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Thanksgiving is upon us yet again folks! Usually thought of as a simply secular holiday to be enjoyed by Americans regardless of faith, however I thought I'd dive into a bit of a history of the holiday and discuss my own crackpot theory: Was Thanksgiving a Jewish Holiday?? We also eat some Haagen-Dazs Spirit flavored Ice Cream - of course I grabbed the Bourbon flavored one! It's really great stuff, and you might want to grab a pint before having to see your in-laws for the big meal! Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Today we introduce the character of Joshua! Looking at Numbers 13, Joshua was in the group of spies that Moses hand picked to go into Canaan and spy out their promised land. On their spy mission they found that the land was pretty awesome, with one major drawback: Canaan was inhabited by giants!!  We also drink a very smooth and mellow blended Irish whiskey called The Quiet Man! Cheers! 

Today we drop a special episode here on the one year anniversary of the passing of an legend that has impacted countless lives around the world. Of course we're talking about none other than Stan Lee! Stan is really the only celebrity death that has ever had an impact on me personally, and the one year anniversary of his passing has left me missing him. So, in a slightly therapeutic episode which is both fairly sober and somber, we talk about some aspects of his life, including his Jewish upbringing and my own hot take on how the Judeo-Christian Bible is the great grandfather of all western comic books! Rest in Peace Stan! We miss you! #Loveyou3000

In celebration of the spooky season we take a look at my favorite stories involving Zombies in the Bible! Technically not actual walking dead shambling hoard type zombies, but people who died and were raised from the dead! Coming back to life - even if no brains are being eaten is still pretty neat! Happy Halloween everyone! Cheers!

On today's episode (which just so happens to be our most buzzed recording yet) we discuss the story of Jonah! One of the most popular stories in the Bible, Jonah gets a book named after him even though he's actually a massive jerk! Seriously, this guy is NOT a role model! Storms of the century, giant fish, and magic vines all abound in the story of Jonah! To tie in with the episode we snag a bottle of budget rum from our local Total Wine called Jonah's Curse Black Spiced Rum which turned out to be a sleeper hit! 

On today's episode we do our best to speed run through all of the book of Leviticus and some of Numbers quickly touching on such topics as building the Tabernacle, what to do with poop from animal sacrifices, incest porn, and finally finish with a story about Moses and his sister's accidentally showing her racism against his interracial marriage!  We also try, for my very first time, Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey! It combines two of my favorite things into one bottle, sounds weird, but it's pretty great! 10/10 would recommend!

Getting Biblachol is back! We took a bit of a hiatus over the summer, but we're starting fresh now for the next year! In today's episode we used Google autocomplete to find out the internet's most searched about Bible questions! Port, tattoos, and rolling joints are just some of the topics we cover! We also #TOASTtheTREES with Angel's Envy Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey for National Bourbon Heritage month, and discuss how bourbon is different than other types of whiskeys! Cheers!  

In today's episode we cover the epic story of Moses receiving the 10 commandments found from Exodus chapter 18 all the way through chapter 34! Most people know the general story of the 10 commandments, but often don't realize all that's left out normally. The full story has a massive rager, people dying, righteous indignation, and Moses being caught up in God's version of "you break it, you buy it" policy. We also drink and give thoughts on Legacy brand Canadian small batch whiskey!

In today's episode we see catch up with Moses and the Israelites from Exodus 15-17 in the wilderness where God magically delivers them clean drinking water, and sustenance by causing Chick-Fil-A and Panera Bread to fall from the sky! Also they get into their first full fledged war after being freed from slavery for, like, 37 minutes. It's a quick but packed episode as we set the stage for future stories of Moses!    

On today's episode we dive into the traditions surrounding Easter Sunday from some kinky pagan fertility roots, to modern day chocolate overloads while sipping one of our favorite day drinking beers perfect for sitting outside watching kids hunt for plastic eggs! 

In today's episode we revisit the story of Moses freeing the Hebrew people from Egyptian slavery and delve deeper into the magic walking stick turned snake Pokemon battle, and discuss the fascinating theories of how the plagues were direct attacks on so many of the ancient Egyptian's animal headed deities!  We also drink not 1, but 2 bottles (not the whole bottles!) of value scotch whiskey from Costco!

On this very special episode of Getting Biblachol, we have our first ever guest on the show as we play our quote game "Is it Game of Thrones or the Bible" and do a silly exercise on comparing the major houses of Westeros and the 12 tribes of Israel, and then we top things off with a little discussion comparing John Snow and Jesus.  We also drink a couple different versions of the Ommegang brand Game of Thrones beers!

In today's episode we cover the story of Esther! One of only two women to get a book of the Bible named after them, Esther goes from winning the ancient Persian version of The Bachelor to saving her entire people from certain genocide! She even has a whole Jewish holiday surrounding her story! And we also drink a Bordeaux wine that is particularly hard to google!  

In today's episode we continue on with the story of Moses covering Exodus chapters 5-15 as we recount how God inflicted Egypt with plague after plague in order to free the Hebrew people from slavery! Come for the turning of the country's main water source into blood, and stay for the skin boils and pestilence! We also break down my own favorite Bloody Mary recipe as we re-use the previously showcased Moses brand Vodka! Cheers!

In today's episode we go outside the normal realm of what the show is about and decide to celebrate Saint Patrick's day by regaling legendary tales of the man himself as he rids Ireland of snakes and faces off in magic battles with Druids! He may not actually be a Bible story, but arriving on the scene just a few hundred years after Jesus we see some of his feats aren't too far off from those we find in the good book itself. We also drink some Jameson Caskmates Stout edition to further get us in the mood for the holiday! Cheers!

In this week's episode we take a look at what the Bible has to say about Birthday parties! Spoiler alert: two thirds of the time someone DIES! Personally, I'm just happy if someone buys me a beer, but apparently back then your birthday wasn't lit unless someone gets decapitated.  Also, we drink some Kosher for Passover Manischewitz wine which I was very much looking forward to trying since I haven't had it for about 20 years. Let's just say, some memories should stay in the past. Hear all about it in this week's show!

In today's episode we continue with the story of Moses covering Exodus chapters 3 and 4. God decides that Moses is his best bet to free his people from slavery, so he sets a bush on mystical fire and teaches Moses some cool party magic to hopefully scare the Pharaoh into releasing all his free labor workers!  We also revisit Bushmill's Irish Whiskey and try a different version of their mainline product that is aged in bourbon barrels for a different taste: Bushmill's Red Bush!

On today's episode we venture into the book of Exodus to talk about the origin story of one of the most important figures in the Bible! None other than Moses himself! And we also sorta kinda talk about Superman as well. Find out why in today's episode! To go along with the episode we're drinking Moses brand Vodka! A Kosher, sugar cane based Vodka from Finland, and it's pretty great!

Due to some technical difficulties, our today's originally planned episode was not meant to be (yet), so we decided to take this time to give you some updates on the future plans for the show, and also ramble on about random musings like the Colorado jogger who was attacked by a mountain lion, and celebrity religious affiliations!  

On today's episode we finish up the story of Joseph, and how he saves his whole family from starvation all the while getting a little bit of revenge and punking his brothers that wanted to kill him 20 years prior! We also try out some budget scotch whisky in the form of Walmart brand, or rather Sam's Club Member's Mark $20 bottle. Usually cheap booze is horrible and makes you wish for a quick death, so we'll see how this stuff measures up!