Rethinking Scripture: Recent Episodes
Dr. Gregory Hall
Rethinking what we thought we already knew about the Bible. Dr. Gregory Hall examines familiar scriptures from a literary and thematic perspective and discusses new ways the scriptures can be examined. The Rethinking Scripture Podcast will allow you to better grasp a biblical understanding of where humanity has been, who we are, and what lies ahead.
Episode NotesEpisode 89: Matthew 3 - The Baptist
March 14, 2024 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we’re in the first 12 verses of Matthew 3. It’s a deep dive into John the Baptist’s ministry and no matter how familiar you think you are with this New Testament character, I guarantee we’re going to discuss several things you’ve never… ever considered.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Matthew Study Resources at the Rethinking Scripture Website: https://rethinkingscripture.com/matthew-study-resources/
- Podcast Statistics: https://www.yaguara.co/podcast-statistics/#:~:text=With%20an%20average%20of%2050,from%20the%20environment%20to%20politics.
- The story of Hiroo Onoda (who died Jan. 16, 2014) who hid in the jungle and continued to fight a war that had ended 29 years earlier: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book and now available.
The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible:
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode NotesEpisode 89: Matthew 1-2 - Let's Talk About the Birth Narrative
March 4, 2024 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
The story of Jesus’ birth has become more than familiar to many. But even after hearing it year after year during the holiday season, there are still elements we may be missing. In this episode, we’ll focus in on some of the finer details you may have never considered regarding how this story was written.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Matthew Study Resources at the Rethinking Scripture Website: https://rethinkingscripture.com/matthew-study-resources/
- Williams, Dr. Peter J. (2019). Why are Jesus's birth stories different?- https://tyndalehouse.com/explore/articles/why-are-jesus-birth-stories-different/ (Williams is Principal and CEO of Tyndale House, Cambridge).
- August, J. M. (2018). “He Shall Be Called a Nazarene”: The Non-Citation of Matthew 2:23. Tyndale Bulletin, 69(1), 63.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book and now available.
The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible:
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode NotesEpisode 88: Matthew 1 - A Royal Genogram - Pt. 2
February 12, 2024 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Mathew begins his gospel with a long list of names… and it’s a list you may be tempted to skip over just to move more quickly to the story of Jesus’ birth… but the birth story really begins with the list of names. It’s a list which includes, among other things, sexual scandal, and the stories of five faithful women.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Matthew Study Resources at the Rethinking Scripture Website: https://rethinkingscripture.com/matthew-study-resources/
- https://www.olivemecounseling.com/blog/genogram
- A genogram is the Family Tree 3.0: not only does it reveal who's who in the family, but it also is rich in information about:
- major events, cultural factors, mental health issues, medical conditions, traumas, addictions, relationship dynamics, the role played in the family.
- A genogram is the Family Tree 3.0: not only does it reveal who's who in the family, but it also is rich in information about:
- Dr. Warren Gage Information:
- Watermark Gospel Videos - https://www.watermarkgospel.com
- Matthew Study Audio - https://alexandrian.academy/p/matthew-bible-study
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book and now available.
The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible:
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode NotesEpisode 87: Matthew 1 - A Royal Genogram - Pt. 1
February 1, 2024 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
I’ve always thought most of scripture was inspired… I mean, let’s be honest, those long lists of names in the genealogies, somebody must have snuck those in after the final edits. If that’s what you’ve always thought, get ready, because today’s episode is going to flip your script.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- The Matthew Study at the Rethinking Scripture Website: https://rethinkingscripture.com/matthew-study-resources/
- https://www.olivemecounseling.com/blog/genogram
- A genogram is the Family Tree 3.0: not only does it reveal who's who in the family, but it also is rich in information about:
- major events, cultural factors, mental health issues, medical conditions, traumas, addictions, relationship dynamics, the role played in the family.
- A genogram is the Family Tree 3.0: not only does it reveal who's who in the family, but it also is rich in information about:
- Podcast: Exploring My Strange Bible by Tim Mackie - Episode 79. Yahweh Saves - Gospel of Matthew Part 1
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible/id1271147429?i=1000410260487
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book and now available.
The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible:
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode NotesEpisode 86: Intro to Matthew - Recognizing the Ol’ Switcharoony
January 25, 2024 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In the movie the Princess Bride, there is a battle of the wits between two characters, Vizzini, a “Sicilian man of genius,” and the main character Westley. For those who have seen it, you know it’s a great example of the old Switcharoony, which suggests a surprising change or reversal has taken place. Well... the gospel of Matthew is full of surprising and unexpected reversals. In today’s episode we’ll introduce the gospel and give some examples of how you’ve probably been misreading it for years.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Vocabulary.com defines "A switcheroo" as a surprising change or reversal. If your mom replaced the cookies in a cookie jar with plums, your dad might say, "She pulled the old switcheroo!" - https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/switcheroo#:~:text=A%20switcheroo%20is%20a%20surprising,could%20call%20this%20a%20switcheroo.
- Blomberg, C. L. (2007). Matthew. In Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament (p. 34). Baker Academic; Apollos.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book and now available.
The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible:
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode 84 - A New Year... with New Projects
Jan 15, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
For those of you listening in real time… you realize I’ve been absent the last four months. And the beauty being on a podcast means that for many of you… this will just simply be Episode 85… the one that follows Episode 84. In this episode I discuss the War in Israel and I discuss my new projects for the new year.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
2025 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripture
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Episode 84 - From Exodus to Communion: Exploring the Biblical Roots of the New Covenant
Sept 9, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In an attempt to better understand the signs of the new covenant, baptism and communion, we jump into 1 Corinthians 10 and consider the significance of Paul’s instruction about baptism and communion as displayed in the story of the exodus from Egypt. I bet you haven’t had anyone walk you through what happens in this episode.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
- Crampton, W. G. “The Sacramental Implications of 1 Corinthians 10:1–4: A Confessional Study of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.” The Reformed Baptist Theological Review 7 (2010).
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripture
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Episode 83 -Shotgun Weddings, Rings and New Covenant Baptism
Aug 23, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Weddings are a big deal. I’m always amazed at the many details that go into such events. It usually takes months to properly plan and execute a modern wedding ceremony. But one doesn’t actually need that much time. There’s really only a few things needed for two people to get married. In today’s episode, we’ll take a closer look at the Biblical wedding metaphor and ask if, in our modern day rendition, we’re maybe unintentionally creating shotgun wedding scenarios with Jesus… where forget to bring the engagement ring.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
- Slow Theology Podcast - Episode 21 "Why Baptism Matters" w/ hosts A.J. Swoboda & Nijay K. Gupta - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slow-theology-simple-faith-for-chaotic-times/id1556188087?i=1000623712451
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripture
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Episode 82 -John H. Walton - Q & R
Aug 5, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode I welcome Dr. John H. Walton to the podcast to answer several questions posed by members of "The John H. Walton Discussion Group" on Facebook.
Dr. Walton is a scholar and was, until just recently, a professor. He recently retired from his position as professor of Old Testament and coordinator of the Masters of Biblical Exegesis at Wheaton College in Illinois. Before Wheaton He taught at Moody Bible Institute for 20 years. He specializes in the Ancient Near Eastern backgrounds of the Old Testament. Throughout his research, Walton has focused his attention on comparing the culture and literature of the Bible and the ancient Near East. He has published dozens of books, articles and translations, both as writer and editor, including his popular book, The Lost World of Genesis One.
The questions include the following topics (with time stamps) - and contributors
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The weight of an unladen swallow. (10:38) - Colby Hammer
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How to apply ancient Jewish and Platonic thinking to modern interpretations. (11:44 ) - Hashim Warren
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Should we interpret Jacobs "heel grab" back into Genesis 3:15? (15:43) - Hector Grijalva
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Understanding the "pain" and "toil" caused by the fall. (19:45) - Luis Barceló
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How we should understand the events of the conquering of Jericho. (22:30 ) - Joel Montes
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The role of the Torah's "wisdom" in OT, how that changed in the NT, and modern implications. (27:27) - Steve Bell
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The OT tithe and if it's required today. (29:57) - Paul Robinson
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Material origins of creation vs. Phenomenological Origins. (33:06) - Vernon Goodman
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Critiques of the "Demons and Spirits in Biblical Theology" book. Whether demons and spirits exist, and if so, how should we understand the Bible's descriptions in both the OT and NT. (3 questions) (36:30) - Jeremy Smith
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Why God created dinosaurs.(46:44) - Frank Fleming
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"Kelly's story" from the NIV Application Commentary on Job. (49:11) - Buddy Coffey
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
- 2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
- Thomas J. Farrar published a review in “Journal of Theological Studies" published by Oxford University Press.” Here is the authors original version of that review: https://www.academia.edu/45148436/Review_of_Demons_and_Spirits_in_Biblical_Theology_Reading_the_Biblical_Text_in_Its_Cultural_and_Literary_Context_by_John_H_Walton_and_J_Harvey_Walton)
- Dr. Michael Heiser's Podcast Critique of the Demons and Spirits book: https://nakedbiblepodcast.com/podcast/naked-bible-430-john-walton-on-demons-and-spirits/
The YouTube interview with Dr. John H. Walton is available here: https://youtu.be/FaRhASBLmv0
Recent Podcasts where Gregory Hall has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
Other Covers of the song
- Blind Melon made a cover of the song, which appeared in track 3 of Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks.
- The song was covered, with rewritten lyrics, by Greg Raposo, Matthew Ballinger, and Stevie Brock to promote Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Their cover appears on the original release of the film's soundtrack, while a music video appears on the film's original DVD release.
- The album version is slightly longer than the TV version, because it has an extra verse explaining the pattern of each set of ten containing three multiples of three. It was also used in the original 1971 broadcast in the form of a carnival duck shooting game. This scene was never rebroadcast or available on home media or streaming sites.
