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Podcast: Religiosanity
Episode: Rescuing Baal From Epst31n as well as Evangelicals
Description: Jeffrey Epsxxxn was a despicable person—but let’s leave the ancient god Baal out of it.
Baal re-entered public discussion this week after reports revealed that Epstein named a bank account after the ancient deity, triggering a wave of misinformation about Baal’s character and role in ancient religion. In this episode, Pastor Andrew—an expert in the ancient Near East—works to clear up the confusion and set the record straight.