This week, we're talking with Dr. Brian Doak about Giants! Why are conspiracies about giants so popular? What roots do these theories have in the Bible? And how does any of this connect to American politics?
Subscribe to his YouTube channel, where he posts regular reflections on a wide range of biblical studies topics: https://www.youtube.com/@briandoak Read his new article "Shocking Discoveries of Giants You Will Not Believe!!!: Conspiracy Belief and Archaeological Interest in YouTube Videos about Biblical and Other Giants:" https://online.ucpress.edu/jrpc/article/doi/10.1525/jrpc.2025.aa108/206734/Shocking-Discoveries-of-Giants-You-Will-Not
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Guest: Guest: Brian R. Doak (PhD, Harvard University) is Professor of Biblical Studies and Vice President of George Fox Digital at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon https://georgefox.academia.edu/BrianRDoak
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