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The Dig In Podcast episodes archive holds 56 long-form interviews with biblical scholars, archaeologists, historians and pastors, searchable by title, guest and topic.

Each conversation runs about an hour. Most guests have spent a career on the question they came to talk about, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Greek New Testament to the lament psalms. New episodes land every Monday at 6:15 AM ET. Looking for a person instead of a subject? Browse the guest directory.

Search reads titles, guest names and topics at once, so a last name like Walton, a book like Job or a word like Enoch all work. Pair a topic chip with a search to narrow it further, and switch the sort to Oldest to hear the archive in the order it was released. Your search, topic and sort are saved in the page address, so you can send a filtered list straight to a friend.

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56 episodes, newest first
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Oldest
All topics 56
Job, Psalms, Prophets 11
Manuscripts 7
Ancient Near East 6
Dead Sea Scrolls 5
Women in the Bible 5
Genesis 4
Archaeology 4
Character of God 4
Temple and Sacrifice 3
Jesus and Paul 3
Satan 2
Revelation 2

Episodes without a listed release date sit at the end of the list in either sort.

  1. The Garden Was Not a Templewith Dr. Desmond Alexander, Oct 5, 2026. Filed under Genesis and Creation
  2. Did God Ever Want Sacrifice?with Dr. Nathan MacDonald, Sep 28, 2026. Filed under Temple, Sacrifice and Purity
  3. The Devil We Inventedwith Dr. Henry Ansgar Kelly, Sep 21, 2026. Filed under Satan and the Devil in the Bible
  4. The Books Jesus Read That Never Made the Biblewith Dr. Matthias Henze, Sep 14, 2026. Filed under Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Books
  5. Satan Used to Work for Godwith Dr. Ryan Stokes, Sep 7, 2026. Filed under Satan and the Devil in the Bible
  6. Why God Forgave David but Rejected Saulwith Prof. Gary Anderson, Aug 31, 2026. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  7. The Priests Who Controlled the Biblewith Dr. Mark Leuchter, Aug 24, 2026. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  8. Job Never Repentedwith Dr. Edward Greenstein, Aug 17, 2026. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  9. Why the Bible Makes More Sense in Its Original Worldwith Dr. Richard Averbeck, Aug 10, 2026. Filed under Israel and the Ancient Near East
  10. Taking God's Name in Vain Has Nothing to Do With Cursingwith Dr. Carmen Joy Imes, Aug 3, 2026. Filed under Temple, Sacrifice and Purity
  11. When the Gods Disappearedwith Dr. Matthew Lynch, Jul 27, 2026. Filed under Israel and the Ancient Near East
  12. From Genesis to Chronicles, One Unbroken Redemption Storywith Dr. Carol Kaminski, Jul 20, 2026. Filed under Genesis and Creation
  13. The Secret Artistry Hidden in Every Hebrew Wordwith Dr. Gary Rendsburg, Jul 13, 2026. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  14. Before God Made Anything, He Built a Templewith Dr. John Walton, Jul 6, 2026. Filed under Genesis and Creation
  15. What Egypt, Babylon, and Assyria Taught Israelwith Dr. Christopher Hays, Jun 29, 2026. Filed under Israel and the Ancient Near East
  16. A Tale of Two Swords: The Untold Story Behind Saul's Final Battlewith Dr. Chris McKinny, Jun 22, 2026. Filed under Biblical Archaeology
  17. The Gospels Early Christians Wish Existedwith Dr. Eric Vanden Eykel, Jun 15, 2026. Filed under Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Books
  18. Babylon Before the Bible: What Mesopotamia Reveals About the Old Testamentwith Dr. Joshua Bowen, Jun 8, 2026. Filed under Israel and the Ancient Near East
  19. The Bible's Most Mysterious Figure and the Scribes Who Rewrote Himwith Dr. Robert Cargill, Jun 1, 2026. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  20. What Your English Bible Can't Saywith Dr. Alison Gray, May 25, 2026. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  21. The Purity System We Never Understoodwith Dr. Jonathan Klawans, May 18, 2026. Filed under Temple, Sacrifice and Purity
  22. The Key to Revelation Has Been in Your Bible the Whole Timewith Dr. Greg Beale, May 11, 2026. Filed under Revelation and the Fall of Jerusalem
  23. The Empire That Tried to Replace Israelwith Dr. Katell Berthelot, May 4, 2026. Filed under Biblical Archaeology
  24. The Misunderstood Jew: She Taught at the Vatican and Changed How We See Jesuswith Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, Apr 27, 2026. Filed under Jesus, Paul and the New Testament
  25. The Dirt Under Jesus' Feet: What Archaeology Reveals About His Worldwith Dr. Jodi Magness, Apr 20, 2026. Filed under Biblical Archaeology
