Where did the idea of animal sacrifice come from? What are the origins of animal sacrifice? And what was the rationale behind it? We go to the Ancient Near East for some answers!

Resources used in the making of this podcast:

Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fate of Human Societies by Jared Diamond

Strange Religion: How the First Christians Were Weird, Dangerous, and Compelling by Nijay K. Gupta

Biblical Archaeology Review Article, The Origins of Israelite Sacrifice, by William W. Hallo

https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/article/the-origin-of-israelite-sacrifice/

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