Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible. Balaam: The Prophetic Donkey Beater tells the story of a diviner who is hired to curse the Israelites on their journey to conquering the promised land.

Balaam and the angel, painting from Gustav Jaeger, 1836.   Sources: Our commonly used resources can be found on our website.

Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible. Today's episode, Sodom and Gomorrah and Incest, discusses Abraham's nephew, Lot, Lot's daughters, and a town full of sex crazed sinners.   Genesis 19 - 20   John Martin, The Destruction of Sodom And Gomorrah, 1882.   Jan Matsys, Lot and His Daughters, 1565.   A rock formation near the Sanctuary of Agios Lot venerated as Lot’s wife as a pillar of salt.   Sources: “Revisiting the Lot of the First Incestuous Family: The Biblical Origins of Shifting the Blame on to Female Family Members.” Our commonly used sources can be found at our website.

Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible.   Today's episode, Long Hair Don't Care, introduces Delilah AKA the hero of the story. Delilah's main goal? Figuring out the source of Samson's strength.   Judges 16   Sources: Our commonly used sources can be found at our website.  

Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible.   In this, Samson Has Girl Problems, we get to hear about Samson's first love, and their awful wedding.   Judges 14-15

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Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible.

This episode, Tower Envy, is about the Tower of Babel. After mankind is almost completely destroyed by The Flood, they begin to rebuild and create a tower a tower so tall, it makes God nervous.

The story follows Ehud, a left handed man who was risen up to defeat Eglon, a morbidly obese king.

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Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible.

This is the first of three episodes about Samson, the man with super strength and long hair. In this first episode, Samson's Mom is Definitely Pregnant, we learn about Samson's parents and their struggle to conceive a child. Thankfully, Samson's mom hangs out with an angel for a while, and is suddenly pregnant.

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Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible. Chelsea and Al strive to retell the stories, well known and obscure, with additional detail, context, and of course, a humorous spin.