Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
This podcast takes a journey through the Gospel of Matthew, unpacking its story of Jesus as a peasant leader of a nonviolent movement for a new society that he calls “The Kingdom of Heaven.” Each episode explores literary, cultural and historical context, passage by passage.
Podcasting since 2020 • 99 episodes
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
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Special Episode: A Parable Comes to Life (a sermon)
This special episode takes another break from Matthew to explore passages from Luke. Drawing inspiration from Ched Myers, I present a sermon that I recently delivered, focusing on two parables unique to Luke: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich...
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Special Episode: Interview with Ched Myers, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy; Luke's Jesus and Sabbath Economics
In this special episode, I interview Ched Myers about his new book, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy; Luke's Jesus and Sabbath Economics.To order the book, go to Bookshop.org and search for Ched Myers. Through the end ...
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Special Episode: Genocide in Gaza, The Crucifixion, and Psalm 22
This is a sermon that I preached with a friend who is from Gaza.The text that was read before the sermon is Psalm 22:"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?..."
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Parable of the 7 Demons Redux (Donald Trump and 7 More Demons)
This is a replay of Episode 31 with a brief new intro. Jesus tells a parable about a demon exorcism which results in a situation worse than the original demon possession. Those who read the Bible at surface level (and somehow don't ...
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