The Old Testament, Part 5 of 10. The Historical Books tell of Israel’s conflicts with Syria, Assyria, Egypt, and finally, exile to the corridors of Babylon.
Episode 19 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-019/
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The Old Testament, Part 4 of 10. Eden, the Flood, the Commandments– all fine. But what’s with all the stuff about tents, sacrifices, and – uh – testicles?
Episode 18 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-018/
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The Old Testament, Part 3 of 10. Hear the Biblical story of creation and the first founders of Israel, and the texts that may have influenced this story.
Episode 17 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-017/
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https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-017-roots-of-the-pentateuch
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The Old Testament, Part 2 of 10. There are tons of books, thousands of proper nouns, and many versions of the Old Testament. But all of it fits into four main parts.
Episode 16 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-016/
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https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-016-four-main-parts
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The Old Testament, Part 1 of 10. 1207 BCE. Two world empires. And between them, an unassuming strip of seacoast land that has been at the center of history, ever since.
Episode 15 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-015/
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https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-015-canaan
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The Odyssey, Books 17-24. As we reach the violent climax of Odysseus’ great adventures, it’s time to spend some time considering Homer’s worldview.
Episode 14 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-014/
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https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-014-the-autumn-leaves
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The Odyssey, Books 9-16. The most famous part of Homer’s Odyssey sees Odysseus through perilous adventures and begins to give us a sense of who he is.
Episode 13 Quiz:
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-013
Episode 13 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-13/
Episode 13 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-013-his-mind-teeming
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The Odyssey, Books 1-8. Adventure, monsters, temptresses, and a whole lot of wine-dark Aegean. Learn all about the world of Homer’s Odyssey.
Episode 12 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-012/
Episode 12 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-012-kleos-and-nostos
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The Iliad, Books 17-24. As the Iliad reaches its spectacular climax, it’s time to ask a big question. Who wrote it?
Episode 11 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-011/
Episode 11 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-011-who-was-homer
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The Iliad, Books 9-16. The violent and spellbinding middle books of the Iliad leave us with questions about Homer’s theology.
Episode 10 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-010/
Episode 10 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-010-homers-gods
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The Iliad, Books 1-8. Homer’s Iliad is the Tyrannosaurus Rex of ancient epics. And at the core of its 24 books is one shiny metal.
Episode 9 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-009/
Episode 9 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-009-glittering-bronze-men
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Elementals, giants, titans and gods! Hesiod’s Theogony chronicles a great war – one which would leave a single entity sovereign over the cosmos.
Episode 8 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-008/
Episode 8 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-008-before-orthodoxy
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Before Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato, there was a grouchy farmer poet whose Works and Days continues to fascinate us.
Episode 7 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-007/
Episode 7 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-007-hesiods-lands-and-seasons
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Ancient Egypt produced a great deal of proverbs and wisdom literature. Some of it even slipped into the bible. But how wise is wisdom literature?
Episode 6 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-006/
Episode 6 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-006-the-pros-and-cons-of-wisdom
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We know about Ancient Egypt’s pyramids, temples, and sarcophagi. What about its folktales and stories?
Episode 5 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-005/
Episode 5 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-005-beneath-the-obelisks
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In the 3,500 year old Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, we can find the roots of the world’s religions.
Episode 4 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-004/
Episode 4 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-004-divine-judgment
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The Epic of Gilgamesh, composed 3,000-5,000 years ago, and first translated in the 1860s and 70s, was one of the greatest literary discoveries of all time.
Episode 3 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-003/
Episode 3 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-003-he-who-saw-the-deep
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The Enuma Elish and the Atrahasis, in circulation 3,800 years ago, were Mesopotamia’s creation and flood epics, making them 1,000 years older than Genesis.
Episode 2 Quiz
https://literatureandhistory.com/quiz-002/
Episode 2 Transcription:
https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-002-before-the-flood
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For thousands of years, cuneiform was the means of transmitting information through space and time in the Ancient Near East. Then, something happened.
Episode 1 Quiz
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https://literatureandhistory.com/episode-001-the-tower-of-babel
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