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Episode 64: Acts 27-28 - Survivor - Malta

Jan 7, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

The last two chapters in Acts contain the details of an amazing shipwreck where all the crew and passengers are brought safely to the island of Malta. The story is better than a similar reality tv program you may have watched… and for several reasons it’s also a fitting end to Luke’s account of the Acts of the Apostles.

Resources Referenced and/or Read:

• Yates, K. W. (2016). Military Leaders and Jonah in the Writings of Luke, Part 2. Bibliotheca Sacra, 173(692), 457–458.
• Gage, W. A. (2011). Return from Emmaus: The Resurrection Theme in Scripture (p. 41). Warren A. Gage.
• Gage, W. A., & Carpenter, S. P. (2014). A Literary Guide to the Life of Christ in Matthew, Mark, and Luke-Acts: How the Synoptic Evangelists Tell the Story of Jesus (p. 153). St. Andrews House.
• WatermarkGospel.com Video - Paul on Malta - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMcS-8rMRtc
• Keener, C. S. (1993). The IVP Bible background commentary: New Testament (Ac 28:18–31). InterVarsity Press.
• Beale, G. (2018). We Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry (pp. 244–245). InterVarsity Press Academic.

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

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Episode 61: Acts 24-26 - Felix, Festus, and Agrippa

Dec 30, 2022 - Host: Dr. Gregory Hall

In Acts 24-26, Paul stands before three Roman backed rulers, Felix, Festus, & Agrippa II. You may have read this story not really understanding who these rulers were. If that’s you, you are not alone. Most people gloss right over these Roman sychophants. So sit back, relax, and let’s talk about the men who judged Paul before he went to Rome.

Resources Referenced and/or Read:

• Thorpe, D. J. (2016). Antonius Felix. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
• Barrett, C. K. (2004). A critical and exegetical commentary on the Acts of the Apostles (pp. 1114–1115). T&T Clark.
• Otten, J. D. (2016). Porcius Festus. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.
• Dicken, F. E. (2016). Agrippa II. In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, L. Wentz, E. Ritzema, & W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Lexham Press.

Show Music:

• Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos Santos
• Transition Music - produced by Jacob A. Hall

Podcast Website:

• The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.com
• My New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/
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Masada comes from the Hebrew word Metzad and this means fortress. It is basically a fortress that was built on top of a rock plateau. It is located very close to the Dead Sea and it is a bit south of the Westbank, so it is not accessible to Palestinians from the Westbank currently.

The fortress was built in the time of Herod the Great who prepared it to be able to withstand a long siege. The rock plateau had palaces, water cisterns, storage halls, workshops, residencies for generals and barracks for soldiers and even a Roman bathhouse.

The most famous story about Masada is that of the Roman siege in 73 AD when a group of Jewish Zealots who rebelled against the Romans, had taken the mount and decided that in case the Romans would take Masada, they would commit suicide.

This story is only known from one written account, by the Jewish apologist Flavius Josephus.

New research has shown that the ramp that the Romans started building, never reached the top of Masada. This really challenges the common understanding of HOW the Roman siege of Masada ended. Nevertheless, this is the story that is told by tour guides to the large amounts of visitors that visit Masada.

If you want to watch the film 'Avenge but one of my two eyes" by Avi Moghrabi who made parallels between the bravery of the Jewish Zealots who are praised by the Israeli narrative and the Palestinian freedom fighters who are put aside as terrorists, then go to this YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99Iy-IapIdY

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Were Mary and Joseph alone in an A-frame barn, isolated from their community when Jesus was born? What is the political intrigue buried in the narrative of the Magi visiting Jesus? Dr. Paul Wright from Jerusalem University College helps us read the birth narratives in a more culturally aware way.

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In this message, Dr. David Jordan shares with us from Matthew 2:1-18 about Herod the Great, the Roman client king of Judea.

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