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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: What the Macaroni?
Description: So… we accidentally finished 1 Maccabees. Like, fully. The last chapter. The end. Nobody noticed. Because we are professionals (derogatory). This episode is the frantic, hilarious cleanup where we admit we didn’t plan ahead, then immediately pretend it was all part of the bit, welcome to “What the Macaroni”, aka “what the hell happens between the Old Testament ending and the New Testament showing up like it owns the place.” We dig into the Intertestamental Period, those “400 silent years” that Christians call “silent” because God allegedly stopped dropping fresh scripture… not because history took a nap. Spoiler: a fuck ton ha...