

Bible and Archaeology
Bible and Archaeology
The podcast about anything and everything related to the Bible and Archaeology. Join Dr. Jordan Jones and Dr. Bob Cargill as they discuss the stories, people, and objects we all think we know.
Have a question? You can send it to us at: bible-archaeology@uiowa.edu
Where to find us: https://linktr.ee/bibleandarchaeology
Have a question? You can send it to us at: bible-archaeology@uiowa.edu
Where to find us: https://linktr.ee/bibleandarchaeology
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Oct 4, 2024 • 52min
Professor Cargill Answers Questions About the Bible — October Free-For-All
This week it's a Free-for-All, which means this episode is all listener questions, submitted and answered live on the air.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeThis show was originally performed and recorded live.Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Sep 27, 2024 • 55min
Elijah and Prophets of Baal
This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss 1 Kings 18 and Elijah's battle with the prophets of Baal! Are there hidden meanings in Elijah's taunts of the Baal? Was there supposed to be an altar on Mt. Carmel? Join us as we walk through this story and poke some of the corners of the text that often get skipped over in this story.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeHosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced and edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Sep 20, 2024 • 36min
Understanding the Walls of Jericho with Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
This week, Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott joins Jordan Jones to discuss the complicated and often debated archaeology of one of the most famous cities in the Bible: Jericho. In addition to talking about what has been found at the site identified as biblical Jericho, we discuss what archaeology can and can't tell us.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeGuest: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Baylor University.Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Robert Cargill, Mary Kathryn Lichty, and Noah Jedlicka

Sep 13, 2024 • 55min
Biblical Idols with Dan McClellan
This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones are joined by Dr. Dan McClellan of the Data Over Dogma podcast to discuss what the Bible actually says about idols and why it is more complicated than you might think. We cover it all this week: understandings of idols, Exodus 32 and the Golden Calf, the Ark of the Covenant, the Nehushtan, and even Jesus! Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeGuest: Dr. Dan McClellan, host of Data Over DogmaHosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced and Edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Sep 6, 2024 • 49min
September Free-For-All
This week it's a Free-for-All, which means this episode is all listener questions, submitted and answered live on the air.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeThis show was originally performed and recorded live.For more on the serpent click HEREFor more on Moses' near-death experience click HEREArticle on birds and flood myths click HEREFor more on God and evil click HEREHosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Aug 30, 2024 • 40min
What's Going On With The Shroud of Turin?
This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss the article behind recent news stories about the Shroud of Turin. Join us as we walk through some of the history of the Shroud of Turin, what that article says, and why the Shroud of Turin is capable of captivating the mind.Join Dr. Cargill for his new online course Cities of the BibleSend us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeHosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced and Edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Aug 23, 2024 • 44min
Did Abraham Actually Kill Isaac?
This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss Genesis 22! We cover it all, the promise to Abraham, child sacrifice in the Bible, God's command to sacrifice Isaac, and the possibility that the story could have originally ended with Abraham actually killing Isaac.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeHosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced and edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Aug 16, 2024 • 52min
The Truth about David and Bathsheba with Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott
This week, Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott joins Jordan Jones to discuss the story of David and Bathsheba! Sin, 'adultery,' assault, murder, and court intrigue, this story has it all. Join us as we dive into the text of 2 Samuel 11 for a conversation about what the Bible does and doesn't say in this often misinterpreted story.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeGuest: Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament at Baylor University.Hosted, Produced, and Edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Robert Cargill, Mary Kathryn Lichty, and Noah Jedlicka

Aug 9, 2024 • 53min
Conflicting Creations in Genesis
This week, Dr. Bob Cargill and Jordan Jones discuss the creation accounts in Genesis 1 and Genesis 2. Join us as we walk through what the texts actually say, how they disagree, and why they shouldn't be harmonized.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeHosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced and Edited by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka

Aug 2, 2024 • 55min
August Free-For-All
This week it's a Free-for-All, which means this episode is all listener questions, submitted and answered live on the air.Send us your questions: bible-archaeology@uiowa.eduBecome a Bible & Archaeology patron on Patreon.Want to watch the show? Find us on YouTube to see a video recording of this show.Everywhere you can find us: LinktreeThis show was originally performed and recorded live.Hosted by Robert Cargill and Jordan JonesProduced by Jordan JonesAdditional Contributors: Mary Kathryn Lichty and Noah Jedlicka