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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
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
Wednesday Sep 03, 2025
In the days of King Ahab of Israel, Hiel of Bethel attempts to rebuild the city of Jericho with some dire consequences!
Based on 1 Kings 16:34.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Battlefield 6 Streaming Music Vol. 33 [Sneaky Sniper] by Sascha Ende (Ende.app)
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Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Wednesday Aug 20, 2025
Jezebel, Queen of Israel, has some strong ideas about how royal privilege and power should work in a kingdom. But her plans to obtain a property for her husband clash with local traditions.
Based on 1 Kings 21.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Battlefield 6 Streaming Music Vol. 33 [Sneaky Sniper] by Sascha Ende (Ende.app)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
Wednesday Aug 06, 2025
The history of relations between Samaritans and Judeans meant that Hiel of Samaria's thoughts were troubled as he travelled down the Jericho road.
Based Luke 10:25-37.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All the Lines (Instrumental) by Sascha Ende (Ende.app)
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Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Here is a special bonus discussion for my listeners who are interested.
W. Scott McAndless joins Micah, Ben, & Brandon Johnson from the Found in Translation Podcast and Liberation & Inclusion Translation (LIT) as we explore the first Passover on The Word In Black and Red Podcast.
Why does it seem like there are two separate agendas here? What are the distinct ways God is being perceived, and how does that allow us to approach the text with new eyes? And are we pro or anti angel of death? Find out some answers to these questions and more on this episode of The Word in Black and Red: The Leftist Bible Study Podcast.
Note: Explicit language.
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
Wednesday Jul 23, 2025
After over a year shut up inside an ark, Noah comes out to see a beautiful rainbow. Can you blame him for being a little bit loopy? Dedicated to the memory of "Bear" Vasquez who inspired it alongside the scripture.
Based on Genesis 9:8-19.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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See also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gj68_4YvXA
https://youtu.be/KGs4KqFLb9I?list=RDKGs4KqFLb9I
https://youtu.be/MX0D4oZwCsA?list=RDMX0D4oZwCsA
Support Retelling the Bible
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Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
Here is special bonus for my faithful listeners! I was recently on this episode of The Word in Black and Red (https://linktr.ee/twibar) with Micah, Ell and Mason Mennenga. We had a wide-ranging discussion about three of the plagues of Egypt in Exodus 8:20-9:12.
We had a ball and made some really interesting connections to our present-day struggles. How many plagues have we had to live through over the last five years?
Listen in on this amazing discussion and subscribe to The Word in Black and Red for more.
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Wednesday Jul 09, 2025
Jesus called God Father. What did he mean by using that very human metaphor and what did he learn about that from Joseph, the father who raised him?
Based on Matthew 13:55-57, Mark 6:3, Matthew 6:7-9, Matthew 7:7 and Luke 13:4-5 among many other sayings of Jesus about God as Father.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: Lonely Fish by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/4655-lonely-fish
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Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
Wednesday Jun 25, 2025
The amazing untold tale of how the story of the emergency circumcision that Zipporah performed on her son might have been added to the Book of Exodus.
Based on Exodus 4:24-26 and especially on 1 Maccabees 1-2.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Music: Your Name by Sascha Ende
Link: https://ende.app/en/song/13-your-name
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Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
Wednesday Jun 11, 2025
She was always different, and she suffered as a result. But she possessed some remarkable abilities. The people who owned her were only too happy to profit from that!
Based on Acts 16:16-24 and Galatians 3:27-28.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
"Morning" Kevin MacLeod(incompetech.com)
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"Evening" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Support Retelling the Bible
If you would like to support the work that I do creating these stories, go to patreon.com/retellingthebible and choose a level of support!
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Monday Jun 02, 2025
Monday Jun 02, 2025
W. Scott McAndless joins Micah, and new guests Kalie and Blue as they explore the meaning of these strange connected stories. Why does God harden Pharaoh's heart? What is this staff of the God(s)? Who is getting circumsized, who's feet (ha!) are being touched, and who is Zipporah's Bridgegroom of Blood? What does it mean for God to hear us? And where does God's penis enter the story? Find out at least nine different interpretations of these questions and more on the third episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red.