Retelling the Bible

Job had three daughters. This is the story of his eldest. (And, sorry, it has nothing to do with pancakes and everything to do with recovery from trauma.) Show notes posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com .

Satan comes to report before Yahweh, but there is a bit of confusion about the relationship between the two of them. Based on Job 1 and 2. Show notes posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com .

The story of Michal, the daughter of Saul and the first wife of King David -- the woman who learned, in the end, that she was worth a whole lot more than one hundred pieces of flesh.

Manoah is a self-centred, narcissitic mysogynist. Why is his story in the Bible anyways? We explore that question in this episode of Retelling the Bible. Show notes for this episode have been posted at RetellingtheBible. Wordpress.com

Here is a Bible story that I bet you have never heard. Ahithophel was King David's greatest counsellor, and the story of how and why he betrayed him will blow you away. Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com .

You've heard the story from David's point of view. You've heard it from Bathsheba's. Don't you think it's time to understand Uriah's side of the story?

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 into hell. Show notes are posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com .

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 was she pregnant, and what was she doing there? All shall be revealed! Show Notes posted at www.retellingtheBible.com

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 intersecting story of two of them. Based on Mark 5:21-43 .  Show notes have been posted at RetellingtheBible.wordpress.com .

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 in Genesis 2:4-3:24 . Show notes posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com

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? Based on Isaiah 6:1-8 . Show notes have been posted at https://retellingthebible.wordpress.com/2021/06/05/5-12-isaiah-was-bored/

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.wordpress.com/2021/05/22/5-11-the-list/

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 time. Show note posted at Retellingthebible.wordpress.com

Mesha, king of Moab, decides to win independence from Israel with some surprising results. Read the show notes at Wordpress: Mesha's War

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.

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 this episode are posted at retellingthebible.wordpress.com

This is a special episode -- an interview with my podcasting hero, Garry Stevens of History in the Bible Podcast ( https://www.historyinthebible.com/ ). We talk about many aspects of the intersection of the Bible, narrative and history. Enjoy!

This the the story of Jeroboam and what led to the beginnings of his rebellion against Solomon. How did a very able young man become a rebel?

Paul escapes from the city of Damascus in a basket, but who is he actually running away from?

A family goes up to sacrifice at Shiloh and are shocked to discover what is going on there. Based on a description of the situation at that sanctuary in 1 Samuel 2:11-36 .

Jonah has decided that he cannot actively fight against what God is asking him to do, but that doesn't mean that he cannot resist! Based on Jonah 3-4 in the Bible. Show notes are posted at https://retellingthebible.wordpress.com/2021/01/25/5-2-jonah-the-passive-aggressive-prophet/

Some of the most mysterious passages in the Bible have to do with the Beast and the number of the Beast in Revelation. This is the story of how those passages came to be written and why.

A special Christmas poem as my Christmas blessing to you. Merry Christmas.

A story of an idol, an ephod and some teraphim and all of the problems they caused.

A retelling of one of Jesus parables about waiting and being prepared.