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A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

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The stories, songs, and laws of the Hebrew Bible have shaped our world, and people wrote them. Regular people, like you and me. Once we understand that the biblical authors were just people, we can learn a lot of new things about these texts. Join Hebrew-speaking writer and editor Gil Kidron on a journey of biblical proportions, going over the biblical books in order, and leaving no stone unturned

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Israel

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The stories, songs, and laws of the Hebrew Bible have shaped our world, and people wrote them. Regular people, like you and me. Once we understand that the biblical authors were just people, we can learn a lot of new things about these texts. Join Hebrew-speaking writer and editor Gil Kidron on a journey of biblical proportions, going over the biblical books in order, and leaving no stone unturned

Language:

English


Episodes
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Collab: Ancient Hebrew Music

11/30/2025
The ancient Hebrews played and listened to music, and they wrote about it in the Bible. Dr. Jonathan Friedman 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! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:45:53

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Collab: King David in Hebrew vs Ancient Greek

11/23/2025
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! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:31:04

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Who Wrote the Letter of Jeremiah

11/16/2025
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! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:25:43

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Jeremiah: Comparing the Hebrew and Greek Versions

11/9/2025
There are many differences between the Hebrew and Ancient Greek versions of the book of Jeremiah. Can we explain them? Yes, we can Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:46:35

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95 - The Rise and Fall of the Hebrew State

10/19/2025
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! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:17:30

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94 - The Secret Story about Jeremiah the Traitor

10/5/2025
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! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:16:17

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93 - He Who Controls the Ark

9/21/2025
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! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:15:04

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92 - When Reality Shatters Your Dreams

9/7/2025
The stories about the challenges of the returnees from Egypt are about the real challenges of the returnees from Babylonia. Our Numbers chapters for today are 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 20. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:18:04

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91 - Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow

8/24/2025
The oldest stories of Numbers were about the crises of leadership in the Babylonian captivity, told from two distinct perspectives: One from a populist perspective, and the other from an elitist perspective. The combined stories appear as one in Numbers, chapter 11. Shemaya's populist story (verses in ch 11): 11 So Moses said to Yahweh, “Why have you treated your servant so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all these people on me? 12 Did I conceive all these people? Did I give birth to them, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom as a wet nurse carries a nursing child, to the land that you promised on oath to their ancestors’? 14 I am not able to carry all these people alone, for they are too heavy for me. 15 If this is the way you are going to treat me, put me to death at once—if I have found favor in your sight—and do not let me see my misery.” 16 So Yahweh said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting and have them take their place there with you. 17 I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the spirit that is on you and put it on them, and they shall bear the burden of the people along with you so that you will not bear it all by yourself. 24 ... and he gathered seventy of the elders of the people and placed them all around the tent. 25 Then Yahweh came down in the cloud and spoke to him and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders, and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they did not do so again. 26 Two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad and the other named Medad, and the spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, so they prophesied in the camp. 27 And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28 And Joshua son of Nun, the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop them!” 29 But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all Yahweh’s people were prophets and that Yahweh would put his spirit on them!” 30 And Moses and the elders of Israel returned to the camp. Ezekiel's elitist story (verses in ch 11): 1 Now when the people complained in the hearing of Yahweh about their misfortunes, Yahweh heard it, and his anger was kindled. Then the fire of Yahweh burned against them and consumed some outlying parts of the camp. 2 But the people cried out to Moses, and Moses prayed to Yahweh, and the fire abated. 3 So that place was called Taberah, because the fire of Yahweh burned against them. 4 The mob of the camp followers with them had a strong craving, and the Israelites also wept again and said, “If only we had meat to eat! 5 We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic, 6 but now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.” 10 Moses heard the people weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then Yahweh became very angry, and Moses was displeased. 13 Where am I to get meat to give to all these people? For they come weeping to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’ 18 And say to the people, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, and you shall eat meat, for you have wailed in the hearing of Yahweh, saying, “If only we had meat to eat! Surely it was better for us in Egypt.” Therefore Yahweh will give you meat, and you shall eat. 19 You shall eat not only one day, or two days, or five days, or ten days, or twenty days, 20 but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you—because you have rejected Yahweh who is among you and have wailed before him, saying, “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’” sewn 23 Yahweh said to Moses, “Is Yahweh’s power limited?...

Duration:00:56:14

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90 - What is Numbers

8/10/2025
In this introductory episode to the fourth biblical book, we will overview its many different layers, written between the 590 BCE and the 80s BCE. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:38:20

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Collab: New AI Research into Biblical Authors Supports our Theories

8/3/2025
New AI research into the Documentary Hypothesis and the authorship of the books of Samuel reinforces our theories. Dr. Rutger Vos from the University of Leiden joins Gil to discuss. Read about this research here Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:34:23

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Collab: How To Find Biblical Authors

7/27/2025
Petros Koutoupis joins Gil to talk about biblical authors. Check out his two substacks: Digging Up the Past and Digging Out the Bible Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:33:44

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Collab: Miraculous Births in Myth

7/20/2025
Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast and Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast join Gil to talk about miraculous births in myth Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:35:33

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Collab: What Academia is Good and Bad At

7/13/2025
Anke Bosmat, PhD, joins Gil to share her perspective on what is working and what is not working in academia today, particularly in the humanities. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:40:51

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Resident Academic: the Baby Moses Investigation

7/6/2025
Dr. Rutger Vos is our Resident Academic, academizing our investigation into who wrote the Baby Moses story and why. How would this be viewed by academia? Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:11:28

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Collab: Shavuot and Pentecost are Almost Identical

6/29/2025
After having learned the origins of the Hebrew festival of Shavuot/Weeks, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to compare our findings with what we know about the Christian version of this holiday. The results are stunning. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:29:47

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89 - The Making of Leviticus

6/22/2025
In this summary episode, let's review the layers of Leviticus, who wrote them, and when Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:52:30

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88 - The Ten Terrible, Stressful and Spooky Days

6/8/2025
Yom Kippur is the Hebrew Day of Atonement, and it was originally established so the Hebrew people could open a new leaf. Instead, the holy day unleashed chaos among the Hebrews. Click here to read about Dr. Yonatan Adler's research about Yom Kippur beginning in 140 BCE Click here to find the link for our experimental Discord group Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:24:39

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Collab: The Rise of the Rabbis

6/1/2025
When the Rabbis emerged on the historical scene, during Roman times, Judaism was born. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:00:36:33

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87 - The Hebrew Class War

5/18/2025
In 140 BCE, the Maccabees reformed the Hebrew calendar and wrote the Leviticus rules in chapters 19 and 25, so they could transfer wealth from the rich back to the people. Join our tribe on Patreon! Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website: Home PageWho wrote the BibleAncient mapsClick here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

Duration:01:22:46