Episodes

  • Amy and Chris - Epic of Gilgamesh (Part 9)
    Jun 30 2025

    Episode: We’re back now with Tablet VIII of the Epic of Gilgamesh, and our grief knows no bounds. Tune in and hear Amy and Chris discuss the depths of Gilgamesh's pain, grief, and loss. They also discuss how Gilgamesh memorializes his friend, and what might have happened in the missing part of the tablet. Click to listen back to PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6, PART 7, and PART 8.

    Hosts: Chris McKinny and Amy Balogh

    Image Attribution: Cylinder Seal from the British Museum. See https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1899-0418-9

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    52 mins
  • Amy and Chris - Epic of Gilgamesh (Part 8)
    Jun 22 2025

    Episode: We’re back, with Tablet VII of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an emotional high point in the epic. Chris and Amy take us into the friendship of Gilgamesh and Enkidu, the aftermath of Humbaba's death, and the curse-filled waiting for Enkidu's fate to unfold. Tune in and enjoy! Click to listen back to PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, PART 6, and PART 7.

    Hosts: Chris McKinny and Amy Balogh

    Image Attribution:By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=90610606

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Kyle Keimer - Misunderstanding Sacrifice (part 2)
    Jun 3 2025

    Episode: Kyle Keimer joins to add insights from archaeology to an earlier OnScript episode called Misunderstanding Sacrifice (listen HERE). Dru and Matt L talk about the incomplete pictures gained from archaeology AND the Bible, and how to grapple with both. This episode is cross-listed with the OnScript podcast.

    Guest/Co-Host: Kyle Keimer is know to listeners of our Biblical World podcast, and follow THIS link to get to know him more.

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    Image Attribution: By illustrators of the 1890 Holman Bible - http://thebiblerevival.com/clipart/1890holmanbible/bw/altarofincensealtarofburnt-offeringlaver.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9424389

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Mary Buck - The Assyrian Period
    Apr 30 2025

    Episode: In this first of our "Second Temple Series," Mary Buck takes us back well before the Second Temple Period, back to the Assyrian Period. Beware, there's a pop quiz here! Learn which Second Temple site is her favorite, and much more!

    Host: Mary Buck is back hosting this new series!!

    Image Attribution: By יעקב - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15709510

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    41 mins
  • Amy and Chris - Epic of Gilgamesh (Part 7)
    Apr 7 2025

    Episode: We’re back, with Tablet VI of the Epic of Gilgamesh. Chris and Amy take us on a deep dive into the "love" of Ishtar, Gilgamesh refusing that love as cruel and temporary, the Bull of Heaven's rage and death, and the impending fate of Enkidu. Tune in and enjoy! Click to listen back to PART 1, PART 2, PART 3, PART 4, PART 5, and PART 6.

    Hosts: Chris McKinny and Amy Balogh

    Image Attribution: By Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92742680

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Best Archaeological Finds of 2024 (Part 2) – Chris and Kyle
    Mar 6 2025

    Episode: Part 2 of our Best Archaeological Finds for 2024 (we’re not that far into 2025!). Enjoy this second of a two-part series.

    Hosts: Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer

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    Related Episodes: Have a listen to Part I HERE.

    Image Attribution: Cuneiform tablet known as Letter ZTT 22. (Credit: Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project)

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    40 mins
  • Best Archaeological Finds of 2024 (Part 1) - Chris and Kyle
    Feb 10 2025

    Episode: Back by popular demand is our Best Archaeological Finds series, and this one for 2024 (we're not that far into 2025!). Enjoy this first of a two-part series.

    Hosts: Chris McKinny and Kyle Keimer

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    Image Attribution: Cuneiform tablet known as Letter ZTT 22. (Credit: Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project)

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    1 hr
  • Egyptology and the Exodus Narrative - Chris and Mark (Egypt Series)
    Jan 23 2025

    Episode: We're continuing our series on Egypt and the Bible! In this episode we're focused on the geography, archaeology, and the history of the exodus, including the route and wilderness wanderings. We discuss the sites Pi-Ramesses, Pithom, and Succoth.

    Hosts: Chris McKinny and Mark Janzen

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    Image Attribution: By Ancient_Egypt_map-en.svg: Jeff Dahlderivative work: Wikipedia

    Egypt Series: Check out these other episodes in the Egypt Series * Egypt and the Bible (Part 1) - https://onscript.study/egypt-and-the-bible-part-1-mark-janzen-and-chris-mckinny/ * Egypt and the Bible (Part 2) - https://onscript.study/egypt-and-the-bible-part-2-mark-janzen-and-chris-mckinny/ * Karnak and Egyptology - https://onscript.study/podcast/biblical-world-karnak-mark-janzen/ * The Egyptian Plagues - https://onscript.study/the-egyptian-plagues-real-world-calamities-on-the-nile-egypt-series/ * Early or Late Emergence of Israel - https://onscript.study/early-or-late-emergence-of-israel-egypt-series-chris-mckinny-and-mark-janzen/

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    48 mins