  26. The Man Who Rebuilt the Greek New Testament From Scratchwith Dr. Dirk Jongkind, Apr 13, 2026. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  27. Inside the Dead Sea Scrolls: Enoch, Jubilees, and Second Temple Judaismwith Dr. James VanderKam, Apr 6, 2026. Filed under Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Books
  28. The Ancient Women Mystics Your Bible Never Told You Aboutwith Dr. Joan Taylor, Mar 30, 2026. Filed under Women in the Bible
  29. The Dead Sea Scrolls Reveal What "Messiah" Really Meantwith Dr. John J. Collins, Mar 23, 2026. Filed under Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Books
  30. Paul Wasn't Writing About Youwith Dr. Beverly Gaventa, Mar 16, 2026. Filed under Jesus, Paul and the New Testament
  31. Why You're Reading the Gospels Wrongwith Dr. Jeannine Brown, Mar 9, 2026. Filed under Jesus, Paul and the New Testament
  32. What Are the Targums? The Ancient Aramaic Texts That Shaped How Jesus Read Scripturewith Dr. Bruce Chilton, Mar 2, 2026. Filed under Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Books
  33. Archaeology Proves the Gospels Are Telling the Truthwith Dr. Craig Evans, Feb 23, 2026. Filed under Biblical Archaeology
  34. The Female Apostles Your Pastor Never Told You About: Archaeological Evidence Reveals Women Actually Led Early Christianitywith Dr. Lynn Cohick, Feb 16, 2026. Filed under Women in the Bible
  35. The Bible Doesn't Say Anything: Oxford Scholar Dr. Dan McClellan Exposes Biblical Misinformationwith Dr. Dan McClellan, Feb 9, 2026. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  36. Women Leaders, Synagogue Heads, and the Founder of Christianity: What History Reveals About Jewish Women in Jesus' Timewith Prof. Tal Ilan, Feb 2, 2026. Filed under Women in the Bible
  37. The Lost Mary: How the Church Erased Christianity's First Founderwith Dr. James Tabor, Jan 26, 2026. Filed under Women in the Bible
  38. Creation vs. Evolution: Why the Battle for Genesis Matterswith Dr. Kent Hovind, Jan 19, 2026. Filed under Genesis and Creation
  39. When Revival is Real vs. Religious Hype: How to Discern Authentic Spiritual Awakeningwith Dr. Nathan Finn, Oct 27, 2025. Filed under The Character of God and the Cross
  40. Before One God: How Ancient Israel Evolved from Canaanite Polytheism to Biblical Monotheismwith Dr. John Day, Oct 10, 2025. Filed under Israel and the Ancient Near East
  41. The Old Testament Reset: Why Ancient Scripture Still Speaks to Modern Faithwith Dr. Geoff Harper. Release date not listed. Filed under The Character of God and the Cross
  42. Children in Lamentations: Forgotten Voices of Biblical Sufferingwith Dr. Timothy Yap. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  43. From Many Gods to One: How Ancient Israel's Faith Revolutionized Religionwith Dr. Michael Hundley. Release date not listed. Filed under Israel and the Ancient Near East
  44. Isaiah’s Prophecies: How History and Structure Reveal God’s Visionwith Dr. Paul Wegner. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  45. Mourner, Mother, Midwife: Re-imagining God’s Feminine Presencewith Prof. Juliana Claassens. Release date not listed. Filed under Women in the Bible
  46. Old Testament Ethics, Isaiah, and the Moral Vision of Scripturewith Dr. Iain Provan. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  47. Protest and Praise: What the Lament Psalms Teach Us About Sufferingwith Dr. William Morrow. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  48. Sodom and Gomorrah: Sin, Judgment, and What We’ve Missedwith Dr. Dylan Johnson. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  49. The Book of the Twelve: One Scroll, Many Voiceswith Dr. James Nogalski. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  50. The Fall of Jerusalem: Understanding the Jewish Revolt That Changed History Foreverwith Dr. Guy MacLean Rogers. Release date not listed. Filed under Revelation and the Fall of Jerusalem
  51. The Fear of God: Emotion, Power, and Awe in the Old Testamentwith Prof. Bradley Cameron. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  52. The Kaleidoscope Cross: Why the Crucifixion Has More Than One Meaningwith Pastor Brian Zahnd. Release date not listed. Filed under The Character of God and the Cross
  53. The Psalms Unveiled: Ancient Worship, Modern Lessonswith Dr. Kevin Foth. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
  54. What Hebrew Manuscripts Teach Us Todaywith Dr. Kevin Chen. Release date not listed. Filed under Bible Manuscripts and Translation
  55. Reimagining God: Why the Angry God Image Keeps Us From Christwith Dr. Brad Jersak. Release date not listed. Filed under The Character of God and the Cross
  56. When God Speaks, Things Happen: How Speech Act Theory Transforms Biblical Understandingwith Prof. Steven Mann. Release date not listed. Filed under Job, Psalms and the Prophets
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Twelve topics,
one archive.

