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Welcome to the Third Hour, a Latter-Day Saint home study podcast!This year we're doing a deep dive into the New Testament. Some of our talking points will be familiar. Other ideas may sound new. That's okay! Together, we'll learn something about the New Testament no matter what our starting level.Every week, we'll let you know which verses we're studying. If you miss some reading, we'll recap what's going on. And don't worry about spoilers; this stuff is two thousand years old.

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#67. Tobit

2026/01/18

First of the apocryphal books is Tobit, a comedic tale of gifted goats, concealed angels, and happy conclusions. Today on the Third Hour Podcast, we discuss its significance.

#66. Robbing God

2025/11/17

The Books of Obadiah and Malachi complete our tour of the Twelve Minor Prophets and the Hebrew Bible. But wait! There's more!

#65. Other Visions

2025/11/02

What do the books of Joel and Jonah have in common? Spurious provenance! But what's more unexpected is the way they present contrasting approaches to the peoples who live around Judea. Join us on the Third Hour Podcast to learn more!

#64. Epiphany

2025/09/08

The second half of the Book of Daniel concerns apocalyptic images — although those images refer to an apocalypse that never arrived, and which was never intended to communicate anything about the modern world. Today on the Third Hour, we discuss the not-so-hidden history of Antiochus IV Epiphanes, a big jerk whose reign directly led to the theological invention of a bad place after death.

#63. Danny Boy

2025/08/03

The first six chapters of the Book of Daniel recount a handful of folktales. Today on the Third Hour Podcast, we examine these tales in detail, touching on not only their historical inaccuracies, but also their profound moral meanings to those in the diaspora.

#62. Carnival

2025/06/23

The Book of Esther takes us into the realm of historical fiction, riffing on ancient figures and sparking a drinking festival. Join the Third Hour Podcast as we discuss its background, departures from reality, and why it's a worthwhile text.

#61. Paneled Houses

2025/06/01

Today we investigate the books of Haggai and Zechariah, which illuminate another perspective on the beginning of the Second Temple Period, and in some cases contrast with the narratives found in Ezra and Nehemiah.

#60. The Walls Came Tumbling Up

2025/03/30

The Book of Nehemiah portrays yet another step in the reconstruction of post-Exile Jerusalem. Today on the Third Hour Podcast, we discuss some of the ways Nehemiah's priorities differ from Ezra's, the composition of the religious classes, and the politics behind the rebuilding of the city walls.

#59. Endogamy

2025/02/09

At long last, the Babylonian Exile is over! Thanks to the edicts of Cyrus the Great, the Jewish people have been released, allowing the reconstruction of Jerusalem as a client state of Persia. However, the state of affairs is far from perfect, leaving the inhabitants of the Province-Across-the-River uncertain about their families' future.

#58. Biblical Trash

2025/01/27

The Song of Solomon, also known as the Song of Songs, doesn't have a good reputation in Mormonism. Today on the Third Hour Podcast, we discuss the reasons behind the poem's ignominy, as well as the beauty of its prose and some of the ways it has been interpreted throughout history.

#57. Mo'Job

2024/12/15

The Book of Job has been interpreted and reinterpreted countless times across the centuries. Today, we look at two modern retellings: Joel and Ethan Coen's A Serious Man and Edward Greenstein's Job: A New Translation. Along the way, we discuss the book's many meanings, its ancient context, and how this most unorthodox story may have entered the Biblical canon.

#56. Job

2024/11/18

The Book of Job ranks among the Hebrew Bible's most poetic and enigmatic books, an examination of suffering and the answers we offer to that suffering. Today on a double-length episode of the Third Hour Podcast, we dig into the particulars of the story, our own reactions to it, and the ways it challenges our behaviors and even our broader religious traditions.

#55. Lament & Wisdom

2024/10/20

The Babylonian Captivity is the watershed event of the Hebrew Bible, a catastrophe that will preoccupy its latter books. Today we examine Lamentations and Ecclesiastes, which offer contrasting responses to the destruction of Jerusalem.

#54. Third Isaiah

2024/10/06

Whoa! Another Isaiah! This week on the Third Hour Podcast, we discuss Trito-Isaiah in some depth, including the textual clues that have led most scholars to conclude that it was written by a different author than those who wrote the first two Isaiahs, the way its author's understanding of the covenant differs from his predecessors, and the milieu that influenced his work.

#53. Second Isaiah

2024/08/11

Early Christians often identified the Book of Isaiah as "the fifth gospel." Yet its theology, rhetoric, and even authorship complicates such easy description. Today, the Third Hour Podcast talks about the book's second major section. Who was Deutero-Isaiah? What did they hope their audience would learn from their writing? Hopefully we can shed some light on those enduing questions.

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astanding 2020/08/16

Thank you for the awesome podcast!

Incredible podcast with great insights and discussion. Thank you!

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M3Lass 2020/06/03

Highly recommend!

I enjoy hearing the different perspectives—which makes it possible to dive deeper into the scriptures. It feels like I’m listening to a group of frien...

★★★★★

Huntnchick 2019/09/14

Incredible!

I love the deep study of scriptures! This has been so amazing to hear all the different point of views. I don’t have friends that like to talk about ...

★★★★★

Ellie bean 99 jenniisraelsen 2019/02/06

So helpful for personal study and understanding

This podcast is so helpful to me in my personal study. It helps me get into the right mindset and thinking about the lessons before I dive in with my ...

★★★★★

Pugsley’s 2019/01/04

Faithful and high quality discussion

It is refreshing to hear a younger generation take on these discussions. More fun, more relevant than you expect.

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