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Redemption E6 — In the book of Psalms, the Hebrew words for “redemption” are often used to simply mean save, rescue, or release. This is especially true in the psalms of King David, who was never a slave but regularly used redemption language to speak of trials with his enemies. As the collection of psalms grew and shifted over many centuries, David’s personal longings for redemption came to represent something much bigger. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the themes of personal, communal, and cosmic redemption in Psalms. CHAPTERS 1. Recap and Intro to Redemption in the Psalms (0:00-12:54) 2. David’s Use of “Redeem” (12:54-34:28) 3. Redemption From the Grave (34:28-48:30) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript. [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tbp-web/media/Redemption%20E6%20Final%20Transcript.pdf] REFERENCED RESOURCES * You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bibleproject] and iOS [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibleproject/id1523687027]. * Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. [https://www.librarycat.org/lib/BibleProject] SHOW MUSIC * “Just Truth” by Lofi Sunday, Yoni Charis * “The Kingdom” by Lofi Sunday, Marc Vanparla * BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.  Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Redemption E5 — For many centuries, ancient Israel lived in the land of promise but consistently broke their covenant with Yahweh. The prophet Isaiah warned the people that their corruption and idolatry would lead them back into slavery—not to Egypt but to the empires of Assyria and Babylon. After these two exiles happen, the prophecies in the book of Isaiah shift surprisingly from correction and warning to comfort and hope. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore Isaiah 40-66. These chapters contain a higher density of the word “redemption” than any other part of the Hebrew Bible. CHAPTERS 1. Recap and Setup for Isaiah 40-66 (0:00-7:38) 2. Comfort From Yahweh the Redeemer (7:38-25:33) 3. The Redeemer of Vulnerable Israel (25:33-41:02) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tbp-web/media/Redemption%20E5%20Final%20Transcript.pdf]. REFERENCED RESOURCES * You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bibleproject] and iOS [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibleproject/id1523687027]. * Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. [https://www.librarycat.org/lib/BibleProject] SHOW MUSIC * “Forgotten Dreams” by Aves * “Hilltops ft. JK Beatbrook” Lofi Sunday * BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

How the Bible Was Formed Q+R (E5) — What is the relationship between the written word of the Bible and Jesus as the Word at the beginning of creation? How do we reconcile the Bible’s editing process with Scriptures that forbid adding or taking away from God’s word? And what should we do with other writings that closely followed the New Testament? In this episode, Tim and Jon respond to your questions from our How the Bible Was Formed series. Thank you to our audience for your thoughtful contributions to this episode! CHAPTERS 1. Intro (0:00-1:16) 2. Do you have any new learnings or discoveries since the Making of the Bible series? (1:16-7:45) 3. Does the Bible being written by humans, but inspired by God, change its reliability? (7:45-17:07) 4. What is the relationship between the written word of the Bible and Jesus as the Word at creation? (17:07-31:00) 5. How do you reconcile humans editing the Bible during its development with Scriptures that command not to add to or take away from God's Word? (31:00-42:18) 6. What should we do with other writings that closely followed the New Testament? (42:18-1:00:46) 7. Outro (1:00:46-1:02:52) REFERENCED RESOURCES * The first question references the Making of the Bible [https://bibleproject.com/podcast/series/making-of-the-bible] series from Tim’s podcast Exploring My Strange Bible [https://bibleproject.com/podcasts/exploring-my-strange-bible]. * The Journey from Texts to Translations: The Origin and Development of the Bible [https://a.co/d/5AGCDpx] by Paul D. Wegner * The Apostolic Fathers in English [https://a.co/d/bixCCcg] by Michael W. Holmes * New Testament Apocrypha, vol. 1: More Noncanonical Scriptures [https://a.co/d/hKbroIm], edited by Tony Burke * The Apocryphal New Testament [https://a.co/d/3CZAwNH], edited by J. K. Elliott * Check out our newly released video series, The Deuterocanon / Apocrypha [https://bibleproject.com/videos/collections/deuterocanon-apocrypha/]. * You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bibleproject] and iOS [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibleproject/id1523687027]. * Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. [https://www.librarycat.org/lib/BibleProject] SHOW MUSIC BibleProject theme song by TENTS  SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who edited today’s episode and also provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.  Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Redemption E4 — During a dark time in ancient Israel, idolatry, injustice, and death ruled the land and its people. In the midst of a famine, a destitute widow tragically loses her husband and adult sons and is left alone with her immigrant daughter-in-law. It’s a horrible situation, but God uses the faithful, loving, and generous acts of ordinary community members to redeem the widow’s story. In this episode, Jon and Tim explore the cosmic redemption playing out in the short but profound story of Ruth. CHAPTERS 1. Recap and Setup for Ruth (0:00-13:37) 2. A Story Opening in Tragedy (13:37-27:26) 3. In Comes the Redeemer (27:26-38:18) 4. The Redeemer Redeems (38:18-53:43) 5. Ordinary Acts of Love as Cosmic Redemption (53:43-1:04:40) OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript.  [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tbp-web/media/Redemption%20E4%20Final%20Transcript.pdf] REFERENCED RESOURCES * You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bibleproject] and iOS [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibleproject/id1523687027]. * Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. [https://www.librarycat.org/lib/BibleProject] SHOW MUSIC * Four songs by Jackie Hill Perry * “The Art of Joy” * “Suffering Servant” * “Ode To Lauryn” * “Better” * BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer, who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

Redemption E3 — So far in this series, we’ve explored the theme of redemption in the Eden story and in several stories in Exodus. In this episode, Jon and Tim look at how redemption language shows up in Torah laws about cities of refuge and unsolved murders, highlighting God’s provision for justice, the role of the blood redeemer, and communal responsibility in ancient Israel. CHAPTERS 1. Recap of Where We’ve Been (0:00-10:50) 2. Cities of Refuge and the “Blood Redeemer” (10:50-21:10) 3. Preventing Bloodshed in the Land (21:10-29:29) 4. A Sacrifice to Redeem a Guilty Community (29:29-47:20)  OFFICIAL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT View this episode’s official transcript [https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tbp-web/media/Redemption%20E3%20Final%20Transcript.pdf]. REFERENCED RESOURCES * You can view annotations for this episode—plus our entire library of videos, podcasts, articles, and classes—in the BibleProject app, available for Android [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bibleproject] and iOS [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bibleproject/id1523687027]. * Check out Tim’s extensive collection of recommended books here. [https://www.librarycat.org/lib/BibleProject] SHOW MUSIC * “Hard Times” by Courtland Urbano * “Blue Sky” by C y g n * “Untitled” by unknown artist * BibleProject theme song by TENTS SHOW CREDITS Production of today’s episode is by Lindsey Ponder, producer, and Cooper Peltz, managing producer. Tyler Bailey is our supervising engineer who also edited today’s episode and provided the sound design and mix. JB Witty does our show notes, and Hannah Woo provides the annotations for our app. Our host and creative director is Jon Collins, and our lead scholar is Tim Mackie.  Powered and distributed by Simplecast.