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- S1 Episode 15: Apocalypse Never | Part 1Jeanne and Jennifer talk about Revelation to John (Book of Revelation) as political allegory and means of exploring historical trauma, using Sherman Alexie's poem "Crow Testament" as a means of considering what history. trauma, and political persecution have to do with the idea of apocalypse. Help support Wild Olive, Donate Here!Follow us here!BlogInstagramFacebookHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.34 min
- S1 Episode 14: Conversions | Part 2
-Links to today's material-
Shelly Matthews:
The Perfect Martyr: The Stoning of Stephen and the Construction of Christian Identity (Oxford University, 2010)
The Acts of the Apostles: An Introduction and Study Guide: Taming the Tongues of Fire (T&T Clark, 2017)
Pamela Eisenbaum:
Paul was not a Christian: The Original Message of a Misunderstood Apostle (HarperOne, 2010)
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42 min - S1 Episode 13: Conversions | Part 1In this episode, Jennifer and Jeanne talk about the conversion stories associated with Saul, who became known as Paul, after he went from being a Jewish Roman citizen who arrested followers of "the Way," to a primary messenger for the Way modeled by Jesus, proclaiming the sonship of Jesus to non-Jewish peoples. Your co-hosts also explore a poem by Nick Flynn, a living American poet who took inspiration from the Saul/Paul story, among other things, for his poem "Harbor (conversion)." Help support Wild Olive, Donate Here!Follow us here!BlogInstagramFacebookHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.30 min
- S1 Episode 12: Humanity of Jesus ReduxJeanne and Jennifer revisit Anne Sexton's poem "Jesus Walking," diving deeper into the poem's rhythms, the process of experiencing poetry, and how literary strategies also get used to illuminate the Jesus of the Gospels. Close reading reveals that the Jesus of each Gospel is highly distinct from the Jesus of the other Gospels, with each Gospel emphasizing different ideas about Jesus and even describing the same event using different details. Jennifer suggests that in recognizing the differences between the Gospels, we respect each Gospel more. We don't have to "harmonize" them to honor them. Help support Wild Olive, Donate Here!Follow us here!BlogInstagramFacebookHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.32 min
- S1 Episode 11: Anne Sexton and the Humanity of JesusThis week, Jeanne and Jennifer explore the poem "Jesus Walking" by Anne Sexton, which refers to the "Temptation in the Wilderness" scene from Luke Chapter 4. The poem and the Gospel scene engage with concepts of divinity, humanity, temptation, and the idea of mission. The idea of "temptation" can be thought of as anything that diverts or distracts a person away from their mission. Help support Wild Olive, Donate Here!Follow us here!BlogInstagramFacebookHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.45 min
- S1 Episode 10: Annunciation and VirginityThis week, Jennifer and Jeanne dive deep into "The Annunciation" by Edward Muir. Pairing it with Luke Chapter 1, they discuss conception, purity, motherhood and how other interpretations can affect our understanding of the story. Help support Wild Olive, Donate Here!Follow us here!BlogInstagramFacebookHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.38 min
- S1 Episode 9: Mrs. Lazarus & The Idea of ResurrectionJeanne and Jennifer explore "Mrs. Lazarus," a poem by the Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy. The poem remixes the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. As they engage the Gospel story alongside Duffy's poem, your hosts discuss the meaning of resurrection as a life-death-life pattern that appears in the Hebrew Bible, the Newer Testament and, metaphorically speaking, in life outside literature. Help support Wild Olive, Donate Here!Follow us here!BlogInstagramFacebookHosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.comfor information about our collection and use of personal data foradvertising.41 min
- S1 Episode 8: Representations of God
In this episode, Jeanne and Jennifer share a poem from Rainer Maria Rilke's poetry collection Love Poems to God. Rilke's poem invites readers to think about the problem of representation as it pertains to the representation of God. To think about the "problem of representation" is to think about the gap that exists between the reality of God--whatever that might be--and the portrayal of God in language or in image. The problem of representing God is one of the Bible's fundamental artistic and intellectual challenges. How can anyone represent something that is beyond language, beyond image, beyond representation?
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43 min - S1 Episode 7: What's up with all the violence in the Bible?
Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird discuss the rampant violence that characterizes so many Bible stories. Using Sherman Alexie's poem "Crow Testament" and American independent film as lenses through which to reconsider the Bible's violence, Jeanne and Jennifer reflect on some of the real-life consequences connected with the location of a collection of violent stories at the center of Christian culture.
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53 min - S1 Episode 6: How does Genesis 3 explore gender, power, and sexuality?
Jeanne and Jennifer discuss gender, power, and sexuality in Genesis 3 and in "Loving You," a poem by Vievee Francis.
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The Wild Olive Podcast brings you game-changing conversations about literature, culture, and the Bible. With co-hosts Jeanne Petrolle and Jennifer Bird, Wild Olive serves up idea-feasts: tasty insights about biblical texts and contemporary (or classic!) literature, with generous side-portions of cultural commentary and hearty laughter. One literature professor + one biblical studies professor = uncontrolled, out-of-bounds, untamed conversation: ideal listening for the post-evangelical, the spiritual-but-not-religious, the Bible-curious secularist, the free-thinking religionist, and the literary-but-not-stodgy!
New episodes every other Friday!