A Podcast of Biblical Proportions

By Gil Kidron

A Podcast of Biblical Proportions dives into ancient Hebrew history and ancient Hebrew stories. Our time machine is the texts ancient Hebrew scribes wrote, including stories, historical accounts, song... more

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June 01, 2025Collab: The Rise of the Rabbis
When the Rabbis emerged on the historical scene, during Roman times, Judaism was born. Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to discuss
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Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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37min
May 18, 202587 - The Hebrew Class War
In 140 BCE, the Maccabees reformed the Hebrew calendar and wrote the Leviticus rules in chapters 19 and 25, so they could transfer wealth from the rich back to the people.
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Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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1h 23min
May 04, 202586 - Payback
As we get into the second part of our Leviticus season, we get to two Leviticus stories written in 140 BCE about how the original priests were violently toppled and replaced by Levites.
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Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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55min
April 20, 202585 - The Hebrew Theocratic Oligarchy
In 458 BCE, a group of foreign billionaires initiated a coup in Judea in order to exempt themselves from paying taxes. They succeeded thanks to the first edition of the Torah.
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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1h 4min
April 13, 2025Collab: Passover vs Easter
Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the origins of Passover and Easter, and how the former became the latter.
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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29min
April 06, 202584 - The First Year of Jubilee
Who erased the two holiest celebrations in the Hebrew calendar, the Year of Jubilee and the Festival of Weeks, to disconnect them from 537 BCE?
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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57min
March 23, 202583 - The Return of Yahweh
Leviticus chapters 8 and 9 are play-by-play accounts of the greatest Hebrew ceremony of all time - summoning Yahweh back to his homeland 50 years after he had left it.
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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58min
March 09, 202582 - And So Begins the Priestly Racket
In our second episode about Leviticus, we go over the second and third rules of the Hebrew returnees of 538 BCE, which are about how much money everyone owes the wealthiest Hebrews
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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49min
February 23, 202581 - The HIDDEN Seven Plagues
The oldest text in Leviticus, chapter 26, has a Seven Plagues story we did not know about. That chapter has the first rule of the Hebrew returnees in 538 BCE, with a warning: if you break it, Yahweh will bring Seven Plagues on the Hebrew returnees.
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
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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1h 26min
February 09, 202580 - What is Leviticus
In this introductory episode, we go over the FOUR layers of Leviticus, written between 538 BCE and 140 BCE, when the final version was published.
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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:
Home Page
Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when
Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron
...more
1h 3min

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