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español_BB-60-Diez Palabras Entendidas Sabado

español_BB-59-Diez Palabras Entendidas Blasfemia

Bible Bard podcast episode BB-127_Jesus Rebukes His Disciples. There is a lot written about Jesus in his expressions of love, kindness, and grace. But in today’s episode we look at what the text says about his rebukes, impatience, and criticisms of his followers. The text often attributes to Jesus feelings of compassion to human beings. Yet his criticism of his disciples often comes with a tone of exasperation! Today's episode looks at three categories of criticisms Jesus leveled at his followers. Go to www.BibleBard.org to download a transcript so you can read and refer to the content of the podcast. Support the Bible Bard podcast on Patreon (BibleBardUSA). As little as $1/week or $5/month helps to cover the costs of the podcast. You can also give at GoFundMe or at the website Donations tab. Send the Bible Bard any questions or remarks you care to offer to BibleBardUS@gmail.com. Glad to hear from you!

español_BB-57-Porque Judios Perseguidos

Bible Bard podcast episode BB-126_The Bible as Text discusses what the Bible says about itself and how it says it. The Bible does not portray itself as a loose collection of oral traditions. It repeatedly identifies itself as a written legal and instructional corpus—intended to be read, preserved, and obeyed. This episode we look at the text and its claims and what the critics say in opposition.

swahili_BB-100_Sherehekea Tukio Maarufu (BB_"Celebrate a Milestone")

swahili_BB-99_Mungu Hana Vipendeleo (BB_"God Has No Favorites")

This Bible Bard podcast episode is BB-125_Two Boy Kings. In the text of the Hebrew Bible, we have only two boys who became kings when they were children (under 9 years of age). Their stories are nearly 3,000 years old, making them the earliest known literary examples of boy kings. The Bible often links characters in pairs—Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, David and Jonathan, Elijah and Elisha, Mary and Martha, and many others. Today's episode discusses this literary method of presenting stories.

swahili_BB-98_Mambo Muhimu Matatu (BB_"Three Essentials")

swahili_BB-97_Yuda Msaliti (BB_"Judas the Betrayer")

swahili_BB-96_Madarasa ya Waumini (BB_"Classes of Believers")

swahili_BB-95_Mtazamo wa Biblia kuhusu Yesu (BB_"Bible View of Jesus")

swahili_BB-94_Lengo la Maisha (BB_"Life's Goal")

swahili_BB-93_Unachokosa (BB_"What You Lack")

Bible Bard podcast episode BB-124_A Proverb and Riddle about Wealth. In Psalm 49, this writer presents three radical ideas that challenge both ancient and modern religious assumptions. These ideas directly oppose what human beings have believed in nearly every culture. For a free transcript, go to www.BibleBard.org and click PDF. Support the Bible Bard podcast on Patreon (BibleBardUSA) or on GoFundMe or by selecting the Donations tab on the Bible Bard website. Click the following link to open a PDF of Psalm 49 so you can follow along: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZGjWQKRw3FPg4LI5gbOan7oGz0K7d2LO/view?usp=drive_link

swahili_BB-92_Wasiwasi na Hofu (BB_"About Term Born Again"

Bible Bard podcast episode BB-123_The Metaphor of the Cup. As listeners to this podcast know, we are interested in reading the Bible as literature because that method delivers us from ideology. We want to know directly what the literature of the Bible says for ourselves. We find when reading that the text is full of figurative language. In today’s episode we look at another metaphor, the metaphor of the cup. For a free transcript, go to www.BibleBard.org and click PDF. Support the Bible Bard podcast on Patreon (BibleBardUSA) or on GoFundMe or by selecting the Donations tab on the Bible Bard website.

swahili_BB-91_Akili ya Mwili na Roho (BB "Mind of the Flesh-Spirit")

Bible Bard podcast BB-122_God’s Foolishness and Weakness discusses the use of irony and paradox in the Biblical text using the idea stated that God is foolish and God is weak.