Latest Episodes
Getting the Bible Digitally (by Jeffrey Siker)
Jeffrey Siker discusses the impact of digital technology on how we read the text of the Bible. Read by Steve McCabe.
Did Christians Invent the Idea of "Atonement" / "Vicarious Suffering"?
Dr. Ehrman finds stories in 1 and 4 Maccabees that show vicarious suffering. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Was there "no room in the inn" or in the "guestroom"? And doesn't Caesar Augustus himself describe his census? More Questions from Readers
Bart answers questions about "kataluma," tecktons, censuses, and reference works. Read by John Paul Middlesworth.
Finding Value in Writings You Don’t “Believe” In (In response to my Newsweek article on Christmas)
Bart discusses blow-back to a Newsweek article and explains his view on the value of writings outside of their historical truths. Read by Mike...
Did Jesus Come to Bring Peace?
Prince of Peace? Maybe... Read by Ken Teutsch.
Being Consistently Critical (In the Good Sense)
Thoughts on how a historian has to critically analyse all texts that they encounter, not simply the ones they don't mind analysing critically. Read...