SOLOMON, the fake-deep pharaoh (with Wes Howard-Brook)
Vacation Bible School Podcast
English - March 12, 2024 10:02 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBReligion & Spirituality Arts Books bible books christianity history judaism mythology religion scripture theology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
We are so freaking back. We're joined by Seattle University professor emeritus Wes Howard-Brook, author of works like Come Out My People: God's Call Out of Empire in the Bible and Beyond, to discuss:
King Solomon wasn't actually all that wise ...
... and the cutting-a-baby story isn't about what a great guy he was.
In fact, the Bible's authors meant for us to view Solomon as just another Exodus pharaoh!
How the David-Solomon story is The Godfather.
And a whole bunch of other stuff about the Bible's overarching theme of love vs. imperialism.
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