Rethinking Scripture

Episode 29: Rethinking Advent - The Timing

December 20, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

When we think of the advent of the Christ, some of our perceptions are based in the timing of the events. While we celebrate in the middle of the winter season, that’s likely not the time when the events actually happened. We also have some assumptions as to the timing of Mary’s pregnancy. In this episode we examine the timing of the advent.

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. 
• Schaff, P. (1880). The Chronology of the Life of Christ. The Presbyterian Review, 1 (1–4), 474.
• www.biblestudy.org/maps/the-journeys-of-mary-and-joseph

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 - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly by Ann Alee - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ann_Alee/En_attendant_Noel/19_-_Ann_Alee_-_Infant_Holy_Infant_Lowly_CC-BY-NC-ND

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

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Episode 28: Rethinking Advent - The Family

December 19, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

We celebrate the birth of Jesus every year. It’s a story we know well, but how much of our version of the story truly reflects what actually happened? How well do our pageants, movies, nativity sets, and other icons represent what the Scriptures actually say? This Christmas season, won’t you join me as we seek to clarify the season by rethinking advent. In this episode we look into the character of "The Family". 

Referenced Resources:

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

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 - Mary's Song by Renee & Marc Hoogstad - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Renee__Marc_Hoogstad/Yuletide_Entertainments_2012/Renee__Marc_Hoogstad_-_Yuletide_Entertainments_2012_-_10_Marys_Song

Podcast Website:

• RethinkingScripture.com
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

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Episode 27: The Restoration of Peter - Pt. 2 (John 21)

December 16, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

At the end of John’s gospel there’s a funny little sentence that suggests that the world could not contain the books that could be written about the many other things which Jesus did. I’ve always taken that as a bit of an exaggeration… but what if its not? What If we’ve misunderstood what John was trying to say?

John chapter 21 is all about restoration. The disciples limped their way through events in the garden of Gethsemane and then disbursed and deflected their connection with Jesus through the rest of that weekend. This would have left all of them, but especially Peter, with some traumatic wounds that needed to be healed. That’s what we see Jesus doing here… healing the broken hearted. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Warren Gage to the podcast to help us unpack the restoration of the disciples.

Referenced Resources:

• https://watermarkgospel.com - Changing the way the world reads the Bible. Learn to see Jesus in every story. The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books, written in multiple languages. An estimated 40 major authors and many other minor authors contributed to the Scriptures over the course of many centuries. Knowing this, we wouldn’t normally expect to find a compositional unity to the Bible.
• DonLaw.com - Don Law is a friend of Dr. Gage and has collected the audio of several of Dr. Gage's classes. This from the website... "The MP3 files from Warren's series on Luke and Act are available at donlaw.net/lukeacts. The MP3 files from Warren's series on Isaiah are available atdonlaw.net/isaiah. The MP3 files for the Christian Vocation Bible Application class are at donlaw.net/vocation. The series on the Gospel of John are at - you guessed it - donlaw.net/john."
• Gage, Warren Austin. The Heavenly Banquet. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2001. - The Heavenly Banquet provides a biblical theology of the New Testament in the form of an imagined dialogue in heaven. It is loosely conceived as a sequel to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. In it, Christian enters the Celestial City and has a celebratory supper with the seven principal authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Apollos (Hebrews), and Peter. Each of them relates the argument of their individual theologies, focusing on the love of Jesus as they each uniquely understood it.

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

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Episode 26: The Restoration of Peter (John 21)

December 9, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

John chapter 21 is all about restoration. The disciples limped their way through events in the garden of Gethsemane and then disbursed and deflected their connection with Jesus through the rest of that weekend. This would have left all of them, but especially Peter, with some traumatic wounds that needed to be healed. That’s what we see Jesus doing here… healing the broken hearted. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Warren Gage to the podcast to help us unpack the restoration of the disciples.

Referenced Resources:

• https://watermarkgospel.com - Changing the way the world reads the Bible. Learn to see Jesus in every story. The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books, written in multiple languages. An estimated 40 major authors and many other minor authors contributed to the Scriptures over the course of many centuries. Knowing this, we wouldn’t normally expect to find a compositional unity to the Bible.
• Gage, Warren Austin. The Heavenly Banquet. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2001. - The Heavenly Banquet provides a biblical theology of the New Testament in the form of an imagined dialogue in heaven. It is loosely conceived as a sequel to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. In it, Christian enters the Celestial City and has a celebratory supper with the seven principal authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Apollos (Hebrews), and Peter. Each of them relates the argument of their individual theologies, focusing on the love of Jesus as they each uniquely understood it.

