The Good Book

Andy and Fish from the Inebri-art podcast join us to talk about Elijah and Hosea, the Biblical version of Chopped, and the benefits of getting left behind in the Rapture. The takeaway? In Andy's words, "God is your GPS, he tells you where to go, and when you get there you get snacks."

Well, this one's a downer. Some of the female victims of the Bible don't have voices, and stories aren't considered from their perspective. We talk about how sadly modern Dinah's rape seems, the creepiness of David peeping at Bathsheba, and the disturbing experience of Tamar #2. While this episode contains some awkward laughter, confronting these episodes in the Bible isn't easy or funny — but it is important.

Do the female role models of the Bible live up to the standards of the Proverbs? What's the deal with Proverbs 31 anyway? We discuss Biblical womanhood and the madonna-whore complex through the lens of Ruth, Tamar #1 and Jezebel over a Lost Abbey Serpent's Stout.

Reading Leviticus is a feat not unlike running a marathon. Interpreting Old Testament laws for the modern era is a more elusive endeavor. Over a Springdale Pearly Wit, we set the stage for codified religion with the Ten Commandments and the Golden Calf before taking on the book of the Bible everyone loves to skip.

In this episode, we have too much Allagash, finish Genesis and travel through Exodus. Jacob and Rachel's fairy tale love story kicks off the nation of Israel. A favorite son goes from rags to riches, and leads his people to the land where they'll eventually be enslaved. A new generation cries out to God and is finally delivered. Oh, and we talk about Wild Wild Country.

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In our last episode on Genesis (for now) we tackle some challenging stories and their implications. What does the story of Sodom and Gomorrah say about homosexuality? Does the binding of Isaac show that God demands blind faith? Can a moral code be defined beyond the pages of the Bible?

Rachel and Aisling discuss Genesis 4, the story of Cain and Abel, two different dudes named Lamech, and the inherited sinfulness of Cain's descendants.

Rachel & Aisling discuss Genesis 3 over a high-ABV coffee stout. They discuss the big questions of the Garden of Eden story: Were women designed by God to be inferior? Did God mean for humans to have moral autonomy? Did God dole out a fair punishment to men, women and slithering serpents?

In this episode, we discuss Genesis 1 and 2, translation and interpretation, and Trappist ales.

Rachel is reading the Bible for the first time, and Aisling is along for the ride. They're both non-believers, reading the Bible from an academic, non-religious perspective. 

In each episode, they'll discuss a section of the Bible and its themes and implications over a beer.