Tobit hires a companion for Tobias and gets more than they bargained for. In this episode, we discuss Tobit 5.4-6.1 and explore what kind of book Tobit is: history, wisdom, fiction?

Tobit hires a companion for Tobias and gets more than they bargained for. In this episode, we discuss Tobit 5.4-6.1 and explore what kind of book Tobit is: history, wisdom, fiction?

As the impoverished Tobit prepares to die, he remembers a treasure he left years ago in another city! How should he prepare his son for the journey? In this episode we look at Tobit 4.1-5.3

As the impoverished Tobit prepares to die, he remembers a treasure he left years ago in another city! How should he prepare his son for the journey? In this episode we look at Tobit 4.1-5.3

Why would two biblical characters pray to die, and how would God answer that petition? In this episode, we discuss Tobit 3:1-17.

Getting to know the Bible’s least lucky philanthropist, deportee, grave-digger, fugitive, and pauper—along with the book that tells his story. In this episode, we discuss Tobit 1:1-2:14.

Why would two biblical characters pray to die, and how would God answer that petition? In this episode, we discuss Tobit 3:1-17.

Getting to know the Bible’s least lucky philanthropist, deportee, grave-digger, fugitive, and pauper—along with the book that tells his story. In this episode, we discuss Tobit 1:1-2:14.

The Bible is full of weird and wonderful books. But some of the most weird and wonderful—the Apocrypha or Deuterocanonical books—get a bad rap today. What’s the deal? In this inaugural conversation, Joel and Jamey introduce the “bad” books, discuss their history, and explain their value to contemporary readers.