Season 14, Episode 2: Jael
This week we deep-dive our most requested biblical character, the tent-maker turned tent-murderer Jael. Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they explain why the first six books of the Bible are exactly like the Twilight Saga in this story featuring horse panic attacks, TWO named women, and all the drama. If you’re the type of listener who is into the Bible but also likes Quentin Tarantino and some violence, this is the perfect episode for you!
This week we deep-dive our most requested biblical character, the tent-maker turned tent-murderer Jael. Join Knox, Jamie, and Erin as they explain why the first six books of the Bible are exactly like the Twilight Saga in this story featuring horse panic attacks, TWO named women, and all the drama. If you’re the type of listener who is into the Bible but also likes Quentin Tarantino and some violence, this is the perfect episode for you!
Mentions
- Main Biblical Text for the Episode: Judges 4
- Read: Bad Girls of the Bible by Liz Curtis Higgs
- The Swedish Nightingale: Watch Never Enough
- Listen: Season 5, Episode 2: Delilah
- Jamie’s Judges Reading Plan: Judges 1, 17-21, 2-16
- Ehud: Learn more about that wild drive-by
- Scenic Tour: Wadi Kishon
- Bible Scholar Resource: Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
- Surprise and Delight: The Song of Deborah
- Ancient Tent Making: Learn the history of tents
- Learn with Knox: The Great Courses
- Listen: Season 1, Episode 2: Noah
- The Popcast Birthday All-Skate AUA: Join us here for FREE Tuesday, August 10th at 9:30 ET
The Cast
Sisera
Alexander Skarsgård
Barak
Cillian Murphy
Jael
Sonequa Martin-Green
Deborah
Rebecca Ferguson
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