Peter and Jenny have the mics to themselves this episode, and they're talking about one of the funniest and most imaginative books of the Bible: Jonah! First, though, we take a moment to mention the unfortunate and early passing of Rachel Held Evans, a Christian writer and thinker we're all quite fond of taken from us too soon. We also have to put a call out for more questions from our Patreon supporters! And speaking of Patreon, our Patreon question this week comes from Shawn Stauffer, who asks "If you had to spend a year as any one of the characters you've made for an RPG, in their world, which would you choose and why?"
That answered and our Scripture read (including the entirety of Jonah 4, which might be the first time we've ever read an entire chapter of Scripture on this podcast) we dive into Jonah—pun intended. It's a work unlike any other in the Bible: A parodic work featuring a prophet doing his best to disobey God and being frustrated when God succeeds! It's also a work enjoining mercy and compassion over reveling in the punishment of others. Plus it's got a prophet people actually listen to; and ... did you know there's a big fish in this one?
Scripture: Jonah 1:1-3; Jonah 4:1-11; Titus 3:3-8
Episode 139 - Character Backstories (with Krissi Woodward)
Bonus Episode 16 - Biblical Figures: Matthew
Episode 138 - The Fifth Commandment (The Ten Commandments, Part 5)
Episode 137 - Music at the Gaming Table (with Zach Lorton)
Episode 136 - Destiny (with Kris Newton)
STG 135 - Moral Accountability, Part 2 (with Allen Mowers, Ashley Mowers, and Kyle Stainbrook)
Episode 134 - Moral Accountability, Part 1 (with Allen Mowers, Ashley Mowers, and Kyle Stainbrook)
Bonus Episode 15 - Con Report: Fear the Con 2018
STG 133 - Getting Started as a GM
Bonus Episode 14 - Ottowa Comic Con and Other Things
STG 132 - Board Games (with Mike Perna)
STG 131 - Christian Genre Fiction and the Satanic Panic (with Daniel Silver and Father David Subu)
Episode 130 - Outreach (with Stephen Weese)
Episode 129 - Support Characters
Episode 128 - Sainthood
Bonus Episode 13 - Biblical Figures 2: Gideon
Episode 127 - Christian Allegory and Allusion
Episode 126 - Resurrection Magic
Episode 125 - Positive Metagaming
Episode 124 - Roleplaying in Mass Combat
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