In the second half of my conversation with Dr. Gad Barnea from the University of Haifa, he rejects the idea that the Exodus stories about leaving Egypt are merely tales about leaving Babylonia, and he presents his own hypothesis.

Dr. Barnea is a Faculty Member at the University of Haifa, Department of Jewish History and Thought, he is a Research Fellow at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, and for Project BEST at the University of Haifa, Department Of Biblical Studies, and an Associate Fellow at the Department of History of the Royal Historical Society.

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For decades, scholars believed that ancient Hebrew letters from 419 BCE proved the continuity of Passover, but a new study shows that, if anything, Passover has Persian Zoroastrian origins. Dr. Gad Barnea from the University of Haifa joins Gil and Garry Stevens from the History in the Bible podcast to discuss his research into the so called Passover Lettersso-called.

Dr. Barnea is a Faculty Member at the University of Haifa, Department of Jewish History and Thought, he is a Research Fellow at the École biblique et archéologique française de Jérusalem, and for Project BEST at the University of Haifa, Department Of Biblical Studies, and an Associate Fellow at the Department of History of the Royal Historical Society.

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A new study into the so-called "Passover Letters" reveals the depth of Persian-Zoroastrian influences. I spoke to Bernie Maopolski from the Fan of History podcast to discuss

Read the article about this research by Dr. Gad Barnea here

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2 Kings, chapter 23, is one of the most fascinating chapters in the Bible and contains more layers than would seem at first sight. Rabbi Adam Chalom joins Gil to discuss.

Rabbi Chalom is Dean of North America at the International Institute of Secular Humanistic Judaism and Rabbi of his congregation Kol Hadash in Deerfield, Illinois

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Rabbi Chalom co-edited the book Contemporary Humanistic Judaism: Beliefs, Values, Practices (released January 2025) - click here to get it with 40% discount with the code 6AF24.

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Now that we finished going over the book of Exodus, it's time to go over the most famous Exodus theory, offered by the famed scholar Richard Elliot Friedman in a very popular book. In this episode, Gil debunks his whole theory.

Watch Friedman's talk about the Exodus at a convention (note: it's actually not from his YouTube channel)

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In this summary episode of our work on the book of Exodus, we go over again all the important things we found in Exodus and how we found them

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In our final Exodus episode, we tackle the final 15 chapters of the book, which contain mountains of priestly lists. If you thought lists are boring, then wait till we go over them in context.

Click here to watch a short clip for how you change הכהן (The Priest) to בן נון (Son of Nun) without erasing a single letter, plus two other such examples/

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The Exodus code of civil and economic laws was a radical overhaul of Hebrew society meant to turn it from elitist to populist. When? In 140 BCE.

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