Podcasts about birth narratives

Summary In this episode of the Sacred Echo podcast, hosts Timothy Gillespie, Paddy McCoy, and David Ferguson discuss the themes of faith, community, and the significance of the Christmas story as they explore Luke 1. They delve into the announcement of the Messiah, the importance of praise in Zechariah's song, and the role of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Mary and Elizabeth. In this conversation, the speakers delve into the birth narratives of Jesus and John the Baptist, exploring the cultural context, the significance of light, and the interplay between faith and reason. They discuss the public and private nature of the births, the fulfillment of prophecy, and the journey of faith exemplified by Mary. The conversation emphasizes the importance of community and support in the journey of faith, particularly during the Christmas season. Takeaways The weather can impact our mood and conversations. Mary's visit to Elizabeth highlights the need for community support. Zechariah's song emphasizes the importance of praise and recognition of God's work. The narrative of Luke 1 sets the stage for the Christmas story. The Holy Spirit plays a crucial role in the lives of the characters in Luke. Faith can be disruptive but is essential for understanding God's purpose. The significance of the announcement of the Messiah is profound and multifaceted. Exploring scripture can reveal deeper meanings and connections. The act of sharing stories fosters community and understanding. Christmas is not just a day but a season of reflection and anticipation. The birth narratives of Jesus and John highlight different aspects of community and prophecy. Light serves as a powerful metaphor in the Christmas story, symbolizing hope and fulfillment. Cultural context is crucial for understanding the events surrounding Jesus' birth. The contrast between public and private experiences of birth can reveal deeper meanings. Faith often requires a suspension of disbelief, acknowledging the impossible. Mary's journey reflects the complexities of faith, doubt, and confirmation. Community support is vital in navigating the challenges of faith. The anticipation of Christmas is intertwined with themes of hope and light. Understanding the cultural nuances can enrich our interpretation of biblical stories. The interplay of faith and reason is essential in the Christian journey. Titles Weathering the Season: A Sacred Echo The Announcement of the Messiah: Luke 1 Explored Praise and Purpose: Zechariah's Song Sound Bites "What's the weather like in Portland?" "It could always be worse." "I think Zechariah's prayer is pretty important." "Can you imagine in her older years?" "Next week's probably about family." "Faith is about the impossible, right?" "You don't have to do it alone." Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Weather Check 04:10 Exploring Luke 1: The Announcement of the Messiah 12:51 Zechariah's Song and the Significance of Praise 15:20 Mary's Visit to Elizabeth and the Holy Spirit's Role 17:20 Exploring the Birth Narratives of Jesus and John 20:50 The Significance of Light in the Christmas Story 23:35 Cultural Context of Jesus' Birth 27:30 Public vs. Private Birth Experiences 30:11 The Intersection of Faith and Reason 34:54 Mary's Journey of Faith and Confirmation

https://www.maynardvillefellowship.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cooke-Gospel-Centered-Apologetics-Christmas.mp3 A couple of week's ago I stumbled on an article titled ‘Why You Should Stop Treating Jesus's Birth Narratives as History.' This guy loved the Spiritual lessons one could glean from the whole Jesus story. In his construct, the story is ‘truth' but it isn't TRUE. That is to say that it did not happen. Let me tell you right now, if we neglect the historicity of the nativity of Jesus, the Christian faith is of ZERO value. But how can we know? When you really bear down on the birth narrative of Christ, & ask the questions that the text demand you ask, you actually find great apologetic value in this familiar little story. 

Jesus' Birth Narratives Merry Christmas (in September)! Today Dr. Tony joins us again as we look at Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2. Questions for reflection: - Where have you encountered God this week? Readings for next week: Mt 3:13-17, Mk 1:9-11, Lk 3:21-22, Jn 1:29-34 Links mentioned in this episode: - Dr. Tony's notes on the birth narratives (https://www.stmartininthefields.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Intro-to-the-Birth-Narratives.pdf) - T.S. Elliot's “The Journey of the Mag” (https://poetryarchive.org/poem/journey-magi/) - Christ Chronological Bible (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/143364603X) - The New Testament in Color (https://a.co/d/dR8wIIq) - An Introduction to the New Testament (https://a.co/d/1UJPnzW) - Check us out on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@biblelovepodcast) The show music is "Silver Lining" by Brent Wood, licensed under Soundstripe

Why can't the gospel writers get their stories straight?   Episode 1195 Greg's new book: Inspired Imperfection Dan's new book: Confident Humility Send Questions To: Dan: @thatdankentTwitter: @reKnewOrg Facebook: ReKnew Email: askgregboyd@gmail.com Links: Greg's book:"Crucifixion of the Warrior God" Website: ReKnew.org  

