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Episode 9·Oct 8, 2024
The Iron Age: Neo-Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian Empires
The conquests of the Neo-Assyrian, Neo-Babylonian, and Persian empires will completely upend the Ancient Near East.
The Pillars: Jerusalem, Athens, and the Western Mind·Episode 8·Oct 6, 2024
From Hebrews to Jews: The Development of a Covenantal People
With the backdrop of the wider geopolitical affairs of the Ancient Near East, we turn our attention to the Jewish people. We’ll discover answers to the following questions:
1. Why does the Hebrew Bible spend so much time emphasizing that God is the only God and that no other gods are real?
2. Why don’t we have extensive archeological records of the ancient Israelites? Does that imply that they didn’t really exist?
3. How does the Hebrew Bible differ from contemporary texts in its recording events, criticizing its people, and portrayal of Biblical characters?
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39:21Episode 10·Oct 10, 2024
Myth and Mentality: The Bible vs. the Epic of Gilgamesh
The oldest surviving myth from the Ancient Near East sheds remarkable insight into the pagan mindset.
37:55Episode 11·Oct 15, 2024
Back to the Beginning: Biblical Creation as Covenantal Partnership
In contrast to the pagan world, the Biblical creation story is ordered, purposeful, and covenantal.
46:23Episode 12·Oct 20, 2024
The Bible on Government: How a Nation Should be Ruled and Redeemed
The Biblical approach to politics is yet another arena that is drastically affected by the covenant.
