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Podcast: Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists
Episode: The Power Handoff That Sets Up the New Testament
Description: We’re wrapping up the “between-the-testaments” chaos and realizing there’s a big missing bridge before we slam into the New Testament: how Judea went from Greek influence to Roman control, and why that matters for literally everything that happens in the Jesus era. The Maccabees give you the Greek-side of the mess—but there’s a whole political handoff where Rome strolls in and turns the region into an obedient little “client kingdom.” (Which, spoiler: is somehow worse than just getting wrecked outright.) We walk through the timeline from Hasmonean independence to Pompey taking Jerusalem...