The opening speeches of Deuteronomy recount suspiciously Maccabean chapters. Could this Moses be based on a real life "bigger than life" Hebrew hero?

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The Maccabees had no choice but to take over the Jerusalem Temple from the priests, centralize worship there and destroy all other shrines in the land

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In this episode of Deuteronomy, we will travel back in time to see how the priests ran the show in their temple, and how the Maccabees changed everything

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In this introduction to the fifth biblical book, we will see that it is the book of the revolution. The revolution of 140 BCE

To read about Dr Yonatan Adler's research book The Origins of Judaism

To episode 88, about the calendar reform that changed Hebrew history

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In our first episode of the fifth season of the podcast, about the fifth biblical book, Gil explains why biblical scholars are dead wrong about it.

Links to Dr. Yonatan Adler's archeological research

The late origins of Judaism

The beginning of Yom Kippur

The beginning of Passover

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Can we use LLMs to find who wrote the Bible? We're gonna try, and by we I mean: biologist Dr. Rutger Vos, Gil, and you, if you're interested. And if you are, send me a message at the bottom of this page.

To read about the latest AI research into the Bible, click here

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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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The ancient Hebrews played and listened to music, and they wrote about it in the Bible. Dr. Jonathan Friedmann 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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