How To Study The Bible 101: The Podcast: Recent Episodes
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In the last episode, we talked about Exodus 15 and the victory song that the children of Israel sang after they had been delivered from slavery.
For today’s Bible Factoid Friday, let’s take a look at something in very next chapter of Exodus: chapter 16.
Today’s Factoid is going to be all about wordplay!
About 5 minutes ago I searched “Bible verses” on Pinterest.
And time and time again I kept coming across the same kind of Bible verse “pin” design: an image of a single Bible verse, surrounded by flowers.
Now I have nothing against flowers. . .
But I do take issue with one thing. And that's what this episode is all about.
People really love to speak their minds about the Bible. And that seems especially true on the How to Study the Bible 101 Facebook Page.
So when one commenter said, "The Bible is fiction." I was not at all surprised.
In fact, it may actually surprise YOU that I actually agree with this commenter.
Once upon a time, there was a baker.
This baker was well-known throughout all the land. People would travel far and wide to taste just one of his famous sweet rolls.
One day, a man from a place far, far away wanted to stop by the bakery to see what all the fuss was about. . .
Someone recently had this to say on one of my social media posts…
“The only thing a Bible is good for is toilet paper.”
Consider this episode my response...
It's Friday...which means it's time for your Bible Factoid!
Today's Factoid comes from the Gospel of Luke.
At the beginning of Luke chapter 19 we learn about a man named Zaccheus.
A lot of people have lot to say about Zaccheus in the story...but prepare yourself, because after you hear this you might never see Jesus the same way!
In the last episode, I talked about how a lot of Old Testament readers only read the Old Testament to discover how the stories point to Jesus.
And as I said in that episode, this very narrow way of reading can sometimes prevent Bible-readers from appreciating Old Testament stories…all by themselves.
Today, I wanted to share an example.
But first, let me start by asking a question:
Have you heard of the “secret” chapter of the book of Jonah?
In this episode I share one of my favorite childhood memories and why I believe that memory can help you to more fully appreciate the "Old Testament."
Today's episode was inspired by one of the stories from the #LastDance documentary about the Chicago Bulls championship teams!
This will not be about the hit Beatles song.
Nor will it be a rant about having to file—or pay—taxes.
Nope.
Instead, today’s tip is about one of my favorite kinds of Bible commentaries…
Cartoons!
Happy Saturday!
I hope this message finds you and yours happy and healthy.
In this episode, I share 3 important Bible Study lessons you can learn from my wife's evergreening thumb.
In this episode, I introduce Bible Factoid Friday!
You'll discover a cool fact about Psalm headings...and a cool fact about tigers.
I have a feeling you're going to want to show off your newfound knowledge by the time you reach the end of this short episode.
In the last couple of episodes we've discussed having a wider definition of the term "commentary." And in this episode we're sticking with that train of thought. In fact, we're sticking with the most popular commentary of the 1990s: Titanic
Would you believe that Titanic offers a short commentary on what is widely considered the most mysterious book of the Bible?
Check it out!
If you listened to the last about the most popular (and overlooked) Bible commentary of the 1990s, you may recall what I THOUGHT was the most popular commentary of 1990s…
Well, in this episode, I have to eat a little crow.
Because as it turns out, what I thought was the most popular Bible commentary of the ’90s doesn’t even come close to the one I’m going to talk about in this episode.
When most people think of Bible commentaries, they think of enormous books that have pages and pages of detailed, scholarly observations about each and every verse in some book of the Bible.
But what if there was another, broader way to think about "Bible commentary." You'll discover just what I mean by that in this episode.
In this episode, I explain what the world's most watched YouTube video can teach us about how to study the Bible. Some may consider the song "scandalous" or "risqué," but nevertheless, it can help those who want to know how to study the Bible in two very important ways!
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The full interview described in the podcast can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9OKlHH6BwM