Two PhD students, Josh and Abigael, take a walk through their childhood, how their beliefs have changed, and how they continue to understand the world differently in light of current events and their research. Josh is getting his PhD in biblical interpretation, Abigael is getting their PhD in biology.
In this episode, it's just you and Josh. We hope that, in the future, we'll have questions and comments from you, our precious listeners. But we're starting out. Josh talks about what we do next. Suggested possibilities include frequently attending congregations different from your own, either within your religious group, or across the religious boundaries. In addition, he talks about his papers because he just can't help himself.
21 Apr 2022
A History of Bible Part 3
In this final main episode of the series, we discuss how you get your English Bible and what we have done with this information. We start with Martin Luther, who was important for Protestant Christianity, and move on to discussing how the Bible was cut down from 81 books to 66 in the United States. From there, we move into analyzing how politics and economics plays a role in what Bible you choose and what is available to you.
14 Apr 2022
A History of the Bible Part 2
Welcome to part 2 of our three part history of the Bible. We start in the Roman Empire and continue forward, moving into a discussion of translation issues and why you should read that little introduction in your Bible before Genesis. We also discuss other versions of the Bible as they existed during and after the Roman Empire. Does Joshua get a little persnickety with bad translations and eurocentric language? You'll have to listen to find out (but of course he does).
7 Apr 2022
A History of the Bible Part 1
Joshua walks Abigael through the early stages of the creation of the Bible, from its earliest stages to the beginning of the Roman conquest of Judea. Although we grew up learning about the Bible as being created straightforward, the history that Josh has learned in his doctoral program is one of political intrigue, with priests betraying one another, empires fighting for land, and the Judean people caught in the middle.
Sources for this episode include, but are not limited to When God Spoke Greek, Ancient Laws and Contemporary Controversies, Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible, Judaism in Persia's Shadow, They Were All Together in One Place?, Stony the Road We Trod, and Womanist Midrash, among others. Also, several of Joshua's classes.
31 Mar 2022
So, We Grew Up in a Cult...
Joshua and Abigael introduce themselves and explain what their podcast is about. They grew up in a children's home that functioned like a cult in many ways. Let us walk you through our journey!
Special thanks to Kai Jorgensen for the use of his song "Coffee and Cigarettes" and Deerbits for our cover art.
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