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripture
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Episode 81 -Three... It's a Magic Number
July 29, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
I grew up listening to School House Rock. I know that dates me a little… but I suspect with the internet and all… there are many in every generation that are familiar with songs like Interjections, I’m Just a Bill, and Conjunction Junction. These songs were formative during my development years. It was during those years that I also learned that the number three… well... there’s something about that number that’s magic. In today’s episode we’ll look into the significance of the number three, both culturally and biblically.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
- Hall, Gregory D. Beyond the Sabbath’s Shadow; A Biblical Understanding and Application of Godly Rest. DMin Major Project, Knox Seminary, 2017.
YouTube interview with Dr. John H. Walton available here: https://youtu.be/FaRhASBLmv0
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro - Three is a Magic Number is a song from Multiplication Rock! It goes over multiplying by three. This song was the pilot episode of the whole Schoolhouse Rock! series. It features a magician, who goes over multiplying by three while many examples are provided. (A man and a woman having a baby –three in the family; heart, soul, body – three parts) The music and lyrics are by Bob Dorough, and it is also performed by him (with uncredited backing vocalists and a male singer). It first premiered on the pilot episode of "Curiosity Shop" on September 2, 1971. Two years later, when Schoolhouse Rock! premiered, the airdate was on January 6, 1973. (https://schoolhouserock.fandom.com/wiki/Three_Is_a_Magic_Number)
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
- Outro - Hip-hop trio De La Soul interpolated the "Three is a Magic Number" song as "The Magic Number", which was included in their 1989 debut studio album, 3 Feet High and Rising. The track gained further exposure when it was featured in the 2021 superhero crossover film Spider-Man: No Way Home. Watch De La Soul's full video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxkOWjZAPLs
Other Covers of the song
- Blind Melon made a cover of the song, which appeared in track 3 of Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks.
- The song was covered, with rewritten lyrics, by Greg Raposo, Matthew Ballinger, and Stevie Brock to promote Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers. Their cover appears on the original release of the film's soundtrack, while a music video appears on the film's original DVD release.
- The album version is slightly longer than the TV version, because it has an extra verse explaining the pattern of each set of ten containing three multiples of three. It was also used in the original 1971 broadcast in the form of a carnival duck shooting game. This scene was never rebroadcast or available on home media or streaming sites.
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripture
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Episode 80 -The Translation/Transliteration Trouble Within Testament Texts
July 8, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Most people are familiar with the process of translation. But, fewer people are familiar with the process of transliteration. Translation is the process of reworking text from one language into another to maintain the original message and communication. Translation answers the question… what does that mean. In contrast… Transliteration changes the words from one language into another with similar-sounding letters. It answers the question… what did the original word sound like. In English Bibles, we usually translate the biblical text to convey meaning, but sometimes we transliterate the text to protect the way the original words sounded when they were spoken. This often happens with names of people and places. In this episode we discuss these two methods and take a look at some of the troublesome complications that arise when they are employed within the pages of sacred text.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
- Hall, Gregory D. Beyond the Sabbath’s Shadow; A Biblical Understanding and Application of Godly Rest. DMin Major Project, Knox Seminary, 2017.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rethinkingscripture
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Episode 79 - REST API (After Pentecost Instruction)
June 8, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In the world of computers, "REST API" stands for Representational State Transfer Application Programming Interface. It is an architectural style and a set of principles for designing networked applications. In web development, REST is widely used to create efficient APIs that enable communication between different software systems. However, when it comes to the concept of rest in the Bible, "REST API" takes on a different meaning. While many studies focus on the Old Testament's teachings on rest or Jesus' interactions with the idea, not many delve into the "After Pentecost Instruction" given for rest.
Understanding the instruction after the events of Pentecost, in Acts 2, is necessary. Those events mark the birth of the modern church. The instructions given before this were for a world that couldn't fully comprehend the death, burial, resurrection, and ascension of the Messiah. Therefore, studying the New Testament's "Rest API" is the ideal conclusion to a comprehensive study on the topic.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Episode 78 - Jesus as the "Son of Man" and "Lord" of Sabbath
June 8, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we dive deep into the intriguing titles claimed by Jesus – "Son of Man" and "Lord" – and attempt to unravel their profound implications regarding sabbath rest. We will unravel the historical and theological significance of these titles, examining how they shed light on Jesus' teachings and interactions with sabbath rest. Join me as we discover the meaning cloaked within these titles and explore their relevance to modern believers.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Bruno, C. R. (2010). “Jesus Is Our Jubilee” … but How? The OT Background and Lukan Fulfillment of the Ethics of Jubilee. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 53(1), 81.
- Online Copy of the article: https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/53/53-1/JETS_53-1_081-101_Bruno.pdf
- Bruno Link: https://bcsmn.edu/profile/chris-bruno-ph-d-2/
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 77 - Jubilee Jesus
May 25, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
One may be familiar with the term jubilee. It's a descriptor that is sometimes used in our modern culture in a variety of ways. In this episode we look into the biblical context for the idea of the jubilee. We will define it, look at the Old Testament context, and examine how Jesus interacted with the idea. And... spoiler alert... the whole concept points to Jesus' ministry. That's why I often refer to him as the Jubilee Jesus!
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Bruno, C. R. (2010). “Jesus Is Our Jubilee” … but How? The OT Background and Lukan Fulfillment of the Ethics of Jubilee. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 53(1), 81.
- Online Copy of the article: https://www.etsjets.org/files/JETS-PDFs/53/53-1/JETS_53-1_081-101_Bruno.pdf
- Bruno Link: https://bcsmn.edu/profile/chris-bruno-ph-d-2/
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 76 - C.S. Lewis and His Platonic Christianity
May 18, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Throughout the centuries many authors have described a world-view consisting of a dualistic reality. In other words, there’s one reality that we all interact with in the physical realm, experience and know, but there is another reality that is unseen. And that unseen version is one of a higher quality and perfection. Bible readers may feel right at home with that description. But you may be surprised that the current biblical worldview may have had some of it’s origins in ancient secular philosophy.
In this episode we examine the way a two authors, Plato and C.S. Lewis, have possibly influenced your view of the world in which we live. We also compare and contrast how some of these concepts, specifically their use of shadows, may interact with the text of the New Testament. This conversation may be a bit uncomfortable for some… because it might demand you rethink different aspects of your reality.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Chat CPT - Accessed at: https://chat.openai.com
- Clarke, R. L. W. (2017). The Neo-Platonic Christianity of C. S. Lewis. Sehnsucht: The C. S. Lewis Journal, 11, 29.
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 75 - Ancient Perspectives on the Image of God
April 20, 2023 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we explore how ancient the Near Eastern understanding of the image of God might influence how we think of this concept today. The concept of being made in the image of God has played a significant role in shaping our understanding of human nature, dignity, and purpose. But what did this idea mean in the context of the ancient Near East, where it first emerged? Join us on this journey of discovery as we seek to uncover the origins and significance of the image of God.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Swamidass, S. Joshua. (2019). The Genealogical Adam & Eve: The Surprising Science of Universal Ancestry (pp. 106–107). IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press.
- Walton, J. H. (2017). Old Testament Theology for Christians: From Ancient Context to Enduring Belief (p. 84). IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press.
- Beale, G. (2018). We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry (pp. 222–223). InterVarsity Press Academic.
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 74 - Easter and the Cultic Calendar
April 7, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
It's an Easter special! In this episode we consider the Jewish cultic calendar, which includes the feasts of Passover, Unleavened Bread, and First Fruits. These divinely instituted assemblies are closely connected to the Christian celebration of Easter. We also introduce and examine a literary connection (regarding the gain harvest) which is often ignored by our modern English translations.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- White, J. (2015). “He Was Raised on the Third Day according to the Scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15:4): A Typological Interpretation Based on the Cultic Calendar in Leviticus 23. Tyndale Bulletin, 66(1), 103.
- Hall, Gregory D. "Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working." Deep River Books, Sisters, OR, 2023.
- Hall, Gregory D. Beyond the Sabbath’s Shadow; A Biblical Understanding and Application of Godly Rest. DMin Major Project, Knox Seminary, 2017.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books! Kindle version available.
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 73 - Ancient Cosmology & Divine Rest
April 1, 2022 (no fooling!) - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we take a little trip. We’ll be visiting the world of the Ancient Near East (ANE). Why is this important? Because the Bible was written into that ancient culture. We’ll be looking at how people who lived in the Ancient Near East understood the creation of the cosmos and what they thought of the gods that they believed ruled over their world. It’s quite a journey, and it may cause you to rethink how you’ve understood the first few chapters of Genesis.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Walton, John H. The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2009.
- Hall, Gregory D. Beyond the Sabbath’s Shadow; A Biblical Understanding and Application of Godly Rest. DMin Major Project, Knox Seminary, 2017.
2024 Israel Trip Information - https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 72 - Religious False Dilemmas
March 23, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we look discuss religious false dilemma fallacies. Sometimes these dilemmas are propagated by bad actors with malicious intent, but sometimes they are just passed along by people that don't know there are more options from which to choose. We look at how Jesus answered the false dichotomy... and venture into some modern examples of the same.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- 2024 Israel Trip Information:https://rethinkingscripture.com/israel-2024/
- Sermon with the Chess Example: "Unexpected Citizenship" by Rob Bashioum. Salem Alliance Church, March 19, 2023. https://livestream.com/accounts/15295611/events/10762967/videos/235485324/player?width=640&height=360&autoPlay=true&mute=false
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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Episode 70 - The Day of the Great Cessation - Exodus 20:8-11
March 2, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we venture into the sacred ground of the fourth commandment. When God says, “Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.” He’s talking about the original 7th day of creation. That’s what He made holy. It’s because God stopped a certain type of work that day. He stopped the creative activity of the first six days. It was in those days he gave function and order to the universe. And at the end of the sixth day is says everything was “very good”.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
Taylor, K. N. (1997). The living Bible, paraphrased (Ge 2:1–3). Tyndale House.
Walton, J. H. (2009). The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (pp. 72–73). IVP Academic.
