Best The Skeptical Ghost Heathen Podcasts (2024)

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On the road to Sodom (me)- Chapter 7 1:20:36

26d ago1:20:36

1:20:36

In this episode, we pick up with Abraham, Sarah, and this anthropomorphic figure who would be Abraham's Lord. This is a literal interpretation of Genesis chapters 12 through 25, where we try to piece together the original redactor's intentions of the texts. It appears that in 90% of the story, this Lord is characterized as quite human and doing hum…

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Beelzebub, Abraham, and the Habiru- chapter 6 1:48:33

3M ago1:48:33

1:48:33

In this episode we explore who and what the Beelzebub figure is in the Bible and how it was some of the earliest political mud slinging in history. We also talk much about tradrouts and how Abraham partnered with nomadic tribes to secure the land of milk and honey (Israel).

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The Unspoken Name יהוה‎ - chapter 5 1:34:09

4M ago1:34:09

1:34:09

In this new episode, we will delve deep into scripture as well as extrabiblical evidence to understand the origins of the name that should never be spoken, not even by Jewish Rabbis. Where did the srangr Tetragrammaton YHWH originate from, and is it a truncated form of a much longer name or perhaps names. These are the topics that I will discuss in…

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God's Great Baals of Fire - Chapter 4 1:53:07

5M ago1:53:07

1:53:07

This is the fourth installment on this series, "The Ancient Gods of Israel." Please be sure to listen to the first 3 episodes if you haven't already as it builds the case for our study. But in this episode, we study all the baals of Canaan, Phoenicia, Israel, and beyond. What, or perhaps, who were these baals and their divine manifestations? And wh…

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The Queen of Heaven - chapter 3 54:18

6M ago54:18

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The only difference between the name of the goddess, Asherah אשרה and Abraham's wife, Sarah שרה is the letter aleph א that assumes a leading position in the name of the goddess. In this episode, we will begin to take a closer look at the goddess Asherah before she was condemned to an idol.This series is based upon the following books:Mark Smith's "…

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Cult of the Ancestors - chapter 2 1:05:17

7M ago1:05:17

1:05:17

This is part 2 of The Ancient Gods of Israel mini series, where we analyze ancient texts to discover what the early people of Canaan and the nomadic people who occupied the hilly country adjacent to the neighboring Canaanites. What did they worship, who did they worship and why?In this episode we take a close look at the Ba'al and El deities within…

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The Ancient Gods of Israel: A Covenant of Kings - chapter 1 1:03:07

7M ago1:03:07

1:03:07

Welcome to a brand new season and episode! This episode will be dedicated to surveying the ancient gods of Israel and its neighbors to how the God that we think of today as the creator of the entire universe came to be. Special thanks to Mark White and his book, "The early history of God" and Bernard Lamborelle and his books; "An everlasting quid p…

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Chapter 10: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus 1:13:51

8M ago1:13:51

1:13:51

Miraculous feedings, a menage a trois, and heads on platters!

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Chapter 9: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus- Gods, Caves, and Monsters 1:08:35

10M ago1:08:35

1:08:35

In this episode, we explore Dennis MacDonald's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Mark, where Jesus exorcizes a demon from a crazed man in comparison to Homer's Odyssey book 9

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Chapter 8: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus- Sleeping Gods, Boats and Storms 41:00

11M ago41:00

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In this episode, we review Dennis MacDonald's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Mark "Sleeping Gods"

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Chapter 7: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus- Deities, Disguises and Secrecy 1:09:20

12M ago1:09:20

1:09:20

In this episode we compare Mark's Jesus to Homer's Odysseus in terms of gods in secrecy when among humans. Enjoy!

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Chapter 6: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus - Murderous Rivals! 56:15

1y ago56:15

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In this chapter of MacDonald's book, "The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark," we examine the murderous rivals that both Jesus and Odysseus must face upon returning home. The strange and bizarre similarities between the Jewish authorities and the Suitors will lead us through an entire field of Marken narratives to the point that you can not avoid…

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Chapter 5: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus - The Sons of Thunder 40:17

1y ago40:17

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In this episode, we discuss two of Jesus's disciples, James and John, the sons of Zebedee and how they are characters originally from Homer's epic, The Sons of Zeus. This is a reading and study of Dennis MacDonald's "The Homer in Mark"

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Chapter 4: Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus 48:10

1y ago48:10

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"Skilled Carpenters and a Ship of Fools"This is the fourth segment of Dennis MacDonald's book, "The Homeric Epic and the gosple of Mark

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Chapter 3 Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus 41:32

1+ y ago41:32

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In this episode, we discuss the six criteria used by MacDonald to identify memesis in ancient literature, the art of memesis that either transvalues or emulates Homeric models in the gosples and other Christian literature.

