I Will Have Mercy, Not Dogma

I Will Have Mercy, Not Dogma

From Data Over Dogma by Daniel McClellan and Daniel Beecher

April 13, 2026 · 1h 5m · Episode 158

About this episode

The episode dives deep into the Maccabean revolt and critiques the Prophetic Critique.

This week we're taking two topics that we've skimmed the surface of, and we're diving deep! First, we're going to figure out what the heck a Maccabee is. That is, we're covering both history and a couple of books in the apocrypha. That's right: we're discussing the Maccabean revolt. What do we know about the actual historical event? Who were the main players, and how did it all shake out? Is the story presented in the books of Maccabees true to the history? What's a Seleucid? Then, we're breaking down the Prophetic Critique, but we're doing it with a twist! Has Dan McClellan been missing something in his discussions of this concept? He was called out by a listener--will he accept the criticism, or clap back? Find Simone's critique of Dan's critique of the Prophetic Critique here: https://simonereadstexts.substack.com/p/remembering-the-prophetic-critique ---- For early access to an ad-free version of every episode of Data Over Dogma, exclusive content, and the opportunity to support our work, please consider becoming a monthly patron at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/DataOverDogma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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Hosts: Dan McClellan, Dan Beecher

Topics covered

  • Maccabean revolt
  • history
  • Prophetic Critique
  • apocrypha
  • criticism

Keywords

  • Maccabee
  • Seleucid
  • historical event
  • apocrypha
  • critique

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Organizations: Data Over Dogma

Books & works: books of Maccabees

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