Podcast Episodes

No Other God - God E2

Episode 95

This is episode 2 in our series discussing the character and theme development of “God” in the Bible.

In part 1, (0-17:25) the guys discuss the meaning of Monotheism in the Bible and Ancient Judaism.…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

God or gods? - God E1

Episode 94

This is our first episode in our new series on the Bible’s portrayal of God! We are currently working on a theme video about God that will be released later in 2018.

In part 1, (0-8:33) Tim overviews…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

What’s Next for the Bible Project

Episode 93

In this episode, Tim and Jon take a break from discussing theology to talk about some exciting developments at The Bible Project.
The guys talk about upcoming theme videos and podcast series, transit…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Poetry Q+R

Episode 92

This is our Poetry and Metaphor Q+R! Thank you to everyone who submitted questions! We responded to seven questions:

(1:20) Ivan from El Salvador - “How do you identify poetry? For example, in Genesi…

Published on 7 years, 5 months ago

Metaphor E3: Chaotic Waters

Episode 91

In part one (00:00 - 25:35), Jon reviews the image of the ideal state of humanity and postulates it as a garden mountain fortress. He asks Tim why this is so different from a more familiar one of a h…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Metaphor E2: The Mountain Garden & the Human Ideal

Episode 90

In the first part of the show, the guys quickly review some common metaphors used in our everyday language. “Time is money,” “life is a journey,” etc. Tim quotes again from George Lakoff saying that …

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Metaphor E1: Metaphor & Our Imagination

Episode 89

This is our first episode in our three-part series on the use of metaphor in the Bible!

In part one, the guys discuss the metaphors used in Psalm 46.

1 God is our refuge and protection,
found to be a…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Art of Biblical Poetry E2: God Speaks in Poetry

Episode 88

Show Notes:

In part one (00:00-08:30), Jon gives a brief recap of the conversation on biblical poetry so far. The guys summarize the first part of the conversation with the idea that reading great po…

Published on 7 years, 6 months ago

Art of Biblical Poetry E1: The Thunder of God

Episode 87

This is episode 1 in our series on Biblical Poetry!

In part 1 (0-4:43), the guys discuss the fact that about one third of the modern biblical text is poetry. But what exactly is poetry? Tim explains …

Published on 7 years, 7 months ago

Acts E4: Saul & Subversive Christianity

Episode 86

In part 1 (0- 14:00), Paul was a zealous Pharisee before he converted to following Jesus. Tim says this “zeal” that Paul showed as a Pharisee is a hyperlink to an Old Testament story in Numbers 25 wh…

Published on 7 years, 7 months ago