Retelling the Bible

Martha is intent on inviting a preacher from Nazareth to her house for supper. What is it that motivates her to do so? Based on Luke 10:38-42

A brutal corporate raider meets a hooker with a heart of gold and their encounter changes everything. Based on the story of the Battle of Jericho in the Bible.

The story of Paul and the fortune-telling slave girl (Acts 16:16-34) but told in a modern setting. How could this story happen today?

The story of Jephthah, his daughter, and the real-life human struggles that they were dealing with. Can we see them as more than just a hero (or a monster) and a victim? Based on Judges chapter 11.

A couple has a strange and yet familiar experience as they walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Based on  Luke 24:13-35.

As a secret agent, you sneak in to watch a meeting of the Divine Council (based on Psalm 82).

This is the story of Athaliah, Judah's only reigning queen who was the only survivor of a coup in her country of origin (Israel). She was taken down, six years later, by another coup that started in the House of Yahweh. Based on 2 Kings 11 and 2 Chronicles 22.

The story of Puah and Shiphrah, two Egyptian midwives who choose, despite the great forces arrayed against them, to put their lives on the line for the sake of the slavewomen of Goshen. Based on Exodus 1:15-21.

This is a retelling of Jesus' famous parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It is told in such a way to help you appreciate some of the cultural assumptions and practices behind it. This episode is based on Luke 16:19-31. Show notes are posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.

A retelling of the Bible's only real ghost story. Saul, on the eve of a major battle, needs to talk to his old mentor. There's just one problem, Samuel is dead. Based on 1 Samuel 28:3-25.