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A discussion of Judah’s consolidation of power around 162 BCE to the last of the Hasmonean kings, in 30 BCE.

The episode can be heard here, or on the player below. More download options are here. The podcast is also available on iTunes.

Why did the Maccabees revolt around 165 BCE? This episode explores both the revolt of the Maccabees and the origins of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

The episode can be heard here or on the player below; more download options are available here.

The podcast is also available on iTunes.

A discussion of two books dating from the third or second centuries, BCE, Jubilees and 1 Enoch. Both books, part of a collection traditionally known as “the Pseudepigrapha,” testify to a Jewish understanding of continuing direct divine revelation in the Hellenistic period.

The podcast can be heard here, or through the player below. It can also be found in iTunes. More download options can be found here.

This episode discusses two Jewish communities outside of Jerusalem, that represented by the biblical book of Esther, and that of Elephantine, Egypt. It takes place in the fifth to fourth centuries, BCE.

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The episode can also be found in iTunes.

The seventh episode of the podcast, “From Israelite to Jew.” This episode deals primarily with the career and reforms of Nehemiah, which lasted from 445 BCE to around 432 BCE.

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You will also find the podcast on iTunes.