Biblical Time Machine
Join Dave and Helen as they travel back in time (metaphorically… it’s a podcast) to explore the real history of the people, places and events of the Old Testament, New Testament and everything in between.
Podcasting since 2022 • 116 episodes
Biblical Time Machine
Latest Episodes
Let's Talk About "Judeophobia" in the New Testament
Sadly, the origins of many antisemitic tropes and prejudices can be traced back to the New Testament, in which "the Jews" are cast as the religious "other" against which the Jesus movement is self-defined. As a result, Christians carry around a...
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Season 3
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Episode 113
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52:26
Why the Bible Loves Cyrus the Great
Cyrus II was the founder of the Persian Empire, arguably the greatest empire of the Ancient Near East. Cyrus wasn't only a hero to the Persians. In the Hebrew Bible, Cyrus is the only non-Jew that God calls His "anointed one" or "messiah." But ...
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Season 3
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Episode 112
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57:09
Biblical Law—Was 'Eye for an Eye' Really Enforced?
The laws and punishments meted out in the Bible sound pretty harsh. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth—not to mention all of the commandments that are punishable by death! Ancient law expert
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Season 3
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Episode 111
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54:02
What Was the Council of Nicaea (Really)?
According to The Da Vinci Code, all sorts of wild things happened at the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE. Constantine, the first Christian Roman emperor, chose the books of the New Testament. The role of women in the Church was suppressed....
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Season 3
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Episode 110
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53:06