Data Over Dogma
Episodes
Dan Tells Dan About Tel Dan
Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher discuss Acts 23-26, detailing Paul’s imprisonment, his trial before the Sanhedrin, and his eventual appeal to the Roman emperor.
Vancepocalypse Now (and Paul's Spiritual Gifts)
Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher critique J.
Help Meet, Not Help Yourself
Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher critique Mark Driscoll’s misogynistic views, arguing his “garden” metaphor reduces women to property and reflects deep insecurity.
You Starve ... Glory Be To God?
Hosts Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher analyze Numbers 16, detailing the composite narrative of Korah’s rebellion and the subsequent plague.
Rod Almighty!
Hosts Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher analyze Aaron’s budding rod in Numbers, proposing it may be a sanitized Asherah pole that Moses used to strike…
The Grandfather of the Hebrew Bible (and What Is Zion?)
Hosts Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher explore the Ugaritic Baal Cycle, detailing how its storm deity myths parallel Hebrew Bible narratives of Yahweh, El, and divine chaos.
66 Books, 40 Authors, Zero Contradictions?
Hosts Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher debunk the apologetic claim that the Bible’s 66 books were written by 40 authors over 1,500 years, citing scholarly consensus on later dates and multiple editors.
No Originals, No Mercy
Hosts Dan McClellan and Dan Beecher explain textual criticism, detailing how scholars reconstruct biblical texts using manuscript evidence and principles like lectio difficilior.