land and loyalty (2019/03/17)

land and loyalty (2019/03/17)

gospel, history, law, podcast, poetry, slavery, synoptic studies

In spite of the dreadful audio quality in this episode (sorry about that) I really got sucked into the texts this week. The release and jubilee laws in Leviticus, which are cautiously liberative, are closely connected to the land of promise itself - both textually and historically; and in the New Testament, a synoptic study of an account in Luke reveals three surprisingly different versions of an originally shocking Jesus story.

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voice (2019/01/13)

voice (2019/01/13)

dss, gospel, history, Nat Ritmeyer, podcast, poetry, synoptic studies, text

It's a big four cubits welcome back to last-minute co-host Nat Ritmeyer for the Psalms segment this week, as we dive back into the theology of Iron Age Israel through its poetry. We also have a shorter Genesis segment (stay tuned for more of Rebekah's story next week), and in Matthew we're looking again at the evangelist's use of material from Mark's gospel.

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hubris and lordship (2019/01/06)

hubris and lordship (2019/01/06)

form criticism, gospel, history, podcast, poetry, redaction, source criticism, synoptic studies, text

Happy new first full podcast of the new year! We dive right in with the iconic Babel story, which reaches forwards and backwards across the narrative of early Genesis, and seems written to resonate particularly with exile-era Israel. Add to that a few psalms, and Jesus as Lord and servant in Matthew's gospel, and we're off!

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Gospel to the Marginalised (Luke 8)

Gospel to the Marginalised (Luke 8)

christian life, exhortation, gospel, podcast, synoptic studies

We've been calling Luke's gospel 'the gospel to the marginalised', for his consistent focus on Jesus' interactions with people on the edges of society. But what does that mean in practice? It's much easier to study the text and observe how the narrative works, than it is to answer the challenge to enact the same in our own churches and lives.

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judgment and responsibility (2018/09/16)

judgment and responsibility (2018/09/16)

form criticism, gospel, history, podcast, prophecy, synoptic studies, text

Continuing our recent theme of the relationship between the Bible and history, King Josiah is front and center for the Deuteronomist this week - though God's response is objectively surprising (if literarily inevitable). Ezekiel is doing his Masterpiece Theatre thing again, and Luke cuts short a quotation to throw wide the doors of God's mercy.

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