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“Thanks for all the fun times listening to your show! Thank you for all your work, and I’ve enjoyed listening to the whole journey.”
Thoryn's via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/15/24
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“Great introduction to biblical history and scholarship and entertaining at the same time.”
Friends with Pods via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/02/24
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“The presenter has a great voice, the show is informative, and I'm sorry it's largely over.”Read full review »
456123097 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/24
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“very grateful that Gary did all this work to provide this podcast for nine years. It wasn’t enlightening and thoroughly entertaining production. Thanks Gary. if you’re thinking about listening, go ahead and listen, you’ll love it”
MGP Terps via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/21/24
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“Love this podcast. Love the host’s voice, his little quips, and the great overview of the history IN the Bible. Thanks much for all of your hard work!”
Forgetful in all things via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/14/24
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“Incredibly well-researched and enriching podcast for lovers of Christian history and antiquity. It’s the biblical education I never got in church and goes deeper than you’d get in several semesters of college lectures. It may even deepen your faith, although Garry doesn’t come at the material...”Read full review »
Henry Richard McMasterchad via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/06/24
“If you are a practicing Jew or Christian what a fantastic podcast to put the foundations of your religion in context. Even for the a-religious, knowledge of the historical context of biblical and post biblical judaism and Christianity gives the listener a solid basis from which to understand...”Read full review »
Jmmillett via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
12/24/23
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“One of the best history podcasts and a real treasure for anyone who’s ever wondered how much real history is behind those Bible stories. And to top it off, no ads - a pure labor of love by a brilliant amateur historian.”
Krisberkeley via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/13/23
“Gary is just an absolute work engine over here putting out all kinds of analysis and commentary on the books of the many bibles, as well as supplemental documents and research and (at least to this point) without any ads! He takes a critical position towards the text and is very forthcoming about...”Read full review »
takdude7 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/09/23
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“Stevens’ distain for Christian tradition is palpable. His scholarship is sophomore at best. I suspect he’s paraphrasing a university introductory textbook.”
Garry Steven via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/22/23
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“Where is the final episode? It has been two months!”
Gaspargo via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/03/23
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“This podcast is about 10% history and 90% the author’s commentary. Said commentary is largely sarcastic, always hostile, and occasionally anti-Semitic.
Perhaps a better a better title would be “Why I hate the Bible and everything derived from it.””
Displeased78 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/27/23
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“Thank you so much especially for making it so accessible and fun to listen to. I've learnt so much and have episodes I often return to because I enjoyed them so much. You're a champ Gary :)”Read full review »
Delvard via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
09/20/23
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“Not sure where this dude gets his info but his dateline is from a secular science view.”
Jason Lee 1977 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/14/23
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“I really enjoy this podcast. The subjects are interesting and the host speaks well with a nice pace. I’ve listened to all the episodes and find myself repeating them!”
Jasscharp via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/11/23
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“The show is outstanding , well documented .
Thank you Gary.”
xmlht via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/27/23
“Ah Gary much thanks. The shows bear repeated listening and provide succour in troubled times. An absolute treasure. John Mac”
jp mclaughlin via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
06/04/23
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“While Gary does a wonderful job reading whatever textbook he gets his details from his commentary lacks any real depth into a subject such as text genre or cultural norms at the time of authorship. He also makes leaps of understanding based on loose facts which are at the very least contested...”Read full review »
Sam_likespi2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/25/23
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“Garry Stevens is not a professional Biblical scholar, but he has digested an impressive amount of Biblical scholarship, and his podcast presents it in a clear, concise, and well-organized fashion. It is like a graduate survey course on Biblical and Middle Eastern history and archaeology. A word...”Read full review »
Tad Davis via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/06/23
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“Thank you for your enjoyable podcasts. I listen to them as I fall asleep at night, or taking an afternoon nap. I fall into slumber thinking on good things, turning my mind off of the things of this world.”
Silence Dogood Today via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/07/23
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“Shares deep knowledge about the history of the bible coupled with dry humour. Thankful for the enormous work he has put in. Not always easy to follow but rewarding”
SwedishLawyer via Apple Podcasts ·
Sweden ·
02/20/23
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“A lot of information but he comes with his prejudices due to the secular approach to cross examination of the primary sources.
