History for Atheists
Atheist activism has a serious history problem. In the History for Atheists podcast, history writer Tim O'Neill tries to correct the misconceptions many of his fellow atheists have about history and debunks some common myths and fringe ideas about religious history generally.
Podcasting since 2021 • 23 episodes
History for Atheists
Latest Episodes
Dr Kipp Davis Interview - Jewish Apocalypticism
My guest today is Dr Kipp Davis. Kipp is a biblical scholar and an expert in early Jewish literature and history, with a focus on the Dead Sea Scrolls. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester (2009), has held several professional ...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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Hypatia - Myths and History
The story often told about Hypatia of Alexandria was that she was a great scientist, rationalist and scholar who was brutally murdered by a mob of Christians who hated her knowledge and learning, with her death ushering in the Dark Ages. But th...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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Dr Philipp Nothaft Interview - The Date of Christmas
My guest today is Dr Philipp Nothaft. Philipp is a Fellow of All Souls Oxford and a historian specializing in astronomy, astrology and calendars in late antiquity, the Middle Ages and early modern Europe. He’s also the author of a key paper on ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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59:31
Prof. Ken Dark Interview - The Archaeology of Jesus' Nazareth
My guest today is Professor Ken Dark. Ken is Visiting Professor at King's College and formerly Professor of Archaeology and History at the University of Reading. His archaeological work has focused on Late Antiquity and the Byzantine Era, but, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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Joseph AP Wilson Interview - Was Paul Sexist?
Both conservative Christians and many atheist activists point to 1Corinthians 14:34-35 and note how Paul forbids women to speak in church. The Christians do this to maintain that women should not preach and cannot be pastors or priests. The ath...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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