This week, Dr. Kara Cooney, Professor of Egyptology at UCLA, joins Bible & Archaeology for a discussion about one of Egypt's most maligned pharaohs: the 'heretic' Akhenaten. Join us for a wide-ranging discussion of Akhenaten's rise, his reforms, his appearance, the move to Amarna, the question of monotheism, and more!The Good Kings: https://www.amazon.com/Good-Kings-Absolute-Ancient-Modern/dp/1426221967

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Guest: Dr. Kara Cooney, Professor of Egyptian Art and Architecture at UCLA and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Language and Cultures at UCLA

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Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones

Produced by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

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This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss 1 Kings 18 and Elijah's battle with the prophets of Baal! Are there hidden meanings in Elijah's taunts of the Baal? Was there supposed to be an altar on Mt. Carmel? Join us as we walk through this story and poke some of the corners of the text that often get skipped over in this story.

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This week, Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott joins Jordan Jones to discuss the complicated and often debated archaeology of one of the most famous cities in the Bible: Jericho. In addition to talking about what has been found at the site identified as biblical Jericho, we discuss what archaeology can and can't tell us.

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Guest: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Baylor University.

Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Robert Cargill, Mary Kathryn Lichty, and Noah Jedlicka

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This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones are joined by Dr. Dan McClellan of the Data Over Dogma podcast to discuss what the Bible actually says about idols and why it is more complicated than you might think. We cover it all this week: understandings of idols, Exodus 32 and the Golden Calf, the Ark of the Covenant, the Nehushtan, and even Jesus!

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Guest: Dr. Dan McClellan, host of Data Over Dogma

Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones

Produced and Edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Bible & Archaeology is a University of Iowa production. The views and opinions expressed on Bible & Archaeology belong solely to the individuals who share them. They do not represent the positions of the University of Iowa or the State of Iowa.

This week it's a Free-for-All, which means this episode is all listener questions, submitted and answered live on the air.

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For more on the serpent click HEREFor more on Moses' near-death experience click HEREArticle on birds and flood myths click HEREFor more on God and evil click HERE

Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones

Produced by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Bible & Archaeology is a University of Iowa production. The views and opinions expressed on Bible & Archaeology belong solely to the individuals who share them. They do not represent the positions of the University of Iowa or the State of Iowa.

This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss the article behind recent news stories about the Shroud of Turin. Join us as we walk through some of the history of the Shroud of Turin, what that article says, and why the Shroud of Turin is capable of captivating the mind.

Join Dr. Cargill for his new online course ⁠Cities of the Bible⁠

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This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss Genesis 22! We cover it all, the promise to Abraham, child sacrifice in the Bible, God's command to sacrifice Isaac, and the possibility that the story could have originally ended with Abraham actually killing Isaac.

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Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones

Produced and edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Bible & Archaeology is a University of Iowa production. The views and opinions expressed on Bible & Archaeology belong solely to the individuals who share them. They do not represent the positions of the University of Iowa or the State of Iowa.

This week, Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott joins Jordan Jones to discuss the story of David and Bathsheba! Sin, 'adultery,' assault, murder, and court intrigue, this story has it all. Join us as we dive into the text of 2 Samuel 11 for a conversation about what the Bible does and doesn't say in this often misinterpreted story.

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Guest: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Baylor University.

Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Robert Cargill, Mary Kathryn Lichty, and Noah Jedlicka

Bible & Archaeology is a University of Iowa production. The views and opinions expressed on Bible & Archaeology belong solely to the individuals who share them. They do not represent the positions of the University of Iowa or the State of Iowa.

This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss the creation accounts in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2. Join us as we walk through what the texts actually say, how they disagree, and why they shouldn't be harmonized.

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Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan Jones

Produced and Edited by Jordan Jones

Additional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Bible & Archaeology is a University of Iowa production. The views and opinions expressed on Bible & Archaeology belong solely to the individuals who share them. They do not represent the positions of the University of Iowa or the State of Iowa.