Episode NotesEpisode 89: Matthew 1-2 - Exploring Authorial Intent in Birth NarrativesMarch 4, 2024 - Host: Dr. Gregory HallThe story of Jesus' birth has become more than familiar to many. But even after hearing it year after year during the holiday season, there are still elements we may be missing. In this episode, we'll focus in on some of the finer details you may have never considered regarding how this story was written. Resources Referenced and/or Read:Matthew Study Resources at the Rethinking Scripture Website: https://rethinkingscripture.com/matthew-study-resources/Williams, Dr. Peter J. (2019). Why are Jesus's birth stories different?-  https://tyndalehouse.com/explore/articles/why-are-jesus-birth-stories-different/ (Williams is Principal and CEO of Tyndale House, Cambridge).August, J. M. (2018). “He Shall Be Called a Nazarene”: The Non-Citation of Matthew 2:23. Tyndale Bulletin, 69(1), 63.Show Music:Intro/Outro - "Growth" by Armani Delos SantosTransition Music - produced by Jacob A. HallPodcast Website:The All-America Listener Challenge Updates: https://rethinkingscripture.comMy New Podcast Studio... The Upper Room: https://rethinkingscripture.com/podcast-episodes/More information about The Homes and Help Initiative: https://rethinkingscripture.com/homes-help-initiative/Sister site: RethinkingRest.comRethinking Rest... the Book and now available. The Rethinking Rest audiobook is available only on Audible: More information: https://rethinkingrest.com/the-book/Social Media:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RethinkingScripture Twitter: @RethinkingStuffInstagram: Rethinking_ScriptureYouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6YCLg2UldJiA0dsg0KkvLAPowered and distributed by Simplecast.

Greg talks about how to think about apparent contradictions in the Gospels, describes some relevant historical, religious, cultural, and geographical aspects of the birth narratives, and explains how Jesus' birth fits into the unified story of the Bible and fulfills God's covenants.   Topics: Commentary: The birth narratives (00:00) Mentioned on the Show:  Life of Christ by Greg Koukl The Bible: Fast Forward DVD by Greg Koukl (audio version is also available) The Legend of the Social Justice Jesus by Greg Koukl Donate to Stand to Reason

A Child is born.  The Incarnation is the greatest gift that humanity has ever received and has changed our lives forever. The post 12-24-23 – Birth Narratives appeared first on Eugene Church of Christ.

Does a lack of genealogy in Mark mean anything? Let's find out. God bless you and thank you for listening! Please subscribe and leave a five star review!

Today's episode of Ask The Pastor features Pastors Gary Hashley, Tim Hebbert and Brad Kilthau. Do you have questions about life? About your Christian walk? About Christianity in general? Ask The Pastor features local pastors in Scottsbluff, NE who are willing and ready to answer your questions. You get to determine the focus of Ask The Pastor, airing weekdays at 9:00am on Hope Radio 97.1FM and anytime in your podcast feed! Submit your questions on our website: https://www.kcmifm.com/contact Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kcmifm

Haverim Community for August 2021. We are in a new, nine-part series, Following Jesus With Luke. Claire Pfann of the University of the Holy Land, Jerusalem is the instructor. In these studies, you will learn ideas that will help you better understand the Bible as a whole!

Is the Bible a myth, full of fairy stories? Did the events recorded there really happen? Does it even matter?

Is the Bible a myth, full of fairy stories? Did the events recorded there really happen? Does it even matter?

Cascade's of Intervention, Induction of Labour, Syntocinon vs Oxytocin, Epidurals, Birth Narratives, Breastfeeding Sabotage.

