the dry bones dance podcast: Recent Episodes
Thomas Jones
Historical and critical questions are discussed in this verse by verse commentary on the Gospel of Mark, helping to unfold the meaning and bring to life this ancient text.
A listener noticed some editing issues, so I fixed them and reposted this episode. Sorry if you were one of those who downloaded this episode twice. Tom
Continued discussion on the Parable of the Strongman, the unpardonable sin and the inclusive nature of the Kingdom of God.
Discussion of Jesus' withdrawal to the Lake of Galilee and the calling of the twelve disciples.
Discussion on the healing of the man with the withered hand and irony in the Gospel of Mark.
Discussion on the healing of the paralytic and the acceptance of "sinners" into the Kingdom of God.
Continued discussion on the healing of the leperous man, the Messianic Secret, and the leper's disobedience.
Discussion on the healing of Peter's mother-in-law and Jesus' expanding view of the Kingdom of God
Discussion on the calling of Peter, Andrew, James and John, discipleship in Mark and the Sea of Galilee.
Discussion on the beginning of Jesus' ministry, political and social meaning in the concept of Kingdom and the reign of God, and its ramifications in the Gospel of Mark.
Since nearly everyone is using iTunes to download the show, I switched back to AAC encoding. It's half the size of an mp3 and has chapters and artwork to go with it. Thanks for listening; tell a friend about the show.
Discussion on the Temptation of Christ, imagery from the OT, and Jesus as the new Israel.
I switched to mp3 compression for the podcast with the last episode, but it is twice the size of the m4a file. This is disappointing because the file is larger and doesn't have chapters or slides with it. If this is important to subscribers, I will stay with mp3, otherwise I am seriously considering going back to AAC encoding. The only disadvantage is that people who do not have iTunes or an iPod, can not listen to the show.
Discussion on John the Baptist, Essene Theology and its influence, and the importance of the Elijah prophecy in the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark.
I signed up for my libsyn account today; but I have yet to actually record a podcast. The goal is to have something running smoothly by June 1. This is just a hopeful prompt for me to get this done.