Bad Books of the Bible
Righteous Revolt: 1 Maccabees 5–6
Antiochus the Madman dies, the Seleucids loosen their grip, and the Jews take another step toward freedom. Bonus: Joel provides some background with a sketch of Seleucid history.
Friday, November 19, 2021
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A podcast about those books of the Old Testament first written and then mostly rejected by Jews. Later read and then abandoned by (at least some) Christians. The so-called apocryphal books are the Rodney Dangerfield of the Bible—they get no respect. Well, we’re here to fix that. We think these books deserve a little love. Why? Listen and find out yourself.
BadBooksoftheBible.com
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Joel J. Miller
Jamey Bennett