Retelling the Bible

By W Scott McAndless

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 ... more

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Retelling the Bible episodes:

November 16, 2022 6.24 Tiny Coins and Massive Stones
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

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23min
November 02, 2022 6.23 Odd Man Out
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
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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!
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29min
October 19, 2022 6.22 Hanamel’s Annoying Cousin
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/

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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!
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26min
October 05, 2022 6.21 Seven Tortures for Seven Brothers
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!
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47min
September 28, 2022 6.20 The Failed President
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!
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25min
September 21, 2022 6.19 Herder vs. Herder
What happens when one or two individuals become so wealthy that the land itself cannot bear their wealth?
Based on Genesis 13,
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
Support my work at www.patreon.com/retellingthebible.
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: Beyond The Horizon by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6100-beyond-the-horizon
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/
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22min
September 20, 2022Special Announcement
This is just a quick announcement of two things
I have published a new book. It is a collection of the transcripts of the second season of Retelling the Bible. For more information, see https://www.amazon.ca/Retelling-Bible-Season-2-Transcripts/dp/B0BF38CTWJ or search on smashwords.com
I am launching a new Patreon site at https://www.patreon.com/retellingthebible. I want to use that site to give all of my supporters free copies of all my books. See there for details.
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
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3min
September 07, 2022 6.18 Useful
Onesimus was a slave who ran away from his cruel master. This is his story. It changed the world.
Based on the Letter to Philemon.
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: For The Last Time by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4879-for-the-last-time
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!
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29min
August 24, 2022 6.17 When Amos Saw a Plumb Line
Ordinary herder and dresser of sycomore trees, Amos of Tekoa, suddenly sees his life transformed when he sees, of all things, a plumb line.
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: Traveler by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4770-traveler
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!
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31min
August 10, 2022 6.16 Abraham’s Fantasy Conversation
After a fantastic (and enormous) meal, Yahweh and Abraham sit down to have a weird discussion about the fate of a wicked city and what might save it. Based on Genesis 18:16-33.
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: Dreams Become Real by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3678-dreams-become-real
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com

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27min

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How many episodes does Retelling the Bible have?

The podcast currently has 236 episodes available.

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