A special bonus for our listeners. W Scott was a guest on The Word in Black and Red this week for a fascinating discussion of the story of the Midwives in Egypt. You're not going to want to miss this one. Thank you to TWIBAR for sharing this with us. Go to https://linktr.ee/twibar for more of this exceptional podcast.

Warning: Do take the warning at the beginning of the episode seriously. Explicit language and topics.

Join Micah, Scott, Derek, & Ell as they explore the heroism of Shiprah and Puah in Exodus 1. Who are Shiprah and Puah, and how does their strange identity alter our interpretations of their work to save the Hebrew children? What does this story have to teach us about doing the little we can do while working to dismantle the system itself? And why is the Bible suddenly telling us to lie? Find out answers to these questions and more on the long-awaited first episode of our second season of The Word in Black and Red.

Happy Easter to all my listeners. He is a special little Easter egg just for you. A surprising story of a strange race that interrupts the Gospel of John's story of the resurrection. Enjoy.

Based on John 20:1-10.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Music: William Tell Overture (Rossini)

You know that story about the time when a woman anointed Jesus and everyone was criticizing her because of it?

Which story?

Based on John 12:1-8.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Music: Kathrin by Sascha Ende

Sound Effect: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2004 BBC

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When his country is invaded by an alliance of three powerful enemies, King Jehoshaphat seems to be out of all hope and luck. But then he comes up with a rather unusual plan in response. And a one, and a two and a one, two, three... all together now!

Based on 2 Chronicles 20:1-30.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Music: Birth of a Hero by Benjamin Tissot

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The Prophet Jeremiah and the other refugees in Egypt have lived through the very same events. They all agree on the basic facts and events. Yet, they tell two very different stories of what has happened to them. This episode explores the duelling narratives to understand how this sort of thing happens.

Based on Jeremiah 44.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Du-und-Ich (Instrumental) by Sacha Ende

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Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee, is disturbed to hear that some rabble-rouser is feeding thousands of Galileans with bread and fish that Herod feels rightly belong to him. Won't somebody think about the poor king and how this affects his profits?

Based on Mark 6:30-44.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

End Titles Extended Version (Romeos Erbe)

Sound effects by Zapsplat.com

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The most powerful politician in the world gives unlimited power to an immigrant who proceeds to disrupt the entire system of the whole country and the world. Sound familiar?

Based on Genesis 41:37-45:15.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

“Waltz Primordial” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This is the story behind the question that Jesus was asked about divorce. There was more at stake in that exchange than we usually realize!

Based on Mark 10:2-12, Mark 6:17-29 and the Antiquities of the Jews by Flavius Josephus.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"The Bees" by Sascha Ende

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Abraham sends his most trusted servant off to obtain a wife for the son who won't speak to him. But first, he insists that the man make a bizarre oath.

Based on Genesis 24.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Sehnsucht" by Sascha Ende

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A year or so ago, I explored the trauma that Isaac suffered when his father tried to sacrifice him on Mount Morah. In this episode, I tell the story of the tragic aftermath of that harrowing event.

Based on the story that is told in Genesis 22:19-Genesis 24:67. The story of Hagar's encounter with El Roi is told in Genesis 16.

Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

The following music was used for this media project:

"AhDah" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

"Dreamspere 7" by Sascha Ende

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