Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel

Bert Newton

4.9from 35 ratings

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Episodes: 1
Transcribed: 35
Ratings: Monthly
Cadence: 2020
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About Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel

This podcast takes a journey through the Gospel of Matthew, unpacking its story of Jesus as a peasant leader of a nonviolent movement for a new society that he calls “The Kingdom of Heaven.” Each episode explores literary, cultural and historical context, passage by passage.

Publisher: Bert Newton
Category: news · religion & spirituality
Language: en
Explicit: No
First episode: 13 Feb 2020
Latest episode: 30 Sept 2026

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30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Special Episode: There Was No Separation Between Religion and Life in the Ancient World
Host C.J. Cornthwaite interviews himself, revealing how ancient understandings of "faith" and "church" challenge modern interpretations.
1 May 2026
Special Episode: A Message For Our Apocalyptic Times; A Reflection on Matthew 24 and 25
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I review the work that I did in episodes 59-61 on chapters 24-25 of Matthew, often referred to as "The Little Apocalypse." I reflect on this sermon by Jesus in these chapters during a time when the world as we know it may be coming to an end, i.e. the world in which the U.S. is the dominant hegemon. What is the message for us from these chapters? What was the message for its original audience in the late first century when Israel had been almost completely de...
31 Oct 2025
Special Episode: A Parable Comes to Life (a sermon)
Send us a text This special episode takes another break from Matthew to explore passages from Luke. Drawing inspiration from Ched Myers, I present a sermon that I recently delivered, focusing on two parables unique to Luke: The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man (Luke 16:19-31) and The Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8). To conclude, I share a story illustrating how the second parable came to life in my own town. The story of how the parable came to life comes from the housing jus...

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Apple Podcasts (US): 4.9 / 5; 31 ratings
Spotify: 5.0 / 5; 4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Special Episode: There Was No Separation Between Religion and Life in the Ancient World

Special Episode: A Message For Our Apocalyptic Times; A Reflection on Matthew 24 and 25

Special Episode: A Parable Comes to Life (a sermon)

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Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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