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(Just Text) RSS for iTunes?

I am trying to provide an iTunes compatible RSS feed for this material. If anyone either uses iTunes or knows a way to check such feeds could you try this one and let me know...

posted by Tim @ 7:42 PM
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Genesis 1: Beginning right

This chapter is the beginning of the Bible, and beginnings are important. We learn why the world was made, and how God is "different".

Among other structural details we will notice is this one (the diagramme may help as you listen):

Day	Creation		Day	Creation
One	Light		Four	Luminaries
Two	Water and Sky		Five	Birds and Sea Creatures
Three	Land and Vegetation		Six	Land animals (inc. Humans)

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Labels: genesis, structure

posted by Tim @ 5:24 PM
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A Text without Contexts is Dumb!

This latest one is aimed at real beginners in biblical study and addresses why multiple contexts are important for reading/hearing texts, particularly the Bible.

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Labels: context, culture, genesis, psalms

posted by Tim @ 11:42 AM

Jonah pt.2: Jon 1:3 - What's going on?

So, here's the second part of the Jonah series. This time we focus on 1:3. Again we end with a question - but at least the right question is better than the wrong answer!

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Labels: genre, jonah

posted by Tim @ 5:05 PM
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(Just text) note about audio comments

Thanks to those of you who via Text comments, and emails, warned me that the audio comments feature was not working. It wasn't. But now it is... I have not changed anything, just slept on it overnight (I had a long meeting in the evening so could not fix it then.)

So, I assume the problem was the Evoca end... I will try to watch the system and see if it is reliable enough to use, and explore other possibilities...

Labels: experiments

posted by Tim @ 7:25 AM
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Genre matters: 1- Why genre matters

For some reason one of the difficult stumbling blocks at the start of a Bible intro course is "genre" and why it matters. So, here's a < 5 minute Bible attempt to explain!

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Labels: amos, genre

posted by Tim @ 8:37 AM
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Jonah 1:1 - How should I begin?

This post deals with Jonah 1:1, I excuse this by reference to the new commentary series announced on the first of this month by Eisenbrauns ;-) This 'cast deals with beginnings, and with whether the clues in this verse suggest Jonah is of the genre prophecy or narrative (if you don't understand why this question matters, keep coming back as I'll have a post on "Why genre matters" soon!

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PS: Thank you Tyler for reminding me of your blog post commentary on Jonah, you began it so long ago ;-) that I'd forgotten - but it should get a link here!
I should also link to my Notes on Jonah, less detailed than these talks, but dealing with the whole book.

Labels: genre, jonah

posted by Tim @ 9:14 AM
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Humour in the Bible: Part 2: Still Introducing Saul

Here's a second instalment of Saul's introduction... if when you are listening you have a Bible handy, open it to 1 Sam 9:11ff.

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Labels: 1 sam, humour, narrative

posted by Tim @ 12:30 PM
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Humour in the Bible: Part 1: Introducing Saul

This is the first of what might need to be a long series! Just to do justice to the introduction of Saul in 1 Sam 9 I'll need at least 2 posts...

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Labels: 1 sam, humour, narrative

posted by Tim @ 3:39 PM
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Praising the fradulent agent

Luke 16:1-11 records one of Jesus most puzzling parables. In it he praises an agent who defrauds his boss.

What's going on?

We reach an uncomfortable conclusion :(

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Labels: luke, parable

posted by Tim @ 12:08 PM
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