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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December 08, 2021 The Tale of the Headless Shepherd
Harry 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.
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19min
November 24, 2021 5.24 The Supper Before the Last
The 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.
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27min
November 10, 2021 5,23 Achsathniel: Israel‘s First Power Couple
Move 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.
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31min
October 27, 2021 5.22 Aunt Jemima‘s Story
Job 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.
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26min
October 13, 2021 5.21 The Lord and the Attorney General
Satan comes to report before Yahweh, but there is a bit of confusion about the relationship between the two of them. Based on Job 1 and 2.
Show notes posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com.
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23min
September 29, 2021 5.20 The 100 Foreskin Princess
The story of Michal, the daughter of Saul and the first wife of King David -- the woman who learned, in the end, that she was worth a whole lot more than one hundred pieces of flesh.
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38min
September 15, 2021 5.18 Me, Myself and Manoah
Manoah is a self-centred, narcissitic mysogynist. Why is his story in the Bible anyways? We explore that question in this episode of Retelling the Bible.
Show notes for this episode have been posted at RetellingtheBible.Wordpress.com
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28min
September 01, 2021 5.18 Ahithophel: Hell Hath no Fury Like an Angry Grandpa
Here is a Bible story that I bet you have never heard. Ahithophel was King David's greatest counsellor, and the story of how and why he betrayed him will blow you away.
Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
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34min
August 18, 2021 5.17 Uriah: Kill the Messenger
You've heard the story from David's point of view. You've heard it from Bathsheba's. Don't you think it's time to understand Uriah's side of the story?
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35min
August 04, 2021 5.16 A Gleam Glows in the Gloom of the Grave
This is a biblical story that didn't quite make it into the Bible. It only gets referred to here and there. It is the story of how Jesus descended into hell.
Show notes are posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.
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26min

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More shows like Retelling the Bible

Homebrewed Christianity

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