Oldest Stories
A podcast by James Bleckley - Wednesdays
202 Episodes
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OS 111 - Israel's Wandering and Settlement
Published: 3/1/2023 -
OS 110 - Israel and the Hebrews
Published: 2/15/2023 -
OS 109 - Israel's Numbers Problem
Published: 2/1/2023 -
OS 108 - Israel's Formation and the Historical Exodus
Published: 1/18/2023 -
OS 107 - The Bible as History and Skeptical Views
Published: 1/4/2023 -
OS 106 - The Fate of Anatolia
Published: 12/21/2022 -
OS 105 - Four Legs Good, Two Legs Bad
Published: 12/7/2022 -
OS 104 - Arameans Everywhere
Published: 11/23/2022 -
OS 103 - The Babylonian Aristotle, Esagil-Kin-Apli
Published: 11/9/2022 -
OS 102 - A Bit More Tiglath-Pileser
Published: 10/26/2022 -
OS 101 - A Short Assyrian Burst of Activity
Published: 10/12/2022 -
OS 100 - The Babylonian Theodicy
Published: 9/28/2022 -
OS 99 - The Legend of Nebuchadnezzar
Published: 9/14/2022 -
OS 98 - Nabu-Kudurri-Usur
Published: 8/31/2022 -
OS 97 - Ashur-Dan and the Isin Dynasty
Published: 8/17/2022 -
An Overview of Bronze Age Mesopotamia
Published: 8/3/2022 -
Industry 5 - The Bronze of the Age
Published: 7/20/2022 -
Industry 4.5 - Last Century's Fashions (pt 2 of 2)
Published: 7/6/2022 -
Industry 4 - The Fabric of Civilization (pt 1 of 2)
Published: 6/29/2022 -
Shamash, the Sun
Published: 6/15/2022
History and myth of the Cradle of Civilization, bronze age Mesopotamia, beginning with the dawn of writing. The show will cover the full history of Mesopotamia, from Gilgamesh to Nabonidas, a span of some 2500 years, with myths of heroes and gods, and tales of daily life peppered throughout. Sumer, Akkad, Old Babylon, Hittites, and Israel have all been covered in depth, current episodes get deep into the Assyrian Empire. New episodes every other Wednesday. Online at oldeststories.net.