Who was Homer? Did the city of Troy really exist? And if it did, why did the Greeks attack it?

Join us on the Oh-My-Geekers podcast while we uncover Zeus’s devious plans for population control, Achilles’ legendary temper tantrum, and Paris’ misguided quest to become a stud as we dive into the first part of Homer’s Iliad. 

Further Reading: 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Homer-Greek-poet/Modern-inferences 

https://archive.org/details/herodotus-life-of-homer-loeb-496-archive/mode/2up 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Dark_Age/ 

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/search-lost-city-troy 

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022:text=Epitome:book=E:chapter=3&highlight=Judgment+of+Paris%2C 

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6150/pg6150-images.html

Who was Homer? Did the city of Troy really exist? And if it did, why did the Greeks attack it?

Join us on the Oh-My-Geekers podcast while we uncover Zeus’s devious plans for population control, Achilles’ legendary temper tantrum, and Paris’ misguided quest to become a stud as we dive into the first part of Homer’s Iliad. 

Further Reading: 

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Homer-Greek-poet/Modern-inferences 

https://archive.org/details/herodotus-life-of-homer-loeb-496-archive/mode/2up 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Greek_Dark_Age/ 

https://www.britishmuseum.org/blog/search-lost-city-troy 

https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0022:text=Epitome:book=E:chapter=3&highlight=Judgment+of+Paris%2C 

https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/6150/pg6150-images.html

Welcome to the sixth season of Oh-My-Geekers! We're continuing our journey through the book of Genesis by diving into the latter verses of chapter 12, where Abram moves to Egypt. In this episode, we explore how Abram's belief in his "perfect" plan reveals his distrust in God’s promises and the consequences of his actions. We also draw fascinating parallels between Abram’s story, the experiences of the Israelites, and the early days of Jesus.

Further Reading:

https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/12/10/s_12010 

https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/setting-biblical-narrative/

Why are there so many genealogies in the Bible? Have you ever heard of the man who outlived his great-great-great-great-great grandson? And what did God mean when he said that he would curse those who cursed Abraham, and what does this have to do with the Jews? Learn all about this and more on the Oh-My-Geekers Podcast. 

Notes: 

Longevity in the Bible and Now: 

https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/parallel/timeline/index.cfm 

https://www.amazon.com/Superabundance-Population-Innovation-Flourishing-Infinitely/dp/1952223393 

God’s Promise to Abraham’s Descendants: 

https://allisrael.com/blog/and-god-said-from-the-river-to-the-sea 

https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-real-story-of-the-christmas-truce 

https://www.amazon.com/Bonhoeffer-Pastor-Martyr-Prophet-Spy/dp/1595552464

Where did the Bible come from? What languages was it written in? Is it reliable? In this episode, we answer these questions and explain how the Bible was written and how it has been preserved through thousands of years. By the end of this episode, you will learn about the documentary hypothesis's pitfalls, the Masoretic Text's origin, and why the Dead Sea Scrolls are significant. 

Further Reading: 

Additions of the Bible in Original Languages

https://www.academic-bible.com/en 

https://www.blueletterbible.org/ 

Reliability of the Bible

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Old-Testament-R-Harrison/dp/1619707497 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUwLDzs91CI 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ITv8Bg8O8 

History of the Bible

https://www.dailywire.com/show/logos-literacy 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU9lZOddEFw 

https://www.amazon.com/John-Wycliffe-Courage-Great-Biography/dp/1932307273 

https://www.amazon.com/Martin-Luther-Rediscovered-Changed-World/dp/110198001X 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Desiderius_Erasmus/ 

The country of Israel has become one of the most controversial topics in public opinion. But how did the state of Israel begin? What is Zionism? And why are the Israelis always at war with the Palestinians? In this episode of Oh-My-Geekers, we look past the news headlines to see the history of Israel.

