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Biblical Time Machine
by Helen Bond & Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
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About the show
Join Helen and Lloyd as they travel back in time (metaphorically… it’s a podcast) to explore the real history of the people, places and events of the Old Testament, New Testament and everything in between.
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