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my guest interviews on my page: https://rethinkingscripture.com/guest-appearances/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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Episode 70 - Remembering Michael Heiser
Feb 22, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode, we take a moment to memorialize the passing of the theologian and scholar, Dr. Michael S. Heiser. In 2020, Heiser was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Pancreatic cancer. On Feb 15, 2023 he turned 60, and five days later he transitioned to experience the unseen realm he wrote so much about. He was a Christian author and biblical Old Testament scholar whose area of expertise was the nature of the spiritual realm, specifically the ANE worldview of the Divine Council. I'll describe all the podcasting techniques I've "borrowed" from him... and give my "Top 5" all-time episode of his Naked Bible Podcast.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- The Naked Bible Podcast - https://nakedbiblepodcast.com
- Some Books By Michael Heiser
- The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (2015)
- Supernatural: What the Bible Teaches about the Unseen World - And Why It Matters (2015)
- Reversing Hermon: Enoch, The Watchers & The Forgotten Mission of Jesus Christ (2017)
- Angels: What the Bible Really Says about God’s Heavenly Host (2017)
- Demons: What the Bible Really Says About the Powers of Darkness (2000)
- Things I’ve "borrowed" from Michael Heiser
- Using other people’s work as source material for episodes.
- Working through books of the Bible.
- Topical Episodes
- Interpreting the Bible thematically.
- Sometimes the answers to our biblical conundrums are available within the biblical text… but sometimes we need to go outside the text for cultural and contextual help. The familiar mantra, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it”… should likely be rephrased to say: “The Bible says it, I’m confused by it, perhaps I’m missing something, and maybe the ANE cultural context can give us insights into the problem.” That’s a little harder to remember, but I believe it’s closer to the truth of the situation.
- My Top 5 Favorite Episodes of the Naked Bible Podcast
- #5 - Episode 434 - The Epistle of Jude Part 3 - 1 hour 3 min - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000570230358
- #4 - Episode 103 - Moses and the Bronze Serpent - 1 hour 13 min - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050351
- #3 - Episode 138 - What Day was Jesus Born? - 1 hour 40 min - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050019
- This corresponds to Reversing Hermon - Chapter 4
- Blog: https://drmsh.com/september-11-happy-birthday-to-jesus/
- #2 - Episode 159 - Noah’s Nakedness, The Sin of Ham, and the Curse of Canaan - 48 minutes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050248
- John Sietze Bergsma, H., Scott Walker. (2005). Noah’s Nakedness and the Curse on Canaan (Genesis 9:20–27). Journal of Biblical Literature, 124, 25.
- #1 - Episode 86 - The Head Covering of 1 Corinthians 11:13-15 - 58 minutes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-naked-bible-podcast/id961385822?i=1000430050017
- Martin, T. W. (2004). Paul’s Argument from Nature for the Veil in 1 Corinthians 11:13–15: A Testicle instead of a Head Covering. Journal of Biblical Literature, 123, 75.
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- That's the #Truth
Season 3, Episode 3 - Gregory D. Hall - Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working - Empowered Manhood Podcast - One interview spread over three episodes.
E 66 - Part 1 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall
E 67 - Part 2 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall
E 68 - Part 3 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall - Hustle In Faith Podcast
E 217 - Rethinking Rest w/ Gregory D. Hall
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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Episode 69 - Unscrambling Christ's Easy Yoke
Feb 16, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we attempt to unscramble Christ's easy yoke. When Jesus offered rest to the weary and heavy-laden, He harnessed a yoke to His offer. Throughout the Bible, yokes are closely associated with the work of slavery and unfortunately, Christ's yoke has been mixed-up and misunderstood by many. So, let's try unscramble this one.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Garrett, J. K. (2016). Yoke. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
- Hall, Gregory D. (2023). Introduction. In Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working (pp. 11–16), Deep River Books.
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my interviews only my Podchaser.com Creator Page.
- Empowered Manhood Podcast - One interview spread over three episodes.
E 66 - Part 1 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall
E 67 - Part 2 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall
E 68 - Part 3 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall - Hustle In Faith Podcast
E 217 - Rethinking Rest w/ Gregory D. Hall
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 68 - What's Left of Sabbath Rest
Feb 9, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Many of the books written on the topic of biblical rest focus largely on the observance of the Old Testament's fourth commandment. But the seventh-day sabbath is just a small sliver of what the Bible has to say on the topic. The author of Hebrews spends nearly two chapters discussing the "rest that remains for the people of God," yet never mentions the seventh-day sabbath anywhere in his argument.This prompts the question, "What's Left of Sabbath Rest?"
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Swoboda, A. J. Subversive Sabbath: The Surprising Power of Rest in a Nonstop World. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press: A Division of Baker Publishing Group, 2018.
- Hall, Gregory D. (2023). Introduction. In Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working (pp. 11–16), Deep River Books.
Recent Podcasts where Greg has been Interviewed:
You can track all my interviews only my Podchaser.com Creator Page.
- Empowered Manhood Podcast - One interview spread over three episodes.
E 66 - Part 1 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall
E 67 - Part 2 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall
E 68 - Part 3 - Why Today's Concept of Biblical Rest Isn't Working w/ Author, Gregory D. Hall - Hustle In Faith Podcast
E 217 - Rethinking Rest w/ Gregory D. Hall
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
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Episode 67 - Morris Dirks - 1980's Youth Group Culture
Jan 26, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Morris Dirks is well known in the Pacific Northwest corner of the United States. He was the head pastor at two large churches (in Oregon and Washington) and is the founding Director of Soul Formation, a non-profit that ministers to leaders in the church. But before all that, Morris was my youth pastor. In this episode we look back on the 1980's Evangelical Youth Group Culture and identify lots of good, some of the bad, but mostly just the crazy fun we had.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hall, Gregory D. (2023). Introduction. In Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working (pp. 11–16), Deep River Books.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: now available wherever you buy your books!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 66 - Rethinking Rest Launch Day Special
Jan 19, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
This is a very special episode of the podcast. In it we celebrate the launch of my first book, Rethinking Rest. I discuss some of the things I learned in the writing the book and in the publishing process. I also read through the book's introduction to introduce you to the flavor and tone of my writing.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Cantrell, Julie. Blog Post, 10 Things to Know Before You Publish Your Book; How to bring your story to shelves. Accessed on Jan 19, 2023: https://writingcooperative.com/10-things-to-know-before-you-publish-your-book-d71fb89c07bf
- Hall, Gregory D. (2023). Introduction. In Rethinking Rest; Why Our Approach to Sabbath Isn't Working (pp. 11–16), Deep River Books.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode 65 - Searching for Soul Rest an Interview w/ Author Curtis Zackery
Jan 12, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode we begin a new series where we will discuss and examine what it means when the Bible talks about rest. There have been many attempts to describe rest and today’s guest, author Curtis Zackery, brings a unique perspective to this ancient discussion.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Zackery, Curtis. Soul Rest: Reclaim Your Life; Return to Sabbath. Edited by Abigail Stocker, Justin Marr, Lynnea Smoyer, and Christy Callahan. Bellingham, WA: Kirkdale Press, 2018.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Wedding Song" by Jacob A. Hall
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 64: Acts 27-28 - Survivor - Malta
Jan 7, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
The last two chapters in Acts contain the details of an amazing shipwreck where all the crew and passengers are brought safely to the island of Malta. The story is better than a similar reality tv program you may have watched… and for several reasons it’s also a fitting end to Luke’s account of the Acts of the Apostles.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Yates, K. W. (2016). Military Leaders and Jonah in the Writings of Luke, Part 2. Bibliotheca Sacra, 173(692), 457–458.
- Gage, W. A. (2011). Return from Emmaus: The Resurrection Theme in Scripture (p. 41). Warren A. Gage.
- Gage, W. A., & Carpenter, S. P. (2014). A Literary Guide to the Life of Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke-Acts: How the Synoptic Evangelists Tell the Story of Jesus (p. 153). St. Andrews House.
- WatermarkGospel.com Video - Paul on Malta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMcS-8rMRtc
- Keener, C. S. (1993). The IVP Bible background commentary: New Testament (Ac 28:18–31). InterVarsity Press.
- Beale, G. (2018). We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry (pp. 244–245). InterVarsity Press Academic.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 61: Acts 24-26 - Felix, Festus, and Agrippa
Dec 30, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 24-26, Paul stands before three Roman backed rulers, Felix, Festus, & Agrippa II. You may have read this story not really understanding who these rulers were. If that’s you, you are not alone. Most people gloss right over these Roman sychophants. So sit back, relax, and let’s talk about the men who judged Paul before he went to Rome.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Thorpe, D. J. (2016). Antonius Felix. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
- Barrett, C. K. (2004). A critical and exegetical commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (pp. 1114–1115). T&T Clark.
- Otten, J. D. (2016). Porcius Festus. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
- Dicken, F. E. (2016). Agrippa II. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 62: Rethinking Advent Rewind
December 21, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Join Gregory Hall for a special rendition of the advent story. In this episode we'll look at some of the details from last year's advent series (episodes 28-33) and combine those details into the well-known story of the our Savior's birth. Gather your family around... turn up the volume... and let's start a new Christmas tradition as we rethink the advent story.
Referenced Resources:
- Charlie Brown's Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas. A tv movie from 1965.
Show Music:
- Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
- My son, Jacob Hall, created the music played behind the advent story. He's a very talented individual ;-)
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Episode 61: Acts 22-23 - The Commissioning Formula
Dec 13, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
There is a common way the biblical authors tell the story when a person is commissioned by God for a specific task. While these revelations are always unique to those who receive them, they all share a literary form found throughout the Bible and other Ancient Near Eastern literature. Luke uses this formula three times in Acts 22-23.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Hubbard, B. J. (1977). Commissioning Stories in Luke-Acts: A Study of Their Antecedents, Form and Content. Semeia, 8, 102–103.
- Hedrick, C. W. (1981). Paul’s Conversion/Call: A Comparative Analysis of the Three Reports in Acts. Journal of Biblical Literature, 100, 428–429.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Episode 59: Acts 20-21 - The Eutychus Syndrome
Dec 1, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 20, we are introduced to Eutychus. He’s a young man who, falls asleep while listening to one of Paul’s sermons, then falls to his death from an upper story window. In this episode we ask what lessons we should learn from a story such as this. We will also figure out how to avoid the Eutychus Syndrome.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Glavic, Julie. A. (2014). Eutychus in Acts and in the Church: The Narrative Significance of Acts 20:6–12. Bulletin for Biblical Research, 24(2), 179.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 59: Acts 18-19 - The Liminal Leftovers of Johnny B.
