Retelling the Bible

By W Scott McAndlessReligion & Spirituality Christianity

Retelling the Bible episodes

June 21, 2023 7.13 A Cart Full of Tumours (and an Ark!)
How did the Ark of the Covenant end up in a cart with golden mice and tumours pulled by complaining milch cows? Well, there's quite a story there!
Based on 1 Samuel 5:1-7:1.
Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

Media in this Episode

The following music was used for this media project:

Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod
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License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Artist website: https://incompetech.com

Music: River of Io by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4296-river-of-io
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35 min
June 07, 2023 7.12 Now You’re Speaking my Language!
The story of Pentecost in the Book of Acts from a linguist's perspective.
Based on Acts 2:1-19.
Show notes have been 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: Grundar by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4747-grundar
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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26 min
May 24, 2023 7.11 Micaiah and the Lying Spirit
Micaiah the Prophet is faced with an impossible situation. He is ordered to support a policy that he knows will lead to disaster. He gives us an excellent lesson on what to do in such a situation.
Based on 1 Kings 22:1-40.
Show notes have been 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: Lightless Dawn by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3982-lightless-dawn
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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38 min
May 17, 2023 Extra: Talking about Manoah
This is a special extra episode -- a discussion of the biblical story of Manoah and his wife between Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast, Steven Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and W. Scott McAndless.
See the show notes 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

Daily Beetle by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3579-daily-beetle
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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34 min
May 10, 2023 7.10 In my Father’s House
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Boy leaves girl but comes back to her. One of the world's oldest stories, but you may not have noticed it was one that Jesus told.
Based on John 14:1-3.
Show notes have been 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: Journey To Anywhere by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/2-journey-to-anywhere
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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27 min
May 03, 2023 Extra: The Day the Sun Stood Still
Scott discusses the story about Joshua and the day the sun stood still with Steven Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast and Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast.
For show notes and links to their podcasts, go to retellingthebible.wordpress.com/2023/05/02/extra-the-day-the-sun-stood-still/
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

Stormfront by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4421-stormfront
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects available at Zapsplat.com

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37 min
April 26, 2023 7.9 Sheerah, Warrior Princess of Ephraim
How is it that no one has ever heard of the amazing achievements of this Old Testament Princess?
Based on 1 Chronicles 7:20-24.
Show notes for this episode have been 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: Return Of The Hero by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/450-return-of-the-hero
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Return Of The Hero (instrumental) by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/451-return-of-the-hero-instrumental
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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33 min
April 12, 2023 7.8 What Really Happened at the Well
A Judean man has a fascinating conversation with a Samaritan woman by the side of a well in the middle of the day. There is a whole lot more going on than you might suspect!
Based on John 3:1-4:43 in the Bible.
Show notes have been 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: Desert Night by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/480-desert-night
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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35 min
March 29, 2023 7.7 Petronius’ Very Bad Weeks
This is the story of the events of Holy Week (Palm Sunday through Easter) as seen through the eyes of one of the Roman officials.
This same official then later plays a key role in an event that threatens the survival of the Judean nation.
Based on the story of the passion of Jesus in the Gospels, on the Gospel of Peter and on passages from Josephus and Philo.
Show notes have been 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: Running Fanfare by Kevin MacLeod
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4312-running-fanfare
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Music: Skaga by Alexander Nakarada
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4751-skaga
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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52 min
March 15, 2023 7.6 Zeus and Hermes Come to Town
The gods, Zeus and Hermes, drop in on the unsuspecting inhabitants of a Phrygian city.
Wait, that can't be a story from the Bible, can it?
Well, apparently it is because this episode is based on Acts 14:8-20 and on the Metamorphoses of Ovid!
Show notes have been 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: Regenbogentrauerland (instrumental) by Sascha Ende
Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/156-regenbogentrauerland-instrumental
License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Sound effects by 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!
32 min

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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…