Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists

Apocrypha Now


Listen Later

Your favorite godless duo kicks off a new arc by shoving Genesis back under the microscope—then gleefully coloring outside the canonical lines. We define Apocrypha (the “hidden/secret” stuff) and Pseudepigrapha (the “falsely attributed” stuff) before diving into why so much juicy lore lives outside the official cut. Think origin-story patch notes: second-Temple authors, bonus angels, Satan cameos, and the ultimate “deleted scenes” energy. (Also, yes, someone says they’re never reading the Old Testament again. Mood.)


From there, we zoom into Genesis 1–11—creation, exile, murder, flood, and that adorable language-collapse at Babel—and tee up the apocryphal expansions that try to make the whiplash timelines…you know, make sense. Enter The Life of Adam and Eve (aka the Apocalypse of Moses) with grief, fasting, angelic burials, and Eve’s own post-Eden testimony; plus the hosts call it what it is: Bible fan fiction—and they mean that as a compliment.


Then it’s a roll call for the “extras” you were never taught: 1 Enoch / 2 Enoch, Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, and the sprawling Book of Jubilees that basically retells Genesis and chunks of Exodus—because of course it does. Strap in; we’re mapping the timeline, roasting the canon, and promising to actually read some of these wild texts next. Listen now, bring your rage, and bring a friend.


👉 Listen now at sacrilegiousdiscourse.com

👉 Join our godless rebellion on Discord: discord.gg/VBnyTYV6nC

👉 Support the snark on Patreon: patreon.com/sacrilegiousdiscourse


📌 Topics Covered:

  • Apocrypha vs. Pseudepigrapha—what’s “hidden,” what’s “faked,” and why it matters
  • Genesis 1–11 speedrun: creation, exile, Cain & Abel, the Flood, Babel
  • The Life of Adam and Eve (Apocalypse of Moses)—Eve’s POV, angel funerals, cosmic guilt
  • Why Enoch keeps showing up in everyone’s theology like a mysterious uncle with visions
  • Jubilees and Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs—when ancient editors couldn’t stop “fixing” Genesis
  • The hosts’ thesis: apocrypha = context, color, and all the inconvenient bits your pastor glossed over


💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“I will fucking never read the Old Testament ever again.” 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for AtheistsBy Husband & Wife

  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5
  • 4.5

4.5

36 ratings


More shows like Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists

View all
The Atheist Experience by The Atheist Community of Austin

The Atheist Experience

2,367 Listeners

Thank God I'm Atheist by tgiatheist

Thank God I'm Atheist

1,913 Listeners

Friendly Atheist Podcast by Friendly Atheist Podcast

Friendly Atheist Podcast

1,433 Listeners

TheThinkingAtheist by The Thinking Atheist

TheThinkingAtheist

2,862 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

112,904 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,561 Listeners

The Daily Show: Ears Edition by Comedy Central

The Daily Show: Ears Edition

14,329 Listeners

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman by Bart Ehrman

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

651 Listeners

If Books Could Kill by Michael Hobbes & Peter Shamshiri

If Books Could Kill

9,094 Listeners

Data Over Dogma by Daniel McClellan and Daniel Beecher

Data Over Dogma

1,412 Listeners