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Why does sacrifice keep returning in Christian history, even when Christianity tried to reject it? This week, historian Jonathan Sheehan joins the podcast to trace how sacrifice was abolished, absorbed, and reshaped from antiquity to the modern secular world and why Christianity couldn't get rid of it.
📚 Reading Recommendations:
📖 On The Altar: A History of Sacrifice
https://amzn.to/49IRfDo
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🎙️ Credits
Guest: Dr. Jonathan Sheehan
Hosted and edited by Dr. Jordan Jones
Additional contributions by Mary Kathryn Lichty
The Bible & Archaeology podcast is made with support from Amanda Stone
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.
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Why does sacrifice keep returning in Christian history, even when Christianity tried to reject it? This week, historian Jonathan Sheehan joins the podcast to trace how sacrifice was abolished, absorbed, and reshaped from antiquity to the modern secular world and why Christianity couldn't get rid of it.
📚 Reading Recommendations:
📖 On The Altar: A History of Sacrifice
https://amzn.to/49IRfDo
✨ Become a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.
✉️ Send us your questions: [email protected]
🔗 Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.
🌐 Everywhere you can find us: Linktree
📣 Affiliate Disclosure: Using the links above may generate a modest commission at no additional cost to you and helps support our educational work.
🎙️ Credits
Guest: Dr. Jonathan Sheehan
Hosted and edited by Dr. Jordan Jones
Additional contributions by Mary Kathryn Lichty
The Bible & Archaeology podcast is made with support from Amanda Stone
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.

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