After going over the first layer of Passover, written by Hebrew priests in Persian times, in this episode, we'll go over the additions to Passover and how they're meant to oppress those very same Hebrew priests. Join the tribe!

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The holiday of Passover appears in Exodus and includes two separate celebrations. In this episode, we'll focus on the original layer - a new year spring festival. A Mesopotamian new year spring festival celebrated since 4000 BCE.

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We see the plague of the firstborn of Egypt as barbaric, but it is in fact a tragic and poetic tale imbued with elements from Greek tragedies. To join our tribe - click here.

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Within the terrible ten plagues of Exodus lies a light-hearted Persian story. And all we need to do to see it is learn about Persian culture and its state religion, Zoroastrianism. Join our tribe!

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Why is the Pharaoh of Exodus so fickle and can never keep his side of a deal?  To answer that question, we have to go back to the sort of Pharaohs that lived when this story was written. To Join our tribe - click here.

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In our final installment about Judah the Maccabee, we go over his greatest victories, his dramatic death and how we was immortalized in the Bible. To join the tribe - click here. And check out Mark Pimenta's podcast Warlords of History

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In part 2, Judah the Hammer becomes a living legend after tying together a string of unlikely victories against the Seleucids. These victories turn the ragtag Hebrew warriors into an outstanding guerilla army. I'm joined by Mark Pimenta from the podcast Warlords of History.

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Judah the Maccabee is known as the hero of the Jewish holiday Hannukah, and his life offers a unique perspective into the mind of a Hebrew warlord in Hellenistic times. Mark Pimenta from the podcast Warlords of History joins me to  break it all down.

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Before Ezekiel wrote the Exodus story of the plagues, he wrote a first draft which we can find in his book. Once we go over the first draft, we will be able to better understand the story of the plagues. To join the tribe, click here.

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The Exodus story we know as the Ten Plagues is made up of three stories with a total of 15 plagues, edited down to 10. And 10 is not a Hebrew number - it's a Hellenistic number. You can see the separate Exodus layers here. To join the tribe click here!

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