What if the Bible you grew up with—66 books, neat and sealed—wasn’t the full story? What if it was edited… not by prophets, but by politicians?
In this episode of the 21st Century Dystopian Podcast, we dive into the forbidden history of the biblical canon: lost books, ancient scrolls, banned texts, and the spiritual politics of empire. From the Codex Sinaiticus to the Apocrypha Controversy, from the Septuagint to the Shepherd of Hermas—this is the Bible before the blackout.
Was Revelation almost rejected? Did Parliament censor Scripture? What happened to the books of Enoch, Barnabas, and Wisdom? Why did the Catholic Church hijack time?
66 books… or just the survivors?
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Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
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