The Bible Lore Podcast

"NO MAN CAN KILL ME, I'M BLESSED." That's right folks, we've got Hesse here to talk about one of the greatest Catholic movies of all time, 1992's Bad Lieutenant, directed by Abel Ferrara.
This episode is a bit unfocused but I hope you all enjoy it anyway.
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Seeking Derangements:
https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangements
Trouble in River City:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/TroubleInRiverCity
Movie Mindset:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/chapotraphouse/collections
 
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"NO MAN CAN KILL ME, I'M BLESSED." That's right folks, we've got Hesse here to talk about one of the greatest Catholic movies of all times, 1992's Bad Lieutenant, directed by Abel Ferrara.
This episode is a bit unfocused but I hope you all enjoy it anyway.
Check out Hesse's podcasts!
Seeking Derangements:
https://www.patreon.com/seekingderangements
Trouble in River City:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/TroubleInRiverCity
Movie Mindset:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/chapotraphouse/collections
 
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The saga of Cyrus continues while the Exile ends. But what does Exile really mean?
Today, I explore Second Isaiah, Ezekiel, and a little bit of Ezra. What do these wildly different works say about the end of the Exile? And how does that line up with what archaeology tells us about late 6th century Jerusalem?
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Bibliography: 
Hallo & Younger - 'The Context of Scripture, Vols. 1-3';  
Radner, Moeller, et al - 'The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East Vol. 5';  
Matt Waters - 'King of the World';  
Herodotus, Sélincourt (transl.) - 'The Histories';  
Joseph Blenkinsopp - 'Isaiah 40-55 (Anchor Yale)'; 
Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary';  
Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';  
Berlin, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition';  
Daniel McClellan - 'YHWH's Divine Images';  
Michael Dick (ed.) - 'Born in Heaven, Made on Earth';  
Levine, Brettler, et al - 'The Jewish Annotated New Testament';  
Bob Becking - 'We All Returned As One!';  
Robert J. Miller - 'Helping Jesus Fulfill Prophecy';  
https://nypost.com/2025/10/13/world-news/im-here-to-thank-america-israel-flooded-with-us-adoration/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wh11CuVUZPY

Apologies for neglecting the standard feed! On the other hand, that means you'll be getting two episodes this week and another in two weeks! And even better, despite Chris saying he can't announce anything, now he can! Check out Chunks, a new comedy anthology that Chris put together and produced along with fellow Chapo co-host Amber Frost!
https://patreon.com/chunkstv
Anyway, onto episode info:
It's Bible at the Movies time and boy is today's movie a stinker! Ridley Scott what are you doing??? At the very least, I had a great time discussing this turd with returning guest Chris Wade. Hooray!

Cyrus the Great arrives, Nabonidus falls, and several people eat human meat as we sort through Herodotus to tell the story of the rise of Persia in the mid-6th century BCE.
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Helpful map:
https://www.worldhistory.org/image/265/empire-of-cyrus-the-great/
Check out the episode of Super Structure I was featured in:
https://www.patreon.com/SuperStructure/posts/late-great-earth-159135809
Bibliography:
https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyaxares-gk/  
https://www.livius.org/sources/content/nabonidus-cylinder-from-sippar/  
Paul-Alain Beaulieu - 'Reign of Nabonidus';  
Matt Waters - 'King of the World';  
Herodotus, Sélincourt (trnsl.) - 'The Histories';  
C.J. Gadd - 'The Fall of Nineveh: The Newly Discovered Babylonian Chronicle';  
M. David Litwa - 'How the Gospels Became History';