History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of w
Today we ask the question, how many temples did God authorize, and why did he authorize some but not
Today is King David and War. Lots of war. Some diplomacy, which turns into war, some rebellion, whic
Today the shepherd David becomes King David. This involves violence. Indeed, most of his career is v
David comes in for a bit of criticism today, for probably being a murdering bandit, but these issues
We begin the tale of young David's rise to power, looking at the three origin stories of the you
Today we get some serious military history as we look at the main chunk of King Saul's reign. We
Today we properly start the career of King Saul, or at least Saul as he makes his bid for kingship.
Today we look at the lead up to King Saul, and how Israel made the transition from a collections of
Just to give an overview of this episode to see if you want to listen all the way through, the topic
The institution of Judges, as described in the book of Judges, is an English translation of the word
Today we go full archeology on everyone, looking at what makes a settlement more or less likely to b
When did Joshua conquer Canaan for Israel? Did Joshua even exist, as described in the Book of Joshua
What does it mean that the people of Israel are the biggest whiners in recorded history? It may mean
Today we obsess over the word Hebrew and go deep into what it means, who was and was not a Hebrew, w
Today we look at possibly the oldest section of the entire Bible, Exodus chapter 15, the Song of Mos
We begin our big series on the historicity of the bible with Genesis. Unfortunately, nearly the enti
Here it is, the part of ancient Near Eastern history that excites the most passion and interest. The
After the Hittite Empire fell during the bronze age collapse, Anatolia became a Mad Max style wastel
Animals in ancient Mesopotamia. From sheep, goats, horses, and other domesticated animals to wild be
Today we look at pretty much everything we know about the Mesopotamian dark age following the bronze
