Our guest is the scholar Dan McClellan. He told us all about the biblical origins of the Ten Commandments, as well their historical beginnings. The short version is: It’s complicated. There were publicly displayed laws in the ancient world, and many of those found their way into the Bible. There’s also a lot more than just Ten commandments, depending where you look, and some of them say some pretty wild things — like you should sacrifice your firstborn. Oh, and the actual movie “The Ten Commandments” plays a big part in this story, too.
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Dan McClellan | Public scholar of the Bible and religion, co-host of the podcast “Data Over Dogma,” and an honorary fellow at the University of Birmingham’s Cadbury Centre for the Public Understanding of Religion.
Airdate: Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 9 a.m. and Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 11 a.m.