Athenian democracy, in many ways, inspired the Maccabean-style democracy established in 140 BCE. Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast joins Gil to discuss.

Listen to Bernie's episodes on Athenian Democracy -

Democracy in Athens

The Boule: Random Guys and the Birth of Bureaucracy

Greek Democracy, part 3

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• Home Page
• Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
• Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when

Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

The ancient Hebrews played and listened to music, and they wrote about it in the Bible. Dr. Jonathan Friedman is an expert on the topic and he joins Gil to discuss their musical culture.

Read more about the topic from Dr. Friedman:

Music in Biblical Life

Music in the Hebrew Bible

Academia.edu articles about Ancient Hebrew music

Music in the Ancient Near East

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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:

• Home Page
• Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
• Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when

Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron

In our third installment comparing the Hebrew and ancient Greek versions of the Bible, Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible podcast joins Gil to talk about the two versions of King David's origin story. Which is the better of the two?

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Check out these cool pages on the podcast's website:

• Home Page
• Who wrote the Bible: Timeline and authors
• Ancient maps: easy to follow maps to see which empire ruled what and when

Click here to see Exodus divided into "sources" according to the Documentary Hypothesis

The podcast is written, edited and produced by Gil Kidron