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Chapter 2 Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus SN6:EP2 39:43

1+ y ago39:43

39:43

Did Jewish, Latin and Greek writers of the first century use characters, plots and landscapes from Homeric Epics to transvalue the antiquated ethics and theology of Homer? It appears that they most certainly did, according to Dennis MacDonald. This episode talks about how to find myth markers in pros, why they used it and how the ancient wold learn…

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Chapter 1 Mark's Homeric Epic and the Gospel of Odysseus SN6 (Premier) 47:39

1+ y ago47:39

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Not only did the author for Mark borrow heavily from the Septuagint and the Jewish Roman War by Josephus to hand craft stories for his Jesus, but he also borrowed from Homer's Bibles, the Odyssey and the Illiad to make comparisons between the ancient Greek heroes Odysseus and Hector to his Jesus and to demonstrate that Homer's ideas were old and ou…

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500 Eye Witnesses? Really? SN5:EP13:PT4 39:05

1+ y ago39:05

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The season finale for 2022! We wrap up the year with Christian Apologetics making the claim that in Paul's 7 authentic letters he refers to a historical Jesus, having a mother and a father, a brother named James, was killed by the Jews and that there were 500 eye witnesses to his resurrection. Based on the book by Richard Carrier, "On the Historici…

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Mary on a Cross SN5:EP12:PT3 1:02:50

1+ y ago1:02:50

1:02:50

In this episode with cover more of the arguments for the historical Jesus claim in Paul's letters: Being born of a woman, Being born of the seed of David in the lilliness of men, Pontius Pilate sending Jesus to the cross and Paul blaming the Jews for Jesus being killed.

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King David's Celestial Magical Seed SN5:EP11:PT2 49:12

1+ y ago49:12

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In this episode we continue to examine the arguments that Paul speaks of a historical Jesus in his letters. But when closely examined, it appears that he does not. In Part 1 (Was Paul's Jesus a Space Alien) we discussed his silence about anything earthbound about Jesus and countered to Apologetic excuse that he only dealt with church issues and doc…

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Was Paul's Jesus an Alien from Outer Space? SN5:EP10:PT1 1:11:48

1+ y ago1:11:48

1:11:48

In this episode I attempt to tackle the arguments for a historical Jesus in the Pauline letters. As it stands, Paul's 7 authentic letters are completely devoid of any mentioning of an earthbound Jesus whatsoever. However, there are a few Christian arguments that make the claim that Paul never mentions Jesus's life is because it was already common k…

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The War That Called For Christ (to exist) S5|EP9 1:24:27

1+ y ago1:24:27

1:24:27

In this episode I breakdown the events that led up to the destruction of the holy city and its temple while making some comparisons to New Testament stories that might be about the war and the people involved

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The Celestial Melchizedek Called Jesus SN5 | EP8 1:22:40

1+ y ago1:22:40

1:22:40

In this episode we will review the epistle of Hebrews that appears to be written as late a 68 during the Jewish-Roman War. How did these early Chrostians understand Jesus and in what capacity? Was he a divine human killed by the Romans at the fault of the Jewish elite or was he thought of as a celestial being who has no beginning and has no end tha…

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The Purpose of Paul SN5 | EP7 1:26:10

1+ y ago1:26:10

1:26:10

This is a super important episode as it takes a look at the earliest works of Christian literature starting with Paul with a comparison to what was happening in Rome as well as Judea. I think that this episode will help. Us understand exactly what Paul was responding to and when.

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Desolation and Sacrilege S5|E6|P4 54:50

1+ y ago54:50

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A continuation into the study of Mark's documentary on the Jewish-Roman War of 66-70CE.

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Jesus (Vespasian) and the Donkey SN5|EP5 57:20

2y ago57:20

57:20

This is a review of the Gospel by Mark in comparison to Josephus' Wars of the Jews. We look for parallels and similarities between the two in order to see what this author's agenda was, his audience and what he had hoped to achieve.

