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Let's read the biblical texts as if people wrote them. But what kind of people? And when? Join us on a journey of biblical proportions

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How did the Genesis stories come to be? What kind of people would write these specific stories? 

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Exodus is made of layers written in Babylonian and Persian times, sown in editing in Hellenistic times

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Laws can tell us a lot about a society, its tensions, problems, and attempts to solve them. The laws of Leviticus are no exception

68 - Who Wrote the 10 Commandments?

 In what historical period did the number 10 become important for the Hebrews? Could that be a lead to when they were written?

88 - The 10 Terrible, Spooky Days

When the Hebrews switched calendars in the month of Elul, 140 BCE, they erased 10 days from the count. Big mistake. Huge

A continuously updated list of biblical authors and editors we've found so far and the stories they wrote

Baruch the scribe wrote down the book of Jeremiah and authored the book of Genesis. Learn who he was

Where is the Ancient Near East? Which empire ruled it and when? These maps in chronological order will help you out

To understand the Bible we have to understand the cultural, political, and religious context of the region

The amount of artistic effort and talent poured into works that reference the first Hebrew book is staggering

God strikes Egypt with his plagues, each one harsher and more violent than the next, which makes for a darker artistic themes