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I created this podcast – to attempt to retell some of my favourite Bible stories in a way that might help us to hear them as their first listeners would have done so. Such a retelling may not help us to know exactly what happened, but I hope it might help us to delve into those truths that they were trying to communicate.
Episodes
Jun 23, 2021
Jun 23, 2021
34 min
All God wants is a garden, a nice place to walk in the cool evening breezes, but everything just keeps going wrong. Based on the creation story told in Genesis 2:4-3:24.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com
Jun 9, 2021
Jun 9, 2021
27 min
Isaiah had a remarkable vision of God that still affects how we see God. But what were the events in his life that set him up to see what he saw? Based on Isaiah 6:1-8.
Show notes have been posted at https://retellingthebible.wordpress.com/2021/06/05/5-12-isaiah-was-bored/
May 26, 2021
May 26, 2021
19 min
How did the list of appearances by Jesus after his death come to be made? It probably wasn't like this!
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/5-11-the-list/
May 12, 2021
May 12, 2021
24 min
It only took a second for Philip to decide to go ahead and baptize the Ethiopian eunuch, but there were many things he had to work through in that time.
Show note posted at Retellingthebible.wordpress.com
Apr 28, 2021
Apr 28, 2021
34 min
Mesha, king of Moab, decides to win independence from Israel with some surprising results.
Read the show notes at Wordpress: Mesha's War
Apr 14, 2021
Apr 14, 2021
27 min
The early church tells the story of how Judas Iscariot got what was coming to him. Based on the story of the death of Judas in the Book of Acts.
Mar 31, 2021
Mar 31, 2021
35 min
The sad story of how Rehoboam lost more than half of the kingdom that he inherited from his father, Solomon. Based on 1 Kings 12:1-24.
Show notes for this episode are posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com
Mar 22, 2021
Mar 22, 2021
42 min
This is a special episode -- an interview with my podcasting hero, Garry Stevens of History in the Bible Podcast (https://www.historyinthebible.com/). We talk about many aspects of the intersection of the Bible, narrative and history. Enjoy!
Mar 10, 2021
Mar 10, 2021
32 min
This the the story of Jeroboam and what led to the beginnings of his rebellion against Solomon. How did a very able young man become a rebel?
Feb 24, 2021
Feb 24, 2021
27 min
Paul escapes from the city of Damascus in a basket, but who is he actually running away from?