"Don't be that guy in the DMV line." We study what Psalm 62 says about our reaction (to ourselves, God, and others) in moments of oppression.

"God is not a cosmic vending machine." Psalm 61 on how God answers our prayers.

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Music is "Where Are Your Friends," by Art of Escapism. Cover art is mine.

"You cannot hope to win." A look at what this Psalm says about oppression and evil, using connections between the text and pop culture.

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"Mercy first & last shall brightest shine." In this episode I talk about the difference between a literary and a doctrinal approach to Scripture, in order to better appreciate what this psalm says about the nature of sin and forgiveness.

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"God is not your security blanket." I use imagery & structure to discuss what Psalm 46 says about God's role in suffering.

Psalm 42 deals with our response to suffering, and God's. To get at these ideas, I discuss the implied meanings and connections among words.

We look at connections among words and implied meanings to discover what Psalm 23 teaches about God's gracious relationship with us. See englishprofreadsthebible.wordpress.com for more information.

In this episode, I talk about implied & double meanings, as well as more about speaker/audience, to understand how the speaker approaches trouble.

I teach literature at a small Bible college, and in this podcast, I use what I know about reading literature to help you read the Bible. Music by Art of Escapism, "Where are your Friends?" Used under open-access attribution licensing through Free Music Archive. Cover art is my own image.

I discuss speaker and parallelism in Psalm 15, to understand how the psalm says that humankind draws near to God.

Music by Art of Escapism, "Where Are Your Friends?" Used under open-access attribution licensing through the Free Music Archive. Cover art is my own photo.

This is the first episode of An English Prof Reads the Bible! I discuss structure, parallelism, and imagery in Psalm 1, in order to understand what it says about blessing.

Music by Art of Escapism, "Where Are Your Friends?" Used under open-access attribution licensing through the Free Music Archive. Cover art is my own photo.