Atrahasis tablet 3 - early access!
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Learn to Read Ancient Sumerian!
Just a quick post to let you all know that the (corrected) paperback is now available on Amazon, as is the Kindle version!
Kindle: https://amzn.to/2sD4q8f
US Paperback: https://amzn.to/2QGMmT0 (also available on your local Am...
Draft intro sequences
I've spent a lot of time working on different drafts of the opening sequence for our kids channel, and while none of these made the final cut I wanted to share them anyway!
2019-12-24 20:12:40 +0000 UTC View PostDating of Daniel - Historical Evidence, 2/3
Okay, this is a big one. 35 minutes of discussion of some of the problematic dates in Daniel, the figure of Nebuchadnezzar, as well as Belshazzar. We know it's not due to come out for another month, but Josh wanted you guys to have it early!
2019-12-18 19:32:13 +0000 UTC View PostLearn to Read Ancient Sumerian - book cover!
I just finished this and I had to show you :D it needs a barcode, and an author photo, but apart from that the cover for our grammar is done! What do you think?
2019-12-18 02:50:30 +0000 UTC View PostDating Daniel - historical (in)accuracies, part 1
Early access for our awesome patrons :) Enjoy!
2019-12-09 21:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostWe're still here!
Hi everyone,
I know there's been some radio-silence lately - I'm very sorry about that! We are still here, we are still running the channel and HAPS, and we do still plan on launching our kids channel in the new year.
I am currently in the final stages of editing Josh's Sumerian Grammar book, and that's been my main preoccupation for the past month. It's nearly ready to be sent to the printers, and I'm not producing anything else until that is out of my hands! Hopefully normal ser...
2019-12-04 14:59:21 +0000 UTC View PostDating Daniel - the Hebrew evidence
Josh's video on how the Hebrew used in the book of Daniel can help to date the book!
2019-10-30 17:22:17 +0000 UTC View PostIntertextuality Part 2
Gilgamesh! What is it? Where does it come from? All these exciting questions and more!
2019-10-24 20:00:24 +0000 UTC View PostAnimesopotamia opening sequence draft
It needs some work (the files with transparent backgrounds are currently stuck on my iPad!) and some music, but I wanted to test out the opening sequence I had in mind.
What do you think?
The Dating of Daniel: Aramaic Evidence
One of the more contentious discussions when it comes to the Old Testament (and the Bible, for that matter) is when the Book of Daniel was written. Because it describes events that happened in history, if it was written centuries before these events, the book would be evidence for genuine prophecy. If it was written after these events, however, many feel that this would undermine the veracity of the Bible, and even their faith.
In this video, I begin a three-part seri...
2019-10-08 09:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostEarly access - Enuma Elish, tablet 6
A kind subscriber pointed out to me that I missed Enuma Elish tablet 6! This week's upload now means that the complete Enuma Elish is on the channel - I'll put a playlist together early next week so you can watch them all, and hopefully (soon) edit together all of the videos into one long narration :)
2019-10-01 19:53:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Intertextuality script, part 1
The intertextuality/plagiarism video is morphing from one video into two or three, mainly because it's so fascinating that I want to spend some time on it. Here's the rough draft of the script for video one!
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“When the seventh day arrived, I brought out a dove, setting it free: off went the dove. No perch was available for it and it came back to me. I brought out a swallow, setting it free: off went the swallow. No perch was available for it, and it came back t...
New year (kind of), new schedule!
Good morning, everyone!
We're all back in the right country and getting into a routine now the kids are back at school. Oliver is, as usual, at home with me and causing absolute chaos.
With the start of the new academic year, we have a new schedule to keep us busy producing lots of great content for you all! It will run on a monthly basis as follows:
1st week - Soothing Stories (this month: the final tablet of Enuma Elish)
2nd week - video from Josh (thi...
Nebuchadnezzar II rought draft!
Early access to this month's patreon video, looking at the sources for the life of Nebuchadnezzar II! This is mostly complete, just missing some graphics - final version will be uploaded tomorrow!
