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A Strange and Beautiful Kingdom
This is a biblical exploration podcast for the curious, the questioning, and those navigating faith deconstruction. If your theological questions have been met with resistance or hostility instead of answers, this is for you. We skip the basic Sunday school stories and dig deep into the complex, strange, and often skipped-over parts of scripture, theology, and church history. Whether you are deconstructing your faith, holding onto your Christian roots, or just looking for a deeper academic and…
Episodes
- A Strange and Beautiful Kingdom
Wind, Gag Yourself!
Episode 8 Study Guide Some scholars claim Mark has the "lowest" view of Jesus' identity of the four Gospels. In this episode of A Strange and Beautiful…
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Who Touched Me?
Study Guide Episode 7 "Someone touched me." The story of the woman with the issue of blood is one of the most familiar in the Gospels, and one of the most…
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Baptism for the Dead?
Study Guide Episode 6 1 Corinthians 15:29 is one of the strangest verses in the New Testament: "What will those do who are baptized for the dead?" Most…
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Purity Culture- A Primer on Ritual Impurity and why it Matters
Ritual Purity Study Guide "Purity culture" means something very different once you go back to the source. In this primer episode of A Strange and Beautiful…
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Jesus and the Sacrificial System
Episode 5 Study Guide Not every sacrifice was about sin, and blood was never a symbol of death. Here's what the sacrificial system actually did — and how it…
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Eat my Flesh and Drink my Blood
Episode 4 Study Guide Jesus said to eat his flesh and drink his blood. What did that actually mean before anyone called it communion? A close look at John 6's…
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And With That, He Breathed on Them: Genesis 1-3 and Ezekiel Parallels in John
The Gospel of John begins with "In the beginning," but the echoes of Genesis don't stop there. This week, we track a massive literary parallel running from the…
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Bonus Episode (But Not Really-It is Crucial)
Methodology Reference Guide Why compare Ezekiel to John, or Elisha to Jesus? Here's the actual method behind it — and how to test it yourself. A bonus…
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Jesus Said, Let's Have Breakfast: The Exploration of John 21 & Ezekiel 47
Have you ever wondered why the Gospel of John includes the exact number of 153 fish caught in the miraculous catch of John 21? It turns out this isn't just a…
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Come, Breath, from the Four Winds: Ezekiel 37 & Revelation 7
Why did ancient prophets obsess over long-lost tribes, and what does it mean for us today? This week, we dig into the dramatic imagery of Ezekiel 37 and 47…
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This show is for the ones whose questions have always been met with resistance. For the deconstructor who is trying to hold on to something. It is for the…