Biblical Baggage is a Podcast which is dedicated to reading, telling, and unpacking stories and information from the Bible. Chelsea and Al strive to retell the stories, well known and obscure, with additional detail, context, and of course, a humorous spin.
Chelsea Chilton and Morgan Hankins
Morgan and Chelsea sit down to Rae to do a deep dave on Passover and Judaism in general.
We cover a story so boring that you'll fall asleep and die. Acts 20:7-12 Links: Three things we can learn from a man named Eutychus Eutychus Animated Bible Story
Chelsea and Morgan watch Superbook together.
Morgan wraps up our Exodus story with some literature based deep dives on Moses.
Chelsea covers some followup information about the Exodus story.
At long last! In this episode, the final story episode of our Exodus series, Moses and his people finally make it to freedom. Exodus 14 & 15
After the final plague, God hands down a few more instructions.
HERE IT IS. PLAGUE TEN. At longgggg last! Exodus 12:1-42 Links: Was Passover Originally an Ancient Canaanite Ritual to Stop the Rains? Commonly used sources
A lot of discussion about the last plague. Exodus 11 Links: The Science of the 10 Plagues
More bugs and incapacitating darkness. Exodus 10 Links: The Science of the 10 Plagues
LIVESTOCK DISEASE, BOILS AND "HAIL". I'm pretty sure everything was already dead, but God insists on throwing a few more plague's Egypt's way. EXODUS 9 Links: The Science of the 10 Plagues
God continues to add to Pharaoh's cardiac problems with a few more plagues. Exodus 8 Links: Did God Deprive Pharaoh of Free Will? The Science of the 10 Plagues Did the 10 Plagues of Egypt Really Happen?
Moses and Aaron confront Pharaoh, while destroying Egypts ecosystem along the way. Exodus 7 The Science of the 10 Plagues Did the 10 Plagues of Egypt Really Happen? Freshwater river turns blood-red ‘like a biblical plague of Egypt’
Morgan and Chelsea dive into one of the most popular Bible verses of all time. Links: "Stone Cold" gives "Austin 3:16" speech: King of the Ring 1996 The Rizers - John 3:16 (For God So Loved The World) SNL Rainbow Head Everyone’s Favorite Gospel Is a Forgery What Does it Mean that "God So Loved the World" in John 3:16?Did the Johannine Community Exist? What does John 3:16 mean? Commonly Used Sources
One of John's disciples tattles on Jesus. John 3 Links: Commonly Used Sources Nicodemus Reborn - John 3 (Youtube)
Sorry for the audio quality! It improves slightly around 15 minutes in. It'll be fixed next week! :) Nicodemus shamefully sneaks to Jesus' house in the middle of the night. though Jesus speaks a lot, Nicodemus doesn't get his questions answered. John 3 NIV Commonly used resources
Morgan teaches Chelsea about a Christian TV show neither have heard of before. 1 Kings 18 Links: Superbook: Elijah and the Prophets of Baal
Morgan discusses deep dives based on 1 Kings 18. Links: Elijah at Mount Carmel (Youtube Short) Elijah & the Prophets of Baal (Youtube Short) Commonly Used Sources
Chelsea and Morgan are BACK with a look into one of the most famous competitions of all time: Cooking meat by praying! 1 Kings 18
Following God's instructions, Moses tries and fails at freeing the Israelites. Links: Who was the Pharaoh of the Exodus?
Chelsea covers Proverbs 26 Morgan covers Proverbs 6 and 7
Morgan covers some deep dives on the last few New Testament stories including a war over copyright's and severe misrepresentations of Jesus. Links: Jesus Turns Water Into Wine (Youtube Short) Miracles Of Jesus (Youtube Short) Jesus Cleanses Temple (Youtube Short)
Jesus goes to the temple and decides to destroy everything in sight. Bible source Links: Commonly Used Sources
Jesus and his pals show up at a wedding and drink all the wine. John 2:1-11 Links: Commonly used sources
John has a lot of loving names for his cousin John 1
Chelsea and Morgan cover the authors of the gospels Commonly Used Sources
Chelsea and Morgan cover the authors of the gospels. Links: Commonly Used Sources
Chelsea and Morgan go over some non canonical scriptures. Creepy Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y8DLLk4NB0 Links: The Book of the Watchers (Read by Christopher Lyn) Ancient Aliens: Were Mythical Fallen Angels Actually Martians? Commonly Used Sources
Morgan covers the first half of the Dreamworks movie, Prince of Egypt
In the wilderness, Moses gets distracted by a bushy miracle!
Baby Moses grows into Adult Moses and then murders someone.
After Pharaoh orders the murder of all baby boys, Moses' mother does some quick thinking. Links: Commonly used sources We may now know which Egyptian pharaoh challenged Moses
Wrap up information about Jonah's story!
After being consumed by a while, Jonah does some praying.
After God calls his prophet Jonah to action, Jonah hops on a boat and flees. Links: Could a human survive swallowing by a whale?
Matthew 4: 1-8 Mark 1: 12-13 Luke 4: 1-13 LINKS: Commonly Used Sources The Temptation of Jesus Paradise Regained (Wikipedia)
After his baptism, Jesus decides to spend a little time wandering int he wilderness. Matthew 4: 1-8 Mark 1: 12-13 Luke 4: 1-13 LINKS: Commonly Used Sources
Jesus asks John the Baptist to do what he does best. Matthew 3:13-17 Mark 1: 9-11 Luke 3:21-22 John 1 Links: Why did Jesus say it would “fulfill all righteousness” if he were baptized? Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church The Baptism of Jesus (Youtube) Commonly Used Sources
Chelsea and Morgan cover Luke's version of John's preaching, as well as some deep dives and morals! Links: God's Story: John the Baptist (Youtube) Commonly Used Sources
After a childhood of roaming in the wilderness, John decides to start baptizing people! Matthew 3:1-12 Mark 1:1-8 Luke 3:1-19 LINKS: Commonly Used Sources
An explanation of the events leading to, and the beliefs of, the Pharisees and Sadducees. LINKS: Commonly used sources
Proverbs 31 Links: Proverbs 31 (Wikipedia) Lemuel (Wikipedia)
Proverbs 30 LINKS: Agur (Wikipedia) Proverbs 30 (Wikipedia)
Psalm 91 Psalm 137 LINKS: The Fowlers Snare Who Wrote Psalms Besides David? Psalms (Wikipedia) Psalm 91 (Wikipedia) Commonly Used Sources
What do Solomon and Aladdin have in common? Links: Short Bible Stories! Solomon is Crowned King (Youtube) Solomon (Wikipedia) King Solomon's Mines (Wikipedia) The Search for King Solomon's Mines Hallmark - King Solomon's Mines (Part 1) (Part 2) Solomon Jehoahaz Abraham Commonly Used Sources
Now that he has secured the throne, King Solomon shows his wisdom with swords and babies.
As David's life draws to a close, he has a few requests for his son, Solomon. 1 Kings 2