Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Bert Newton
99 episodes
3 weeks ago
Send us a text This special episode takes another break from Matthew to explore passages from Luke. Drawing inspiration from Ched Myers, I present a sermon that I recently delivered, focusing on two parables unique to Luke: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) and The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8). To conclude, I share a story illustrating how the second parable came to life in my own town. The story of how the parable came to life comes from the housing jus...
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Send us a text This special episode takes another break from Matthew to explore passages from Luke. Drawing inspiration from Ched Myers, I present a sermon that I recently delivered, focusing on two parables unique to Luke: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) and The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8). To conclude, I share a story illustrating how the second parable came to life in my own town. The story of how the parable came to life comes from the housing jus...
Parable of the 7 Demons Redux (Donald Trump and 7 More Demons)
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
28 minutes
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Parable of the 7 Demons Redux (Donald Trump and 7 More Demons)
Send us a text This is a replay of Episode 31 with a brief new intro. Jesus tells a parable about a demon exorcism which results in a situation worse than the original demon possession. Those who read the Bible at surface level (and somehow don't seem to notice all the problems that presents) tend to read this passage literally, but Jesus is clearly speaking parabolically. This parable can be applied to any situation in which a problem has been dealt with in a way that does not de...
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Send us a text This special episode takes another break from Matthew to explore passages from Luke. Drawing inspiration from Ched Myers, I present a sermon that I recently delivered, focusing on two parables unique to Luke: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) and The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8). To conclude, I share a story illustrating how the second parable came to life in my own town. The story of how the parable came to life comes from the housing jus...
