The Chronicler teaches us about re-interpreting the biblical text for the present day (his was over 2,000 years ago, of course), and what that means for the way in which we read Chronicles, and indeed all of scripture. In Hosea, systemic misogyny rears its ugly head and we face a stark dichotomy between soaring beauty and monstrous ethics.

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Episode 10 is one of the most challenging shows so far, and we're confronting some difficult concepts. It's all about the limits that we should impose upon our reading and interpretation of the Bible - and the ways in which we must reinterpret it to apply in our lives today.

Last week's Acts bonus episode never arrived, so you can expect that this week to follow up on a few short minutes in this show about conflict and conflict resolution in the fourth act of Luke's stunning narrative.

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2 Kings 22, 2 Kings 23, 2 Chronicles 33, 2 Chronicles 34, Hosea 1, Hosea 2, Romans 9, 1 Peter 2, Acts 14, Acts 15, Acts 16, Acts 17