In this episode, I review all the arguments for the dating of the Hebrew Bible and its sources. I hold the position that it is of extremely late dating, sometime after the Alexandrian period between 312 and 150 BCE and some literature as late as 50 BCE, whereas other scholarships like to settle on the Persian period, 539 to 350 BCE. I lay out all the arguments so that you can decide on your own. Artwork provided by Mary_lifreu on IG entitled "You can't hold me."

#19 The Disgruntled Priests of Babylon

This is a survey of religions from the earliest of times starting with ancient ceremonial burials and gifts goods, followed by the development of massive kingdoms and Temples. In this series we will dig deep into pre-Israelite cults and how they influenced Judaism and ultimately Christianity, what were the political motivations behind the scripture and the gospels? Then we will conclude with the Holocaust in the 1930's and look at how religion may have been involved in the murder of over 6 million Jews.

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