{"podcast":{"title":"Standard of Truth","slug":"standard-of-truth-3957526","podcast_index_feed_id":3957526,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/standardoftruth/feed.xml","website_url":"https://standardoftruth.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12005522/Standard_of_Truth_Updated_Logo_Apple9g19l.jpg","author":"Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat","episode_count":304,"summary":"The purpose of this podcast is to help Latter-Day Saints better understand their history and increase their faith. The podcast hosted by Dr. Gerrit Dirkmaat, associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at BYU.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T00:19:55.760100+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526"},"episode":{"title":"S6E8 The Book of Enoch Part 2 (Giants in the Land)","slug":"s6e8-the-book-of-enoch-part-2-giants-in-the-land","published_at":"2026-02-19T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526/s6e8-the-book-of-enoch-part-2-giants-in-the-land","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526","url":"https://standardoftruth.podbean.com/e/s6e8-the-book-of-enoch-part-2-giants-in-the-land/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/akrckjffx3gd7gq8/S6E8_The_Book_of_Enoch_Part_2_Giants_in_the_Land_8kq9n.mp3","summary":"In this episode, we begin with a discussion prompted by a question about The Chosen; if the show depicts Joseph comforting Jesus in Gethsemane, is that a theological shift in broader Christianity toward the LDS idea that angels can be resurrected beings who once lived on earth? From there, the conversation pivots into Part 2 with a deeper dive into the apocryphal Book of Enoch: why it mattered to early Christians, how Jude appears to quote it, and how Enoch’s dramatic narrative tries to explain the origin of evil through fallen angels, forbidden knowledge, and giants the size of Mount Garfield. We had a couple of spots open up on our Standard of Truth Tour to Missouri/Illinois. We meet in Kansas City on Sunday, June 21st, and fly home from St. Louis on Saturday, June 27th. https://standardoftruth.com/tours/tour-missouri-nauvoo-carthage-springfield-st-louis-june-21-27-2026/ Sign up for our free monthly email: ⁠ ⁠https://standardoftruthpodcast.substack.com⁠ If you have any questions or possible topics of discussion for upcoming podcasts, please email us at: ⁠⁠questions@standardoftruthpodcast.com","meta_description":"In this episode, we begin with a discussion prompted by a question about The Chosen; if the show depicts Joseph comforting Jesus in Gethsemane, is that a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4257,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/standard-of-truth-3957526/episodes/s6e8-the-book-of-enoch-part-2-giants-in-the-land/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/standard-of-truth-3957526/s6e8-the-book-of-enoch-part-2-giants-in-the-land.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}