Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists

Husband and Wife cover pages 48-65 of Asimov's Guide to the Bible, in this episode of the Sacrilegious Book Club. Topics include Nimrod, Aram, Babel, Ur of the Chaldees, Haran, Canaan, Egypt, and Pharaoh . We hope you'll get a copy of the book and read along with us. Next time we will discuss pages 65-83.

Husband and Wife cover questions about Absalom and why he suddenly did a coup, and it turns out Absalom's turn wasn't as "out of the blue" as we thought. We also make a disappointing discovery about headlines which leads to a tragic change to our podcast going forward. Finally, in spoilery abandon, we are urged to keep an eye on Absalom's gorgeous hair.

Husband and Wife cover 2 Samuel chapter 15: Absalom Revolts against David. The headline says it ALL. Out of the blue and with literally no lead-in, there's a mf coup. Absalom wants to usurp his dad's 75-pound crown, so David hauls outta town, but he leaves his wives behind -- along with the Ark!

Husband and Wife cover 2 Samuel Chapter 13: Amnon and Tamar / Absalom's Revenge and Flight. You may find this difficult to believe, but the son of Mr. Rapey Pants is rapey, too, and with an incest cherry on top! He's as heinous a sonoffa biscuit as his pops. I can't muster a single shred of regret that he gets murdered. This book is so nasty and disturbing.

Husband and Wife cover 2 Samuel chapter 12: Nathan Reproves David / David Captures Rabbah. The good news is that David finally gets punished for his bad behavior. The bad news is that his punishment involves the death of his rape-baby, after which he is basically like, "Oh wells, whatcha gonna do?" So he has another baby via his rape victim, and proceeds to raid more towns and thereby accumulate more slaves. Awesome. This guy is a treat, just a real lady's man, a gem of a character. Ugh gross.

Husband and Wife cover pages 33-48 of Asimov's Guide to the Bible, in this episode of the Sacrilegious Book Club. Topics include Cain and Abel, Nod, Enoch of Cain, Seth, Enoch of Seth, Ararat, Ham, Japheth, and Cush. We hope you'll get a copy of the book and read along with us. Next time we will discuss pages 48-65.