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In tonight's SE episode we look at an incident that appears to have been altered in some texts of the Bible and delve into the reason why Sarah, the wife of Abraham may have wanted her husband to send his firstborn son and her mother into the desert to die. Sarah's murderous rage is one of those topics that most Preachers, Priests and Rabbis avoid like the plague, but will will look at the traditions and texts and confront the issue head on. Why does Sarah want to kill Ishmael? Was she a paranoid woman? Was she a violent irrational psychopath? Or was there a legitimate and justifiable reason for demanding that Hagar and Ishmael be banished into the desert to die? Warning, this will be a PG episode that deals with the issues of incest and sexual abuse.
After the chaos of election season, we need a more fun episode. Tonight we will look at three myths associated with the Bible and Church Tradition. We will look at how the mythical unicorn got into the Bible, how Saint Christopher became one of the Cynocephali (the dog headed men) and we will...
Published 11/10/24
In tonight's SE episode, we look at Balaam, the prophet for profit, his talking Jenny (female ass) and his role in the Baal of Peor incident that causes God to kill 24,000 Israelites.
Published 09/30/24