Skeptic's Annotated Bible
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Skeptic's Annotated Book of Mormon

Let thy words be few. Ecclesiastes 5:2

The Bible in fewer words

Text and notes for Episodes (with embedded podcasts)

  1. God tries to kill Moses (Ex 4:19-31)
  2. A burning bush and some magic tricks (Ex 3-4)
  3. Introducing Moses (Ex 1-2)
  4. Even more about Joseph (Gen 46-50)
  5. All about Joseph (Gen 42-45)
  6. Potiphar's wife and the interpretation of dreams (Gen 39-41)
  7. Er, Onan, Judah, and Tamar (Gen 38)
  8. Joseph: the favorite son (Gen 35-37)
  9. Shechem and Dinah (Gen 34)
  10. Jacob wrestles with God (and wins!) (Gen 31-33)
  11. I can't stand up now. Period. (Gen 31)
  12. The great baby-making contest (Gen 29-30)
  13. Stairway to heaven (Gen 28:1 - 29:12)
  14. Rebekah and Jacob deceive Isaac (Gen 27)
  15. Isaac uses his father's "She's my sister" lie (Gen 26)
  16. A bowl of lentil soup (Gen 25)
  17. Finding a wife for Isaac (Gen 23-24)
  18. The sacrifice of Isaac (Gen 22)
  19. Abraham abandons his son Ishmael (Gen 21)
  20. Abraham repeats the "She's my sister" lie (Gen 20)
  21. Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen 19)
  22. Ishmael, Abraham's firstborn son (Gen 15-18)

    3 Plus: A few more words about the curse of Canaan: What did Ham do? (Gen 9:20-27)

  23. The curse of Canaan (Gen 9-14)
  24. The sons of God, daughters of men, and the flood of Noah (Gen 4-8)
  25. In the beginning (Gen 1-3)