Merry 12th and Last Day of Christmas! First of all, I want to thank you, our listeners, for taking time with you and your family to read scripture and pray to our Savior Jesus Christ together with us during these Advent and Christmas seasons! Also, a special welcome and thank you to our many new subscribers and listeners who joined us during this special time. We are so glad you found us and look forward to being with you as you continue to grow in prayer along with us! If you could rate and review us wherever you listen to us (Apple Podcast, Spotify, Sticher, Deezer, etc) . . . that would really help! Additionally, I want to extend a profound thank you to the Adult Education Committee at Gary Church (www.garychurch.org) . It was their fantastic idea to use this podcast as a way to follow the different Birth Narratives of Jesus in scriptures throughout Advent and Christmas. They, along with Pastor Carey Willimas Bebar, worked so hard at not only finding wonderful readers, but participating themselves. Thank y’all so much!!! I wanted to take a moment to talk about Pastor Brian Podcast. As you know, since Holy Week of this last year (2020) and the beginning of the pandemic we have made a unique prayer podcast every weekday. It has been a joy and absolute privilege to journey with you through prayer, especially during these trying times. However, even as the release of the vaccine has brought a dawn to this dark pandemic, the pastoral needs in our community and congregation have never been higher in all my years of ministry . . . and they continue to multiply. People are facing real difficult and challenging decisions and crisis. Also, many have been reaching out to God in ways they never have before. As I have been praying about this I feel the Holy Spirit is moving me to spend all of my extra time in addressing these growing needs and opportunities to share Christ’s saving love. Thus, I will be making some changes to Pastor Brian Podcast. Don't worry . . . we are not going anywhere!!! Yet, there will be some tweaks to the format. Next Monday we will start Season 4 of the Pastor Brian Podcast. Beginning with this coming season, we will be coming to you weekly, on Mondays. The podcast will be designed so you can use it every day. Although, there will not be a unique podcast every day, this podcast can be used over and over again throughout the week to help you pray. And hopefully, in the near future, there will be some really exciting new directions the Podcast will go. I can’t tell you too much now, since we are still working on the details . . . but we think you will be really excited and pleased! So stay tuned to this podcast feed! Needless to say, this podcast has been a gift to me in these last nine months. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! The kind notes, emails, prayers, the encouragement, as well as our growth in reaching new listeners and subscribers all for God’s glory, has been a delight! I am looking forward to continuing to journey with you in prayer and I can’t wait to experience the ways we will grow together in Christ Jesus as Lord and Savior. Therefore, I will see you next week for Season 4 of the Pastor Brian Podcast . . . and I’ll look forward to praying with you! “Christmas Wonder" by Purple Planet Music at https://www.purple-planet.com. Visit the site and you will find a catalog of music which you can browse and use!

Today we talk with A/Prof Alys Einion-Waller about several things including birth narratives and reframing language of birthPublication mentioned in podcastNatal Signs: Cultural Representations of Pregnancy, Birth and Parenting, Demeter Presslink - t.ly/ZM5KAnd listen to Alys's TED talk here - Rewriting your life - The power of story to shape your future | Alys Einion-Waller | TEDxNantymoelhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuzXmbE2l6sThe aim is for this to be a fortnightly podcast with extra episodes thrown inThis podcast can be found on twitter - @thruthepinard, insta @thruthepinard and our website -https://thruthepinardpodcast.buzzsprout.com/email me to share your research and studies - thruthepodcast@gmail.comSupport the showDo you know someone who should tell their story?email me - thruthepodcast@gmail.comThe aim is for this to be a fortnightly podcast with extra episodes thrown inThis podcast can be found on various socials as @thruthepinardd and our website -https://thruthepinardpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ or ibit.ly/Re5V

In this episode of The Tent Making Christianity Podcast, the team responds to common objections to the birth narratives of Jesus. 

In this second episode of the Christmas Apologetics series, Evan Minton interviews Dr. Lydia McGrew on the historical reliability of the birth narratives in the gospels of Matthew and Luke? How trustworthy are these documents actually? To see more of Lydia McGrew's material, go to http://www.lydiamcgrew.com/ "Acts Gets Hard Things Right" --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sdLTyM7Sks&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2uWcMTUD9Dc_7Xfc1SWZlw6CEzsfqvFzMDE9s0bd2U9doaDU_PIBat2MA --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/evan-minton/support

In this episode, Jill sits down with Dr. Warren Carter to discuss the interesting features of Matthew 1. They engaged with two major questions: What are the significance of genealogies in the ancient world? And why does Matthew's birth narrative differ from Luke's? Grab your headphones and check it out!

Is the Bible a myth, full of fairy stories? Did the events recorded there really happen? Does it even matter?

Is the Bible a myth, full of fairy stories? Did the events recorded there really happen? Does it even matter?

Which is more essential to Christian theology; Davidic genealogy or the virgin birth? Because you can’t have both. Listen as Tovia Singer explains how the genealogies of Jesus & the virgin birth narratives fight with each other. Join us for this year’s Tanakh Tour of Israel! OutreachJudaism.org

Would the Birth Narratives of Jesus be evidence for an oral tradition of Jesus? If Calvinists are correct and there is nothing the reprobate can do to be saved and the elect can do to be unsaved, what further value can theology have? If one is punished eternally in hell, doesn't that mean that person has everlasting life, albeit a miserable one?. The deuteronomistic list of Davidâ??s â??mighty menâ?? has the feel of a "gathering of heroes" list of the sort familiar from myths like Arthur's gathering the round table or Jason with is Argonauts. Would these mighty men have been the heroes of their own sagas, now lost? Might Matthew 23:8-12 be an interpolation into a Qumran style polemic against rival Jewish authorities? Could John son of Zebedee have been the original hero in the stories where we now see him as Peterâ??s mute sidekick? And could he have originally have been John the Baptist?

