In this episode, Erik Rostadtalks about the cataclysmic will of Zeus. The Cypria, a lost work with stories predating the Iliad, provides a clear-cut purpose for the will of Zeus. Is it true? Why did

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 5 from his list of 200 Great Books The Atrahasis: The Babylonian Flood Myth. Show Notes Purchase Enuma Elish / Translation by Timothy Stephany Purchase M

Its Homer vs Hollywood. How does the 2004 film Troy stand up to its inspiration, The Iliad? What did Hollywood get right, what did they butcher, and should you watch the film?

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Iliad by Homer, book 5 for his 2024 reading list. This is his second reading of the epic. Show Notes First Podcast Nov 2023 Author: Homer Robert Fitzgerald

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses book 5 from his list of 200 Great Books Enuma Elish: The Babylonian Creation Epic. Show Notes Purchase Enuma Elish / Translation by Timothy Stephany Purchase

In this episode, Jason A. Staples, Ph.D., a historian of early Judaism and Christianity, answers 4 questions Erik poses about the Bible. Additionally, Dr. Staples answers some questions about his late

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The New Testament (translated by David Bentley Hart), book 4 for his 2024 reading list. Show Notes David Bentley Hart Support the Podcast Hire EPR Creations fo

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Writings of the Hebrew Bible, book 3 for his 2024 reading list. Show Notes Robert Alter The Writings Psalms, Proverbs, Job, The Song of Songs, Ruth, Lament

In this episode, Erik Rostad discusses The Prophets of the Hebrew Bible, book 2 for his 2024 reading list. Quick note: I made a major flub in the original recording of this episode. It has since been

In this episode, Erik Rostad shares how he takes notes in books and how it has helped him to remember what he reads. Show Notes Muji 0.38 Pens Support the Podcast Hire EPR Creations for Online Consu