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 18 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 25: The Fulfillment of First Fruits (John 20)

December 3, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

John 20 features the empty tomb. The resurrection of Jesus is the capstone of the good news. And there’s a subtle statement in the first verse that you’ve likely passed right by. Why haven’t you noticed it? Because you’re not from around there... and today we’ll take a closer look at a cultural more that’s no longer understood without being said.

Referenced Resources:

• Richards, E. R., & O’Brien, B. J. (2012). Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible (p. 29). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

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 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
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Episode 24: My God, My God... (John 19)

November 25, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

John 19 includes John’s account of Jesus’ time on the cross. And it includes a cryptic aside that helps us understand what Jesus may have meant when He said, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Did you know he was quoting scripture when He said that?

Referenced Resources:

• The Garden Tomb - Wikapedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_Tomb
• Dumb And Dumber Movie Clip - So... you're telling me there's a chance - 

• Campbell, K. (2006). Matthew’s Hermeneutic of Psalm 22:1 and Jer. 31:15. Faith and Mission, 24(3), 47.
• Global Scholar's Website - https://global-scholars.org/team/keith-campbell/

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 18 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
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Episode 23: God in a Garden (John 18)

November 19, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

In John 18, we get to see God in a garden. It’s the night of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest. During all the commotion Jesus makes a request of those arresting him that you may not have noticed. He asks the Roman cohort to let his disciples go their way. Surprisingly, this request gives us a unique insight into the nature and development of faith.

Referenced Resources:

• Thatcher, Tom. (1994). A New Look at Asides in the Fourth Gospel. Bibliotheca Sacra, 151, 430.
• Thatcher, Tom - Linkedin Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-thatcher-4b97363b/ 

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 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
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Episode 22: The Tabernacle of God (John 17)

November 11, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

In his gospel, John the disciple introduces several themes that run the entire length of the story. There’s wedding theme, a water theme, light and dark motif. But you may not have noticed how John also weaved a temple theme into the good news. He did this because, Behold… the tabernacle of God was among men...”

Referenced Resources:

• Gage, W. A. (2013). There Is No Greater Love: How Jesus Is Greater than All Who Came before Him (p. 49). Fort Lauderdale: St. Andrews House.
• Tabernacle Resources Page - RethinkingScripture.com/tabernacle-resources/ - The Tabernacle Resources Page include resources from: Hubbard, Shiloh, Elliot Ritzema, Corbin Watkins, and Lazarus Wentz with Logos Bible Software and KarBel Media. Faithlife Study Bible Infographics. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2012.

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 17 Teaching Video -
• Approaching God Through Sacred Space Video -
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
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Episode 21: The World’s Hour vs. the Day of the Lord (John 16)

November 4, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

John chapter 15 has a unique distinction... it is entirely red letters. The entire chapter is Jesus’ dialogue with his disciples. No other chapter in this gospel has that distinction. So what does Jesus talk about in all those red letters? Well, among other things… he gives a lesson on how to grow and care for grapes… and that’s because Jesus is Di Vine.

Referenced Resources:

• O’Day, G. R. (1991). “I Have Overcome the World” (John 16:33): Narrative Time in John 13–17. Semeia, 53, 153.
• Augustine of Hippo. (1887). The City of God. In P. Schaff (Ed.), M. Dods (Trans.), St. Augustin’s City of God and Christian Doctrine (Vol. 2, p. 421). Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company.

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/ 
• Sister site: RethinkingRest.com

Social Media:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture 
• Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
• Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Episode 20: Di Vine... and Da Branches (John 15)

October 28, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall 

John chapter 15 has a unique distinction... it is entirely red letters. The entire chapter is Jesus’ dialogue with his disciples. No other chapter in this gospel has that distinction. So what does Jesus talk about in all those red letters? Well, among other things… he gives a lesson on how to grow and care for grapes… and that’s because Jesus is Di Vine.

Referenced Resources:

• Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson’s new illustrated Bible commentary (p. 1348). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.

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/ 
• 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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