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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 ... more
FAQs about Retelling the Bible:How many episodes does Retelling the Bible have?The podcast currently has 244 episodes available.
February 23, 20226.4 No More Beating Around the BushMoses encounters a wonder in the Midian Desert, but what is the truly amazing thing about it? Based on Exodus 2:1-4:17.Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com....more24minPlay
February 09, 20226.3 What was Nathanael Doing Under the Fig TreeThe is the story behind the story of the meeting of Jesus and Nathanael at the beginning of the Gospel of John, told in order try and understand the meaning of Jesus' cryptic statement about a fig tree.Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com....more30minPlay
January 26, 20226.2 Don’t Bother me with the DetailsThe story of the wedding in Cana (from John 2:1-12), but told from the point of view of the servants who were in a rather hostile work environment.Show notes have been posted at RetellingtheBible.com....more21minPlay
January 12, 20226.1 Baldilocks and the Two BearsThis is an infamous story of Elisha's cursing of some children and a bear attack, retold to help us think of some of the important issues it raises.Show notes have been posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com....more34minPlay
December 22, 2021When Elizabeth Heard Mary‘s GreetingElizabeth was having a hard time. After years of struggling with infertility, she was finally pregnant -- if only she could really believe it. Maybe if her husband would actually talk to her that would make it a bit easier...Based on Luke 1:5-80. Show notes posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com....more24minPlay
December 15, 2021The Other Journey of the Other MagiThis is the story of a real life journey of Magi to crown a king that took place a couple of years before the Gospel of Matthew was written. Did it influence Matthew's nativity story?Show notes have been posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com....more26minPlay
December 08, 2021The Tale of the Headless ShepherdHarry was not a good shepherd. In fact, he had been voted worst shepherd of the year for three years running. But one night, his sense of wonder was the thing that mattered most of all.Merry Christmas!...more19minPlay
November 24, 20215.24 The Supper Before the LastThe church in Corinth holds a really bad Lord's Supper, which prompts Paul to write to them and tell them how it should be done. A story based on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.Show notes have been posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com....more27minPlay
November 10, 20215,23 Achsathniel: Israel‘s First Power CoupleMove over "Bennifer" and "Brangelina" as we meet Achsathniel (Achsah and Othniel) the power couple that took the hearts of the tribes of Israel in the days of the Judges.Show notes have been posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com....more31minPlay
October 27, 20215.22 Aunt Jemima‘s StoryJob had three daughters. This is the story of his eldest. (And, sorry, it has nothing to do with pancakes and everything to do with recovery from trauma.)Show notes posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com....more26minPlay
FAQs about Retelling the Bible:How many episodes does Retelling the Bible have?The podcast currently has 244 episodes available.