Holy Sex Work?

Data Over Dogma

Data Over Dogma Media, LLC

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Was there prostitution in the temple? For a long time, there have been claims that the holy temples of ancient Judea included some form of sacred sex work. Where did this idea come from? Is it valid? And what does this conversation have to do with hate pastor and frequently wrong guy Doug Wilson? Then, get out your magnifying glasses and call in Poirot, Sherlock, and the whole Scooby gang, because we're diving into a mystery! It's the case of the hidden Psalm, and it's a fun one. Have you finally made it through all 150 chapters in the book of Psalms and thought to yourself "you know, this could use one more"? Well you're in luck! But what is Psalm 151, and why is it not included in most Bibles? ---- 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 Follow us on the various social media places: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/DataOverDogmaPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/data_over_dogma⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Have you ordered Dan McClellan's New York Times bestselling book ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Bible Says So⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ yet??? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Matt from the Explorers podcast. I want to invite you to join me on the voyages and journeys of the most famous explorers in the history of the world. These are the thrilling and captivating stories of Vigelin, Shackleton, Lewis, and Clark, and so many other famous and not so famous adventures from throughout history.
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0:27.0	That's the Explorers Podcast.
0:31.0	Well, if you use Ann, you don't pronounce the H because that's why it's Ann because they didn't pronounce the H.
0:36.3	Don't tell me how to pronounce things. People are in our comment sections telling us how to pronounce things.
0:40.3	And frankly, pedantry is the most boring thing in the world.
0:44.3	Hey, I make half my living off of pedantry.
0:46.3	Don't be bad-mouthing pedantry.
0:50.3	Hey everybody, I'm Dan McClellan.
0:56.8	And I'm Dan Beecher.
0:58.2	And you're listening to the Data Over Dogma podcast where we increase public access to the academic study of the Bible and religion.
1:04.7	And we combat the spread of misinformation about the same.
1:08.7	How go things today, Dan?
1:10.6	They go. They go and they go. That's what they're supposed to do. We're diving today, Dan? They go.
1:11.4	They go and they go.
1:12.5	That's what they're supposed to do.
1:13.5	We're diving in.
1:14.3	We're having fun.
1:16.0	We get to talk about sex work today.
1:18.6	Sex work is work.
1:20.6	We get to find hidden secret scriptures.
1:24.4	That's right.
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