Episode Details

Season 13 is all about Paul, the persecutor who became the persecuted. An entire season on Paul requires a warm-up stretch, so in this episode we take a departure from our traditional episode to set the scene for the rest of the season. Join us as we as dust off our Bible Drill skills, explore Paul’s rabbinical upbringing, and get to the bottom of just how many names this man actually had. 

MENTIONS

• Listen: Season 9, Episode 4: Constantine
• Did you say competitive Bible drill? Watch here.
• Who wrote the Bible? Check out these Bible stats.
• Read: All Things Reconsidered by Host Knox McCoy
• Youth Group Throwback: That Kinda Girl by DC Talk
• Mind Blown: The Mandela Effect | Won’t You Be My Neighbor | Magic Mirror on the Wall | No Kit Kat Hyphen | The Barenstain Bears
• Casting Deep Dive of Courtney B Vance: Twitter | Instagram | IMDb 
• Hometown Visit: Tarsus
• Wait, remind me the difference between the Pharisees and Sadducees: Season 12, Episode 6: Pilate 
• Listen: Season 10: Disciples
• Rabbinical School: Hillel | Gamaliel
• Find that Pauline Tweet here!
• Bible Passages Referenced: Acts 13:9 | Philippians 3:4-6 | Philippians 1:21
• Movies Referenced: The Greatest Showman | Thor: Ragnarok 

CASTING

Courtney B. Vance - Paul

HANDY EPISODE BREAKDOWN

• Casting (12:00)
• What’s His Deal? (16:00) 
• Name Change? (21:03)
• Was He a Disciple? (23:08)
• Why is he so Important? (33:51)

GENTLE REBUKE

Our resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of most episode