Retelling the Bible

Your storyteller talks with Micah Belong, the wise old llama, about the time when Abram and Lot grew so wealthy that the land couldn't bear them. An extra special crossover episode with the Word in Black and Red Podcast. A discussion about Episode 6:19: Herder vs. Herder . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com.   Media in this Episode   The following music was used for thi...

How did the Ark of the Covenant end up in a cart with golden mice and tumours pulled by complaining milch cows? Well, there's quite a story there! Based on 1 Samuel 5:1-7:1 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com .   Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah L...

The story of Pentecost in the Book of Acts from a linguist's perspective. Based on Acts 2:1-19 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https:...

Micaiah the Prophet is faced with an impossible situation. He is ordered to support a policy that he knows will lead to disaster. He gives us an excellent lesson on what to do in such a situation. Based on 1 Kings 22:1-40 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free d...

This is a special extra episode -- a discussion of the biblical story of Manoah and his wife between Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast, Steven Guerra of the History of the Papacy podcast and W. Scott McAndless. See the show notes at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free downloa...

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Boy leaves girl but comes back to her. One of the world's oldest stories, but you may not have noticed it was one that Jesus told. Based on John 14:1-3. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3...

Scott discusses the story about Joshua and the day the sun stood still with Steven Guerra of the History of the Papacy Podcast and Garry Stevens of the History in the Bible Podcast. For show notes and links to their podcasts, go to retellingthebible.wordpress.com/2023/05/02/extra-the-day-the-sun-stood-still/ Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by...

How is it that no one has ever heard of the amazing achievements of this Old Testament Princess? Based on 1 Chronicles 7:20-24 . Show notes for this episode have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://fil...

A Judean man has a fascinating conversation with a Samaritan woman by the side of a well in the middle of the day. There is a whole lot more going on than you might suspect! Based on John 3:1-4:43 in the Bible. Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com. Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https...

This is the story of the events of Holy Week (Palm Sunday through Easter) as seen through the eyes of one of the Roman officials. This same official then later plays a key role in an event that threatens the survival of the Judean nation. Based on the story of the passion of Jesus in the Gospels, on the Gospel of Peter and on passages from Josephus and Philo. Show notes have been posted at retelli...

The gods, Zeus and Hermes, drop in on the unsuspecting inhabitants of a Phrygian city. Wait, that can't be a story from the Bible, can it? Well, apparently it is because this episode is based on Acts 14:8-20 and on the Metamorphoses of Ovid ! Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by K...

Three men set out on a rather unique quest for their king. Will these already famous warriors succeed again and see their fame grow? Based on 2 Samuel 23:8-17 and 1 Chronicles 11:10-19 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/33...

Two priests come up with a plan to help their people hold onto their culture and identity while in captivity in Babylon. Based on Genesis 1:1-2:4a . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://...

This is the amazing story of the woman who defied King David for the sake of her family, displaying courage and devotion like very few other characters in the Bible. Why don't people know her story? Based on on 2 Samuel 21:1-14 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https:/...

This is the amazing story of Rizpah and how she responded when Abner raped her. What she did changed the future course of the nation of Israel. This episode is based on 2 Samuel 3,4 . Show notes for this episode have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmu...

As they return from Egypt, Mary and Joseph make a strange course correction that ends up changing everything. Based on Matthew 2:19-23 , Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io...

A proclamation discovered at Priene in Turkey gives us a new insight into what the Christmas story was doing. Show notes (and more information on the inscription) posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license...

I dreamed a dream about Matthew, who dreamt of Joseph, who dreamt of Mary and Emmanuel. It got a bit complicated. Based on Matthew 1:18-25 , Isaiah 7:10-17 and Genesis 37-48 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): htt...

The strange story of the prophet who wouldn't hit another prophet and got eaten by a lion. There really isn't any other way to describe it! Based on 1 Kings 20 . Show notes have been posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4...

A poor widow puts two small coins into the treasury at the temple and provokes an extreme reaction from a Galilean sitting nearby. Based on Mark 12:41-13:2 . Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://f...

Ten were healed; only one returned. But there has to be more to him than meets the eye. This is the back story of that Samaritan leper. Based on Luke 17:11-19 . Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standar...

Did you ever have a really annoying family member that nobody got along with? Well, for Hanamel that family member was Jeremiah, the Prophet of Yahweh. Based on Jeremiah 32:1-15 . Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Media in this Episode The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License...

A retelling of a story from the Book of Maccabees that you definitely need to know if you want to understand the New Testament concept of resurrection and where it came from. Based on 2 Maccabees 7 and  Mark 12:18-27 . Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/33...

How might Jesus tell the Parable of the Shrewd Manager today in the light of the student debt crisis? Based on Luke 16:1-13 . Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://i...

What happens when one or two individuals become so wealthy that the land itself cannot bear their wealth? Based on Genesis 13 , Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com . Support my work at www.patreon.com/retellingthebible . The following music was used for this media project: Music: AhDah by Kevin MacLeod Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3345-ahdah License (CC BY 4.0): https:...