Leaving Faith
The Exvangelical Bible Study
Hear the hidden story behind Bible! Sara from Leaving Faith interviews Justin from Deconstruction Zone, a biblical scholar, as they read through the Bible. Learn how the text was compiled, what ancient culture was really like, and answers to all the weird questions you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
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Episodes
Exodus 20: The 10 Commandments Are Terrible 29.05.2026 50:50
The morality established by the ten commandments is pretty rough. Women are seen as property, slavery is ok, and God will punish your children and grandchildren for your mistakes.
Exodus 18-19 Moses Climbs a Mountain 17.05.2026 1:02:32
Moses gets some good advice from his father in law about how to govern 2.5 million people. Then, God makes him climb up and down a mountain several times
Exodus 16-17 Water and War 11.05.2026 53:10
God brings his people to the brink of death by dehydration, but after they complain about it, he relents and Moses strikes a rock for water. Then, war begins!
Exodus 15-16 Sing a Song to Coercive Control 03.05.2026 57:31
The Isrealites sing a song to God for drowning the egyptians in front of them. Then, they nearly starve and will only feed them if they follow his very specific instructions as they near starvation
Exodus 14-15: God hardens Pharoah's heart AGAIN 24.04.2026 1:09:29
God gives more instructions for passover, including one that may or may not be child sacrifice, and then we get to the parting of the Red Sea, which includes God specifically drowning the armies of Pharoah for his own glory
Exodus 12: God hates yeast 15.04.2026 1:13:47
We go through the last plague and learn all about the passover. God introduces us to "the Destroyer!"
Exodus 10-11: Darkness and the Final Plague 05.04.2026 48:48
God repeats the pattern again, hardening Pharoah's heart for his own glory.
Exodus 8-9 The Plagues Get Confusing 27.03.2026 56:47
Pharaoh hardens his heart (or, sometimes God hardens it for him), and more plagues are on the way! We discuss the logistics of 4 trillion frogs emerging from a blood river and how many times the animals are killed
Exodus 6-7: The Plagues Begin 19.03.2026 46:50
Pharoah's magic men replicate God's miracles, so it's time for plagues! We talk about the plot holes in plague number one.
Exodus 4-5 Strange Signs and Wonders 14.03.2026 56:11
Moses and Aaron make their way back into Egypt, armed with some unusual miracles that God is only kinda sure will work
The Burning Bush: Exodus 2-3 11.03.2026 46:35
Moses survives his childhood and hears from God! Or god's representative. It's not super clear.
Exodus 1-2 Moses Origin 11.03.2026 52:07
We made it out of Genesis and now begin the long process of making it out of Egypt!
Eps. 22 Genesis 48-50 Jacob's Blessings and Death 10.03.2026 1:04:34
So much blessing drama and magic!
Eps. 20 Genesis 45 Joseph and his Brothers pt 3 07.03.2026 50:15
What are the ethics of creating a famine to get what you want? And then charging people for food you could provide them for free?
Eps. 19 Genesis 43 Joseph and his Brothers pt 2 07.03.2026 56:06
So much back and forth and excess drama from Joseph!
Eps. 18 Genesis 40 Joseph and his Brothers pt 1 05.03.2026 44:39
Joseph has a flair for drama and the multi-chapter saga of goading his brothers begins!
Eps. 17 Genesis 40 Joseph in Prison 05.03.2026 52:15
One of the many times that God puts people in terrible situations for no apparent reason
Eps. 16 Genesis 39 Joseph and Potifar's Wife 04.03.2026 49:54
This story always makes me a little uncomfortable, but we dig into the politics of potifar and his wife
Eps. 14 Genesis 35-36 Jacob goes to Bethel & Joseph the snitch 04.03.2026 47:31
I had forgotten how insufferable Joseph was, but how cruel his brothers were!
Eps. 15 Genesis 38 Judah and Tamar 03.03.2026 49:43
Does the Bible say that sex work is ok? Or is it just bad when women do it?
Eps. 13 Genesis 33-34 Jacob, Esau, Shekem, foreskins, & genocide 03.03.2026 49:23
Sorry in advance for all the foreskin talk!
Eps. 10 Genesis 28-29 Jacob Finds a Wife(s) 28.02.2026 1:08:52
The complex process of acquiring a wife, or several, in the ancient near east
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