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Biblical Time Machine

Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones

Join Helen and Lloyd as they travel back in time (metaphorically… it’s a podcast) to explore the real history of the people, places and events of the Old Testament, New Testament and everything in between.

Biblical Time Machine

Alexander – The Man Behind the Bible

The Wisest Book in the Bible

The Biblical Time Machine Returns – Season 5

Season 4 Celebration

Who wrote Colossians?

Babylon – The Mother of All Cities

Who were the Pharisees?

Imitation in Early Christianity

The Bible in Aramaic

The Judges of Ancient Israel

King David – Hero or Villain?

Reading Luke as a Cultural Elite

The Bible in (Ancient) Pop Culture

Erotica... In the Bible?

Signs in the Gospel of John

What to Expect When You&#39;re Dead

Who is the Suffering Servant?

Did Jesus Rise from the Dead?

Did Jesus go to Hell?

The Garden of Eden

Child Sacrifice in Ancient Religion

The Language Jesus Spoke

God and Israel – A Marriage in Crisis?

Is Love in the (Biblical) Air?

Roman Faith and Christian Faith

From Nazareth to Hollywood

Who were the Magi, really?

What are the Non-Canonical Gospels?

Jesus&#39; Physical Appearance

Did the Beloved Disciple Exist?

Asherah: The Forgotten Wife of God?

How Christmas Carols Retell The Nativity

How Luke Rewrote Matthew&#39;s Nativity

Birth Stories in the Ancient World

How Mary Was Lost

Women&#39;s Health in the New Testament World

Manichaeism – An Ancient Faith Rediscovered

How the Death Penalty Came to Die

The Haunted House of Early Christianity

Persian Myth-Making in the Hebrew Bible

When Kings Were Gods

John – The Fourth Synoptic Gospel?

Heroic Bodies in the Hebrew Bible

Jesus the Exorcist

Bible & Bedlam – Disability, Sanism and the Gospels

Eunuchs in the Bible & Beyond

Interpreting Jesus – Miracles, Moses & Memory

Meet the New Team

Where are Helen and Dave? A BTM Update

Let&#39;s Talk About "Judeophobia" in the New Testament

Why the Bible Loves Cyrus the Great

Biblical Law—Was &#39;Eye for an Eye&#39; Really Enforced?

What Was the Council of Nicaea (Really)?

The End of the World According to Paul

A Second Look at the Second Coming

Easter: What&#39;s the Story with Barabbas?

The Bible Says What?! with Dan McClellan

Ancient Synagogues and the New Testament

Introducing Wisdom Literature, a Biblical Oddball

Animal Studies Gets Biblical

The Sabbath—Its Ancient Origins and Evolution

How the Gospels Were Actually Written

Kosher—The History of Forbidden Foods

Move Over, Josephus—Here Comes Philo!

The Madness of King Nebuchadnezzar

What Was Travel Like in Biblical Times?

A Historian&#39;s Take on Josephus and &#39;The Jewish War&#39;

Real Time Travel with Ancient Papyri

"Unto Us a Child is Born" Was Isaiah Talking About Jesus?

Ancient Censuses — Does Luke&#39;s Christmas Story Make Sense?

Hanukkah: All About Menorahs and Ancient Oil Lamps

Boy Jesus: Taking the Nativity Stories Seriously

Before Heaven and Hell: Afterlife in the Bible

Who Tried to Erase Mary Magdalene?

Historical Jesus—What More Can We Know?

Biblical Archeology: The Untold History of Ancient Judah

The Biblical Guide to Marriage, Adultery & Divorce

Ancient Jewish Magic

Cult of Dead Kin: Honoring the Dead in Ancient Israel

What to Expect When You're Dead

Jesus' Physical Appearance

How Luke Rewrote Matthew's Nativity

Women's Health in the New Testament World

Let's Talk About "Judeophobia" in the New Testament

Biblical Law—Was 'Eye for an Eye' Really Enforced?

Easter: What's the Story with Barabbas?

A Historian's Take on Josephus and 'The Jewish War'

Ancient Censuses — Does Luke's Christmas Story Make Sense?

What's Up with the 3 Endings of Mark?

The Case for Q, the 'Lost Gospel'

David & Goliath Like You've Never Read It Before

Parables: Jesus's Shocking Short Stories

Halloween Special: God's Monsters

The Legendary John Cleese on "Monty Python's Life of Brian"

Biblical Archeology: What It Can (and Can't) Tell Us