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A Face-Melting Look at the Ark of the Covenant


Season 2: Episode 68
A Face-Melting Look at the Ark of the Covenant
Date Aired: 5/27/2024

If Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark is accurate, peering inside the fabled ark of the covenant will result in mild to severe face-melting and occasional head exploding. In the Hebrew Bible, the ark doesn’t melt any faces, but it does inflict its fair share of divine violence. Guest Rachelle Gilmour explains the fascinating history and lore behind the ark of the covenant.

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Disclaimer: The Society of Biblical Literature is not responsible for the content of this podcast. The opinions expressed in this podcast do not necessarily reflect those of the Society of Biblical Literature, its members, or its staff.

  • The Biblical Time Machine Podcast is hosted by Helen Bond and Dave Roos. Helen Bond is professor of Christian origins at Edinburgh University. She is the author of Women Remembered: Jesus’s Female Disciples, The First Biography of Jesus: Genre and Meaning in Mark’s Gospel, and The Historical Jesus: A Guide for the Perplexed. Her research focuses on the social and political history of first century Judaea, the historical Jesus and the canonical gospels. Dave Roos is a journalist and writer who contributes to History.com, HowStuffWorks and the popular podcast Stuff You Should Know. Dave has a degree in religious studies from Duke University.