Rethinking Scripture

Episode 49: Acts 5 - The Fate of Ananias and Sapphira

July 10, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

There are a few times in Scripture where God hands down a death sentence for what we might otherwise consider a somewhat minor infraction. You might view the story of Ananias and Sapphira, in Acts 5, as one such story. Did they really have to die for what they did? But what if a careful theological investigation of this double death turned up a whole new perspective on what happened that day?

Referenced Resources:

• Rethinking Rest Audiobook Beta Listener Program - https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
• More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!

• More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/

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Friends, lend me your ears. No really… I need your ears! Would you be willing to be an Audiobook Beta Listener?

My Rethinking Rest book is scheduled for release on Jan 19, 2023, and I’ve decided to record the audiobook myself! Needless to say… I’ve never done this before. But I’ve started the process and I’m needing some feedback. That’s where you can help!

I’ve uploaded this excerpt from the first chapter of the Rethinking Rest audiobook. I’d love it if you would be willing to give it a listen.

While listening: you can access the Electronic Endnotes for reference:

• “Electronic Endnotes” Link

After you listen: I’d appreciate just 5 more minutes of your time to fill out the feedback form at the bottom of this page:

• https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/

The whole process shouldn’t take more than half an hour.

I’m also testing out another innovation, Interactive Electronic Endnotes. Have you ever listened to an audiobook that you know has extensive footnotes… but they don’t reference them in the audio version of the book? Yeah… that bugs me too. So here’s what I’ve done. I’ve uploaded all the endnotes (those are just footnotes put all at the end of the book) to a webpage and as you’ll hear, I reference them within the audio version. So when you hear me say, Endnote 16, for instance, you have the ability to pull up the endnote and read it… just like someone who bought the print version. Oh, and did I mention the Electronic Endnotes are interactive? I’ve gone through the first chapter and linked parts of the notes to further information that’s available free of charge on the world wide web. I’m telling you… you can get lost in these endnotes. There’s even some funny little easter eggs I’ve put in there for those that care to hunt around a little. There’s a link in the show notes to the Electronic Endnotes as well.

In the feedback form there’s place to let me know if you’d like to be notified when I’ve got another excerpt available.

Episode 47: Acts 2-4 - Should We Be Counting Converts? 

June 24, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Counting converts has become a common practice within modern church culture. But who are we counting? And why such a focus on the numbers. It may be partly due to the events recorded in Acts chapters 2-4, and today we’ll look a little more closely at the numbers Luke recorded to see if he was counting converts, and telling us to do the same.

Referenced Resources:

• Rethinking Rest Audiobook Beta Listener Program - https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/
• Episode 40 -The Rethinking Conversion Project - https://rethinkingscripture.simplecast.com/episodes/the-rethinking-conversion-project

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
• More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!

• More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/

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Episode 46: Acts 2 - What Just Happened? 

June 6, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

I recoded this episode on Pentecost Sunday. I was in "The Upper Room" (my recording studio) and covered the "what" of Acts chapter 2. What exactly happened on that Pentecost Sunday in Acts 2? And what relationship does that event have with Paul’s description of the gift of tongues in 1 Corinthians 12-14? This is unlike any other "tongues" podcast you've ever heard!

Referenced Resources:

• Episode 38 -The Rethinking Babel Project Pt. 1 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000554134341
• Episode 39 -The Rethinking Babel Project Pt. 2 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000555662911
• Episode 40 -The Rethinking Babel Project Pt. 3 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000556500227
• Episode 44 - Acts 2 -  The Day of Pentecost - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000564494641

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
• More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!

• More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 45: The Homes and Help Initiative 

June 1, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

In the regular episodes, we are making our way through the book of Acts. We’ll get back to that study in the next episode. But this is a bonus episode where I take a little time to introduce you to something I’ve been working on behind the scenes, The Homes and Help Initiative. And don't worry... I'm not asking for any money! 

Referenced Resources:

• More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
• The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!

• More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
• Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Episode 44: Acts 2 - The Day of Pentecost

May 18, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

There’s possibly no passage in Scripture that is more hotly debated than Acts chapter 2. Arguments abound over who, what, where, how, and why. In fact, just about the only thing people agree on is the when of this passage. These events happened when the day of Pentecost had come. And today we’ll try and sort out the passage and bring clarity to these momentous events. 

Referenced Resources:

• The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com 

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!

• Rethinking Rest Website: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
• Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Episode 43: Acts 1 - You're Going the Wrong Way!

May 18, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Several things occur in Acts chapter 1 that set up the well known events of the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2. But don’t make the mistake of assuming that the content of this chapter is only an ellipse... or a placeholder with its only purpose to get to the story further down the road. Acts chapter 1 includes the often neglected account of Jesus’ ascension into the heavens.

Referenced Resources:

• Rethinking Rest Website: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/ 
• Bacon's Law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon
• You're Going the Wrong Way Clip from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM
• Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1972). A handbook on the Acts of the Apostles (pp. 20–21). United Bible Societies.
• Hanegraaff, H. (2007). The apocalypse code: Find out what the bible really says about the end times and why it matters Today. Thomas Nelson Inc. (p.83).

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
• Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Episode 42: Introduction to the book of Acts

May 8, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

The book of Acts is the story of how the witness of Jesus the messiah made it’s way from Jerusalem to the remotest parts of the earth. But we would be deficient if we just read these individual stories as disconnected events. Luke, the author, has organized these episodes so there are hidden treasures throughout the narrative.

Referenced Resources:

• Rethinking Rest Website: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
• Road to Gaza Map: http://www.jesuswalk.com/voice/maps/philip-the-evangelists-travels-2213x1716x300.jpg
• Road to Damascus Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1_Y8At7N9QgPd5_gNCyrlQrJrtpg&hl=en&ll=32.64847154697822%2C35.76118450000002&z=9
• Joppa to Caesarea Map: https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/829717931321468001/
• T & O Map - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
• Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Episode 41: The Cold Call Delusion - Rethinking Conversion, Evangelism, and Discipleship Through First-Century Eyes

April 25, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

In today’s church culture, someone’s conversion is surrounded by certain expectations. Conversion is often understood as a “personal decision for Christ” that happens at a church alter, or maybe an outreach event. And when that decision is memorialized by some rendition of the “sinner’s prayer”, only then is it considered official. But what if our modern understanding of conversion isn’t at all like what the biblical text shows. Then we may need to “rethink conversion”. 

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Episode 40: The Rethinking Babel Project - Part 3

April 6, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Today we go further down the theological rabbit hole of Babel theology… we’ve arrived at the Gift of Tongues. There is maybe not a more divisive topic in the church today… and unfortunately I’ll not going to be able to clear up all the confusion around the gift that was originally given to eliminate confusion. How ironic is that? That this particular gift would cause confusion.

Referenced Resources:

• Grudem, W. A. (2004). Systematic theology: an introduction to biblical doctrine (p. 1070). Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House.
• Hall, Gregory D. - The Rethinking Babel Project Blog Post - https://rethinkingscripture.com/2022/01/20/rethinking-babel-project/

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
• Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
• YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA

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