{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 30: The Assassination of Governor Gedeliah by the Davidide Ishmael","description":"We get right back into the 6th century as we explore the latter years of Nebuchadnezzar's reign and the chaos of his three immediate predecessors. On the lore side, this episode features a lengthy discussion of the origins of the Sabbath, various Judahite festivals, seeing the face of Yahweh himself, and an ancient board game! Try the Royal Game of Ur yourself: https:\/\/royalur.net\/ Bibliography: Radner, Moeller, Potts, et al, \u2018The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East, Volume V\u2019; Christian Frevel, \u2018History of Ancient Israel\u2019; Robert Alter, \u2018The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary\u2019; Berlin, Brettler, et al, \u2018The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition\u2019; Irving Finkel, \u2018The Ark Before Noah\u2019; Jon Levenson, \u2018Israel\u2019s Day of Light and Joy\u2019; Jacob Wright, \u2018Why the Bible Began\u2019; Moudhi Al-Rashi, \u2018Between Two Rivers\u2019; Hallo &amp;amp; Younger, \u2018The Context of Scripture Vols. 1-3\u2019; Paul-Alain Beaulieu, \u2018The Reign of Nabonidus, King of Babylon 556-539 B.C.\u2019; Glassner &amp;amp; Foster, \u2018Mesopotamian Chronicles\u2019; Wolfram von Soden, \u2018Der neubabylonische Funktion\u00e4r simmagir und der Feuertod des \u0160ama\u0161-\u0161um-uk\u012bn\u2019; Rainer Albertz, \u2018A History of Israelite Religion in the Old Testament Period, Vol. II\u2019; https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/does-a-day-begin-in-the-evening https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/shabbat-of-the-full-moon https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9gF4YGKRXxc https:\/\/www.thetorah.com\/article\/shabbat-mid-fifth-century-bce ","author_name":"The Bible Lore Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/555537","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40404805\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199529970"}