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2 Maccabees 9 is what happens when biblical writers decide simple death isn’t dramatic enough and go full body-horror revenge fantasy instead. In this episode, we dig into Antiochus’ spectacular downfall—complete with chariot chaos,…
2 Maccabees 8 is what happens when the text decides God apparently loves guerrilla warfare, revenge, and a good old-fashioned body count. In this episode, the hosts dig into Judas Maccabeus rallying 6,000 rebels,…
Seven brothers and their mom get hauled in under the king’s “eat pork or else” policy… and boy does “or else” show up ready to work. 2 Maccabees 7 turns into a full-on gore…
We’re wrapping up the “between-the-testaments” chaos and realizing there’s a big missing bridge before we slam into the New Testament: how Judea went from Greek influence to Roman control, and why that matters for…
Antiochus (a.k.a. Mr. Forced-Assimilation) decides the Jews aren’t Greek enough, so he sends an Athenian envoy to “fix” that—by outlawing Jewish law, rebranding temples for Olympian Zeus, and basically turning Jerusalem into a frat…
Second Maccabees kicks off like a group text from Jerusalem to the Jewish diaspora in Egypt—basically: “Hey fam, come celebrate the Temple rededication… also here’s some bonus lore.” And by “lore,” we mean sacred…
Second Maccabees kicks off like a group text from Jerusalem to the Jewish diaspora in Egyptâbasically: âHey fam, come celebrate the Temple rededication⦠also hereâs some bonus lore.â And by âlore,â we mean sacred…
Welcome to the episode where Greek gymnasiums aren’t about leg day, they’re about full-frontal assimilation and the kind of identity politics that involves… anatomy. The hosts dig into how the Greek gymnasium was basically…
Forty-ish days of sky cavalry (yes, literal “cavalry appeared in the midst of the sky” vibes) kicks off 2 Maccabees 5, and it’s immediately giving “ancient mass hallucination” more than “divine revelation.” While Antiochus…
Turns out the importance of religion is allegedly dropping “dramatically across the world”… which is both comforting and deeply annoying when you live in the U.S. Midwest and can’t walk outside without tripping over…
