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Misquoting Moses with Joel Baden

Misquoting Moses with Joel Baden

Chris Huntley 2 Episodes Aug 21, 2026

In this podcast, Yale professor Joel Baden and co-host Megan Kraege explore the history, authorship, and translation of the Hebrew Bible. They examine why the text contains so many competing perspectives and why scholars sometimes disagree about its original meaning. Each week, they bring centuries of academic debate out of the university and into lively, accessible conversations for anyone curious about the Bible.

Episodes

Is the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Historically Reliable?
Is the Hebrew Bible / Old Testament Historically Reliable? Aug 21, 2026 44:33 The great flood of Noah. The walls of Jericho tumbling down. The ten plagues striking Egypt. The Red Sea splitting in two. These are some of the most famous biblical stories ever told — but did any of them actually happen the way the Bible describes? In this episode of Misquoting Moses, as Dr. Joel Baden and Megan Kraege talk about how historians and archaeologists actually evaluate the Hebrew Bib
Exodus Has Ten. But Deuteronomy's Commandments Are Older.
Exodus Has Ten. But Deuteronomy's Commandments Are Older. Aug 14, 2026 46:52 Moses climbs Mount Sinai, God hands him two stone tablets, and the Ten Commandments are born. That's the story many people grew up with. But here's the thing: the Bible actually gives us two different versions of the Ten Commandments, in two different books, and they don't quite match. So which one did Moses actually write down? Or did he write either of them at all? In this episode of Misquoting
The Bible Doesn't Start the Way You Think | Inaugural Episode of "Misquoting Moses" with Joel Baden
The Bible Doesn't Start the Way You Think | Inaugural Episode of "Misquoting Moses" with Joel Baden Aug 7, 2026 54:18 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. You've heard that line a thousand times. But what if I told you it's not actually the first sentence of the Bible… that's a translation choice. And what if I told you Genesis actually tells the story of creation twice, in two different ways that don't quite agree with each other? In this inaugural episode of Misquoting Moses, Dr. Joel Baden
Misquoting Moses Is Coming August 7
Misquoting Moses Is Coming August 7 Aug 5, 2026 01:53 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 h

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