{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 21: The Long Seventh Century, Pt. 2","description":"Patreon subscribers get early access to this episode! This time, I'm talking about one of the most taboo and horrifying topics in the Bible: child sacrifice. This first of two episodes on the subject covers some of the biblical laws and rhetoric and folktales about child sacrifice, while the next will go over the practice in archaeology and history. Today I answer a few questions: was Isaac actually killed in his famous binding? Did Yahweh give a law commanding the sacrifice of the first born? And what does Ishtar's descent into the underworld have to do with the tragic tale of Jephthah's daughter? Join the Patreon for early access to episodes, along with bonus content:   https:\/\/patreon.com\/biblelorepodcast Follow me on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/haydentank\/ Bibliography: Francesca Stavrakopoulou - \u2018King Manasseh and Child Sacrifice\u2019;   Heath Dewrell - \u2018Child Sacrifice in Ancient Israel\u2019;  Coogan & Smith - \u2018Stories from Ancient Canaan\u2019;  Coogan & Metzger - \u2018The Oxford Companion to the Bible\u2019;  Christian Frevel - \u2018History of Ancient Israel\u2019;   Hallo & Younger - \u2018The Context of Scripture, vol. 1-3\u2019;  Robert Alter - \u2018The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary\u2019;   Berlin, Brettler, et al - \u2018The Jewish Study Bible\u2019;   Other Bible quotations taken from the NRSVue and NJPS with adaptations https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/giving-your-firstborn-son-to-god https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/how-exodus-revises-the-laws-of-hammurabi https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/isaac-before-he-was-abrahams-son ","author_name":"The Bible Lore Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/555537","html":"