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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: Malachi Chapter 3: Bible Study by Atheists
Description: Malachi 3: Tithes, Threats, and That Petty Little “God’s Naughty List”📝 Episode Summary:We dive headfirst into Malachi 3—the Old Testament’s penultimate guilt trip—where God allegedly sends a “messenger,” talks about refiner’s fire, and then pivots straight into shaking down the peasants for tithes. Yes, the chapter that prosperity preachers love to tattoo on their wallets makes a cameo, and we drag it appropriately. We also point out the weird chapter break (why does 3 basically start in 2?) because Bible editors apparently had a “use every inch of scroll” policy. From t...