Retelling the Bible

6.4 No More Beating Around the Bush

Moses encounters a wonder in the Midian Desert, but what is the truly amazing thing about it? Based on Exodus 2:1-4:17.

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6.3 What was Nathanael Doing Under the Fig Tree

The is the story behind the story of the meeting of Jesus and Nathanael at the beginning of the Gospel of John, told in order try and understand the meaning of Jesus' cryptic statement about a fig tree.

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6.2 Don’t Bother me with the Details

The story of the wedding in Cana (from John 2:1-12), but told from the point of view of the servants who were in a rather hostile work environment.

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6.1 Baldilocks and the Two Bears

This is an infamous story of Elisha's cursing of some children and a bear attack, retold to help us think of some of the important issues it raises.

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When Elizabeth Heard Mary‘s Greeting

Elizabeth was having a hard time. After years of struggling with infertility, she was finally pregnant -- if only she could really believe it. Maybe if her husband would actually talk to her that would make it a bit easier...

Based on Luke 1:5-80. Show notes posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com.

The Other Journey of the Other Magi

This is the story of a real life journey of Magi to crown a king that took place a couple of years before the Gospel of Matthew was written. Did it influence Matthew's nativity story?

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The Tale of the Headless Shepherd

Harry was not a good shepherd. In fact, he had been voted worst shepherd of the year for three years running. But one night, his sense of wonder was the thing that mattered most of all.

Merry Christmas!

5.24 The Supper Before the Last

The church in Corinth holds a really bad Lord's Supper, which prompts Paul to write to them and tell them how it should be done. A story based on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.

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5,23 Achsathniel: Israel‘s First Power Couple

Move over "Bennifer" and "Brangelina" as we meet Achsathniel (Achsah and Othniel) the power couple that took the hearts of the tribes of Israel in the days of the Judges.

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5.22 Aunt Jemima‘s Story

Job had three daughters. This is the story of his eldest. (And, sorry, it has nothing to do with pancakes and everything to do with recovery from trauma.)

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