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Jesus And The Storm: Mark, A Documentary On The Jewish Wars 66-70CE SN:5 EP:4 PT:2 50:52

2y ago50:52

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This episode is a continuation of finding the paralles between Mark's documentary on the Jewish Wars and the actual events that tool place between 66 and 70 CE (Source Ref: Kimondo's "Gosple of Mark and the War")

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The Gospel of Mark: A Documentary On The Jewish Wars 66-70CE SN5 : EP3 57:10

2y ago57:10

57:10

In this episode I will begin a series that demonstrates the connections between Mark's gosple and Josephus' Wars of the Jews. This episode will also demonstrate that the Romans did not invent the gosples or Christianity, rather, a concerned Jewish Christian that wanted to change the future for all people after years of death and destruction. Loosel…

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Shoah - 6 Million Crucifixions SN5 / EP2 (Please listen to episode 1 before listening to this one) 51:51

2y ago51:51

51:51

This episode reflects on the relationship between the Vatican, its Popes and Nazi Germany. Could the Vatican have done something to stop or atleast slow down the deportations and the murders of millions of Jews?

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The Slaughter of the Innocence SN:5/EP:1 1:02:10

2y ago1:02:10

1:02:10

This episode surveys Christian history between the first crusade of 1095 to the Salem Witch Trials in the 16th century. We will look at Papal involvement from expulsion of Jews and heretics to being forced into ghettos as well. There is a lot of history to talk about during these years, and I hope that I did it a little bit of justice. Many sources…

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Enoch's Dream Visions SN4:EP13 1:25:05

2y ago1:25:05

1:25:05

A continuation of the book I Enoch, 4th book, Dream Visions. This is a close look at how early Jews wrote about second temple Judaism and the hellenizers who opporated it

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Son of Man (Book of I Enoch) SN:4 EP:12 58:52

2y ago58:52

58:52

This is a deep look into the Book of Parables. Especially the infamous "Son of Man" verse that every Christian believes is a prophecy about Jesus Christ as seen in the gosple account. But what if that wasn't the case? This episode may challenge they way you view the origins of Christianity

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The Watchers (horny angels) SN:4 EP:11 1:00:36

2y ago1:00:36

1:00:36

This is a historical review of the first book of Enoch I, The Watchers. What was the message that this author wanted to communicate to his audience and more so, when did he write this work and why? Let's read the story together and figure it out.

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How YHWH became King and Conquered Canaan SN4: EP10 2:21:08

2y ago2:21:08

2:21:08

This episode seeks to understand the origins of the Jewish God, Yahweh. How does a low-level national deity become king, reigning over all other gods and deities. What events helped promote him to a supreme universal deity and why was this God so obsessed (jealous) with (of) Canaan? These are the questions that we try to answer while using new disc…

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The Amazing Allah and Scientific Claims in the Quaran SN4: EP9 1:07:07

2y ago1:07:07

1:07:07

Title is self evident for the content of this episode, but the topic was inspired by every single discussion that I have ever had with a Muslim and how they defend their holy book through scientific claims that we weren't aware of yet. It's a good show, give it a listen. Artwork provided by Mary_lifreu on IG go check her out!…

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The Disgruntled Priests of Babylon SN4: EP8 1:36:25

2y ago1:36:25

1:36:25

In this episode, I review all the arguments for the dating of the Hebrew Bible and its sources. I hold the position that it is of extremely late dating, sometime after the Alexandrian period between 312 and 150 BCE and some literature as late as 50 BCE, whereas other scholarships like to settle on the Persian period, 539 to 350 BCE. I lay out all t…

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The Quaran; Bible 2.0 and the rise of a new prophet SN4: EP7 1:28:35

2+ y ago1:28:35

1:28:35

This episode explores the roots of the second largest religion in the world with followers worldwide, the Abrahamic religion called Islam. We find that the religion's founder, Mohammed may have incorporated Pagan stories, festivals and traditions into Islam perhaps on purpose or accidentally. Either way, we review all the sources. We also take a cl…

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The fall out! S4: EP6: PT2 50:46

2+ y ago50:46

50:46

In this episode, we continue to talk about the arguments that turned into outright wars between one sect of Christianity and others. We also consider the Arias Conflict and the bloody war that ensued between two Catholic leaders and how that affected the religion. We often forget that before Christians were killing Pagan and Jews, they were killing…

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No rest for the wicked S4: EP5: PT1 1:03:34