Each episode is filed under one primary subject, so a single tap shows you every scholar who has taken on that question. Tap a topic to filter the list above. For the full picture, the topic guides turn each subject into an explainer built from what the guests actually said, with every related episode in one place.

11 episodes

Job, Psalms and the Prophets

Lament, Isaiah, the Book of the Twelve, Lamentations and the poetry ancient Israel prayed.

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7 episodes

Bible Manuscripts and Translation

Hebrew manuscripts, the Greek New Testament, scribes, and what an English translation cannot carry.

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6 episodes

Israel and the Ancient Near East

Babylon, Egypt and Assyria, and how Israel's faith in one God took shape among them.

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5 episodes

Dead Sea Scrolls and the Lost Books

Enoch, Jubilees, the Targums and the Jewish books Jesus knew that never made it into your Bible.

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5 episodes

Women in the Bible

Mary Magdalene, female apostles, synagogue leaders and the women early church history pushed aside.

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4 episodes

Genesis and Creation

Eden, the cosmic temple debate, and how the ancient world read the first pages of the Bible.

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4 episodes

Biblical Archaeology

What the dig sites, inscriptions and excavations say about the world of the Bible.

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4 episodes

The Character of God and the Cross

Wrath, judgment, the cross and the Christlike God, plus how to tell real revival from hype.

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3 episodes

Temple, Sacrifice and Purity

The Tabernacle, the sacrificial system and the purity laws most readers get backwards.

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3 episodes

Jesus, Paul and the New Testament

The Jewish Jesus, how to read the Gospels as whole stories, and what Paul was actually writing.

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2 episodes

Satan and the Devil in the Bible

How the accuser in Job became the Devil of medieval art, traced through the actual texts.

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2 episodes

Revelation and the Fall of Jerusalem

Revelation read through the Old Testament, and the Roman war that ended the Temple in AD 70.

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The deepest shelf is Job, Psalms and the Prophets, with 11 conversations on lament, Isaiah, the Book of the Twelve and Lamentations. Topics are a starting point, not a fence: many conversations cross lines, so searching a book of the Bible or a scholar's name will often turn up episodes filed under a different subject.

New episodes join the archive every Monday at 6:15 AM ET. That same afternoon at 4:30 PM ET, Johnny and sound engineer Steve Ciatto go live on YouTube for Dig In Live, a 30 to 45 minute breakdown of the episode that dropped that morning, with questions from the chat read on air.

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