210 episodes
History in the Bible Garry Stevens
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- Religion & Spirituality
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4.6 • 64 Ratings
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A guide to the history presented in the Bible, for people of all faiths and backgrounds, presented by an independent podcaster, and biblical studies buff. I explore the religion of ancient Israel, the beginnings of Christianity, then finally the evolution of the heirs of Abraham to the year 200. I discuss every single book in every Bible (there are more than you think!). Lightly garnished with a dash of drollery, a soupçon of scrutiny, and not one ounce of objectivity. Not one ounce! The main narrative will conclude in January 2024. Bonus episodes will continue indefinitely.
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The Heirs of Abraham
Keynote ep: An overview of the whole season. I introduce the ancient literary sources we have, and the modern archaeological discoveries that transformed our understanding of the period.
Re-recorded to provide much better audio quality.
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The Rococo World of the Second Temple
Keynote ep: On the cusp of the Great Revolt in 66, the little province of Judea had spent centuries under Hellenistic influence. Under this influence, Jewish thinkers produced a luxuriant literature in modes and genres unknown to the Tanakh/Old Testament.
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Before the Great Revolt I: The Judeans
Keynote ep: The Jews living in the Roman empire had many privileges that allowed them to practice their religion in peace and security. They were even allowed to avoid their patriotic duties of service to the state. The Romans favoured the province of Judea under the House of Herod, appointing it the peacekeeper and Roman proxy in the region. Why then did they revolt? I also introduce the synagogues.
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Before the Great Revolt II: The Apocalyptic Christians
In this show I discuss the state of the Christians on the verge of the Great Revolt in 66 CE/AD. The Seleucid empire created a new way of conceptualising time. This provided the Jews with the intellectual tool to create a new body of literature, the apocalypse. The apocalypses solve a vexing theological problem. Why are the Jews suffering under the Seleucids, when the Jews have done everything that the old prophets told them to do? The apocalypses explain that the Jews are pawns in a cosmic struggle. Christianity was born as an apocalyptic movement. I also cover the earliest Roman references we have to Christians, by Suetonius and Tacitus. I think some of these are misinterpreted.
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The Great Revolt I: Lighting the Fuse
Keynote ep: The backstory and background of the first of the three Judean revolts, the Great Revolt of 66 AD/CE. This revolt destroyed the Temple, extinguished the ancient religion of the Tanakh/Old Testament, and relegated the Jerusalem Jesus club, the foundational church of Christianity, to the margins. Both Christianity, and Judaism had to re-invent themselves. I introduce the dramatis personae of the revolt, also available on my website www.historyinthebible.com, if you can't keep track.
Theme music "Inspiring Teaser" by Rafael Krux, https://filmmusic.io/song/5672-inspiring-teaser, license https://filmmusic.io/standard-license. -
The Great Revolt II: A Civil War within a Rebellion
The Great Revolt of 66 AD/CE began as a protest against Rome's failure to protect the Judeans from their ancient foes. The Judeans proved to be effective fighters, easily dispatching the initial Roman response. The Romans withdrew and regrouped. That gave Judea seven months to prepare for Roman retaliation. During that interlude, Judea instead erupted into a vicious civil war. Judean militias and warlords attacked and betrayed each other. They acted as though the Romans were the least of their problems. They murdered countless numbers of their countrymen in Jerusalem, and starved the rest. The Great Revolt ended up as a self-inflicted catastrophe.
Theme music "Inspiring Teaser" by Rafael Krux, https://filmmusic.io/song/5672-inspiring-teaser, license https://filmmusic.io/standard-license.
Customer Reviews
Fantastic listen
Familiar plot line really not so familiar once examined in detail by mr Stevens
There is so much detail parsed into understandable segments. Can’t stop listening.
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I was quite enjoying listening to The speaker. He spoke about books that are either not in our Bible or were taken out of our Bible which I found quite interesting. But when I listen to him speak about Paul the apostle he has not a clue what he is talking about, you can even hear in his voice the disgust he has for the apostle Paul. Because of this I will no longer listen to anything new testament because his view will taint the New Testament gospel. Paul was accepted by the counsel in Jerusalem as Hod’s apostle to the Gentiles. Without Paul’s Romans letter there would be no Protestant reformation, Martin Luther, under the legalistic burden of man’s traditions in the Church, reads in Romans “the just shall live by faith” and the Reformation was born. Paul knew Jesus intimately and he would not tolerate anyone who would pervert the Gospel of Christ, even Peter who played the hypocrite. But we see in Peter’s letter that he held Paul’s teaching in high esteem. Paul’s message is grace and faith, which has been lost again in modern christianity
Great Pod cast
Very informative thank you!!