Retelling the Bible

4.11 Raiders of the Lost Prophet

Uriah the Prophet flees for his life after speaking an unpopular message. Elnathan is sent to hunt him down all the way in Egypt. Based on Jeremiah 26.

4.10 Can I interest you in a nice bowl of stew?

Every story can be told from a different point of view. This episode asks how the Edomites might have told the story of Jacob and Esau.

4.9 The matter was very distressing to Abraham

Abraham is very distressed at the systemic injustices and disadvantages being faced by his slave, Hagar, and her son (who also happens to be his son). Poor Abraham!

4.8 Eldad and Medad, the Slacker Prophets

The story of two prophets who decided to skip a very important meeting!

4.7 Armageddon 609 BCE

Josiah is the great hero and the best king, according to the Book of Kings. So why did he die in such an anticlimactic way? Here is his story.

4.6 Nobody Here but us Sheep

The Good Shepherd discourse is a well-loved scripture passage. I just hear it a little bit different under the present circumstances.

4.5 Sex Kabobs

The shocking story of Cozbi, the biblical princess you have never heard of!

4.4 Assignment: Implausible

A lighthearted look at the story of the resurrection from the Gospel of Matthew -- seen from some unusual points of view.

4.3 God is actually okay with figs

A retelling of the infamous fig tree incident when Jesus got hungry on the way into Jerusalem and cursed a tree to death. Based on Mark 11:12-25.

4.2 Icky Icky Ichabod

Ichabod has about the shortest story in the whole Bible, but when you look closely, there is so much sadness and misconduct behind it! This is Retelling the Bible.