Misquoting Moses · A Hebrew Bible Podcast
Ask Joel Baden
a question.
Every Friday, Yale Bible scholar Dr. Joel Baden and co-host Megan Kraege dig into who wrote the Hebrew Bible, what it actually says, and how it got misquoted along the way. The best questions on the show come from listeners. This is where yours goes in.
How it works
Three steps to hearing your name on the show.
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Find your question
Anything about the Hebrew Bible is fair game: who wrote it, what it means, the history behind it. Need a spark? Browse the topics below.
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Ask your question
Short and intriguing beats long and thorough. Ask as many as you like, one submission at a time.
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Tune in Friday
New episodes drop every Friday on YouTube and all the podcast apps. If Joel takes your question, you will hear your first name on air.
Need a spark?
A few things you can ask about.
- Who Wrote the Torah?
- Moses: History and Legend
- The Sources Behind the Torah (J, E, P, D)
- The Two Creation Stories
- Adam, Eve, and the Garden of Eden
- Noah’s Flood and Its Ancient Parallels
- Abraham and the Patriarchs
- Did the Exodus Happen?
- The Ten Commandments
- Biblical Law and the Covenant
- Jericho and the Conquest of Canaan
- The Historical David and Solomon
- Prophets and the Fall of Israel
- The Gods of Ancient Israel
- Translation Troubles
- Contradictions in the Hebrew Bible
- Archaeology and Ancient Israel
- Women in the Hebrew Bible
- The Bible and the Ancient Near East
- How the Hebrew Bible Became Scripture
- Scribes, Manuscripts, and the Dead Sea Scrolls
The list keeps growing with the show. If your question does not fit any topic, send it anyway; the surprising ones make the best episodes.
Your turn
Ask your question.
It takes about a minute. Keep it short, punchy, and something you genuinely want answered.
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