A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

Updated: 23 Nov 2025 • 158 episodes
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The stories, songs and laws of the Hebrew Bible have shaped our world, and they were written by people. Regular people, like you and me. And once you go over these texts with that in mind, there is quite a lot that you can learn about the people who wrote some of the most famous stories ever written. 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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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

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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 Bible: Timeline and au

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There are many differences between the Hebrew and Ancient Greek versions of the book of Jeremiah. Can we explain them? Yes, we can. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil for this new series Join our tribe on Patreon!   Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bi

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In this episode, we're looking back and gleaning new insights from our season about the fourth biblical book Join our tribe on Patreon!   Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:Home PageWho wrote the Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when Click

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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

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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 Bible: Timeline and authorsAncient maps: easy to

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