Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists

The Pentateuch Finale


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The Pentadouche has left the building. In this episode, Husband and Wife finally wrap up the Pentateuch recap with a snark-fueled episode of Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy—aka: laws, body fluids, desert whining, and Moses talking forever and then dying offstage. They walk through the supposed timelines, from a one-month law-dump at Sinai to 40 years of sand-filled tantrums, to Moses’ final “please don’t screw this up” speeches on the plains of Moab.


Along the way they roast priestly rulebooks, divine murder over “strange fire,” the scapegoat ritual, talking donkeys, socialist-sounding Jubilee laws, and the Deuteronomistic editors stapling this all together centuries later in the Babylonian exile. Then it all swerves straight into modern politics: Trump, the Epstein list, Megyn Kelly downplaying assault, and why American Christian nationalism feels a lot like choosing the “Nazi side” of the Bible on purpose.


If you like your Bible study with F-bombs, historical context, and zero reverence, this one’s your jam. Listen, rage, laugh, and then come yell about it with the rest of us heathens.


👉 Listen now at sacrilegiousdiscourse.com

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📌 Topics Covered:

  • Why Leviticus is basically an ancient priest HR manual with blood splatter instructions
  • The wilderness years in Numbers: complaints, plagues, snakes, and God’s 40-year timeout
  • Deuteronomy as Moses’ never-ending farewell tour (with bonus ball-holding oaths)
  • J, E, P, and the Deuteronomistic history—how priests and editors rewrote Israel’s story
  • The scapegoat ritual, the bronze serpent, and how good intentions turned into idols
  • Early “Biblical socialism”: Jubilee, land redistribution, and caring for the poor (before power ruined it)
  • Modern parallels: Trump, Epstein, misogyny, and soft-pedaled pedophilia in Christian politics
  • Why progressive Christians cherry-pick “love your neighbor” while MAGA Christians cherry-pick fascism


💬 Best Quote from the Episode:

“The thing is, is the whole thing is full of bullshit. So if you're gonna cherry pick, why would you on purpose cherry pick the Nazi side, the bad guy side, the losing side?”

🔗 Don’t forget:

  • Website: sacrilegiousdiscourse.com
  • Patreon: patreon.com/sacrilegiousdiscourse
  • Discord: discord.gg/VBnyTYV6nC

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