Episode 3: Passover and Easter, part 1
Ask a Medievalist
English - April 30, 2020 16:03 - 58 minutes - 53.1 MBHistory Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Summary Em and Jesse retell the story of Passover, and then discuss the story of the crucifixion in the New Testament and how the two dovetail. In the process, they cover Medieval traditions surrounding Easter week in a wide-ranging discussion that also touches on Gilgamesh, the harrowing of hell, and Peeps. Citations, Annotations, and Corrections …