Iron and Myth 38: The Gods of Göbekli Tepe
A View from the Bunker
Derek Gilbert
4.8 • 528 Ratings
🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 85 minutes
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Summary
IT’S CALLED the world’s oldest temple. While only a small portion of the site has been excavated, the clues point to one solid conclusion: It was meant as a point of contact with the gods.
Our usual Iron and Myth crew is joined by special guest Dr. Aaron Judkins (aaronjudkins.com, aaronjudkins.substack.com), co-author with Dr. Judd Burton (burtonbeyond.net) of the best-selling book Decoding Göbekli Tepe: Biblical Anatolia and the Watchers.
Rounding out the discussion are Doug Van Dorn (douglasvandorn.com), author, pastor of the Reformed Baptist Church of Northern Colorado in Boulder and host of the Giant Steps podcast, and Brian Godawa (godawa.com), best-selling author and award-winning screenwriter, whose new novels Judah Maccabee, Part 1: Abomination of Desolation and Judah Maccabee, Part 2: Against the Gods of Greece will be the topic of next month’s Iron and Myth.
Our conversation digs into the significance of Göbekli Tepe, exploring its classification as the world's oldest temple and the cultural implications of its construction. The discussion highlights the mysterious influences that may have contributed to the site's creation, including supernatural elements and connections to biblical narratives.
Recent discoveries at Göbekli Tepe, including evidence of habitation and the symbolism of the vulture stone, are examined, alongside the ongoing research and future excavations that may further illuminate this ancient site. Judd and Aaron explore the historical and spiritual significance of Göbekli Tepe, discussing its connections to biblical narratives, the influence of supernatural entities known as the Watchers, and the site's implications for understanding ancient burial practices and archaeoastronomy.
Finally, they share the links between Göbekli Tepe and the first humans, Adam and Eve, emphasizing the site's role in the broader context of ancient history and its relevance to modern biblical studies.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a view from the bunker. |
| 0:03.5 | Now, here's Derek Gilbert. |
| 0:08.0 | Some archaeologists call it the world's oldest temple. |
| 0:10.6 | There are others who say it had other purposes, but one thing, sure, it was devoted to reaching the gods. |
| 0:17.6 | Welcome to a view from the bunker. |
| 0:19.2 | It is our monthly Iron and Myth session, and this month |
| 0:21.6 | we have a special guest joining us. We are discussing for the next few months some of the new |
| 0:27.2 | books that have been put forward by your humble hosts here on Iron and Myth. And joining us for |
| 0:33.0 | our first monthly session to discuss the new book Decoding, Gobeckley-Tepi, which debuted at Amazon as the |
| 0:39.4 | number one new release in archaeology. We welcome as our special guest, Dr. Aaron Judkins, |
| 0:45.7 | and his co-author, of course, part of the regular Iron and Myth crew here, Dr. Judd Burton, |
| 0:50.5 | alongside Pastor Doug Van Dorn and best-selling author, screenwriter, award-winning screenwriter, Brian Godala. |
| 0:59.1 | Gentlemen, Gobeckley-Tepi, one of the most fascinating sites on Earth. |
| 1:04.2 | I know that we all had the homework assignment of reading, decoding Gobeckley-Tepi. |
| 1:08.7 | I admit I had a head start because I wrote the forward, |
| 1:12.0 | so I had to read it so I could write the forward. But fascinating stuff and some new information |
| 1:17.5 | coming out as, you know, even since the publication of the book, Aaron, I'm going to throw this |
| 1:24.9 | to you right up front. If you had to characterize, say, in an elevator pitch description of Gobeckley-Tepe, |
| 1:30.1 | how would you describe that site in southern Turkey? |
| 1:33.9 | Well, it's classified as the world's oldest temple going back some 10,000 years ago, |
| 1:40.8 | according to the standard chronology timeline. So the, you know, standard chronology timeline. |
| 1:45.9 | So the characterization would be it's pre-pottery Neolithic aid, going back to the Stone Age. |
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