Episodes

  • 103 - The Most Important Day of His Life
    Mar 29 2026

    Attend the Jerusalem Temple inaugural Yom Kippur ceremony, presided by the new High Priest Shimon Thassi

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    • Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
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    Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

    The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • 102 - Total Reset
    Mar 15 2026

    On the first day after Hebrew independence under the Maccabees, there was a total reset of every aspect of Hebrew society

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 101 - The Hero and His Successor
    Mar 1 2026

    The opening speeches of Deuteronomy recount suspiciously Maccabean chapters. Could this Moses be based on a real life "bigger than life" Hebrew hero?

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 100 - Saving the Jerusalem Temple
    Feb 15 2026

    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

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    Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

    The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • 99 - The Priestly Jerusalem Temple
    Feb 1 2026

    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

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    The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 98 - What is Deuteronomy
    Jan 18 2026

    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 calendar reform that changed Hebrew history

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    The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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    44 mins
  • 97 - Debunking Scholarlship on Deuteronomy
    Jan 3 2026

    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 Judaism

    The beginning of Yom Kippur

    The beginning of Passover

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    The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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    59 mins
  • SPECIAL: Our AI-Bible Academic Research!
    Dec 14 2025

    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 the latest AI research into the Bible, click here

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    • Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
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    Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

    The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

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    50 mins