Rethinking Scripture

Episode 39: The Rethinking Babel Project - Part 2

March 29, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Biblically speaking, the confusion of our languages and, in turn, humanities general inability to communicate effectively with each other, is a practical expression and a tangible reminder of rebellion against God’s authority. Humanity once communicated with each other, and with God, with no confusion using one language. But then rebellion happened and everything changed. What would it take to reconnect the lines of communication once again? Well, it would take an act of God.

Referenced Resources:

• 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

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Episode 38: The Rethinking Babel Project

March 15, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Some people think of the first eleven chapters of Genesis as only a prologue or filler to get to the story of Abraham. But it’s in those chapters where key the theme of rebellion is first introduced. In the beginning chapters of Genesis we are also introduced to the idea of exile. These themes culminate in one short story in chapter eleven. It’s about a tower reaching into the heavens and God confusing language to disrupt a rebellion. 

Referenced Resources:

• Walton, J. H. (2015). The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate (pp. 163–164). IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press.
• Heiser, Michael S.- The Tower of Babel Story: What Really Happened? - https://blog.logos.com/really-happened-tower-babel/
• 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
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Episode 37: The Rethinking Eden Project

February 28, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

There is nothing more theologically foundational than the events that happen in the garden of Eden. It’s in this garden that we are introduced to Adam and Eve, the serpent, and the biblical concept of exile. The garden contains a mighty river of life, and the tree of life. And with all these concepts together in one place, Its seems like a story that’s ready for rethinking.

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 
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Episode 36: The Rethinking Rest Project

February 21, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Rest. We talk about it a lot, but it seems so elusive. Even when you get some rest… it seems like that refreshment just doesn’t last very long. But would you be surprised if I told you that there is a fully-developed theology of rest within the pages of Scripture? And it’s not what you’re thinking... because biblical rest is so much more than just a one-day-a-week shadow of better days ahead.

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 
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Episode 35: Intro to the Rethinking Scripture Projects

January 31, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

You’ve heard someone say that everyone’s got a book in them. What would your book be titled if you wrote one? I’ve outlined several projects that I’ve been working on for years. These are biblical topics and themes that have captured my theological attention and engaged my mind for decades. Over the next few episodes, I’d like to introduce you to the Rethinking Scripture Projects… and introduce you to my future books.

Show Music:

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

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/ 
• John 21 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
• 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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Episode 34: End of Year Reflections 

December 31, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

Thanks for listening.

We’ve accomplished a lot in the first 6-months of the podcast.

We introduced what Rethinking Scripture is all about. It’s about rethinking what we thought we already knew about the Bible. It’s about taking those things that have become entrenched in our mindset, and bringing them back to the table for a little chat.

I’m taking a couple of weeks off to do some planning for the next year. You can use this time to do a few things.

1. You can get caught up on your listening. Odds are you’ve missed some of the episodes along the way. Now’s your chance to head back and get caught up… or even revisit an episode that challenged you in a particular way.
2. Give some other podcasts a listen. Some of my favorites right now.

Referenced Resources:

• https://nakedbiblepodcast.com - Mike Heiser is a scholar in the fields of biblical studies and the ancient Near East. He is the Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software. Mike earned the M.A. and Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. He has also earned an M.A. in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania (major fields: Ancient Israel and Egyptology).
• https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ - Founded in 1996, Seattle’s Mars Hill Church was poised to be an influential, undeniable force in evangelicalism—that is until its spiraling collapse in 2014. The church and its charismatic founder, Mark Driscoll, had a promising start. But the perils of power, conflict, and Christian celebrity eroded and eventually shipwrecked both the preacher and his multimillion-dollar platform.
• https://www.churchcalledtov.org - Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches. We need a better way. The sad truth is that churches of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to abuses of power, sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse. Abuses occur most frequently when Christians neglect to create a culture that resists abuse and promotes healing, safety, and spiritual growth. How do we keep these devastating events from repeating themselves? We need a map to get us from where we are today to where we ought to be as the body of Christ. That map is in a mysterious and beautiful little Hebrew word in Scripture that we translate “good,” the word tov.

Thanks for a great year… and we’ll see you back here in a couple of weeks with the first episode in 2022.

Show Music:

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

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/ 
• John 21 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
• 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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Episode 33: Rethinking Advent - The Story

December 24, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

Join me for a special rendition of the story of the advent of Jesus Christ. I've incorporated some of the details we've discussed in this series into the well known story of the birth. Gather your family around... turn up the volume... and let's start a new Christmas tradition. Let's rethink the advent story.

Referenced Resources:

• Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"  posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.

Show Music:

• My son, Jacob Hall, created the music for this episode. He's a very talented individual ;-)

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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Episode 32: Rethinking Advent - The Gifts

December 23, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based on the scene at the nativity. We have come to expect three kings, or wise men, bearing small gifts for a King. In this episode, we attempt to tie the reasons why the magi brought gold, and frankincense and myrrh back to the Old Testament book of Isaiah.

Referenced Resources:

• Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"  posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
• BibleStudy.org Article "What Does the Nativity Have Wrong?" - https://www.biblestudy.org/biblepic/what-is-wrong-with-the-nativity.html
• Collins, S. M. (1995). The "lost" ten tribes of israel-- found! CPA Books.

Show Music:

• Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
• Ending Song - Little Drummer Boy by Harry the Cap - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Harry_the_Cap/A_Very_Badgerland_Christmas_2011/Harry_the_Cap_-_A_Very_Badgerland_Christmas_2011_-_10_The_Little_Drummer_Boy

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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Episode 31: Rethinking Advent - The Magi

December 22, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based scene at the nativity. We have come to expect three kings, or wise men, with the baby Jesus shortly after His birth. In this episode we look into the origin of these mysterious visitors.

Referenced Resources:

• Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"  posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
• National Gallery of Art Website: Biblical Magi - https://www.nga.gov/features/rubens-magi/biblical-magi.html

Show Music:

• Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
• Ending Song - We Three Kings by Maya Solovey - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/MayaSolovey/Midwinter/01_We_Three_Kings_Solovey

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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Episode 30: Rethinking Advent - The Nativity

December 21, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based scene at the nativity. We in the Western culture often picture a barn housing the family that night. In the east, they prefer a cave setting. But does the text, and recent archeology give us any clues as to a different possibility? 

Referenced Resources:

• Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?"  posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
• Marquand, A. (1911). Exegetical Theology. Review of The Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem by W. Harvey, W. R. Lethaby, O. M. Dalton, H. A. A. Conso and A. C. Headlans. Edited by R. Weir Schultz. The Princeton Theological Review, IX(1–4), 676.
• LeFebvre, Michael (December 7, 2021) Online article: Jesus Was Probably Born in a Relative's House, Not an Inn. https://hebraicthought.org/jesus-born-relatives-house-not-an-inn/
• LeFebvre, Michael. Luke 2 and Jesus' Birthplace (Vimeo Video). 

Show Music:

• Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
• Ending Song -Away In A Manger by Janene Michalak - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Janene_Michalak/Our_Friendly_Beasts/Janene_Michalak_-_Our_Friendly_Beasts_2015_-_14_Away_In_A_Manger 

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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