November 13, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 18-19 we are introduced to a subgroup of the faithful. They are folks that knew and followed the teachings of John the Baptist. But these events occur about thirty years after the ministry of Johnny B. So just how should we understand these folks who don’t fit nicely into any of our modern-day boxes.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Carman J. Imes, Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2019) 17.
- The story of Hiroo Onoda can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroo_Onoda
- Hodges, Zane C. “Harmony with God Part 3 of 3.” Chafer Theological Seminary Journal Volume 9, 2003.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Available January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 58: Acts 16-17 - What Must I Do to Be Saved?
October 29, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 16-17 Paul and his traveling companions hit the road. These chapters record some of the events in his second missionary journey… and they are packed full of interesting topics. In this episode we discuss circumcision, baptism, a python spirit, and the very important question asked by a jailer, “What must I do to be saved?”
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Moyer V. Hubbard, “Greek Religion,” in The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts, ed. Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013), 110.
- Deppe, Dean B. All Roads Lead to the Text: Eight Methods of Inquiry into the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI; Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2011. Print.
- Harwood, E. A Liberal Translation of the New Testament. Vol. I & II. London: T. Becket and P. A. de Hondt; J. Johnson; T. Cadell; J. Gore and J. Sibbald; T. Bancks, 1768.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 57: Acts 15 - Who Were Those "Appointed to Eternal Life?"
October 19, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 15, a decision is made. The question on the table was how to keep peace between the different cultural expectations of those who had come to faith in Jesus. The list of action items they came up with might be a little surprising to our modern ears. But what’s really interesting… is something that didn’t make the list at all.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Witherington, B., III. (1998). The Acts of the Apostles: a socio-rhetorical commentary (pp. 440–441). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Savelle, C. H. (2004). A Reexamination of the Prohibitions in Acts 15. Bibliotheca Sacra, 161, 464–465.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 56: Acts 13-14 - Who Were Those "Appointed to Eternal Life?"
September 28, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
*10-12-23 Note - The original release of this episode had some minor production errors. Those have been corrected and the new version is available for download.
There are many ideas about how people get "saved." Is God in control of the whole process, or do people have some say in what they believe. There’s a story in Acts 13-14 that some think speaks to the topic. But we may not be understanding the passages ancient context? If that’s the case, we may have some rethinking to do!
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Toussaint, S. D. (1985). Acts. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, pp. 390–391). Victor Books.
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1972). A handbook on the Acts of the Apostles (pp. 269–270). United Bible Societies.
- Gangel, K. O. (1998). Acts (Vol. 5, p. 219). Broadman & Holman Publishers.
- Polhill, J. B. (1992). Acts (Vol. 26, p. 308). Broadman & Holman Publishers.
- Martin, R. P. (2005). The Result of Paul’s Preaching in Antioch: “As many as were ordained to eternal life believed” Acts 13:48. The Reformed Baptist Theological Review, 2(2), 29–30.
- Bence, P. A. (1998). Acts: a Bible commentary in the Wesleyan tradition (p. 62). Wesleyan Publishing House.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 55: Acts 12 - The Logos and the Mythos
September 28, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In ancient times stories used two general concepts, logos and mythos, to convey meaning to their readers. It’s true of stories outside the Bible, but it’s also true of the stories we find within the Bible as well. In this episode we look further into the ancient understanding of logos and mythos and how they are presented in Acts 12.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Update - RethinkingScripture.com
- The Homes and Help Initiative -
- RethinkingScripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Episode 54 - The Homes and Help Initiative
- 4:13 Strong.org - The newest addition to the Homes and Help Initiative. Based in Nashville, they provide training, skill development and job placement for men who are at-risk. Those either living on the streets, or recently released from prison. They have a 6-8 month residential program… where graduates complete the following items… 4 months of continuous employment, court fees and fines paid off, driver’s license acquired or reinstated, car and insurance purchased with cash, $1500 emergency fund saved.
- Merriam-Webster, I. (2003). In Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary. (Eleventh ed.). Merriam-Webster, Inc.
- Kittel, G., Friedrich, G., & Bromiley, G. W. (1985). In Theological Dictionary of the New Testament, Abridged in One Volume (p. 506). W.B. Eerdmans.
- Rethinking Rest - Electronic Endnote #54 -RethinkingRest.com/electronic-endnotes/
- Dr. Warren Gage
- Dr. Warren Gage - Logos/Mythos
- (and Dr. Chip Bennett) - A Christian Reading of Plato
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 54: Acts 10-11 - The Gentile Pentecost
September 9, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
When we read Acts 10, we often make Cornelius the focus of the chapter. But a careful reading of the text suggests that Peter is really the dynamic character with the most movement. Could it be that Peter was also given a gift of the Holy Spirit the day the Gentiles spoke in tongues?
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Witherington, B., III. (1998). The Acts of the Apostles: a socio-rhetorical commentary (p. 360). Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1972). A handbook on the Acts of the Apostles (p. 219). United Bible Societies.
- Smith, B. L. “Tongues in the New Testament.” The Churchman 87, no. 1–4 (1973).
- MacDonald, W. G. (1964). Glossolalia In The New Testament. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 7(2), 62.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 53: Acts 9 - What Exactly Happened on the Way to Damascus?
August 27, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Acts 9 is where we find the story of Saul’s conversion. But you may be surprised to discover that’s not the only place this story is found. Luke included two other versions of the story later in Acts, and each episode adds important details not found in chapter nine. In this episode we gather all the details together and try to figure out what exactly happened to Saul that day.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Churchill, Timothy. “Repetition for a Reason”. (Waco, TX: Institute for Faith and Learning at Baylor University, 2015).
- https://www.baylor.edu/content/services/document.php/239230.pdf
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 52: Acts 8 - The Samaritans
August 9, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 8, Philip made his way to Samaria to tell them the story of the Christ. This was significant for a number of reasons, but mostly because the Samaritans and the Jews didn’t normally associate with one another. You may already know that, but today we will examine more closely how and why these two groups came to be at odds.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Deppe, D. B. (2011). All Roads Lead to the Text: Eight Methods of Inquiry into the Bible (p. 160). William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
- Edwards, J. R. (2017). Parallels and Patterns between Luke and Acts. Bulletin for Biblical Research, 27(4), 489–490.
- Gage, Warren Austin. Return from Emmaus: The Resurrection Theme in Scripture. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2011.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January 19, 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 51: Acts 7 - The Gospel in the Story of Stephen
August 9, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In Acts 7, Stephen becomes the first of the "Christ-Followers" to be killed for his faith. And right before he dies he gives a long sermon that most readers just skip right over… because they think it’s not relevant. But for some reason, Luke under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, thought the details of this chapter important enough to include. Today, we’ll look at how Luke uniquely shares the good news of Jesus through the story of Stephen.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Link to a picture of Gregory Hall and Dr. John Walton: https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/
- Polhill, John B. "The Hellenist Breakthrough: Acts 6-12". Review and Expositor, 71(4), 479-81, (1974).
- Gage, Warren Austin. Return from Emmaus: The Resurrection Theme in Scripture. Ft. Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2011.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 50: Acts 6 - Living Sacrifices
July 25, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In act 6, we read about a problem in the early days of the church. Some widows in the church were being overlooked by other church members. And it turns out it was an ethnic issue. The locals weren’t getting along with those from out of town. In this episode we’ll look a little deeper into the problem and try to connect their solution back to a story in the book of numbers.
Resources Referenced and/or Read:
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1972). A handbook on the Acts of the Apostles (p. 134). United Bible Societies.
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aramaic-language
- Metzger, Bruce Manning, United Bible Societies. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, Second Edition a Companion Volume to the United Bible Societies’ Greek New Testament (4th Rev. Ed.). London; New York: United Bible Societies, 1994.
- McMains, M. (2016). Hellenists. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
- Keener, C. S. (1993). The IVP Bible background commentary: New Testament (Ac 6:1). InterVarsity Press.
- Barrett, C. K. (2004). A critical and exegetical commentary on the acts of the Apostles (pp. 304–305). T&T Clark.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 49: Acts 5 - The Fate of Ananias and Sapphira
July 10, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
There are a few times in Scripture where God hands down a death sentence for what we might otherwise consider a somewhat minor infraction. You might view the story of Ananias and Sapphira, in Acts 5, as one such story. Did they really have to die for what they did? But what if a careful theological investigation of this double death turned up a whole new perspective on what happened that day?
Referenced Resources:
- Rethinking Rest Audiobook Beta Listener Program - https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Friends, lend me your ears. No really… I need your ears! Would you be willing to be an Audiobook Beta Listener?
My Rethinking Rest book is scheduled for release on Jan 19, 2023, and I’ve decided to record the audiobook myself! Needless to say… I’ve never done this before. But I’ve started the process and I’m needing some feedback. That’s where you can help!
I’ve uploaded this excerpt from the first chapter of the Rethinking Rest audiobook. I’d love it if you would be willing to give it a listen.
While listening: you can access the Electronic Endnotes for reference:
- “Electronic Endnotes” Link
After you listen: I’d appreciate just 5 more minutes of your time to fill out the feedback form at the bottom of this page:
- https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/
The whole process shouldn’t take more than half an hour.
I’m also testing out another innovation, Interactive Electronic Endnotes. Have you ever listened to an audiobook that you know has extensive footnotes… but they don’t reference them in the audio version of the book? Yeah… that bugs me too. So here’s what I’ve done. I’ve uploaded all the endnotes (those are just footnotes put all at the end of the book) to a webpage and as you’ll hear, I reference them within the audio version. So when you hear me say, Endnote 16, for instance, you have the ability to pull up the endnote and read it… just like someone who bought the print version. Oh, and did I mention the Electronic Endnotes are interactive? I’ve gone through the first chapter and linked parts of the notes to further information that’s available free of charge on the world wide web. I’m telling you… you can get lost in these endnotes. There’s even some funny little easter eggs I’ve put in there for those that care to hunt around a little. There’s a link in the show notes to the Electronic Endnotes as well.
