Literature And History

The Old Testament, Part 9 of 10. What’s the Song of Songs doing in the Bible? Is it a pious hymn to God, or just a couple of horny lovers talking to each other? Episode 23 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-23-quiz Episode 23 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-023-love-desire-exegesis Episode 23 Song: "Your Hair Is Like Goats" https://youtu.be/F3GTebN2ANU Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 8 of 10. If there is one Biblical book that explains all of life, thick and thin, love and anguish, that book is probably Ecclesiastes. Episode 22 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-22-quiz Episode 22 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-022-fatalism Episode 22 Song: "Modern Day Ecclesiastes" https://youtu.be/Ay1d0QTLVbM Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 7 of 10. In the Book of Psalms,  a single, fascinating, familiar linguistic device propels the world’s most famous poems. Episode 21 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-21-quiz Episode 21 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-021-the-bibles-magic-trick Episode 21 Song: "Ancient Hebrew FM" https://youtu.be/kstguwXR1Ao Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 6 of 10. If God is so good, then why do the good and innocent suffer? The Book of Job’s aim is to answer this question. Episode 20 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-20-quiz Episode 20 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-020-the-problem-of-evil Episode 20 Song: "Boom Boom Boom Sea Monster" https://youtu.be/h9603n09bug Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 5 of 10. The Historical Books tell of Israel’s conflicts with Syria, Assyria, Egypt, and finally, exile to the corridors of Babylon. 19 Episode 19 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-19-quiz Episode 19 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-19-the-one-who-struggles-with-god Episode 19 Song: "Rolling Into Canaan" https://youtu.be/4QWkszvhg6g Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 4 of 10. Eden, the Flood, the Commandments– all fine. But what’s with all the stuff about tents, sacrifices, and – uh – testicles? Episode 18 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-18-quiz Episode 18 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-018-the-613-commandments Episode 18 Song: "The 613 Commandments" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Rh2OONnxM Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 3 of 10. Hear the Biblical story of creation and the first founders of Israel, and the texts that may have influenced this story. Episode 17 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-17-quiz Episode 17 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-017-roots-of-the-pentateuch Episode 17 Song: "The Creation of the World" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1uBUw1jEnw Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 2 of 10. There are tons of books,  thousands of proper nouns, and many versions of the Old Testament. But all of it fits into four main parts. Episode 16 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-16-quiz Episode 16 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-016-four-main-parts Episode 16 Song: "It's Long" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTOi9p0NkO4 Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Old Testament, Part 1 of 10. 1207 BCE. Two world empires. And between them, an unassuming strip of seacoast land that has been at the center of history, ever since. Episode 15 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-15-quiz Episode 15 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-015-canaan Episode 15 Song: "It's Time to Read the Bible" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsd53FrHRPY Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Odyssey, Books 17-24.  As we reach the violent climax of Odysseus’ great adventures, it’s time to spend some time considering Homer’s worldview. Episode 14 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-14-quiz Episode 14 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-14-the-autumn-leaves Episode 14 Song: "Odysseus Comes Home" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBnFA5pOAcc Bonus Content: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/bonus-content Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Odyssey, Books 9-16.  We know Odysseus and Achilles well. But what motivates, and distinguishes these two great Ancient Greek heroes? Episode 13 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-13-quiz Episode 13 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-13-his-mind-teeming Episode 13 Song: "Eumaeus the Swineherd" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t37bGTVsyQk Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Odyssey, Books 1-8.  Adventure, monsters, temptresses, and a whole lot of wine-dark Aegean. Learn all about the world of Homer’s Odyssey. Episode 12 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-12-quiz Episode 12 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-012-kleos-and-nostos Episode 12 Song: "Trapped on the Island of Calpyso" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJifP09BwU0 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Iliad, Books 17-24.  As the Iliad reaches its  spectacular climax, it’s time to ask a big question. Who wrote it? Episode 11 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-11-quiz Episode 11 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-011-who-was-homer Episode 11 Song: "Trojan War Epic Rap Battle" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX29MfZlMlU Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Iliad, Books 9-16. The violent and spellbinding middle books of the Iliad leave us with questions about Homer’s theology. Episode 10 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-10-quiz Episode 10 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-010-homer-s-gods Episode 10 Song: "What Happened to the Weasel Hat?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkHXYs8Irl8 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

The Iliad, Books 1-8. Homer’s Iliad is the Tyrannosaurus Rex of ancient epics. And at the core of its 24 books is one shiny metal. Episode 9 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-9-quiz Episode 9 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-009-glittering-bronze-men Episode 9 Song: "History's First Mullets" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP6JmLa7hck Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

Elementals, giants, titans and gods! Hesiod's Theogony chronicles a great war - one which would leave one entity sovereign over the cosmos. Episode 8 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-8-quiz Episode 8 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-008-before-orthodoxy Episode 8 Song: "It Is Time for Zeus to Have Sex" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC91eGoigNg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

Before Aristotle, Socrates and Plato, there was a grouchy farmer poet whose Works and Days continues to fascinate us. Episode 7 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-7-quiz Episode 7 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-007-hesiod-s-lands-and-seasons Episode 7 Song: "Hesiod's Bluegrass Biography" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNbxMLMJBWg Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

Ancient Egypt produced a great deal of proverbs and wisdom literature. Some of it even slipped into the Bible. But how wise is wisdom literature? Episode 6 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-6-quiz Episode 6 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-006-the-pros-and-cons-of-wisdom Episode 6 Song: "Could We Please Dial Down the Misogyny" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlzZi68n7n8 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

We know about Ancient Egypt's pyramids, temples, and sarcophagi. What about its folktales and stories? Episode 5 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-5-quiz Episode 5 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-005-beneath-the-obelisks Episode 5 Song: "The Eloquent Peasant Rap" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvGM-FzbOpI Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory

In the 3,500 year old Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead, we can find the roots of the world's religions. Episode 4 Quiz: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-4-quiz Episode 4 Transcription: http://literatureandhistory.com/index.php/episode-004-divine-judgment Episode 4 Song: "May My Eyebrows Live Forever" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PU9SWp9ZdE Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/literatureandhistory