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Misquoting Moses with Joel Baden

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#132#150#168#186#204Chart rankOct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#194Episode released Oct 23: One Editor Rewrote Israel's History · You Might Enjoy: The School of Greatness
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Latest episodes

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  • You Might Enjoy: The School of Greatness

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    October 9, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

    The Bible offers two different accounts of how the ancient Israelites took possession of the Promised Land. In the last part of Numbers and in the book of Joshua, the Israelites sweep the land in a lightning military campaign, completely…

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    October 2, 2026 · 47 min

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    September 25, 2026 · 55 min

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  • What Version of the Bible Did Jesus Read?

    September 11, 2026 · 60 min

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  • What are the Oldest Texts in the Bible?

    September 4, 2026 · 55 min

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    August 28, 2026 · 53 min

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  • Is the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Historically Reliable?

    August 21, 2026 · 45 min

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  • Exodus Has Ten. But Deuteronomy's Commandments Are Older.

    August 14, 2026 · 47 min

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About the show

Who wrote the Hebrew Bible, when, and why? Why does it contain so many competing perspectives and why do scholars sometimes disagree about what its words originally meant? In Misquoting Moses, Yale professor Joel Baden and co-host Megan Kraege explore the surprising history, authorship, translation, and interpretation of the Hebrew Bible. Each week, they bring the questions and evidence scholars have debated for centuries out of the university and into lively, accessible conversations for anyone curious about the Bible.