The history doctor is in! Helen and Dave welcome Dr. Ricky Shinall — an MD with a PhD in biblical studies — to help us diagnose leprosy in the ancient world. Did biblical leprosy have anything to do with modern Hansen's disease? Were lepers considered "untouchable" pariahs? And what does all of this have to do with ritual impurity?
For more, check out Dr. Shinall's article "Skin Disease and Social Exclusion" at our content partner Bible Odyssey.
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The Biblical Time Machine Store is open! Check out our 4-part audio study guide called "The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography." Or get yourself a handsome Biblical Time Machine mug. Everything tastes better when it's biblical.
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Join the Time Travelers Club, our Patreon site, and you'll be automatically entered in two cool giveaways:
For legal reasons, the SBL Study Bible giveaway is only available to Time Travelers Club members 18 or older and living in the continental United States.
Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos
The history doctor is in! Helen and Dave welcome Dr. Ricky Shinall — an MD with a PhD in biblical studies — to help us diagnose leprosy in the ancient world. Did biblical leprosy have anything to do with modern Hansen's disease? Were lepers considered "untouchable" pariahs? And what does all of this have to do with ritual impurity?
For more, check out Dr. Shinall's article "Skin Disease and Social Exclusion" at our content partner Bible Odyssey.
BREAKING NEWS
The Biblical Time Machine Store is open! Check out our 4-part audio study guide called "The Gospel of Mark as an Ancient Biography." Or get yourself a handsome Biblical Time Machine mug. Everything tastes better when it's biblical.
WIN STUFF
Join the Time Travelers Club, our Patreon site, and you'll be automatically entered in two cool giveaways:
For legal reasons, the SBL Study Bible giveaway is only available to Time Travelers Club members 18 or older and living in the continental United States.
Theme music written and performed by Dave Roos