Under the Text
The Babel Report studies, talked through in plain words. Listen on a walk, in the car, or at the sink.
Babel Report: Under the Text is the audio companion to the studies on babelreport.com. Each episode takes one study and talks it through as a conversation between two hosts. You hear the ancient world the passage was written in, the customs behind its words, and what it meant to the people who first heard it.
The studies are historically grounded and written for readers who know their Bible and don't mind hard questions. The episodes keep that spirit. Expect old treaties, strange rituals and long nights under the stars, explained slowly enough to follow on a commute or a walk.
Each episode links back to its study, where the full argument is laid out. Listen first and read after, or the other way around.
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Hebrew was written without vowels, and the sound of God's name went quiet. Two hosts trace the clues that survived: Yahu in the prophets' names, the spelling of Judah, and Josephus on the high priest's crown.
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- Episode IIIAncient Evidence for the Name YahuwahHebrew was written without vowels, and the sound of God's name went quiet. Two hosts trace the clues that survived: Yahu in the prophets' names, the spelling of Judah, and Josephus on the high priest's crown.Oct 11, 2026 27 min
- Episode IIJesus and the Politics of PurityClean and unclean was never about hygiene or sin. It was about who got near God. Two hosts walk from stone pools to the temple courts to a handwashing fight, and ask who held the keys.Oct 11, 2026 37 min
- Episode IWhy God Walked the Blood Path AloneAbraham sleeps while a firepot and a torch pass between halved animals. Why did God walk the blood path alone? Two hosts follow the promise through Paul's letters to the cross.Oct 10, 2026 22 min