In the feedback form there’s place to let me know if you’d like to be notified when I’ve got another excerpt to listen to.
Lastly, If all that wasn’t a good enough reason to become a Audio Beta Listener… for every verifiable “Beta Listener Feedback Form” I receive, I’ll be donating $10 to StopSoldierSuicide.org. I’m taking part in their 25-mile Swim Challenge this month (June of 2022) as a part of my Homes and Help Initiative that I introduced in episode 45. So spread the word! Let’s get as many Beta Listeners as possible! Your feedback is valuable to me… and it will also benefit many soldiers who need our support.
Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 47: Acts 2-4 - Should We Be Counting Converts?
June 24, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Counting converts has become a common practice within modern church culture. But who are we counting? And why such a focus on the numbers. It may be partly due to the events recorded in Acts chapters 2-4, and today we’ll look a little more closely at the numbers Luke recorded to see if he was counting converts, and telling us to do the same.
Referenced Resources:
- Rethinking Rest Audiobook Beta Listener Program - https://rethinkingrest.com/audio-beta/
- Episode 40 -The Rethinking Conversion Project - https://rethinkingscripture.simplecast.com/episodes/the-rethinking-conversion-project
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture PodcastEpisode 46: Acts 2 - What Just Happened?
June 6, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
I recoded this episode on June 5th, 2022… which was Pentecost Sunday. I was in "The Upper Room" (my recording studio) and we covered the "What" of Acts chapter 2. What exactly happened on that Pentecost Sunday in Acts 2? And what relationship does that event have with Paul’s description of tongues in 1 Corinthians 12-14? Get your rethinking hats on… this one is going to be fun!
Referenced Resources:
- Episode 38 -The Rethinking Babel Project Pt. 1 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000554134341
- Episode 39 -The Rethinking Babel Project Pt. 2 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000555662911
- Episode 40 -The Rethinking Babel Project Pt. 3 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000556500227
- Episode 44 - Acts 2 - The Day of Pentecost - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking-scripture/id1525446196?i=1000564494641
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 45: The Homes and Help Initiative
June 1, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In the regular episodes, we are making our way through the book of Acts. We’ll get back to that study in the next episode. But this is a bonus episode where I take a little time to introduce you to something I’ve been working on behind the scenes, The Homes and Help Initiative. And don't worry... I'm not asking for any money!
Referenced Resources:
- More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- More information about the book: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 44: Acts 2 - The Day of Pentecost
May 18, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
There’s possibly no passage in Scripture that is more hotly debated than Acts chapter 2. Arguments abound over who, what, where, how, and why. In fact, just about the only thing people agree on is the when of this passage. These events happened when the day of Pentecost had come. And today we’ll try and sort out the passage and bring clarity to these momentous events.
Referenced Resources:
- The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Rethinking Rest... the Book: Coming January of 2023!
- Rethinking Rest Website: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 43: Acts 1 - You're Going the Wrong Way!
May 18, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Several things occur in Acts chapter 1 that set up the well known events of the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2. But don’t make the mistake of assuming that the content of this chapter is only an ellipse... or a placeholder with its only purpose to get to the story further down the road. Acts chapter 1 includes the often neglected account of Jesus’ ascension into the heavens.
Referenced Resources:
- Rethinking Rest Website: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
- My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
- Bacon's Law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Degrees_of_Kevin_Bacon
- You're Going the Wrong Way Clip from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_akwHYMdbsM
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1972). A handbook on the Acts of the Apostles (pp. 20–21). United Bible Societies.
- Hanegraaff, H. (2007). The apocalypse code: Find out what the bible really says about the end times and why it matters Today. Thomas Nelson Inc. (p.83).
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 42: Introduction to the book of Acts
May 8, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
The book of Acts is the story of how the witness of Jesus the messiah made it’s way from Jerusalem to the remotest parts of the earth. But we would be deficient if we just read these individual stories as disconnected events. Luke, the author, has organized these episodes so there are hidden treasures throughout the narrative.
Referenced Resources:
- Rethinking Rest Website: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/
- Road to Gaza Map: http://www.jesuswalk.com/voice/maps/philip-the-evangelists-travels-2213x1716x300.jpg
- Road to Damascus Map: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1_Y8At7N9QgPd5_gNCyrlQrJrtpg&hl=en≪=32.64847154697822%2C35.76118450000002&z=9
- Joppa to Caesarea Map: https://hu.pinterest.com/pin/829717931321468001/
- T & O Map - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T_and_O_map
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 41: The Rethinking Conversion Project
April 25, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In today’s church culture, someone’s conversion is surrounded by certain expectations. Conversion is often understood as a “personal decision for Christ” that happens at a church alter, or maybe an outreach event. And when that decision is memorialized by some rendition of the “sinner’s prayer”, only then is it considered official. But what if our modern understanding of conversion isn’t at all like what the biblical text shows. Then we may need to “rethink conversion”.
Referenced Resources:
- Hall, Gregory D. - The Rethinking Conversion Project - https://rethinkingscripture.com/rethinking-conversion/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 40: The Rethinking Babel Project - Part 3
April 6, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Today we go further down the theological rabbit hole of Babel theology… we’ve arrived at the Gift of Tongues. There is maybe not a more divisive topic in the church today… and unfortunately I’ll not going to be able to clear up all the confusion around the gift that was originally given to eliminate confusion. How ironic is that? That this particular gift would cause confusion.
Referenced Resources:
- Grudem, W. A. (2004). Systematic theology: an introduction to biblical doctrine (p. 1070). Inter-Varsity Press; Zondervan Pub. House.
- Hall, Gregory D. - The Rethinking Babel Project Blog Post - https://rethinkingscripture.com/2022/01/20/rethinking-babel-project/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 39: The Rethinking Babel Project - Part 2
March 29, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Biblically speaking, the confusion of our languages and, in turn, humanities general inability to communicate effectively with each other, is a practical expression and a tangible reminder of rebellion against God’s authority. Humanity once communicated with each other, and with God, with no confusion using one language. But then rebellion happened and everything changed. What would it take to reconnect the lines of communication once again? Well, it would take an act of God.
Referenced Resources:
- Hall, Gregory D. - The Rethinking Babel Project Blog Post - https://rethinkingscripture.com/2022/01/20/rethinking-babel-project/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 38: The Rethinking Babel Project
March 15, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Some people think of the first eleven chapters of Genesis as only a prologue or filler to get to the story of Abraham. But it’s in those chapters where key the theme of rebellion is first introduced. In the beginning chapters of Genesis we are also introduced to the idea of exile. These themes culminate in one short story in chapter eleven. It’s about a tower reaching into the heavens and God confusing language to disrupt a rebellion.
Referenced Resources:
- Walton, J. H. (2015). The Lost World of Adam and Eve: Genesis 2–3 and the Human Origins Debate (pp. 163–164). IVP Academic: An Imprint of InterVarsity Press.
- Heiser, Michael S.- The Tower of Babel Story: What Really Happened? - https://blog.logos.com/really-happened-tower-babel/
- Hall, Gregory D. - The Rethinking Babel Project Blog Post - https://rethinkingscripture.com/2022/01/20/rethinking-babel-project/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 37: The Rethinking Eden Project
February 28, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
There is nothing more theologically foundational than the events that happen in the garden of Eden. It’s in this garden that we are introduced to Adam and Eve, the serpent, and the biblical concept of exile. The garden contains a mighty river of life, and the tree of life. And with all these concepts together in one place, Its seems like a story that’s ready for rethinking.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 36: The Rethinking Rest Project
February 21, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Rest. We talk about it a lot, but it seems so elusive. Even when you get some rest… it seems like that refreshment just doesn’t last very long. But would you be surprised if I told you that there is a fully-developed theology of rest within the pages of Scripture? And it’s not what you’re thinking... because biblical rest is so much more than just a one-day-a-week shadow of better days ahead.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 35: Intro to the Rethinking Scripture Projects
January 31, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
You’ve heard someone say that everyone’s got a book in them. What would your book be titled if you wrote one? I’ve outlined several projects that I’ve been working on for years. These are biblical topics and themes that have captured my theological attention and engaged my mind for decades. Over the next few episodes, I’d like to introduce you to the Rethinking Scripture Projects… and introduce you to my future books.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 21 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 34: End of Year Reflections
December 31, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Thanks for listening.
We’ve accomplished a lot in the first 6-months of the podcast.
We introduced what Rethinking Scripture is all about. It’s about rethinking what we thought we already knew about the Bible. It’s about taking those things that have become entrenched in our mindset, and bringing them back to the table for a little chat.
I’m taking a couple of weeks off to do some planning for the next year. You can use this time to do a few things.
- You can get caught up on your listening. Odds are you’ve missed some of the episodes along the way. Now’s your chance to head back and get caught up… or even revisit an episode that challenged you in a particular way.
- Give some other podcasts a listen. Some of my favorites right now.
Referenced Resources:
- https://nakedbiblepodcast.com - Mike Heiser is a scholar in the fields of biblical studies and the ancient Near East. He is the Scholar-in-Residence at Logos Bible Software. Mike earned the M.A. and Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Semitic Languages at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. He has also earned an M.A. in Ancient History from the University of Pennsylvania (major fields: Ancient Israel and Egyptology).
- https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/podcasts/rise-and-fall-of-mars-hill/ - Founded in 1996, Seattle’s Mars Hill Church was poised to be an influential, undeniable force in evangelicalism—that is until its spiraling collapse in 2014. The church and its charismatic founder, Mark Driscoll, had a promising start. But the perils of power, conflict, and Christian celebrity eroded and eventually shipwrecked both the preacher and his multimillion-dollar platform.
- https://www.churchcalledtov.org - Tragically, in recent years, Christians have gotten used to revelations of abuses of many kinds in our most respected churches. We need a better way. The sad truth is that churches of all shapes and sizes are susceptible to abuses of power, sexual abuse, and spiritual abuse. Abuses occur most frequently when Christians neglect to create a culture that resists abuse and promotes healing, safety, and spiritual growth. How do we keep these devastating events from repeating themselves? We need a map to get us from where we are today to where we ought to be as the body of Christ. That map is in a mysterious and beautiful little Hebrew word in Scripture that we translate “good,” the word tov.
