Episode · Stuff They Don't Want You To Know · 2024-12-25
Books mentioned on When was Jesus actually born? Chapter One: An Origin Story
It's December 25th, 2024. Across this wide world, people commemorate one of the most famous birthdays in all of history: the birth of Jesus Christ.
Ben Bowlin recommended The Golden Bough by James George Frazer, and discussed A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Also mentioned: The Illustrated Golden Bough by James George Frazer and The New Complete Works of Josephus by Flavius Josephus.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a famous 1843 novella about the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge and his midnight visitations by ghostly specters that transform his life.
Discussed“last thing on Scrooge does in the world of Scrooge does A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens exist do they discuss it as a piece of intellectual property existing in the world of that film”
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The Golden Bough
The Golden Bough by James George Frazer is a seminal 1890 anthropological and comparative religion study that explores ancient folklore, myths, and rituals of sacrificed kings.
Recommended“and I love this because this feels like an illusion to the work of Joseph Campbell or Frasier the golden bow uh this uh which are great reads if you're into folklore seminal Works what I would say”
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The Illustrated Golden Bough
The Illustrated Golden Bough by James George Frazer is an expansive comparative study of mythology, folklore, and religion that examines the shared psychological and ritualistic foundations of human societies across history.
Recommended“And I love this because this feels like an allusion to the work of Joseph Campbell or Frasier's The Golden Bough, which are great reads if you're into folklore—seminal works.”
Where to get it
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The New Complete Works of Josephus
Discussed“But if you go to other scholars, like Flavius Josephus—oh, what a great name!”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I am so sorry, guys, last thing on Scrooge, does A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens exist?”
“That’s interesting, too, when you switch between New International Version of the Bible in King James and some of the other newer versions of the Bible, Book of Mormon... yeah.”
“That’s interesting, too, when you switch between New International Version of the Bible in King James and some of the other newer versions of the Bible, Book of Mormon... yeah.”
“That’s interesting, too, when you switch between New International Version of the Bible in King James and some of the other newer versions of the Bible, Book of Mormon... yeah.”
“So people in the modern world figuring out the exact date of Jesus's birthday, their goals differ from the goals of whomever wrote the gospels.”