Dan and Rachael continue breaking down Exodus chapters 4-8 in this very ribbiting 🐸 episode. There’s blood water, snakes, gnats, an onslaught of dead frogs and a literal magical dance off between Moses and Pharaoh. All within the backdrop of the world’s most inefficient negotiation of all time. So hop on in! The water is NOT fine.

Show Notes:

The New Oxford Annotated Bible - https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9780190276072 (purchase through independent book stores!)

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/

David A Falk, Biblical Archeology Review, Brick by Brick https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/magazine-issue/biblical-archaeology-review-spring-2020/

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/dead-sea-pool-turns-blood-red/ar-AAOoqdA

Dan and Rachael are back! And so is the Bible - and she’s coming in hot and more bible-y than ever. Listen in as Rachael and Dan recap chapters 1-4 of Exodus. We’ve got rebel doulas, Star Wars references, sorcery… its a real super episode.

Show Notes: 

Moses and the Man of Steel by Brian Kinnaird : https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-hero-in-you/201409/moses-and-the-man-steel

The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell: https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9781577315933

Dan and Rachael cover the final two chapters of Genesis. There's poems, weeping and just a little more trickery. And then there's what happens in the text! Listen in while Rach and Dan finish off Genesis and give their over all final musings on the first book of the holy freakin' bible. 

Show Notes: 

The New Oxford Annotated Bible - https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9780190276072 (purchase through independent book stores!)

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/

In this episode we mention the food delivery program at Lighthouse in Oakland County, MI for more info or interest in volunteering visit: https://lighthousemi.org/how-to-help/volunteer-opportunities/

Six Feet Under final scene (ok fine it's more like 4 minutes not 15) Here be spoilers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD6Y7d4hIW4

Sibling treachery, desperate housewives, temple prostitutes, butlers, bakers and so much more. Let Dan and Rachael tell you the story of Joseph and his technically colorless dream coat as you’ve never heard it before!

Show Notes:

The New Oxford Annotated Bible - https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9780190276072 (purchase through independent book stores!)

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/

Watch Donny Osmond in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZt5WkLoyNs

Dolly Parton Coat of Many Colors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBGj96s6lEg

For more on Tamar and other women from the bible as well and other extraordinary stories of Jewish Women, visit the Jewish Women's Archives https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/tamar-bible

Thompson, M. (2016) Patriarchs, Prostitutes and Potiphar's Wife: A Study of Genesis 38-39. Leaven V24; 4 https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2414&context=leaven

Penelope, SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCjjx8A-jfE

While Dan and Rachael are crashing from the high of episode 9, the Bible decides to serve up more trickery, terrible treatment of women, circumcision schemes and the tragic loss of Debra. Exactly. Who’s Debra??!!  **Seriously though, Content Warning** This episode contains a discussion of sexual violence starting at 16:07 and ending at 31:08 . If you wish to bypass this conversation, jump ahead to 31:08. 

Show Notes:

The New Oxford Annotated Bible - https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9780190276072 (purchase through independent book stores!)

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/

If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault and may be seeking support, information, advice or a referral, contact RAINN at 1-800-656- HOPE 

The Israel Palestine Conflict; A brief simple history (VOX) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRYZjOuUnlU

Let's start off by saying... our sound issues have been solved! So for those of you that have stuck by as we have navigated DIY sound mixing... bless you. We wish we could tell you that your loyalty will result in descendants as great as there are stars in the sky but... we're social workers and it would be unethical to make such promises. 

Now... this episode is a bit longer than our usual. In these chapters (Genesis 29-32), we have some conversations that we really felt were essential to the heart of this podcast. We also feel it would be a disservice to you, the listener, to leave any of them on the cutting room floor. So snuggle in, go for a long walk or stream this one during your next long car ride but most importantly, enjoy the episode. We left our hearts in this one. 

Show Notes:

The New Oxford Annotated Bible - https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9780190276072 (purchase through independent book stores!)

https://www.biblegateway.com/versions/New-International-Version-NIV-Bible/

Single White Female Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROg4MoaAXvY

Big Love Season 1 trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eplnfp6JU0I

Facts on Infertility: https://www.womenshealth.gov/a-z-topics/infertility

Here I Am Lord song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UkTlj2uPl4

Hallonsten, S. (2017) Wrestling Men: A Queer Reading of Genesis https://www.academia.edu/33381883/WRESTLING_MEN_A_QUEER_READING_OF_GENESIS_32_24_30

Angels In America (script) : https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9781559363846

Angels in America (audio production): https://www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.com/book/604083/angels-in-america/

Ding Ding Ding - Let's get ready to rumble! It's fight night over here in Genesis chapters 25-28 so grab your favorite beverage and a bowl of lentil stew... things are about to get HAIRY. 

Show Notes: 

The New Oxford Annotated Bible - https://www.pagesbkshop.com/book/9780190276072 (purchase through independent book stores!)

Recipe for Jacob's lentil stew: https://toriavey.com/toris-kitchen/jacobs-lentil-stew-2/

If you want to know more about Erik Erikson's stages of development, click here! https://www.simplypsychology.org/Erik-Erikson.html

Who even ARE these people??? Saved By The Bell: The New Class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEFcfFUJVuk