Latest Gospel of matthew Podcast Episodes
Special Episode: Jesus Against the Power of Temples and Priests
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 23, 2021 18:00 - 1 hourThis is a long episode, but a very important one. In this episode, I make clear something that I have been saying throughout the series, that Jesus, as portrayed in Matthew, is opposed to the power of Temples and Priests (all of them, not just in Israel). This episode contains longer musical i...
Episode 34: The Great Scribal Reversal, Matthew 13:44-58
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 16, 2021 09:00 - 24 minutesThis episode concludes a chapter in which Jesus speaks in riddles, revealing the hidden things, the wonderful secrets of the new society. Again, nothing is as it seems. Jesus attempts a great scribal reversal, making the peasants scribes, and leaving the scribal class on the outside, lacking und...
Special Event, Sunday, January 17, 3:30-4:30 p.m. PST: Indigenous Solidarity
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 15, 2021 20:00 - 3 minutesEpiphany indeed shed light on toxic White Supremacy, challenging us to go deeper in our discipleship of decolonization and racial justice. The upcoming Bartimaeus Kinsler Institute 2021 online next month, invites you to the second of two pre-Institute “stepping stone” programs, on Sunday Januar...
Episode 33: Parables of the Wheat and Weeds, Mustard Seed, and Leaven, Matthew 13:24-43
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 09, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutesThe movement for the New Society is sneaky and spreads through the unwashed masses.
Episode 33: Parables of the Wheat and Weeds, Mustard Seed, and Leaven
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 09, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutesThe movement for the New Society is sneaky and spreads through the unwashed masses. Support the show (https://paypal.me/ParodySubversion?locale.x=en_US)
Special 3 Kings Day Episode; The Magi Revisited
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 06, 2021 16:00 - 23 minutesA little review of episode 4, about the Magi, and a little new information. I recorded this one "free form" (no script), so not as polished, but I hope that you'll enjoy it nonetheless. Support the show (https://paypal.me/ParodySubversion?locale.x=en_US)
Episode 32: Parable of the Sower, Matthew 12:46 - 13:23
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - January 02, 2021 14:00 - 25 minutesJesus starts talking in riddles to hide the wonderful secrets of the new society from those who would destroy it, but the wise will understand. This episode and the next two regular episodes, numbers 33 and 34, explore the parables discourse of chapter 13 (which begins at the end of chapter 12)...
Special Episode: Interview with Dr. Sebastien Doane; The Genealogy, The Magi, and Pasolini
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - December 18, 2020 02:00 - 40 minutes(Edited version) In this special episode, I interview Dr. Sebastien Doane, Professor of Biblical Studies at Laval University, in Quebec City, and author of Zombies, Unicorns, Cannibals; Strange Tales from the Bible (published by Paulist Press). We revisit episodes 1 (The Genealogy) and 4 (The...
How to Support the Podcast and a Song by Murry Hammond
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - December 03, 2020 16:00 - 8 minutesI won't have any regular episodes until the new year, but here are 4 ways to support this podcast and ensure its sustainability and maybe an expansion...plus if you listen to the end, you get another great song by Murry Hammond, whose music you can find at MurryHammond.com. If you want to supp...
Episode 31: Parable of the Seven Demons, Matthew 12:33-45
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - November 14, 2020 20:00 - 23 minutesEver wonder what that parable of the 7 demons is about?
Episode 30: Satan's Kingdom Must Come Down, Matthew 12:22-32
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - October 24, 2020 22:00 - 19 minutesJesus diagnoses the problem of demon possession differently than his upper class opponents. He finds the root cause of the problem not in the demon-possessed individual but in the situation of oppression. Special Music by Murry Hammond whose music can be found here.
Episode 29: Jesus, the Peasant, Defeats the Upper Class Scribes in Debate, Matthew 12:1-21
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - October 15, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutesJesus defeats the elite wisdom men of the old society in public debate.
Episode 29: Matthew 12:1-21
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - October 15, 2020 22:00 - 21 minutesJesus defeats the elite wisdom men of the old society in public debate.
Special Edition: Recommended Reading and other Ramblings
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 26, 2020 19:00 - 32 minutesMostly recommendations for recommended reading for those who want to delve deeper into Matthew studies.
