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The Buried Bible Podcast uncovers the rich historical and cultural context behind the Bible, bringing ancient Scripture to life. Join Dr.
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65. Are You Wrong About the LAW? | What the Old Testament Law Actually Is (opens the original)
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Most Christians read Old Testament law like a rulebook. A list of dos and don'ts handed down from God to keep people in line. Some laws seem reasonable. Others seem completely bizarre. And the whole thing feels like a burden nobody fully understands. But that is not what it is. Not even close. In this episode, Dr. Mark Chavalas walks through a comprehensive overview of biblical law — where it is found, how it actually functions, why it looks the way it does, and what the ancient Near Eastern con
64. The Exodus: Myth or History? (Dr. James Hoffmeier) (opens the original)
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Was the Exodus real? Most people assume there is no archaeological evidence for it. An Egyptologist who was born and raised in Egypt and has spent his life excavating the Nile Delta says otherwise. Dr. Mark Chavalas sits down with Dr. Jim Hoffmeier — renowned Egyptologist and biblical scholar — to walk through the archaeological and historical case for the Exodus. Drawing from decades of archaeological research, fieldwork in Egypt and Sinai, and his newly updated book Israel in and out of Egypt,
63. Did Israel Steal Its Laws? | Uncovering the Ancient Law Codes Behind the Bible (opens the original)
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Was the Bible's legal tradition already present in Canaan before Moses? The answer is far more fascinating than you think. Dr. Mark Chavalas traces the ancient scribal tradition that carried Mesopotamian law codes westward through Syria and into Canaan itself — and in 2010, archaeologists found the proof. Cuneiform law tablets discovered at Hazor, written on local clay, show that Canaanite scribes were actively transmitting Hammurabi-style legal collections right at the doorstep of Israel. This
62. Did Moses Copy Hammurabi? | Why Biblical Laws Aren't What You Think! (opens the original)
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Did Moses copy Hammurabi Code? The answer is far more fascinating than you think. Dr. Mark Chavalas dives deep into the Code of Hammurabi — the most famous ancient law collection ever discovered. But here's what most people don't know: it probably wasn't a "code" at all. We talk about what the Hammurabi code actually was, how it functioned in the ancient world, and why its similarities to biblical law have sparked debate for over a century. In this episode: - What the Code of Hammurabi actually
61. Laws Older Than Moses? | What Ancient Mesopotamia Reveals About the Biblical Laws (opens the original)
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Ancient Near Eastern Law Codes as Background to Biblical Law Dr. Mark Chavalas argues that the biblical legal tradition didn't emerge in a vacuum — it fits squarely within a broader ancient Near Eastern scribal and legal tradition. Understanding what these law codes actually were and how they functioned helps reframe how we should read the biblical law. Law Codes Covered: 1. Ur-Namma (~2100 BC) — oldest extant code, written in Sumerian 2. Lipit-Ishtar (~1930 BC) — also Sumerian, 50 laws from the
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