345. Raiders of the Lost Ark

Рет қаралды 15,681

Жыл бұрын

The most important object in the universe, but also a somewhat invisible presence in the Bible, the Ark of the Covenant has fuelled stories for millennia, whether as a weapon of mass destruction, an elaborate filling cabinet for sacred laws, or as the very location where God and man meet. Join Tom and Dominic as they delve into the mysteries surrounding the Ark of the Covenant, its creation, its importance and its eventual disappearance…
*The Rest Is History Live Tour 2023*:
Tom and Dominic are back on tour this autumn! See them live in London, New Zealand, and Australia!
Buy your tickets here: restishistorypod.com
Twitter:
@TheRestHistory
@holland_tom
@dcsandbrook

Пікірлер: 39

@faeembrugh 2 ай бұрын

I always enjoyed imagining the Ark ending up in a museum and some cleaner opening it to see what's inside...

@williambranch4283 11 ай бұрын

Could listen to Tom Holland forever ;-) It might take forever to listen to all these podcasts ;-)

@moreliarodriguez4482 11 ай бұрын

Great episode. You're very knowledgeable.

@JullianRoman Жыл бұрын

Fascinating episode! Best ever!

@bookaufman9643 11 ай бұрын

Once upon a time I used to take Bible class before my classes started at High School. There's a passage in the Bible where one of the guys carrying the ark of the covenant slips and God strikes him dead for jolting or nearly dropping the ark. It's really strange but this was a breaking point for me. Any God that would strike somebody dead for stumbling unconsciously and without malice is not a god that I wanted to be involved with. I honestly made that decision there and then in that class and have never turned back.

@williambranch4283 11 ай бұрын

G-d isn't love ... G-d is life ... and death is inseparable from death.

@bookaufman9643 11 ай бұрын

@@williambranch4283 you don't need a God for life and death. Man creates life and man creates death. Unfortunately he seems to do both with equal enthusiasm.

@Verita1975 6 ай бұрын

God didn’t want the Ark moved.. but if it was to be moved it could only be done by a Levite … if someone who was not supposed to touch the ark … they got zapped !

@murph8411 2 ай бұрын

Uzzah touches the ark to steady it when it is being taken to Jerusalem by David and God kills him immediately. Is that the story you’re thinking about?

@bookaufman9643 2 ай бұрын

@@murph8411 yep that's the one. That's one cool God isn't it. The guy wants to protect this holy thing because it is a vessel of this great force that he admires and worships and that admiring and worshiping Force strikes him dead for trying to avoid letting it fall to the ground. That's an asshole move by God. 100%

@VesnaVK 5 ай бұрын

The rings were precisely so that you could transport the Ark without touching it. (By threading poles through the rings.) The Bible has loads of contradictions, but this is not one of them.

@colefowles4003 6 ай бұрын

What a great podcast thanks so much for sharing!

@maxheadrom3088 9 ай бұрын

You know ... Rabi Mel Brooks once claimed there were 15 commandments!

@arden8290 Жыл бұрын

It always bothered me that in Raiders of the Lost Ark they had the staff and the sun shone through it. But on what day of the year? Would be different.

@bedofromkokstad9034 2 ай бұрын

Definitely sounds like an alien artifact that nobody knew what it was, so gave it god-like status and treated it reverently. So very "apes and monolith" as in "2001 Space Odyssey".... Every church in Ethiopia claims it houses it... Once a year they're all taken out and carried to a central celebration (New Year maybe? - They're 7 years behind us).... Fascinating.

@johnbenson4672 Жыл бұрын

In before the r/athiest ambassador shows up, lol. Couple of mistakes, Once the Ark was sanctified it wasn't Moses who would go into the Most Holy, it was Aaron and the high priests that followed him. Also, the Levites who were a part of Aaron's family were the ones who were assigned to assemble and disassemble the Tabernacle and move the Ark. There was a cover for it when they moved it around. The Bible is silent as to what happened to it. Whether it was the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Jews or someone else took it is a mystery. One thing Raiders solidly got wrong, in the movie the cherubs over the Ark are female but for the Jews the cherub would be male.

@williambranch4283 11 ай бұрын

The Barq of Amon, when it toured Thebes during festivals, was carried on poles, and magically tilted in answer to worshipper's questions .. like "table tipping" seance. Completely plausible it led the Israelites in the desert, but not free floating ... that was insulting ;-(

@williambranch4283 11 ай бұрын

Multiple Jewish temples, including Heliopolis and Elephantine in Egypt. Ultimately brought to several places in Ethiopia, where it remains ;-) Queen of Sheba/King Menelik her son, being featured in yet another story.

@Chadhogan111 4 ай бұрын

It's radioactive

@danacrowzedd1118 Жыл бұрын

How do I know when the live shows are happening? Are they on KZfaq?

@bookaufman9643 11 ай бұрын

I believe that ten Jews gathered together in prayer is a Minyan. They have to be men and elders of the Schul.

@stephengray1344 Ай бұрын

I'm disappointed that Tom didn't mention into how the Biblical description of the Ark is clearly based on the ritual furniture of 19th Dynasty Egypt. Did his research not turn up "The Ark of the Covenant in its Egyptian context" as source material?

@maxheadrom3088 9 ай бұрын

You mean to say the Arc in the film is not exactly like the real one?

@georgerichwine1864 Жыл бұрын

Isn't the ark actually a radio receiver from God?

@Johnconno 5 ай бұрын

You're thinking of Cocaine.😂

@TEMindset83702 4 ай бұрын

Most Jews accept the ark was destroyed when the First Temple was destroyed by Babylon. If not, then the priests hid it somewhere in the tunnels under the Temple Mount.

@Blashswanski Жыл бұрын

Probably important to point out that Raiders is, along with everything else, a Jewish revenge fantasy.

@louisburke8927 6 ай бұрын

Siney-eye?

@murph8411 2 ай бұрын

I don’t see how you can say that the Jews having a covenant with god was something completely unknown outside this religion since even the Romans had contracts with their gods unless I’m very mistaken. Making sacrifices to gods could also be seen as making a contract with a god or gods and sacrifices were common in many religions.

@bucksolo703 6 ай бұрын

When the ark is on the ship with Indiana there are rats around it

@louisburke8927 6 ай бұрын

Indiawna?

@Johnconno 5 ай бұрын

'Also it's very very Jewish...'😅

@johnbullard902 Жыл бұрын

Yes, Tom needs to read his bible a little more carefully

@barrylyons9296 7 ай бұрын

Indiana Jones was my childhood hero. I don't care about Nazis, or snakes.

@robertafierro5592 Жыл бұрын

I thought this was a good idea..

@philhurwood3056 14 күн бұрын

I reckon Ethiopia might be the go! I have no trouble believing in the arks existence, otherwise the biblical narrative would seem a little pointless. It simply symbolised God's presence in the heart of the temple. A role that Christians understood was fulfilled in Jesus of Nazareth...

@tommonk7651 3 ай бұрын

Raiders of the Lost Ark was/is a terrific adventure film. I never thought about taking it seriously. LOL And the Bible is not exactly an impeccable source.

@maxheadrom3088 9 ай бұрын

You mean the Bible is not exactly like things were in reality?

@jonmeador8637 3 ай бұрын

What's in the Ark? The second set of 10 Commandments. Moses destroyed the first set. Oddly, the second set bears no resemblance to the first. Anyone who says "Thou shalt not kill" is in the 10 Commandments hasn't read them.