The discovery of a strange book gives new insights into the origins of Christianity and the complex relationship between sects of Judaism. It's filled with bizarre imagery and curious themes. The Sons of God introduce corruption into the perfect creation and bloodthirsty giants walk the earth. People are animals, men are angels, angels are stars, and sometimes those stars revolt.

It's wrong. It's all wrong. The entire New Testament is in the wrong order, and it's my opinion that reading the New Testament in the order in which it's presented causes a great deal of confusion. It prompts the reader to jump to certain conclusions, to make certain assumptions, and this generates a false narrative in the minds of the readers. Perhaps it's time someone examine the Christian Bible by first arranging the texts in chronological order and letting the book speak for itself. Let's see how Christian belief looked before the gospels and watch it evolve through the first two centuries of the Common Era.

We conclude the book of 2 Samuel with repeated references to Yahweh being a grain god along with some good old fashioned human sacrifice. David keeps making enemies of his friends and Goliath shows up with some giant friends. There's a few Greek parallels to make things interesting and we learn the Yahweh dwells in darkness and shadow.

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David covets his neighbor's wife, kills her husband, invites Yahweh's wrath, and executes a bunch of slaves. But his reign isn't all bad. He turns a blind eye to some pretty heinous crimes in his own house and puts the concubines in charge of Jerusalem before worshiping at an outlawed shrine. Okay, so maybe it is all bad, but he's a good guy. Right?

As we dig deeper into the story of King David we discover strange parallels with his son Solomon, links between David's grand house and the soon-to-be-constructed temple, and between Jerusalem and an ancient city long abandoned. Yahweh keeps getting called Baal and there are multiple contradictory versions of every scene.

The story of King Saul continues. A rival to the throne has stepped onto the stage and the king keeps getting possessed by the “evil spirit of Yahweh.” To make matters worse the Philistines are pressing the attack and David is terrorizing the countryside. Can a man sell his daughter for the low, low price of 100 foreskins? Is it kosher to talk to a witch? Can Abimelech actually be killed? Find out in this episode as we conclude the First Book of Samuel.

Yahweh hand-selected a king but apparently he made a mistake so he changed his mind about who should be king and chooses another to reign in his place. But he also never changes his mind. Before this kid can be king he must be introduced to the reader in three separate and contradictory scenes, including a showdown with a giant who isn't as tall as he appears.

The people of Israel have asked for a king to rule over them and Yahweh makes his choice. But how good a choice is Saul son of Kish? Not very good as it turns out. That's what happens when you elect a leader based solely on height.

We hope back into the Old Testament with 1 Samuel to learn about Samuel, Saul, and the fate of those who dare to steal Yahweh's sacred box. What's the proper gift to appease and angry god? What do rats have to do with all of this? And what's going on with the Temple of Dagon? Wasn't that thing destroyed in the last book? And stick around for another cool announcement.

Where did the First Temple Cult go after being expelled from Jerusalem? And after they were gone, did they remain in exile? Are they still around today?