May 17th The Bible Geek Podcast
Thursday, May 17th 2012
Are the Westboro Baptist nuts right about what the Bible says? What to reply when Presuppositionalists claim we unbelievers really know better and just won't admit it? Might the Temptation narrative be a misplaced Resurrection account? Why do the other gospels skip Mark's attribution of "Behold I send my messenger, etc" to Malachi? Does the lack of explicit reference to Paul's death in Acts date Acts to before that event? Does the lack of same re the fall of the temple date the whole NT before 70? What to say when an apologist tries to undermine my argument by appealing to what the original Greek might say? Might the Joseph of Arimathea story be based on Josephus? Is political progressivism demythologized Christianity as well as slave morality? Does the high priest ripping his clothes have something to do with the rending of the temple veil? Did the early Christians evangelize gentiles due to a lack of interest in the Jewish community or was there an inherent instruction to do so in the Jesus teachings?

May 10th The Bible Geek Podcast
Thursday, May 10th 2012
Is there a connection between the rock and serpent slaying motifs & the characters Cephas and Aaron? What is the origin of the fish symbol? Is there a connection between the 7 headed dragon and the 7 hills? Dissemination of souls doctrines from India to Greece.

May 9th The Bible Geek Podcast
Wednesday, May 9th 2012
Did Stan Lee really create the Marvel superheroes? Did the ascension originate as a way of cutting off new "revelations" from the risen Christ? Do the castration of Attis & Osiris' missing phallus have anything to do with circumcision? Why do not more scholars take the "swoon theory" seriously? Did Protestantism rob Christianity of its aesthetic dimension? Did any NT era Jews identify YHWH with Dionysus and/or the OT Divine Warrior? Is Asimov's Guide to the Bible worthwhile? The origin of "being hoisted on one's own petard." Does the use of reason destroy the affective aspects?

May 8th The Bible Geek Podcast
Tuesday, May 8th 2012
Recommendation on books about the methods of Near East archaeology and critical Biblical scholarship, particularly as it relates to the origin and dating of the Christian canon. Genealogy and dates of the Christian canon and the methods employed to determine canonicity, authorship, etc. Differentiating atheism from agnosticism. Gospel of Mark as midrash or plagiarism? Why are scholars so sure of a 4-6 BCE date for Jesus' birth when the date is based on Matthew's rewrite of Josephus?

May 7th The Bible Geek Podcast
Monday, May 7th 2012
Can Islam be reformulated into a religion of love? How do we know Alexander the Great existed? How did Melchizedek get to be such a godlike entity? What to do, as an atheist, when someone who doesn't know this asks you to pray? Relation between the Exodus story of the Plagues and the parallel elements in Ezekiel chapters 29, 31 and 32?