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The Ezra-Nehemiah text is a complex series of writings, memoirs and reflections. It presents the reader with lots of questions - and you've sent us yours! On our first ever Q&A episode, we answer listener questions around a bunch of themes and issues raised in this fascinating text!

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Book: Dr Gary Schnittjer - Old Testament Use of the Old Testament
• Article: Dr Gary Schnittjer - The Bad Ending of Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old Testament
• Book: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)
• Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)
• Book: Laird - Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Web: The Bible Project - Ezra-Nehemiah

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

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Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

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Old Testament scholar and expert on Ezra-Nehemiah Dr Gary Schnittjer joins Jo, Alex and Chris to talk about the challenges and themes of this often-overlooked text. Gary teaches Old Testament and biblical Hebrew in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Philadelphia, and recently released his expansive work on the Old Testament Use of the Old Testament. He sheds light on some of the more complex issues and responses to the leadership of Ezra, Nehemiah and Zerubbabel as we find them depicted. 

Make sure you listen to the end to find out how you can win a copy of Gary's new book, or find a link in the show notes to purchase your own.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Book: Dr Gary Schnittjer - Old Testament Use of the Old Testament
• Article: Dr Gary Schnittjer - The Bad Ending of Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old Testament
• Book: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)
• Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)
• Book: Laird - Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Web: The Bible Project - Ezra-Nehemiah

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

While content has been limited this year, there has still been a lot to talk about in 2021 across the three podcasts across the Riverlife network. We've heard from some incredible guests and discussed a range of topics across theology, scripture, justice, and community! Join our producer, Tim, as he sits down with Jo to talk about all the highlights from 2021 and to look ahead to 2022. As is now a yearly tradition with Riverlife Podcasts, there will also be bloopers and outtakes. Here's to another awesome year ahead!

This episode can also be found on our Going Deeper podcast channel.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode:

• Riverlife Podcast Network: Going Deeper | Bible Streams | The Round Table
• Going Deeper - Episode 160 (Talking Justice 2: Jesus Sets Captives Free! with Amy Smith (International Justice Mission))
• Going Deeper - Episode 161 (Talking Justice 3: Action as Intercession with Dave Andrews)
• Going Deeper - Episode 166 (Taking Justice 8: Prophetic Voices of the Land with Ps Ada Boland)
• Bible Streams - Episode 64 (Jesus Stories 2: The Historical Jesus with Dr Michael Bird)
• Bible Streams - Episode 68 (Jesus Stories 6: The Gospel of John)
• Bible Streams - Episode 71 (Remnant Restored? Conversations in Ezra-Nehemiah 3: Ezra)
• The Round Table - Biblical Perspectives 5 (Dating Q&A Part 2)
• The Round Table - Biblical Perspectives 8 (Marriage - A Deeper Dive Part 1)
• The Round Table - Biblical Perspectives 10 (Community Q&A Part 1 (Live))
• Book: Leif Hetland - Healing the Orphan Spirit
• Bible Streams - Facebook

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify.

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

Ezra and Nehemiah present the readers with an interesting situation: what happened when God sticks to the promise He made to His people, but it doesn't turn out like the people thought it would? God faithfully restores the remnant of his covenant people after the Exile, yet these two parts of the same story suggest that not everything ended up restored as they imagined. Join Jo, Alex and new host Chris as they discuss the challenge of reading this text in its context, yet mining it for meaning for us within the Church context of the 21st Century.

This episode, we take a look at the second half of the scroll of Ezra-Nehemiah, focussing on the life and memoirs of Nehemiah, and look at some challenging events that arise.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Link: Diagram Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah (Dropbox link)
• Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old Testament
• Book: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)
• Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)
• Book: Laird - Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Web: The Bible Project - Ezra-Nehemiah

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

Ezra and Nehemiah present the readers with an interesting situation: what happened when God sticks to the promise He made to His people, but it doesn't turn out like the people thought it would? God faithfully restores the remnant of his covenant people after the Exile, yet these two parts of the same story suggest that not everything ended up restored as they imagined. Join Jo, Alex and new host Chris as they discuss the challenge of reading this text in its context, yet mining it for meaning for us within the Church context of the 21st Century.

