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Episode 2: The Virgin Birth, Matthew 1:18-25

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - March 02, 2020 05:00 - 23 minutes
The "virgin birth" of Jesus, the title "Son of God," and the concept of the forgiveness of sins all had resonances in the first century Mediterranean world that they no longer have today. Understanding what those terms and concepts signaled, as well as how this story "fulfilled" the prophetic te...

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Episode 1: A Parody of Pedigree: Matthew 1:1-16

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - February 13, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes
In this episode, I describe how the genealogy in Matthew is actually a parody of a genealogy. In the gospel in which Jesus instructs his followers to "call no one on earth 'father,'" this list of fathers is intentionally ironic. I also talk about other "trickster" texts in the Bible such as the...

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A Parody of Pedigree: Matthew 1:1-16

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel - February 13, 2020 21:00 - 20 minutes
In this episode, I describe how the genealogy in Matthew is actually a parody of a genealogy. In the gospel in which Jesus instructs his followers to "call no one on earth 'father,'" this list of fathers is intentionally ironic. I also talk about other "trickster" texts in the Bible such as the...

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The Tower of Babel

Bible Curious - April 12, 2019 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 18 (Guest: Christine G) - The Tower of Babel is one of those strange legends which sounds utterly preposterous on the face of it, but serves as a neat explanation for a real, observable phenomenon: in this case, the proliferation of languages and cultures found across the Middle-East. Thi...

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18 - The Tower of Babel

Bible Curious - April 12, 2019 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
The Tower of Babel is one of those strange legends which sounds utterly preposterous on the face of it, but serves as a neat explanation for a real, observable phenomenon: in this case, the proliferation of languages and cultures found across the Middle-East. This legend also casts God in the rol...

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Table of Nations

Bible Curious - April 05, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 17 (Guest: Christine G) - The genealogy chart given in the tenth chapter of Genesis, popularly known as "The Table of Nations," is important because it is the first chapter which firmly places the Bible on a historical footing, since many of the names contained within it can be directly c...

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17 - Table of Nations

Bible Curious - April 05, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
The genealogy chart given in the tenth chapter of Genesis, popularly known as "The Table of Nations," is important because it is the first chapter which firmly places the Bible on a historical footing, since many of the names contained within it can be directly correlated with ancient cities and ...

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16 - The Rainbow Covenant

Bible Curious - March 29, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
After the Great Flood, the eight surviving descendents of Adam and Eve along with God had the challenge of setting new terms for the human civilizations which would subsequently bloom from this family. These terms would take the form of a covenant, or contract, between God and the survivors of th...

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The Rainbow Covenant

Bible Curious - March 29, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 16 (Guest: Christine G) - After the Great Flood, the eight surviving descendents of Adam and Eve along with God had the challenge of setting new terms for the human civilizations which would subsequently bloom from this family. These terms would take the form of a covenant, or contract, b...

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15 - The Great Flood

Bible Curious - March 22, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
The Great Flood was a catastrophic storm engineered to wipe out all life on earth, and if you take the Bible at its word, was large enough to cover even the highest mountains of the land. This narrative, like the account of the six days of creation, is often used by skeptics as evidence that the ...

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Noah's Ark

Bible Curious - March 15, 2019 20:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 14 (Guest: Christine G) - The famous tale of Noah, who built an ark to save humanity from a world-wide flood, is one of the best-known stories in the Old Testament. While geological and archeological evidence has categorically disproven that the earth was ever completely submerged by a si...

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14 - Noah's Ark

Bible Curious - March 15, 2019 20:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
The famous tale of Noah, who built an ark to save humanity from a world-wide flood, is one of the best-known stories in the Old Testament. While geological and archeological evidence has categorically disproven that the earth was ever completely submerged by a single body of water within the last...

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13 - Generations of Adam

Bible Curious - March 08, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Today we will examine a genealogy table known as the Generations of Adam, which the Book of Genesis places immedately after the genealogical history of Cain.

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Generations of Adam

Bible Curious - March 08, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 13 (Guest: Christine G) - Today we will examine a genealogy table known as the Generations of Adam, which the Book of Genesis places immedately after the genealogical history of Cain.

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12 - Cain and Abel

Bible Curious - March 01, 2019 20:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Now that Mankind has been expelled from Paradise, we witness the original sin of disobedience evolve into a much more serious crime: murder.

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Cain and Abel

Bible Curious - March 01, 2019 20:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 12 (Guest: Christine G) - Now that Mankind has been expelled from Paradise, we witness the original sin of disobedience evolve into a much more serious crime: murder.

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Original Sin

Bible Curious - February 22, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 11 (Guest: Christine G) - One of the most controversial doctrines coming out of the Biblical tradition is the notion of "original sin." This is the idea that mankind in its natural, unmodified state is somehow deficient, and requires the guidance of a superior intelligence in order to ach...

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11 - Original Sin

Bible Curious - February 22, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
One of the most controversial doctrines coming out of the Biblical tradition is the notion of "original sin." This is the idea that mankind in its natural, unmodified state is somehow deficient, and requires the guidance of a superior intelligence in order to achieve redemption.

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The Garden of Eden

Bible Curious - February 15, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 10 (Guest: Christine G) - Studying the Holy Bible is not easy. As soon as you turn the first page, you will be slapped in the face with contradictions. When Moses wrote the Book of Genesis in 1,500 BC, he was describing events which took place as many as twenty-five centuries before he wa...

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10 - The Garden of Eden

Bible Curious - February 15, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Studying the Holy Bible is not easy. As soon as you turn the first page, you will be slapped in the face with contradictions. When Moses wrote the Book of Genesis in 1,500 BC, he was describing events which took place as many as twenty-five centuries before he was even born. Where did these stori...

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9 - Six Days of Creation (part 2)

Bible Curious - February 08, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Today we pick up after the end of the second day, which found God or Elohim lost at sea in the midst of a raging storm. After rescuing himself from drowning by finding light and therefore breath above the surface of the water, Elohim began to define his universe by separating that which is above ...

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Six Days of Creation (part 2)

Bible Curious - February 08, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 9 (Guest: Christine G) - Today we pick up after the end of the second day, which found God or Elohim lost at sea in the midst of a raging storm. After rescuing himself from drowning by finding light and therefore breath above the surface of the water, Elohim began to define his universe b...

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Six Days of Creation (part 1)

Bible Curious - February 01, 2019 20:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 8 (Guest: Christine G) - In the Book of Genesis, Moses makes the outrageous claim that God created the heavens and the earth in six days. OK, I'll bite. IF there is such a thing as God, and IF God did in fact create Heaven and Earth, why in the world would anyone claim that it took only s...

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8 - Six Days of Creation (part 1)

Bible Curious - February 01, 2019 20:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In the Book of Genesis, Moses makes the outrageous claim that God created the heavens and the earth in six days. OK, I'll bite. IF there is such a thing as God, and IF God did in fact create Heaven and Earth, why in the world would anyone claim that it took only six days to do? And why on earth w...

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Sermon on the Mount (part 3)

Bible Curious - January 25, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 7 - In this third and final passage from the Sermon on the Mount which represents the conclusion of this initiatory discourse, Jesus introduces some of the sacred mysteries, using parables, riddles and "dark sayings" containing multilayered meanings to put his disciples on the correct pat...

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7 - Sermon on the Mount (part 3)

Bible Curious - January 25, 2019 20:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this third and final passage from the Sermon on the Mount which represents the conclusion of this initiatory discourse, Jesus introduces some of the sacred mysteries, using parables, riddles and "dark sayings" containing multilayered meanings to put his disciples on the correct path toward enl...

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Sermon on the Mount (part 2)

Bible Curious - January 18, 2019 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 6 - In this next segment of the Sermon on the Mount, taken from the Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus gives commandments for worship. By following these simple instructions, anyone can establish and maintain a working relationship with the Father. As you listen to the following passage, ...

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6 - Sermon on the Mount (part 2)

Bible Curious - January 18, 2019 20:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
In this next segment of the Sermon on the Mount, taken from the Gospel According to Matthew, Jesus gives commandments for worship. By following these simple instructions, anyone can establish and maintain a working relationship with the Father. As you listen to the following passage, notice the u...

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Sermon on the Mount (part 1)

Bible Curious - January 11, 2019 20:45 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
EPISODE 5 - Today I want to begin discussion of the Sermon on the Mount, from the Gospel According to Matthew. This sermon is the central thesis of Jesus' teaching, and it was reading this sermon over twenty years ago which marked the beginning of my relationship with this great teacher.

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5 - Sermon on the Mount (part 1)

Bible Curious - January 11, 2019 20:45 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings
Today I want to begin discussion of the Sermon on the Mount, from the Gospel According to Matthew. This sermon is the central thesis of Jesus' teaching, and it was reading this sermon over twenty years ago which marked the beginning of my relationship with this great teacher.

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