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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 Jan 18, 2023
Wednesday Jan 18, 2023
This is the amazing story of Rizpah and how she responded when Abner raped her. What she did changed the future course of the nation of Israel.
This episode is based on 2 Samuel 3,4.
Show notes for this episode have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Vopna by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4748-vopna
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
As they return from Egypt, Mary and Joseph make a strange course correction that ends up changing everything.
Based on Matthew 2:19-23,
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: The Road Home by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4769-the-road-home
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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!
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
Wednesday Dec 21, 2022
A proclamation discovered at Priene in Turkey gives us a new insight into what the Christmas story was doing.
Show notes (and more information on the inscription) posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: God Rest Ye Merry Celtishmen by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4764-god-rest-ye-merry-celtishmen
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
Merry Christmas to all, and to all a night!
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
I dreamed a dream about Matthew, who dreamt of Joseph, who dreamt of Mary and Emmanuel.
It got a bit complicated.
Based on Matthew 1:18-25, Isaiah 7:10-17 and Genesis 37-48.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Gymnopedie by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/222-gymnopedie
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de
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!
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
The strange story of the prophet who wouldn't hit another prophet and got eaten by a lion. There really isn't any other way to describe it!
Based on 1 Kings 20.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Pixelland by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4222-pixelland
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Sound effects from Zapsplat.com
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!
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
A poor widow puts two small coins into the treasury at the temple and provokes an extreme reaction from a Galilean sitting nearby.
Based on Mark 12:41-13:2.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Infinity by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/440-infinity
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de
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!
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Ten were healed; only one returned. But there has to be more to him than meets the eye. This is the back story of that Samaritan leper.
Based on Luke 17:11-19.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Liberty Quest by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/293-liberty-quest
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de
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!
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
Did you ever have a really annoying family member that nobody got along with? Well, for Hanamel that family member was Jeremiah, the Prophet of Yahweh.
Based on Jeremiah 32:1-15.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Media in this Episode
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Tam Lin by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7817-tam-lin
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
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!
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
A retelling of a story from the Book of Maccabees that you definitely need to know if you want to understand the New Testament concept of resurrection and where it came from.
Based on 2 Maccabees 7 and Mark 12:18-27.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: World Of War by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/104-world-of-war
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de
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!
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
How might Jesus tell the Parable of the Shrewd Manager today in the light of the student debt crisis?
Based on Luke 16:1-13.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
The following music was used for this media project:
Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com
Music: Inspiration by Rafael Krux
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5493-inspiration
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.orchestralis.net/
Sound Effects from Zapsplat.com.
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!