This episode, we take a look at the first leader we see in Ezra-Nehemiah: Ezra, and ask some difficult questions of the text.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Link: Diagram Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah (Dropbox link)
• Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old Testament
• Book: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)
• Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)
• Book: Laird - Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Web: The Bible Project - Ezra-Nehemiah

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

Ezra and Nehemiah present the readers with an interesting situation: what happened when God sticks to the promise He made to His people, but it doesn't turn out like the people thought it would? God faithfully restores the remnant of his covenant people after the Exile, yet these two parts of the same story suggest that not everything ended up restored as they imagined. Join Jo, Alex and new host Chris as they discuss the challenge of reading this text in its context, yet mining it for meaning for us within the Church context of the 21st Century.

This episode, we take a look at the first leader we see in Ezra-Nehemiah: Zerubabbel.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Link: Diagram Outline of Ezra-Nehemiah (Dropbox link)
• Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old Testament
• Book: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)
• Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)
• Book: Laird - Negotiating Power in Ezra-Nehemiah
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Web: The Bible Project - Ezra-Nehemiah

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

Ezra and Nehemiah present the readers with an interesting situation: what happened when God sticks to the promise He made to His people, but it doesn't turn out like the people thought it would? God faithfully restores the remnant of his covenant people after the Exile, yet these two parts of the same story suggest that not everything ended up restored as they imagined. Join Jo, Alex and new host Chris as they discuss the challenge of reading this text in its context, yet mining it for meaning for us within the Church context of the 21st Century.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Book: Walton & Hill - A Survey of the Old Testament
• Book: Shepherd & Wright - Ezra and Nehemiah (Two Horizons Commentary Series)
• Book: Kidner - Ezra and Nehemiah (Tyndale Commentary Series)
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Web: The Bible Project - Ezra-Nehemiah

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

The Fourth Gospel presents the transcendent, glorious and incarnate God presented in Jesus Christ. John's love of symbols, numbers, patterns and allusions makes for engaging reading and layers of meaning and revelation for those with a heart to seek God in its pages. John lifts up Jesus as the new Moses, new temple, new Exodus - the new way to know and love God. As John lifts up Jesus, He draws all people to Himself.

The life and ministry of Jesus have been recorded and given to us in the form of the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This series on the Gospels with a look at how we got these Jesus stories, and talk through the historical and literary context of these four accounts of Jesus the Christ.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Book: N.T. Wright & Michael Bird - The New Testament in Its World
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Book: Powell - Introducing the New Testament
• Book: D.A. Carson &  Douglas J Moo - An Introduction to the New Testament
• Web: The Bible Project - Luke

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

Luke's Gospel focuses on presenting an orderly account of the life and ministry of Jesus, collected from eyewitnesses and ministers of the good news. Luke presents us with another distinct and diverse view of Jesus, one that shows the human compassion and care that the Son of Man brings to people's lives. With great care for the outcasts and minorities of the day, Jesus shows us God's care for those that don't carry power, authority or position.

The life and ministry of Jesus have been recorded and given to us in the form of the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This series on the Gospels with a look at how we got these Jesus stories, and talk through the historical and literary context of these four accounts of Jesus the Christ.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Book: N.T. Wright & Michael Bird - The New Testament in Its World
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Book: Powell - Introducing the New Testament
• Book: D.A. Carson &  Douglas J Moo - An Introduction to the New Testament
• Web: The Bible Project - Luke

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.

The Gospel according to Matthew, the first in our New Testaments, is an account replete with Jewish meaning, symbolism and allusion. Matthew penned his biographic account to show Jesus as the new Moses, the new David, and the new Torah, the embodiment of God in the new covenant, and a bridge between Jewish heritage and the Gentile mission.

The life and ministry of Jesus have been recorded and given to us in the form of the four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. This series on the Gospels with a look at how we got these Jesus stories, and talk through the historical and literary context of these four accounts of Jesus the Christ.

Resources/Links mentioned in this episode, or as references or helpful for Bible Streams:

• Book: N.T. Wright & Michael Bird - The New Testament in Its World
• Book: The ESV Study Bible
• Book: Powell - Introducing the New Testament
• Book: D.A. Carson &  Douglas J Moo - An Introduction to the New Testament
• Web: The Bible Project - Mark

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast. 

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram. Music credit: Scott & Annie McKinnon, 'Revive'.

Subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, Android and Spotify

Big thanks to Tim Whittle for editing and extra production on this podcast.

Get more info at Riverlife Church, and find us on Facebook and Instagram.

Subscribe to Bible Streams on Apple, Spotify, Google, and Amazon.