Thanks for a great year… and we’ll see you back here in a couple of weeks with the first episode in 2022.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 21 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 33: Rethinking Advent - The Story
December 24, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Join me for a special rendition of the story of the advent of Jesus Christ. I've incorporated some of the details we've discussed in this series into the well known story of the birth. Gather your family around... turn up the volume... and let's start a new Christmas tradition. Let's rethink the advent story.
Referenced Resources:
- Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
Show Music:
- My son, Jacob Hall, created the music for this episode. He's a very talented individual ;-)
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 32: Rethinking Advent - The Gifts
December 23, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based on the scene at the nativity. We have come to expect three kings, or wise men, bearing small gifts for a King. In this episode, we attempt to tie the reasons why the magi brought gold, and frankincense and myrrh back to the Old Testament book of Isaiah.
Referenced Resources:
- Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
- BibleStudy.org Article "What Does the Nativity Have Wrong?" - https://www.biblestudy.org/biblepic/what-is-wrong-with-the-nativity.html
- Collins, S. M. (1995). The "lost" ten tribes of israel-- found! CPA Books.
Show Music:
- Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
- Ending Song - Little Drummer Boy by Harry the Cap - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Harry_the_Cap/A_Very_Badgerland_Christmas_2011/Harry_the_Cap_-_A_Very_Badgerland_Christmas_2011_-_10_The_Little_Drummer_Boy
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 31: Rethinking Advent - The Magi
December 22, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based scene at the nativity. We have come to expect three kings, or wise men, with the baby Jesus shortly after His birth. In this episode we look into the origin of these mysterious visitors.
Referenced Resources:
- Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
- National Gallery of Art Website: Biblical Magi - https://www.nga.gov/features/rubens-magi/biblical-magi.html
Show Music:
- Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
- Ending Song - We Three Kings by Maya Solovey - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/MayaSolovey/Midwinter/01_We_Three_Kings_Solovey
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 30: Rethinking Advent - The Nativity
December 21, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
When we think of the advent of the Christ, many of our perceptions are based scene at the nativity. We in the Western culture often picture a barn housing the family that night. In the east, they prefer a cave setting. But does the text, and recent archeology give us any clues as to a different possibility?
Referenced Resources:
- Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
- Marquand, A. (1911). Exegetical Theology. Review of The Church of the Nativity at Bethlehem by W. Harvey, W. R. Lethaby, O. M. Dalton, H. A. A. Conso and A. C. Headlans. Edited by R. Weir Schultz. The Princeton Theological Review, IX(1–4), 676.
- LeFebvre, Michael (December 7, 2021) Online article: Jesus Was Probably Born in a Relative's House, Not an Inn. https://hebraicthought.org/jesus-born-relatives-house-not-an-inn/
- LeFebvre, Michael. Luke 2 and Jesus' Birthplace (Vimeo Video).
Show Music:
- Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
- Ending Song -Away In A Manger by Janene Michalak - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Janene_Michalak/Our_Friendly_Beasts/Janene_Michalak_-_Our_Friendly_Beasts_2015_-_14_Away_In_A_Manger
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 29: Rethinking Advent - The Timing
December 20, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
When we think of the advent of the Christ, some of our perceptions are based in the timing of the events. While we celebrate in the middle of the winter season, that’s likely not the time when the events actually happened. We also have some assumptions as to the timing of Mary’s pregnancy. In this episode we examine the timing of the advent.
Referenced Resources:
- Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.A tv movie from 1965.
- Schaff, P. (1880). The Chronology of the Life of Christ. The Presbyterian Review, 1 (1–4), 474.
- www.biblestudy.org/maps/the-journeys-of-mary-and-joseph
Show Music:
- Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
- Ending Song - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly by Ann Alee - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ann_Alee/En_attendant_Noel/19_-_Ann_Alee_-_Infant_Holy_Infant_Lowly_CC-BY-NC-ND
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 28: Rethinking Advent - The Family
December 19, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
We celebrate the birth of Jesus every year. It’s a story we know well, but how much of our version of the story truly reflects what actually happened? How well do our pageants, movies, nativity sets, and other icons represent what the Scriptures actually say? This Christmas season, won’t you join me as we seek to clarify the season by rethinking advent. In this episode we look into the character of "The Family".
Referenced Resources:
- Opening Question - "Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?" posed by Charlie Brown in A Charlie Brown Christmas.
Show Music:
- Intro Song - jazzy bells (jingle bells) by Dee Yan-Key - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dee_Yan-Key/my_christmas_music/02--Dee_Yan-Key-jazzy_bells
- Ending Song - Mary's Song by Renee & Marc Hoogstad - https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Renee__Marc_Hoogstad/Yuletide_Entertainments_2012/Renee__Marc_Hoogstad_-_Yuletide_Entertainments_2012_-_10_Marys_Song
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 27: The Restoration of Peter - Pt. 2 (John 21)
December 16, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
At the end of John’s gospel there’s a funny little sentence that suggests that the world could not contain the books that could be written about the many other things which Jesus did. I’ve always taken that as a bit of an exaggeration… but what if its not? What If we’ve misunderstood what John was trying to say?
John chapter 21 is all about restoration. The disciples limped their way through events in the garden of Gethsemane and then disbursed and deflected their connection with Jesus through the rest of that weekend. This would have left all of them, but especially Peter, with some traumatic wounds that needed to be healed. That’s what we see Jesus doing here… healing the broken hearted. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Warren Gage to the podcast to help us unpack the restoration of the disciples.
Referenced Resources:
- https://watermarkgospel.com - Changing the way the world reads the Bible. Learn to see Jesus in every story. The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books, written in multiple languages. An estimated 40 major authors and many other minor authors contributed to the Scriptures over the course of many centuries. Knowing this, we wouldn’t normally expect to find a compositional unity to the Bible.
- DonLaw.com - Don Law is a friend of Dr. Gage and has collected the audio of several of Dr. Gage's classes. This from the website... "The MP3 files from Warren's series on Luke and Act are available at donlaw.net/lukeacts. The MP3 files from Warren's series on Isaiah are available atdonlaw.net/isaiah. The MP3 files for the Christian Vocation Bible Application class are at donlaw.net/vocation. The series on the Gospel of John are at - you guessed it - donlaw.net/john."
- Gage, Warren Austin. The Heavenly Banquet. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2001. - The Heavenly Banquet provides a biblical theology of the New Testament in the form of an imagined dialogue in heaven. It is loosely conceived as a sequel to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. In it, Christian enters the Celestial City and has a celebratory supper with the seven principal authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Apollos (Hebrews), and Peter. Each of them relates the argument of their individual theologies, focusing on the love of Jesus as they each uniquely understood it.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 21 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 26: The Restoration of Peter (John 21)
December 9, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John chapter 21 is all about restoration. The disciples limped their way through events in the garden of Gethsemane and then disbursed and deflected their connection with Jesus through the rest of that weekend. This would have left all of them, but especially Peter, with some traumatic wounds that needed to be healed. That’s what we see Jesus doing here… healing the broken hearted. In this episode, we welcome Dr. Warren Gage to the podcast to help us unpack the restoration of the disciples.
Referenced Resources:
- https://watermarkgospel.com - Changing the way the world reads the Bible. Learn to see Jesus in every story. The Bible contains a total of sixty-six books, written in multiple languages. An estimated 40 major authors and many other minor authors contributed to the Scriptures over the course of many centuries. Knowing this, we wouldn’t normally expect to find a compositional unity to the Bible.
- Gage, Warren Austin. The Heavenly Banquet. Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage, 2001. - The Heavenly Banquet provides a biblical theology of the New Testament in the form of an imagined dialogue in heaven. It is loosely conceived as a sequel to Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. In it, Christian enters the Celestial City and has a celebratory supper with the seven principal authors of the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Paul, Apollos (Hebrews), and Peter. Each of them relates the argument of their individual theologies, focusing on the love of Jesus as they each uniquely understood it.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 25: The Fulfillment of First Fruits (John 20)
December 3, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John 20 features the empty tomb. The resurrection of Jesus is the capstone of the good news. And there’s a subtle statement in the first verse that you’ve likely passed right by. Why haven’t you noticed it? Because you’re not from around there... and today we’ll take a closer look at a cultural more that’s no longer understood without being said.
Referenced Resources:
- Richards, E. R., & O’Brien, B. J. (2012). Misreading Scripture with Western Eyes: Removing Cultural Blinders to Better Understand the Bible (p. 29). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 24: My God, My God... (John 19)
November 25, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John 19 includes John’s account of Jesus’ time on the cross. And it includes a cryptic aside that helps us understand what Jesus may have meant when He said, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?” Did you know he was quoting scripture when He said that?
Referenced Resources:
- The Garden Tomb - Wikapedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Garden_Tomb
- Dumb And Dumber Movie Clip - So... you're telling me there's a chance -
- Campbell, K. (2006). Matthew’s Hermeneutic of Psalm 22:1 and Jer. 31:15. Faith and Mission, 24(3), 47.
- Global Scholar's Website - https://global-scholars.org/team/keith-campbell/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 23: God in a Garden (John 18)
November 19, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In John 18, we get to see God in a garden. It’s the night of Jesus’ betrayal and arrest. During all the commotion Jesus makes a request of those arresting him that you may not have noticed. He asks the Roman cohort to let his disciples go their way. Surprisingly, this request gives us a unique insight into the nature and development of faith.
Referenced Resources:
- Thatcher, Tom. (1994). A New Look at Asides in the Fourth Gospel. Bibliotheca Sacra, 151, 430.
- Thatcher, Tom - Linkedin Profile - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-thatcher-4b97363b/
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 18 Teaching Video - https://rethinkingscripture.com/the-john-study-videos/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: Rethinking_Scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 22: The Tabernacle of God (John 17)
November 11, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In his gospel, John the disciple introduces several themes that run the entire length of the story. There’s wedding theme, a water theme, light and dark motif. But you may not have noticed how John also weaved a temple theme into the good news. He did this because, Behold… the tabernacle of God was among men...”
