Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 34: The Borders and Division of Canaan (cont.); chapter 35: The Inheritance of the Levites / The Cities of Refuge / The Law Concerning Bloodshed; and chapter 36: The Law Concerning the Marriage of Heiresses. We learn about brass monkeys' balls, how to get…

Husband and Wife cover questions about renaming towns, and speculate as to whether Reuben was being chintzy when it came to sacrifices. Like, where's the beef, my guy? Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for more information about our podcast…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 32: Reuben, Gad, and Half of Manasseh Settle East of the Jordan; and chapter 33: The Stages of Israel's Journey / The Borders and Division of Canaan. Some folks get to stay where the grass is greener, but only if they fight for chocolate…

Husband and Wife cover questions about Moabites versus Midianites. We also explain that putting mustard on your pumpkin pie is a result of poor life decisions, and that this personal choice is definitely not an Ohio thing. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 30: The Law Concerning Vows; and chapter 31: Israel Takes Vengeance on Midian / The Division of the Booty. We (re)learn that women's silly little brains aren't capable of thought. This idea is reinforced when thousands of young girls are counted as prizes of…

Husband and Wife cover questions about the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, as well as the practice of slaughtering lambs for sacrifice, which is apparently still a thing. Gross. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for more information about…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 28: The Daily Offerings / The Sabbath and Monthly Offerings / The Offerings at the Appointed Feasts; and chapter 29: (cont.). These chapters are legit just Boomers breaking down the process to Zoomers, and yeah it's exactly as annoying as you'd think. But we…

Husband and Wife answer questions about Zelophehad's daughters, who may not have actually existed. We also talk about Pride and Prejudice, Fiddler on the Roof, the Angel of Death, and Batman. Because obviously. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 26: The Numbering of Israel in Moab / The Tribe of Levi / Only Caleb and Joshua Survive; and chapter 27: The Request of Zelophehad's Daughters / Moses Appoints Joshua as His Successor. This section reminded us why it's called Numbers and we are…

Husband and Wife answer questions about this god Ba'al and that god Ba'al and those gods Baal and Zeus and Yahweh and rain and candles and somebody fucked a bull and I don't even know. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 24: Balaam Blesses Israel (cont.) / Balaam's Prophecy; and chapter 25: Israel Worships Baal-peor. People just never learn! And so of course they get all plagued and murdery. Wife does lots of clapping and rants about rapers. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse…

Husband and Wife answer questions about prophets in general and Balaam in particular. We learn more about foreskins and dreams. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for more information about our podcast and merchandise: Our Homepage: https://sacrilegiousdiscourse.com/ Help support our…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 22: Balak Sends for Balaam / The Angel and Balaam's Ass / Balaam Blesses Israel; and chapter 23: Balaam Blesses Israel (cont.). God hardcore gaslights Balaam and we lose our collective shit. A donkey speaks but we're so worked up that this hardly makes…

Husband and Wife answer questions about Moses' punishment, as well as the Caduceus. In a shocking twist, we learn that God is a dick. Also, it turns out we weren't even talking about the right stick. Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 20: Water from the Rock / Edom Refuses Passage to Israel / Aaron Dies on Mount Hor; and chapter 21: The Canaanites Attack Israel / The Fiery Serpents / The Israelites Journey around Moab/ Israel Conquers Sihon / Israel Conquers Og of Bashon. We…

Husband and Wife answer questions about salt covenants. Which is convenient since we used one in our wedding ceremony and had no idea what it truly meant. Hey! Pass the salt! Thank you for stopping by Sacrilegious Discourse - Bible Study for Atheists! Check out these links for more information…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 18: Provision for the Priests and Levites; and chapter 19: The Purification of the Unclean. After more repetition of how the grift works, we discuss flaming bags of poo and whether calling someone a heifer is ever okay (it's not). And we're still left…

Husband and Wife answer questions about Korah. First we call out Facebook and its fuckery. Then we learn that we weren't the first to call out Moses for being a grifter, and that the better stories about people in the Bible are usually found anywhere BUT the Bible. --- Send…

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 16: Korah's Rebellion; and chapter 17: Aaron's Rod. We learn that apparently Moses has earthquake-sensing tech, and that sometimes your staff will sprout almonds. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacrilegious-discourse/message

Husband and Wife answer questions about Vertical Retribution. We learn that kicking the can down the road isn't always a bad thing, and confirm that, while Moses is still a dumb-dumb, god is definitely still a dick. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacrilegious-discourse/message

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 14: The People Rebel Against the Lord / God's Punishment on Israel / The Death of the Ten Evil Spies / The Defeat of Israel at Hormah; and chapter 15: Laws Concerning Offerings / The Stoning of a Sabbath Breaker / Fringes on Garments.…

Husband and Wife answer questions about Miriam, like who even is that? We learn why she's a beloved figure and an early model of women's rights which is almost cool but as usual God ruins everything. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacrilegious-discourse/message

Husband and Wife cover Numbers chapter 12: Miriam and Aaron Speak Against Moses; and chapter 13: The Twelve Spies Sent to Canaan. We learn that Snow White was pale due to leprosy, and that somehow the giants survived The Flood. This was actually our favorite section of Numbers so far!…

Husband and Wife answer questions about horns and bushels, which leads to a very brief discussion about rams and salve and the cost of milk. Honestly the majority of the conversation revolves around us ranting about, BUT WHY THIS GUY? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sacrilegious-discourse/message