Makes varying vocalizations of condescending nature after reading biblical passages.
More than once, This author mischaracterizes the content of biblical books he...”Read full review »
User j1836294 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
02/15/23
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“The best scholarly podcast I've listened to on the Bible the entire Bible with all of it's history, characters, mistakes, and a ton of repetitions in different books from authors you would not have thought of. Archaeological finds included and all rolled nicely into one sweet sweet...”Read full review »
use only if fixed via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/27/23
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“My trips to the book store and purchases from Amazon and Walmart increased because of this podcast.”
MangyCoyote via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
01/18/23
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“Firstly, great to hear an Aussie voice on a podcast. Secondly, great content and well paced. I listen to lots of history podcasts and Garry is as good as any. Finally, nice to have the content without ANY advertising. A guy with a passion for his topic. You rock mate”
Podcast Pony via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
11/05/22
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“Garry is god's gift to biblical interpretation;-) Seriously, he isn't trying to interpret the bible. The idea is to give an overview of the bible stories and offer some of the popular modern theories about those stories. If you are crazy, and think the bible is a literal historically...”Read full review »
SixtyFourtf via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/04/22
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“I listen to a lot of podcasts on history and this is the best. Gary has a great sense of humour and is up to date on biblical scholarship. Can’t recommend highly enough (note: not for true believers).”
Ge0greg via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
09/26/22
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“Interesting concept. Read part of a book you obviously don’t believe. Have a bonus podcast where you say “Everything I just talked about couldn’t have possibly happened.”. Repeat.”
perez24 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/02/22
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“This guy thinks he is god’s gift to bible interpretation. Better to have Captain Kangaroo’s Explains It All To You. This guy and his “special friend”, Steven Agularua, will opine on just about anything.”
Trumwin via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/17/22
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“A really great series. Thought provoking and well researched. A joy to have listened to over the years. I just regret it is drawing to a conclusion.
I hope Gary comes up with something to follow on with once series 3 ends.
I have relistened to most episodes multiple times and they still...”Read full review »
Lokithree via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
05/20/22
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“I have enjoyed this podcast so much! I’m a history lover and wanted to learn more about Christianity. This podcast delivered.”
catlover 3000 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
05/08/22
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“I just thought these individuals would remain in their lane .. podcast a year old. I hope they’ve come to realize how idiotic their childish comments”
Brodrig via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/25/22
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“I am listening to this podcast for the 3rd time.
It is informative and fascinating. Garry stevens will take you on a historical journey through the Bible’s timeline in the old and New Testaments, also bonus episodes such as discussions with Stephen Guerra on the apocalypse and James the Just.
In...”Read full review »
Fuzzme via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
04/05/22
“Too much “Gerry Stevens in the Bible". The modernist viewpoint that Stevens subscribes to is often pushed as the most up-to-date approach. But it misses many recent developments in archaeology and ancient literature (the danger of naming something “Modern”). A much better breakdown of faith...”Read full review »
bobblefooter via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
03/25/22
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“A study of the history in the bible could be a listening challenge - this podcast overcomes the barriers that face non-biblical scholars so as to make the topics covered understandable and entertaining to listen to. Only downside is I think series 3 is going to be the last one.”
The_Portonian via Apple Podcasts ·
Australia ·
02/16/22
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“Have spent many lockdown days immersed in this terrific series. Garry’s extensive preparation and delivery really captures the imagination … and his natural wit makes this heavy subject as sweet and light as a soufflé”
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Great Britain ·
12/13/21
“Although I might personally prefer a more reverent attitude to the source material I can’t fault the host’s historical approach. He flags up controversy and always indicates where scholarship ends and speculation begins. He has an easy and likeable style which brings the sometimes dry business of...”Read full review »
hjdoom via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/05/21
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“Commentary is poor quality and lopsided. There are much better historical accounts. Don’t waste your time.”
iPam1971 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/28/21
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