Referenced Resources:
- Gage, W. A. (2013). There Is No Greater Love: How Jesus Is Greater than All Who Came before Him (p. 49). Fort Lauderdale: St. Andrews House.
- Tabernacle Resources Page - RethinkingScripture.com/tabernacle-resources/ - The Tabernacle Resources Page include resources from: Hubbard, Shiloh, Elliot Ritzema, Corbin Watkins, and Lazarus Wentz with Logos Bible Software and KarBel Media. Faithlife Study Bible Infographics. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software, 2012.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- John 17 Teaching Video -
- Approaching God Through Sacred Space Video -
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 21: The World’s Hour vs. the Day of the Lord (John 16)
November 4, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John chapter 15 has a unique distinction... it is entirely red letters. The entire chapter is Jesus’ dialogue with his disciples. No other chapter in this gospel has that distinction. So what does Jesus talk about in all those red letters? Well, among other things… he gives a lesson on how to grow and care for grapes… and that’s because Jesus is Di Vine.
Referenced Resources:
- O’Day, G. R. (1991). “I Have Overcome the World” (John 16:33): Narrative Time in John 13–17. Semeia, 53, 153.
- Augustine of Hippo. (1887). The City of God. In P. Schaff (Ed.), M. Dods (Trans.), St. Augustin’s City of God and Christian Doctrine (Vol. 2, p. 421). Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
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- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 20: Di Vine... and Da Branches (John 15)
October 28, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John chapter 15 has a unique distinction... it is entirely red letters. The entire chapter is Jesus’ dialogue with his disciples. No other chapter in this gospel has that distinction. So what does Jesus talk about in all those red letters? Well, among other things… he gives a lesson on how to grow and care for grapes… and that’s because Jesus is Di Vine.
Referenced Resources:
- Radmacher, E. D., Allen, R. B., & House, H. W. (1999). Nelson’s new illustrated Bible commentary (p. 1348). Nashville: T. Nelson Publishers.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: rethinking_scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 19: My Father's House (John 14)
October 21, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John chapter 14 is often referred to as Jesus’ farewell discourse. In it, He talks of his coming and going and his intent to prepare a mansion for each and every believer. But, as much as I hate to say it, we’ve likely come to a bit of a misunderstanding about that. As it turns out, the dwelling Jesus is talking about might actually be a little more like a mobile home.
Referenced Resources:
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1993). A handbook on the Gospel of John (pp. 454–455). New York: United Bible Societies.
- Hahn, S. W. (2008). Temple, sign, and Sacrament: Towards a New Perspective on the Gospel of John. Letter & Spirit: Temple and Contemplation: God’s Presence in the Cosmos, Church, and Human Heart, 4, 128–129.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: rethinking_scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 18: Washing Up Before Dinner (John 13)
October 14, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In this episode, we begin looking at a series of chapters in John’s gospel where Jesus and the disciples share a meal in the upper room. Much of the content is in red letters, and its confusing material for the disciples to process. We’ll examine that context in a little more detail, and focus in on what Jesus said about washing people’s feet.
Referenced Resources:
- Asumang, A. (2013). Washing One Another’s Feet as Jesus Did: Revelatory Activities and the Progressive Sanctification of Believers. Conspectus, 15, 2.
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1993). A handbook on the Gospel of John (p. 430). New York: United Bible Societies.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: rethinking_scripture
- YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLA
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 17: A Voice from Heaven (John 12)
October 7, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Chapter 12 is a turning point in the gospel of John. It’s in this chapter that the author describes the end of Jesus’ public ministry. But before Jesus ducts out of the public eye, John ties together several of the themes he’s developed thus far in his gospel. It’s a continuation of Jesus calling his sheep away from the temple ministry, and a further identification of his other flock.
Referenced Resources:
- Newman, B. M., & Nida, E. A. (1993). A handbook on the Gospel of John (p. 404). New York: United Bible Societies.
- Köstenberger, A. J. (2007). John. In Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament (p. 479). Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, UK: Baker Academic; Apollos.
- Beale, G. K. (2008). We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry. IVP Academic.
- What You Revere, You Resemble - Dr. Gregory Beale - Audio lecture provided by The Gospel Coalition: http://media.thegospelcoalition.org/audio/beale_gk/beale-01_what_you_revere_you_resemble.mp3
- The Irony of Idolatry - Dr. Gregory Beale - Audio lecture provided by The Gospel Coalition: http://media.thegospelcoalition.org/audio/beale_gk/beale-isaiah_06_irony_of_idolatry.mp3
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
Social Media:
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
- Twitter: @RethinkingStuff
- Instagram: rethinking_scripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 16: The Resuscitation of Lazarus (John 11)
September 27, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In John chapter 11, several questions arise out of how Jesus handles the death of his good friend, Lazarus. But a logical look at the assumptions we have, about this chapter, may cause us to rethink what we thought we already knew about Lazarus’ new lease on life.
Referenced Resources:
- Links to Jewish thoughts on lingering souls:
- https://reformjudaism.org/glimpses-afterlife - Zunz dates it to the middle of the 7th century.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviticus_Rabbah - The Encyclopaedia Judaica and Jacob Neusner date it to the 5th century.
- The Zohar, which is one of the texts that make up the Kabbalah, is composed of the teachings of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, who was a second-century Talmudic mystic. After being passed along by oral tradition for centuries, the Zohar was finally published in the late 13th century. The belief that the soul lingers for three days after death seems to have emanated from the texts that make up the Kabbalah, notably the Zohar. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemira)
- In his book "Jewish Views of the Afterlife," Simcha Paull Raphael says: "Immediately following death, there is a period known as Hibbut Ha Kever, pangs of the grave. During this period, the soul is confused, lingers around the body and tries to go back to his home to be with his loved ones. After this, there is a maximum period of 12 months in Gehenna, which is a realm described as fiery, where the soul is purified of its sins." After the twelve-month period, it is believed the soul rests permanently in the afterlife. (https://classroom.synonym.com/jewish-belief-that-the-spirit-lingers-for-three-days-12087774.html)
- Regarding Jesus needing to name Lazarus specifically.
- A quaint Puritan writer said that if Jesus had not named Lazarus when He shouted, He would have emptied the whole cemetery! (Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1996), 337.)
- Jesus shouted only three words: Lazarus come out! Augustine once remarked that if Jesus had not said Lazarus’ name all would have come out from the graves. (Edwin A. Blum, “John,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures, ed. J. F. Walvoord and R. B. Zuck, vol. 2 (Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1985), 315.)
- MAXIMINUS [The Arian; 360-65...frequently argued w/Augustine]: For all the dead, most beloved, would have arisen out of their graves [on hearing] that one voice if he had not called out that single name. Therefore he spoke in particular, “Lazarus, come forth.” … It is also in this singular name that he called, I say, that we see in a single instance what is to be understood more generally of all in the future. SERMON 14.3.(Elowsky, J. C. (Ed.). (2007). John 11–21 (pp. 29–30). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.)
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- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
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- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 15: The Good Shepherd (John 10)
September 20, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
John 10 is all about sheep and shepherds… and recently the church has tried to make this passage all about our modern-day context. But what if John 10 isn’t speaking about the 21st-century at all? What if Jesus was just describing His ministry within the religious context of His day? Well… that type of reading might cause us to rethink this entire passage.
Referenced Resources:
- Horner, David A. “Whether Augustine’s Name Should Be Pronounced AW-gus-teen or aw-GUS-tin?" Philosophia Christi, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2009. Evangelical Philosophical Society. [http://www.epsociety.org/userfiles/Horner%20(Augustine).pdf
- Wright, W. M., IV. (2012). Hearing the Shepherd’s Voice: The παροιμία of the Good Shepherd Discourse and Augustine’s Figural Reading. Journal of Theological Interpretation, Volume 6, (1–2), 105.
- Keener, C. S. (1993). The IVP Bible background commentary: New Testament (Jn 10:1–18). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
- Blum, E. A. (1985). John. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures (Vol. 2, pp. 309–310). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 14: A... Problem, of Punctuation? (John 9)
September 13, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Before Jesus heals a blind man, in John 9, the disciples ask Him a very strange question. “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” Unfortunately, our English translations may be misguiding us in regards to Jesus’ response. So let’s move some punctuation around and rethink what Jesus might have been saying about sin, work… and the sabbath.
Referenced Resources:
- Merrill C. Tenney, “John,” in The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: John and Acts, ed. Frank E. Gaebelein, vol. 9 (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1981), 101.
- MacDonald, W. (1995). Believer’s Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments. (A. Farstad, Ed.) (p. 1521). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
- Metzger, B. M. (1993). Persistent Problems Confronting Bible Translators. Bibliotheca Sacra, 150, 273.
- John C. Poirier. (1996). “Day and Night” and the Punctuation of John 9, 3. New Testament Studies, 42, 288–294.
- Poirier, J. C. (2006). “Day and Night” and the Sabbath Controversy of John 9. Filología Neotestamentaria (Mayo–Noviembre 2006), XIX(37–38), 113.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 13: The Adulterous Variant
September 1, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
You may have heard a someone say, “The Bible says it, I believe it, and that settles it”... implying, at least in part, that every word in their version of the Bible came directly from of the original text. But nothing could be further from the truth, and today we’ll look at a popular passage, in your Bible, that likely wasn’t originally included in John’s gospel.
Referenced Resources:
- Wallace, Daniel G. “My Favorite Passage that’s Not in the Bible” Bible.org [online] https://bible.org/article/my-favorite-passage-thats-not-bible.
- Blum, E. A. (1985). John. In J. F. Walvoord & R. B. Zuck (Eds.), The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures(Vol. 2, p. 346). Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
- Black, D. A., & Cerone, J. N. (2016). The Pericope of the Adulteress in Contemporary Research. Bloomsbury T&T Clark.
- Hurtado, Larry. "The Adultrous Narrative: New Book" [online] https://larryhurtado.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/the-adulteress-narrative-new-book/
- Submit a question for an upcoming Q&R Special Episode: RethinkingScripture.com
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- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
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- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 12: Was Jesus a Jew?
