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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: 2 Maccabees Chapter 2: Bible Study by Atheists
Description: Snowpocalypse hit Ohio, the schedule got wobbly, and somehow that still wasn’t the most chaotic thing in this episode. We kick off 2 Maccabees Chapter 2 with a very real moment, our hearts are with Minneapolis, and we’re not pretending “Bible time” happens in a vacuum when the world is actively on fire. The vibe is: we’re here, we’re rattled, and we’re still reading this book because we’re trying to understand why people keep weaponizing it. Then the chapter itself faceplants into peak religious fanfic energy: Jeremiah allegedly hauls the tabernacle and the Ark of the C...