2+ y ago1:03:34

1:03:34

This episode is the continuation from episode 4, "Deconstructing the Messiahs". We end that episode questioning the historicity of the Biblical Jesus found in the New Testament, but now we take another look at other similar salvation cults that were alive and striving before Paul's time, that are also only features of the Mediterranean world, and n…

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Deconstructing the Messiahs (Special Episode) Part 2 S4:EP4:P2 2:57:35

2+ y ago2:57:35

2:57:35

This is the conclusion of Deconstructing the Messiahs. A deep look at the earliest movements of Christianity to becoming the largest religion in the world and the fallout. Once again, a huge thanks to Cameron Reilly and his "Marketing the Messiah". Please visit his Twitter page and find his books as well as his podcasts and give him some support.…

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Deconstructing the Messiahs (Special Episode) S4:EP3:P1 2:36:49

2+ y ago2:36:49

2:36:49

This is an episode that I have been dying to talk about and record for months now. It takes a very close look at what early Christians were doing in the first century and how they were reacting to other messianic groups with leaders and followers from the time of Paul to our first gosples. Please join me in this 2 part special and a huge shout out …

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The Bible lost in translation S4:EP2 1:44:52

2+ y ago1:44:52

1:44:52

In this episode we take a look at all those verses that were mistranslated by Christian scribes from Hebrew to Greek and how those errors changed biblical stories as well as the entire Christian narrative. Additionally, we will discuss the reasons why Jews reject the Christian Jesus as the prophesied Jewish Messiah. The artwork for this episode is …

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Constantine; The dawn of a new era S4:EP1 1:49:18

2+ y ago1:49:18

1:49:18

In this episode we study the development of the earliest form of the New Testament along with those involved, when and why. This is a continuation and conclusion of Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities. This book is a "must read" for deeper understanding. The artwork for this episode is by Mary Marcus, an artist who you can see her other works on IG @…

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Inventing the Trinity (Are we polytheists again?) S3:EP13 59:02

2+ y ago59:02

59:02

In this episode, we take a look at how early church fathers: Ignatius, Origen, Eusebius, and Turtullian imagined and defined Jesus to the point of inventing the "Trinity." This is the road to Nicea to determine if Christians were polytheistic or monotheistic (Ref. Source: Ehrman's Lost Christianities and Essay "History of Religions. Artwork provide…

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Christ in Conflict (resolving internal issues) S3:EP12 1:02:45

2+ y ago1:02:45

1:02:45

In this episode we examine the beginnings of internal struggles and conflicts that Proto Orthodoxy experienced in its growth to power. (Ref. Sourse: Ehrman's Lost Christianities) Image is from the artist Jader Vission

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Polytheistic Christians S3:E11:P5 46:46

2+ y ago46:46

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This is the last episode in this mini series borrowed heavily from Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities where we reviewed many popular Christian sects that didn't quite have the same ideas as the Proto Orthodox victors. We also take a pretty good look at why one became so powerful while the others were suppressed, including one of the most popular Pag…

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Marcionites and the Ebionites S3:E10:P4 1:13:25

2+ y ago1:13:25

1:13:25

In this episode we focus on two primary sects of Christianity that were at opposition to eachother as well as a major obstacle for the Christian Church in Rome. This was a race to create the first New Testament (Source Rec: Bart Ehrman's Lost Christianities) Artwork provided by @jagarts40 on Instagram…

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Heretical Christians - S3: E9:P3 1:07:19

2+ y ago1:07:19

1:07:19

In this 1 hour episode we continue reviewing those once lost but now found Christian Gospels that tell a very different story about the religion during its infancy. Did Jesus have nipples? Was he circumcised, Was he ever Jewish? Well, I guess it all depends on who you ask. Enjoy! Reach me at: skeptical_ghost_heathen@yahoo.com…

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Christianity: The lost files S3:E8:P2 1:21:36

2+ y ago1:21:36

1:21:36

In this episode we discuss more lost treasures only to be found recently and they help us understand the Christian movement from forgery to supremacy (Ref. Source: Lost Christianities by Bart Ehrman)

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Discoveries in the Nag Hammadi S3:E7:P1 1:26:03

2+ y ago1:26:03

1:26:03

In this episode we are going take a look at what other literature early Christian communities were reading and was sacred that were not part of the cannon and deemed as heretical by the early church fathers of the second and third centuries. Why were these Gospels, Acts and Apocalypses lost, burned or hidden from their proto orthodox Christian enem…

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