Episode 28: Jesus and the Wise and Easy Yoke, Matthew 11:25-30
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 12, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutesJesus is the broker of God's wisdom to the people, a wisdom for a new society that is not oppressive.
Episode 27: Matthew 11:16-24
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 06, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutesEver wonder about that parable about the children playing games in the marketplace? I unpack that one in this episode.
Episode 27: Jesus Exposes the Wisdom of the Old Society, Matthew 11:16-24
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 06, 2020 20:00 - 16 minutesEver wonder about that parable about the children playing games in the marketplace? I unpack that one in this episode.
Addendum to Episode 26
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - September 02, 2020 00:00 - 7 minutesJust a clarifying thought that I had after I published the last episode...
Episode 26: The Power of Interpretation, Matthew 11:1-15
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 29, 2020 20:00 - 19 minutesMatthew has been showing how Jesus and his movement fulfill the visions of the prophets. In chapter 11, the fulfillment theme gets stated so forcefully that it becomes evident that Jesus does not merely fulfill the visions of the prophets but reinterprets them. This reinterpretation is part of a...
Episide 25: Resisting the Empire and Revealing the Secrets, Matthew 10:24-42
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 22, 2020 18:00 - 22 minutesJesus says that secrets will be revealed. Listen to this episode to learn what those secrets are! Support the show (https://paypal.me/ParodySubversion?locale.x=en_US)
Episode 25: Resisting the Empire and Revealing the Secrets, Matthew 10:24-42
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 22, 2020 18:00 - 22 minutesJesus says that secrets will be revealed. Listen to this episode to learn what those secrets are!
Episode 24: Jesus Prepares his Disciples for the Empire's Brutality
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 15, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutesWhat does Jesus mean when he says that his disciples will not finish their mission of going through the towns of Israel "before the Son of Man comes"? Listen to this episode to find out. Support the show (https://paypal.me/ParodySubversion?locale.x=en_US)
Episode 24: Jesus Prepares his Disciples for the Empire's Brutality, Matthew 10:16-23
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 15, 2020 19:00 - 19 minutesWhat does Jesus mean when he says that his disciples will not finish their mission of going through the towns of Israel "before the Son of Man comes"? Listen to this episode to find out.
Episode 23: The Reconquest of Israel, Matthew 9:35-10:15
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 08, 2020 20:00 - 22 minutesJesus sends out an army of healers to retake Israel from those who have stolen it.
22 - Dust of the Earth
Bible Curious - August 02, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAs Abram and Lot's fortunes grow, they find themselves in competition over the best grazing land. To ease this tension, Abram makes the surprising decision to surrender the best available land over to his nephew, while keeping the remainder for himself. In doing so, Abram begins to exercise his n...
Dust of the Earth
Bible Curious - August 02, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsEPISODE 22 (Guest: Christine G) - As Abram and Lot's fortunes grow, they find themselves in competition over the best grazing land. To ease this tension, Abram makes the surprising decision to surrender the best available land over to his nephew, while keeping the remainder for himself. In doing ...
Episode 22: Two Daughters and the Blind and Mute Men, Matthew 9:18-34
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - August 01, 2020 16:00 - 18 minutesAfter having gathered in the lost - the tax/toll collectors and "sinners" - he suddenly gets called to a high status household, but on the way heals a marginalized woman suffering from menstrual bleeding. Chapters 8 and 9 have Jesus entering the worlds and lives of people who are very separate f...
Episode 21: Fasting versus Feasting, Matthew 9:14-17
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - July 25, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutesJesus has to explain why now is the time to party with the sinners.
Episode 20: The Calling of Matthew; Matthew 9:9-13
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - July 18, 2020 18:00 - 13 minutesThe campaign of healing takes the form of a meal with "sinners."
Episode 19: Jesus Heals and Forgives a Paralytic, Matthew 9:1-8
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - July 11, 2020 15:00 - 10 minutesWho has the authority to forgive sins? Only God? Who has the authority to speak for God then? The ruling classes in antiquity used systems of temples, priests, and sacrifice to control the people. Jesus demonstrates to the people that they don't need any of that to have good standing before God ...
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