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You can learn a lot about authors from the stories they write. Even biblical authors. Biblical authors were regular people, like you and I, even though their stories, poems and laws have gone on to shape our world. They lived in very dramatic times, which is why their texts are so dramatic. 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
Gil Kidron hosts A Podcast of Biblical Proportions, a history show with 166 episodes published.
In 140 BCE, the Maccabees and Levites broke apart the priestly narrative and drowned it out in their own to create the Torah we have today Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written
In this first Torah summary, we're looking back at the writers who lived between 600 BCE and 450 BCE, their lives, circumstances and iconic biblical stories Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The
After getting to know Maccabean times so well, if we compare the Maccabean book 2 Maccabees with the biblical book Chronicles, we will see that they seem to have been written by the same people. Garry Stevens from the Hi
Now that we've gone over all of Deuteronomy, Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible joins Gil to discuss how the broken promises of Deuteronomy led to the rise in apocalyptic literature To Garry's podcast Join our t
In our final Deuteronomy summary episode, we're looking back at it as a divine promise given in 140 BCE. What happened when the promise was broken? Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast i
After going over Deuteronomy and in our first season summary episode, we compare Deuteronomy to its arch nemesis, the Temple Scroll Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edite
In the final chapters of Deuteronomy, we build up to the death of Moses, which crowns his successor, predicts the future, blesses the people and dies. He gets an emotional eulogy, a fine send-off for the Hebrew hero Join
On the inaugural Rosh Hashanah, 140 BCE, the Maccabean leader Shimon Thassi delivered the most beautiful speeches of Deuteronomy Join our tribe on Patreon! Give Gil a one-time donation Check out these cool pages on the p
Attend the Jerusalem Temple inaugural Yom Kippur ceremony, presided by the new High Priest Shimon Thassi Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidro
On the first day after Hebrew independence under the Maccabees, there was a total reset of every aspect of Hebrew society Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast is written, edited and prod
The opening speeches of Deuteronomy recount suspiciously Maccabean chapters. Could this Moses be based on a real life "bigger than life" Hebrew hero? Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcast
The Maccabees had no choice but to take over the Jerusalem Temple from the priests, centralize worship there and destroy all other shrines in the land Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The podcas
In this episode of Deuteronomy, we will travel back in time to see how the priests ran the show in their temple, and how the Maccabees changed everything Join our tribe on Patreon! To give Gil a one-time donation The pod
In this introduction to the fifth biblical book, we will see that it is the book of the revolution. The revolution of 140 BCE To read about Dr Yonatan Adler's research book The Origins of Judaism To episode 88, about the
In our first episode of the fifth season of the podcast, about the fifth biblical book, Gil explains why biblical scholars are dead wrong about it. Links to Dr. Yonatan Adler's archeological research The late origins of
Can we use LLMs to find who wrote the Bible? We're gonna try, and by we I mean: biologist Dr. Rutger Vos, Gil, and you, if you're interested. And if you are, send me a message at the bottom of this page. To read about th
Athenian democracy, in many ways, inspired the Maccabean-style democracy established in 140 BCE. Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast joins Gil to discuss. Listen to Bernie's episodes on Athenian Democracy -
The ancient Hebrews played and listened to music, and they wrote about it in the Bible. Dr. Jonathan Friedmann is an expert on the topic and he joins Gil to discuss their musical culture. Read more about the topic from D
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
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!
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A Podcast of Biblical Proportions is hosted by Gil Kidron. The show is categorised under history (education) and has published 166 episodes.
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