It's time for another special episode! Today we read the story of Rahav in Joshua 2 -- she is a harlot living in the walls of the city of Jericho who is at the very core of Israel's success as they move into the promised land. How are we to understand this character who has so little power in any official sense, but who seems to know more than anyone else among the people of Jericho or the people of Israel? How do we understand the faith, the moral compass, and the courage of this lifelong sex worker? Does she change over the course of this story - is this a paradigmatic conversion story, as most ancient interpreters read it? It will surprise you not at all to know that we think it's far more complicated than that.
Episode 204 Ritual Preparation for Liberation (Exodus 12:1-13 and 13:1-8)
Episode 204 (EXTENDED) Ritual Preparation for Liberation (Exodus 12:1-13 and 13:1-8)
Episode 203 (EXTENDED) The Complexities of Being Family (Genesis 37 and 50)
Episode 203 The Complexities of Being Family (Genesis 37 and 50)
Episode 202 Anxiety and Promise (Genesis 15:1-6)
Episode 202 (EXTENDED) Anxiety and Promise (Genesis 15:1-6)
Episode 201 (EXTENDED)The Angst of Being Human (Genesis 2:4b-7, 15-17; 3:1-10)
Episode 201 The Angst of Being Human (Genesis 2:4b-7, 15-17; 3:1-10)
Episode 152 Esther 3:1-11 and 7:1-10 Resisting Ethnic Nationalism
Episode 151 Esther 1:1-22 Resisting the Patriarchy
Episode 150 Ruth 1:14-18 and 3:1-15 Reading Ruth Against the Grain
Episode 149 Ruth 2:1-20 and 4:9-17 Making Ancient Israel Great Again
Episode 148 Song of Songs 5:2-9 and 8:5-10 Solidarity and Allegory
Episode 147 Song of Songs 1:12-2:6 and 7:1-13 The Joy of Sex
Episode 146 Lamentations 3 and 5 Trauma Has Many Voices
Episode 145 Lamentations 1:18-22 and 2:10-22 Trauma and Protest
Episode 144 Ecclesiastes 1:4-11 and 3:1-11 For Everything There is a Time
Episode 143 Ecclesiastes 1:1-3 and 8:16-9:10 Everything is Mere Breath
Episode 142 Acts 2 and 1 Corinthians 12 Pentecost and the Body of Christ
Episode 141 1 Corinthians 15 Paul and the Resurrection of the Body
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