Dem Dry Bones (and Pierced Hands?)

This week, we're wandering into a valley full of dry bones! Ezekiel 37 is the Bible at its most horror-movie: bones rattle together, sprout sinew and skin, and stand up as "an exceeding great army," before the chapter loses steam with a much less metal bit about two sticks. What was Ezekiel actually promising the exiles in Babylon, and how did those sticks turn into the Book of Mormon? Then we're taking issue with the piercings of Jesus. Zechariah 12:10, Psalm 22:16, and Isaiah 53 all get cited as prophecies of the crucifixion, but did the gospel writers read them that way? And does "they pierced my hands and my feet" even work in Hebrew? (Spoiler: no, it doesn't.) Explore every episode, searchable transcripts, and our book recommendations on the Data Over Dogma website: https://www.dataoverdogmapod.com Support Data Over Dogma and get every episode early and ad-free, plus exclusive bonus content — become a patron: https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma Get your Data Over Dogma merch at our online store: https://data-over-dogma-shop.fourthwall.com/ Watch every episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dataoverdogma Follow us: Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/dataoverdogmapod TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@data.over.dogma.pod Threads — https://www.threads.com/@dataoverdogmapod X — https://x.com/data_over_dogma Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod Get Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book, The Bible Says So: https://static.macmillan.com/static/smp/bible-says-so-9781250347466/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices