5.16 A Gleam Glows in the Gloom of the Grave
This is a biblical story that didn't quite make it into the Bible. It only gets referred to here and there. It is the story of how Jesus descended int...
Retelling the Bible
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I created this podcast – to attempt to retell some of my favourite Bible stories in a way that might help us to hear them as their first listeners would have done so. Such a retelling may not help us to know exactly what happened, but I hope it might help us to delve into those truths that they were trying to communicate.
5.14 Isaiah Meets a Young Woman
Here is a look at the story behind one of the most famous prophecies in the Book of Isaiah -- the prophecy o Immanuel. Who was the "young woman," why ...
5.14 The Healing of Jairus
Ever wonder what the background story of the people who came to Jesus looking for a miraculous healing might have been? Here is the strangely intersec...
5.13 Being: And God created a gardener
All God wants is a garden, a nice place to walk in the cool evening breezes, but everything just keeps going wrong. Based on the creation story told i...
5.12 Isaiah was bored!
Isaiah had a remarkable vision of God that still affects how we see God. But what were the events in his life that set him up to see what he saw? Base...
5.11 The List
How did the list of appearances by Jesus after his death come to be made? It probably wasn't like this! Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordp...
5.10 A Split Second in Philip's Mind
It only took a second for Philip to decide to go ahead and baptize the Ethiopian eunuch, but there were many things he had to work through in that tim...
5.9 Mesha's War
Mesha, king of Moab, decides to win independence from Israel with some surprising results. Read the show notes at Wordpress: Mesha's War
5.8 Judas Bought a Field; Joseph Sold One
The early church tells the story of how Judas Iscariot got what was coming to him. Based on the story of the death of Judas in the Book of Acts.
5.7 The Wannabe Scorpion King
The sad story of how Rehoboam lost more than half of the kingdom that he inherited from his father, Solomon. Based on 1 Kings 12:1-24. Show notes for...