q&A and Patreon Teaser. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for m...

Husband and Wife discuss New Year Resolutions, Plans, and One Little Word... ...and offer our thoughts on setting SMARTER goals. We share how we plan to grow personally and professionally in the coming year. Then, we challenge ourselves to get serious about our intentions by putting up and utilizing a whiteboard for accountability — in this bonus episode for Patreon and Acast + members only. Skip...

Husband and Wife answer questions about why it's a good idea to turn down help from your enemies. They also discuss why it matters what language was used, and how a Persian governor can also be a Judean prince. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for m...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 5: The Temple Rebuilt. The Jews get back to building their temple when some Karens come around with their clipboards and are like, "Whomst the fock gave you the right?" They took down names and gleefully called management, just begging for permission to start a fight and knock down some walls. Some folks just need to mind their own bees wax. Just for Dam...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 4: The Adversaries Stop the Work. We argue over whether it's smart to turn down help from your enemies. Wife is jaded and thinks the Jews made the right choice to say ABSOLUTELY NOT, but Husband thinks it was a bad plan. A strongly worded letter to the king gets shit shut down, so maybe Husband was right. Either way, God was significantly absent from this ch...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 3: The Restoration of Worship / The Rebuilding of the Temple Begun. The people work, get laid, watch Tom Cruise movies, and listen to Enya. Then they weep because that shit hasn't been invented yet, and all they have is this lousy tabernacle. Mentioned in the episode - Enya "Book of Days" https://youtu.be/LiBwr4U59EI Skip the ads by joining Acast+ ht...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 2: The List of Returning Exiles. And what a list it is! It's not better than Ezra, but it is pretty capable. Lots of names and lots of ass. Help is on — How Bizarre! Link to the song "How Bizarre" by OMC - https://youtu.be/C2cMG33mWVY Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegio...

Husband and Wife cover Ezra chapter 1: The Proclamation of Cyrus / The Return of the Exiles to Jerusalem. The Lord moves some hearts but ignores others, which honestly is actually kinda rude. Cyrus seems pretty chill. And the Israelites get some of their shit back before they return home. All's well that ends well? Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57...

Bible Study for Atheists Weekly is a collection of last week's episodes by Sacrilegious Discourse with Husband and Wife. This week's collection includes 2 Chronicles Chapters 35 - 36, with Q&A, Wrap up, Contradictions AND Book Club! Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheist...

Husband and Wife finish covering Heroes: Wise Men; Part 2 of A Treasury of Jewish Folklore. In this episode of the Sacrilegious Book Club, topics include some of the worst riddles we've ever seen, involving pigeons and chickens and turnips. This section was super annoying. Next time, we will cover some entries from Heroes: Holy Men — Pious and Righteous Men. We hope you'll get a copy of th...

Husband and Wife argue over whether this is the 500th episode (it's literally NOT) and discuss what's changed since they started this podcast. They also talk about Deconstruction, Patreon, interviews, how much they've learned, and what it's like to run a daily podcast. Finally, they question whether or not they have a "God-centered" marriage since reading (and talking about...

We just finished reading 2 Chronicles, so it's time for Husband and Wife to play another round of a game called You're Always Wrong. You may be shocked to learn that we've found a few contradictions in the Bible. No wonder it's so easy to cherry-pick quotes to back up any claim! Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping...

Husband and Wife recap 2 Chronicles, a book which is itself a recap of 1 & 2 Kings. Y'all, we've now read over one-third of the Bible! Well done! In terms of the Hebrew Bible, we've covered the five books of the Torah, all the Major Prophets, and a couple of the Writings, which are considered the least important of the three sections. To reiterate, we're now COMPLETELY done wit...

Husband and Wife answer questions about Necho king of Egypt; talents as a unit of measure; and Cyrus king of Persia. This unplanned Q&A was an unexpectedly fun and educational journey! Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for more information about our...

Husband and Wife cover 2 Chronicles chapter 35: Josiah Keeps the Passover / The Death of Josiah. It's springtime, so put on your boots and go to war! Josiah faces off with Necho king of Egypt and gets shot by arrows. Necho claimed God was with him, and it sure looks like he was correct. Why would God let good King Josiah die? I'm calling shenanigans on this story. Skip the ads by joining A...

Husband and Wife cover 2 Chronicles chapter 36: The Reign and Dethronement of Jehoahaz / The Reign of Jehoiakim / Jehoiachin Taken Captive to Babylon / The Reign of Zedekiah / The Captivity of Judah / The Proclamation of Cyrus. This chapter is like how if a production team finds out at the end of Season 1 that they have not been renewed for Season 2, so they run in circles trying to finish the ent...

Bible Study for Atheists Weekly is a collection of last week's episodes by Sacrilegious Discourse with Husband and Wife. This week's collection includes 2 Chronicles Chapters 31 - 34, with Q&A and Patreon teaser! Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d364470c7900137bb57d Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these l...

Husband and Wife discuss why you should... get involved in local politics ...and offer tips on how to do so. We share which steps we've taken and what we'd like to do next. Then, we challenge ourselves (and our loyal listeners) to take at least one action and report back — even if it's merely following a representative online — in this bonus episode for Patreon members only. Skip the a...

Husband and Wife answer questions about High Places. Then they retell Sennacherib's story from a historical (rather than biblical) perspective. We talk about Solomon having sex with temple prostitutes, Sargon's ghost, Sennacherib's daddy issues, the problem with conflicting divine mandates, and the legitimacy of legitly. Skip the ads by joining Acast+ https://plus.acast.com/s/6331d3644...

Husband and Wife cover 2 Chronicles chapter 34: The Reign of Josiah / Josiah's Reforms / The Book of the Law Discovered. Josiah was pretty awesome. He did all the right things. However, his workers found Moses' book and read it, thereby reminding God to smite everyone. Then, in the same breath, God is like, "Well, I guess I'll forgive your dumb asses and let you live. But your kids...