Episodes
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Episode 87: Mark Part 29--Echoes of Exodus: The Ultimate 5K
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
How appropriate is it that this is airing during the week of Thanksgiving in America?
This week's Scripture passage on the feeding of the five thousand is just HUGE for Exodus references and is very heavy on the eschatological wording that we see throughout the Prophets. This is the only miracle account shared in all four Gospel accounts and so we know it must be central to the identity of Yeshua/Jesus being revealed by each of the four authors. So much is happening this week--we will be discussing the importance of the wilderness, of green grass, of shepherds and sheep, of hundreds and fifties. We will go back and talk about Exodus and Numbers and the prophets Isaiah, Zechariah, Ezekiel, Elijah, and Elisha. This account is set in stark contrast with last week's Scripture passage and thus compares the banquet of Herod with the banquet of the Messiah.
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Episode 86: Mark Part 28--Herod and John the Baptist's Ghost?
Friday Nov 20, 2020
Friday Nov 20, 2020
This is a super strange episode--even considering the fact that there are a ton of really strange things in the Bible. For starters, Yeshua/Jesus never even makes an appearance in this account, nor do His disciples. What we have is an incredibly detailed account of John the Baptist's Passion in light of Herod Antipas's horror over the thought that Yeshua is actually John the Baptist raised from the dead and therefore vindicated by God after his murder. We'll be talking about Josephus, the book of Esther, the Esther Rabbah midrash, and the sordid history of the Herods. It's enough to make even Jerry Springer or Geraldo Rivera blush. Someone needs to call Judge Judy to deal with this family drama.
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
This teaching marks the climax of the first part of the Gospel of Mark (there are three sections to this Gospel) as the twelve disciples have been trained, equipped, and are now being sent out in twos throughout the Galilee. We're going to look into why they went out by two's (nothing to do with Noah's Ark!), why they had such specific instructions as what to and what not to bring. And we really need to talk about why people shouldn't be "knocking the dust from their feet" lightly. And we need to talk about the disciples anointing the sick with oil and what that was and was not about.
The blog I mentioned about the two witnesses can be accessed here: http://theancientbridge.com/2020/08/who-are-the-two-witnesses-of-revelation-apocalypse-in-context/
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Episode 84: Mark 26--Hometown Rejection/Accepting Rejection with Grace
Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
After four incidents of bringing people from four different kinds of death into life and restoration, we would think that Yeshua would be treated to a hero's welcome upon His return to Nazareth. But--not so much. What can we learn from the way He did and didn't handle things?