Aug 23, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In John’s gospel, there’s one group of people that keeps popping up. And we find them in the very first verse of Chapter 7. which says “the Jews” were seeking to kill Jesus. But wasn’t Jesus a Jew? Well… in one sense He was certainly Jewish… but according to the gospels, He definitely didn’t fit into this one particular group. And today, we’ll attempt to unpack the gospel's complicated category known as “the Jews”.
Referenced Resources:
- Bennema, C. (2008). The Identity and Composition of ΟΙ ΙΟΥΔΑΙΟΙ in the Gospel of John. Tyndale Bulletin, 60(2), 245-250.
- Tyndale Bulletin 60 (2008).
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 11: All That the Father Gives
Aug 16, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Modern discussions about the last part of John 6 have become a hotbed of controversy. Those who self-describe as Calvinists and Arminians have been at battle over this passage for decades. And I, unknowingly, jumped into the middle of that mess back in the fall of 2003. I was in my masters program, I thought I understood what the passage said, but then one of my professors challenged me to think outside my theological box. Today, I’m excited to share the journey I’ve been on with “The Bread of Life Discourse.”
Referenced Resources:
- John Calvin Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Calvin
- Jacobus Arminius Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacobus_Arminius
- Hunt, Dave - What Love is This? Calvinisms Misrepresentation of God - https://www.amazon.com/What-Love-This-Calvinisms-Misrepresentation/dp/1928660746/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=what+love+is+this&qid=1629141502&sr=8-1
- White, James - Open Letter to Dave Hunt - May 4, 2002 - https://www.aomin.org/aoblog/reformed-apologetics/blinded-by-tradition-an-open-letter-to-dave-hunt/
- Hunt, Dave - Dave Hunt's Response to James White - https://www.thebereancall.org/calbook.htm?sapurl=Lys5MjZkL2xiL2xpLyt3dm44dWs4P2JyYW5kaW5nPXRydWUmZW1iZWQ9dHJ1ZSZyZWNlbnRSb3V0ZT1hcHAud2ViLWFwcC5saWJyYXJ5Lmxpc3QmcmVjZW50Um91dGVTbHVnPSUyQnd2bjh1azg=
- Hunt and White - (The Book that Resulted) Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views - https://www.amazon.com/Debating-Calvinism-Five-Points-Views/dp/1590522737/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1MVOG90J10RXV&dchild=1&keywords=debating+calvinism+five+points%2C+two+views&qid=1629141845&sprefix=debating+calvin%2Caps%2C440&sr=8-3
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 10: Barley Loaves, Wind and Waves
Aug 9, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Only about 8% of the book of John repeats events from the other three gospels. That means most of John’s gospel is new material. But in John 6, there are two events that are included in that 8%. The Feeding of the 5000 is found in all four gospels… Jesus walking on water is found in Matthew and Mark (but not in Luke). So the question is, what is it about these events that caused John to include them in the list of rare repeats. We’ll take a look at that and more in this week’s episode.
Referenced Resources:
- The Boy Who Caught the Fish - by Jack Coleman - https://youtu.be/M7xpS4RROEI
- My Wife and My Mother-in-Law - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Wife_and_My_Mother-in-Law
- Autosterogram - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostereogram
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 9: The Healing Waters (John 5)
Aug 2, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
There’s a water theme in the book of John. In each of the first 7 chapters of John’s gospel… there are significant events/conversations involving water. In each of these, Jesus is shown to not only have control over the water, but also offer a better alternative... the Holy Spirit.
Referenced Resources:
- Chariots of Fire Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_Fire
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 8: A Well in a Foreign Land (John 4)
July 26, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
In John chapter 4, Jesus has a meeting with a woman at a well. What kind of person was this woman? We’ve been lead to believe she was a social outcast, possibly a prostitute, someone with an immoral past, who was shunned by her own community. You might have come to see her as a misfit. But from where do these conclusions come? There are two details from this story that have been taken out of their first-century context, we’ve come to some modern-day conclusions about what they mean. In turn, we’ve painted a Picasso of a portrait that would have been unrecognizable to John’s first-century audience. You may feel you have a deep-seated understanding of this Samaritan… but it’s time to rethink what we thought we already knew about the woman at the well.
Referenced Resources:
- Carson, D. A. (1991). The Gospel according to John (p. 217). Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; W.B. Eerdmans.
- MacArthur, John (2013). Sermon on YouTube: Messiah: The Living Water, Part 1.
- Mounce, Bill. (September 21, 2015) Blog Post. Was the Samaritan Woman a Prostitute? (John 4). https://www.billmounce.com/monday-with-mounce/was-the-samaritan-woman-prostitute-john-4
- Tenney, M. C. (1981). John. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: John and Acts (Vol. 9, p. 54). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Episode 7: The Voice of the Bride and the Bridegroom
July 19, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
At the end of John 3, there are some verses that you probably didn’t know were there. You’ll find them right after the Nicodemus conversation, and they’re right before the well-known encounter with the woman at the well. So let’s slow down and not get too far ahead of ourselves… there’s a lot to rethink in this section about the words of John the Baptist, and just how far back the bride of Christ existed.
Referenced Resources:
- Köstenberger, A. J. (2007). John. In Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament (p. 437). Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, UK: Baker Academic; Apollos.
- Tenney, M. C. (1981). John. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: John and Acts (Vol. 9, p. 52). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast -
Episode 6: The Curious Case of Nick at Night - Part 2
July 12, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Nicodemus is a complicated character, and his conversation with Jesus in John chapter 3 gives several clues about his spiritual condition. Today, we’ll be rethinking what you thought you already knew about this man... and by the time we’re done, we might even change the color of the some of the letters in your Bible.
Referenced Resources:
- Blomberg, Craig L. The Globalization of Biblical Interpretation: A Test Case John 3-4. (1995). Bulletin for Biblical Research, Vol. 5, 1.
- Mounce, Bill (SEPTEMBER 21, 2019). Blog Post: “You Do Not Receive Our Testimony” (John 3:11) https://www.billmounce.com/monday-with-mounce/“you-do-not-receive-our-testimony”-john-3-11
- Köstenberger, A. J. (2007). John. In Commentary on the New Testament use of the Old Testament (p. 435). Grand Rapids, MI; Nottingham, UK: Baker Academic; Apollos.
- Tenney, M. C. (1981). John. In F. E. Gaebelein (Ed.), The Expositor’s Bible Commentary: John and Acts (Vol. 9, pp. 46–47). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 5: The Curious Case of Nick at Night - Part 1
July 5, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Nicodemus is a well known character in John’s gospel. He comes to Jesus at night. He has lots of questions… and he often doesn’t seem to follow the conversation very well. But I think Nicodemus has been completely misunderstood. Who exactly is this mysterious man? There’s a lot to rethink in this week’s episode and I invite you to join me outside the box?
Referenced Resources:
- Hodges, Z. C. (1978). Grace after Grace—John 1:16: Part 1 of Problem Passages in the Gospel of John. Bibliotheca Sacra, 135, 34.
- Hodges, Z. C. (1978). Untrustworthy Believers—John 2:23–25: Part 2: Problem Passages in the Gospel of John. Bibliotheca Sacra, 135, 139-152.
- Carson, D. A. (1991). The Gospel according to John (pp. 193–194). Leicester, England; Grand Rapids, MI: Inter-Varsity Press; W.B. Eerdmans.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 4: The Wedding Theme in John's Gospel
June 28, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
There’s a wedding theme in the book of John. The author introduces it early in the gospel and it includes a complicated mix of Old Testament references and thematic suggestions. But why would John include a wedding theme? It's because Jesus is getting married!
Referenced Resources:
- Heiser, Michael S. (April 25, 2012) Blog Post: https://drmsh.com/what-to-me-and-to-you/
- Keener, C. S., & Walton, J. H. (Eds.). (2016). NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible: Bringing to Life the Ancient World of Scripture (p. 1809). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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Rethinking Scripture Podcast - Episode 3: Rethinking Conversion (John 1)
June 21, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Why is John 1 written in such a fragmented format? It's because there were a bunch of Old Testament Saints alive that still needed to hear about Jesus. In this episode we rethink the topic of "conversion" by considering the first-century faithful remnant, who were already saved before they met the Messiah.
Referenced Resources:
- Radmacher, E. D. (2007).Salvation. (Part 1)Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
- Derickson, G. W., & Radmacher, E. D. (2001). The Disciplemaker: What Matters Most to Jesus. Charis Press.
- Derickson, G. W. (2021). The Meaning of John 20:31. Unpublished Manuscript.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 2: Introduction to the Gospel of John
June 10, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
What happens when we back away from the gospel of John and ask about its relationship to John's other writings? In this episode, we follow the theme of redemption in John's gospel into the book of Revelation. It's a beautiful mosaic of Christ's work.
Referenced Resources:
- Heiser, M. S. (2015). The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of the Bible (First Edition, p. 13-15). Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
- Gage, W. A. (2001). John’s Gospel: A Neglected Key to Revelation? (pp. 5–8). Fort Lauderdale, FL: Warren A. Gage.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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Episode 1: Introduction to Rethinking Scripture
June 5, 2021 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall
Why is it important to rethink what we already know about the Bible? Well... because what we think we know is very likely wrong. Or at least it has been somehow altered, away from its original meaning, by our traditions and creeds. We also need to rethink because it's exactly what we don't want to do on our own. It's a human condition to want to hunker down and think the same way we've always thought. But intelligence in the modern era is more about how adaptable to change we are... than our unwillingness to think about something new.
Referenced Resources:
- Grant, Adam M. (2021) Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know (Introduction). New York, NY: Random House.
- Walton, J. H. (2009). The Lost World of Genesis One: Ancient Cosmology and the Origins Debate (pp. 7–8). Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic.
- McKnight, S. (2008). The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible (pp. 31–33). Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.
Show Music:
- Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
- Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall
Podcast Website:
- RethinkingScripture.com
- The John Study Resources: https://rethinkingscripture.com/john-study-resources/
- Sister site: RethinkingRest.com
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture
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