Thank you all for voting on this month's video topic! Next month's video will look at intertextuality in ancient texts, and explain why I dislike the term 'plagiarism when it's applied to them!
- Megan
And the next Patron-chosen video topic is...
Nebuchadnezzar II in Greek and Mesopotamian sources!
AND! Intertextuality in the ancient world!
We have a tie, so I'll do Nebuchadnezzar for July, and Intertextuality for August. I'm excited to get started! It's been a long time since I read anything about Nebuchadnezzar so this is an excellent excuse to do some research...and intertextuality is one of my favorite topics, so that's going to be a fun one too!
Thank you everyone for your ideas and suggestions. Our next v...
2019-07-09 01:17:45 +0000 UTC View PostDecipherment of Cuneiform, final video!
I finished editing the video! Premiering tonight :D
2019-07-08 20:19:49 +0000 UTC View PostPart one of the Decipherment of Cuneiform!
I just got to the halfway point with the video editing and thought I'd show you lovely people what I've come up with!
The intro needs some work, but I think the rest of it is looking pretty good.
2019-07-07 01:29:50 +0000 UTC View PostNew Intro Sequence
You may have noticed that all of our social media has been rebranded over the past week. While I was very proud of the original graphics we made for the channel, it was definitely time for a change! I realised as I finished the editing process for a new video that our intro sequence and end screen no longer worked with the feel of the new branding, so I spent the evening making a new intro sequence and end screen. I think I've just about got the intro animation matching up with the audio, but...
2019-06-29 01:13:42 +0000 UTC View PostGilgamesh Rap - Rough Draft
So, I got a little creative today and threw this together. Megan is going to put some animations to it, but I thought it would be nice to let the patrons have a look. Enjoy!
2019-06-10 01:26:44 +0000 UTC View PostGilgamesh Rap - Rough Draft
So, I got a little creative today and threw this together. Megan is going to put some animations to it, but I thought it would be nice to let the patrons have a look. Enjoy!
2019-06-10 01:26:37 +0000 UTC View PostGenesis Chapter One Read in Hebrew
This will be released on Thursday, but I wanted to give you guys an early look at it. Please let me know what you think :-)
Josh
2019-06-05 11:17:56 +0000 UTC View PostSlavery in the Old Testament: Final Response to Whaddo You Meme (3/3)
Hey everyone! Here is Dr. Josh's final response to Whaddo You Meme's slavery videos. We hope you enjoy the sneak peek!!
In this final response, Dr. Josh examines five arguments that are leveled either against the reality of slavery in the Old Testament, or against Cosmic Skeptic.
Argument #1 (00:37): "Slavery was necessary, so God did not abolish it. Instead, he regulated its practice."
Argument #2 (5:19): Captive virgin women were not used as 'sex slaves' by the Israe...
2019-06-02 10:35:12 +0000 UTC View PostSlavery in the Old Testament: Final Response to Whaddo You Meme (3/3)
Hey everyone! Here is Dr. Josh's final response to Whaddo You Meme's slavery videos. We hope you enjoy the sneak peek!!
In this final response, Dr. Josh examines five arguments that are leveled either against the reality of slavery in the Old Testament, or against Cosmic Skeptic.
Argument #1 (00:37): "Slavery was necessary, so God did not abolish it. Instead, he regulated its practice."
Argument #2 (5:19): Captive virgin women were not used as 'sex slaves' by the ...
2019-06-02 10:35:05 +0000 UTC View PostNew Live-Streaming Sequence! (with Mic Update)
Hey guys! Thank you all SO MUCH for supporting the channel! I wanted to let you know that I created this new sequence for Streamlabs, and I wanted you to have an early look at it. I also figured out what was wrong with the microphone (obviously nothing was wrong with it... there was something wrong with ME), but it's just about right. I know the volume is a little low on the mic in this video compared to the video, but I think I have fixed that too. Thank you all so much, and we'll see you so...
2019-05-28 01:18:25 +0000 UTC View PostWhaddoyameme on Slavery!
The first of Josh's 3-part response series to Whaddoyameme's slavery videos!
2019-05-20 14:10:15 +0000 UTC View Post