Further Reading:

https://www.amazon.com/Case-Israel-Alan-Dershowitz/dp/0471679526

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/

https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0053804/

https://www.amazon.com/Exodus-Novel-Israel-Leon-Uris/dp/0553258478

https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=1561

https://www.biblegateway.com/

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/2848/2848-h/2848-h.htm

https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/25282/25282-h/25282-h.htm

https://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285034

WARNING: Disturbing Literature

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Merchant_of_Venice/EnCJDAEACAAJ?hl=en&kptab=getbook

https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/the_jew_among_thorns

https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1844/jewish-question/

https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks02/0200601.txt

News:

https://www.ajc.org/IsraelHamasWar

https://www.adl.org/

https://m.jpost.com/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/

https://www.dailywire.com/

Where did all the different languages come from? How are bricks like artificial intelligence? And what is the connection between totalitarian governments, UFO groups, and the occult? In this episode, we explore the famous story of the Tower of Babel and how it relates to our spiritual walk with God. 

Notes: 

Mesoamerican Human Sacrifice:

https://www.worldhistory.org/Aztec_Sacrifice/ 

https://daily.jstor.org/stingray-spines-and-the-maya/#:~:text=Burial%20and%20iconographic%20evidence%20suggests,rulers%20wanted%20to%20do%20themselves. 

Nazism and the Occult:

https://bigthink.com/the-present/nazis-occult/ 

https://www.amazon.com/Occult-Roots-Nazism-Influence-Ideology/dp/0814730604 

https://www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Third-Reich-History/dp/1451651686 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Hess#Death_and_aftermath 

Language:

https://www.amazon.com/Arrival-Amy-Adams/dp/B01LTHYAHG 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA67Dk6SmuU 

https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262530071/aspects-of-the-theory-of-syntax/

Today on the Oh-My-Geekers podcast, Zeek introduces you to a composer whose music has been forgotten, yet has influenced the most significant musical pieces of the modern era. Meet Gustav Holst, who inspired the movie soundtracks of John Williams and Hans Zimmer.

The music in this episode includes:

In this installment of our Genesis series, we dive deep into chapter 10 and take a better look at the fascinating Great Genealogy. Ever wondered about the origins of the Egyptians or the Canaanites? Are you interested to know if there's any connection between the Cretans and the Philistines? Hold on to your coffee cup because we explore all these intriguing topics and more. Join us as we unravel the mysteries and connections within the ancient world in this captivating episode of the Oh-My-Geekers Podcast!

Notes:

https://www.worldhistory.org/lydia/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Narmer_Palette/ 

The story of Horus and Set has Set as Osiris’ brother. Set’s wife is named Nephthys which sounds like Naphtulim. 

https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/civil/egypt/egcr10e.html#:~:text=When%20Horus%20was%20a%20young,held%20to%20settle%20the%20dispute. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4hRA2IgtB4 

https://www.gotquestions.org/Epimenides-Paradox.html 

https://www.gotquestions.org/Canaanites.html 

https://www.worldhistory.org/elam/ 

https://www.livius.org/articles/people/aramaeans/ 

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8746-joktan 

The Sabeans are actually not directly related to the Nabateans who built Petra. 

https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/ 

https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/12969-sabeans 

https://www.britannica.com/place/Zafar 

https://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/gen/10/1/s_10001

In American schools, your history class will probably begin with the Battle of Bunker Hill. However, in British schools, history begins with the Battle of Hastings. In this episode of the Oh-My-Geekers podcast, we explore the events which led up to the dramatic clash between the Anglo-Saxons (Old English) and the people of Normandy. Pour yourself a cup of hot tea, and enjoy this short history lesson.

Further Study:

https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Hastings-Fall-Anglo-Saxons-Normans/dp/1643136321 

https://www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/articles/who-were-the-anglo-saxons#:~:text=The%20Anglo%2DSaxons%20were%20migrants,the%20fifth%20and%20sixth%20centuries. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Owf5Uq4oFps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByN8nqEpGu0&vl=en  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me4v743oJqw