Luke - Acts is considered in this part three discussion. Examine the Structure of Luke. The Gospels present the significance of Jesus. When Luke talks about order, he is not talking about chronology but theology primarily. Luke uses Mark's gospel as a source. Luke's order has more to do with the structure of Luke's narrative starting in Luke 3 and through Acts 28. Luke-Acts is a geographical presentation of God's action in the Son and in the Spirit. Luke focuses on the Son and Acts focuses on the Spirit. Luke 1 and 2 are the Birth Narratives and an introduction to the life of Jesus. Luke 3:1-9:50 shows Jesus' Ministry Outside Jerusalem. Luke 9:51-19:27 reflects the Journey to Jerusalem. Luke 9:51-19:17 contains most of the material unique to Luke. Luke 19:28 - 24:52 accounts for Jesus in Jerusalem. Acts is another geographical presentation but it moves in the opposite direction. In Acts 1:1-8:1, the Church is in Jerusalem. In Acts 8:1-9:31, the Church moves out to Judea, Samaria, and Galilee. Acts 10:1-28:31 takes the Church outside Israel to the ends of the earth. Luke's geographical pattern has a theological purpose that shows the Lordship of God over history. Luke not only traveled with Paul but was a preacher of the Gospel and historian of the early Church.

Luke - Acts is considered in this part three discussion. Examine the Structure of Luke. The Gospels present the significance of Jesus. When Luke talks about order, he is not talking about chronology but theology primarily. Luke uses Mark's gospel as a source. Luke's order has more to do with the structure of Luke's narrative starting in Luke 3 and through Acts 28. Luke-Acts is a geographical presentation of God's action in the Son and in the Spirit. Luke focuses on the Son and Acts focuses on the Spirit. Luke 1 and 2 are the Birth Narratives and an introduction to the life of Jesus. Luke 3:1-9:50 shows Jesus' Ministry Outside Jerusalem. Luke 9:51-19:27 reflects the Journey to Jerusalem. Luke 9:51-19:17 contains most of the material unique to Luke. Luke 19:28 - 24:52 accounts for Jesus in Jerusalem. Acts is another geographical presentation but it moves in the opposite direction. In Acts 1:1-8:1, the Church is in Jerusalem. In Acts 8:1-9:31, the Church moves out to Judea, Samaria, and Galilee. Acts 10:1-28:31 takes the Church outside Israel to the ends of the earth. Luke's geographical pattern has a theological purpose that shows the Lordship of God over history. Luke not only traveled with Paul but was a preacher of the Gospel and historian of the early Church.

We are joined by Dr. Paul L. Maier, Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University, for a wide-ranging, informative and entertaining interview on the evidence for Jesus' existence outside the Bible, and on the historical reliability of the New Testament. In characteristically ebullient and academically-combative style, Dr. Maier dismisses popular claims that "Jesus never existed" and that "Jesus is a myth", and demonstrates that the New Testament evidence for Jesus is corroborated by secular writings from antiquity. Dr. Maier also addresses the so-called gnostic gospels, New Testament apocryphal writings, Joseph Atwill's hypothesis that Jesus was a Roman invention, Bart Ehrman's misrepresentation of textual criticism, the Birth Narratives, and answers questions commonly asked about the reliability of the New Testament. (We apologise for the sound quality of this recording, which, at times, was plagued by technical difficulties.) (For extensive show notes, please visit http://TheMindRenewed.com)

We are joined by Dr. Paul L. Maier, Russell H. Seibert Professor of Ancient History at Western Michigan University, for a wide-ranging, informative and entertaining interview on the evidence for Jesus' existence outside the Bible, and on the historical reliability of the New Testament. In characteristically ebullient and academically-combative style, Dr. Maier dismisses popular claims that "Jesus never existed" and that "Jesus is a myth", and demonstrates that the New Testament evidence for Jesus is corroborated by secular writings from antiquity. Dr. Maier also addresses the so-called gnostic gospels, New Testament apocryphal writings, Joseph Atwill's hypothesis that Jesus was a Roman invention, Bart Ehrman's misrepresentation of textual criticism, the Birth Narratives, and answers questions commonly asked about the reliability of the New Testament. (We apologise for the sound quality of this recording, which, at times, was plagued by technical difficulties.) (For extensive show notes, please visit http://TheMindRenewed.com)

Interview with Ben Witherington on the Birth Narratives

This podcast is a recording of the talk given by Bill Nolan and me at the final session of the Advent faith formation series at St. Thomas Apostle for parishioners of STA and Christ the King.  Our focus this week was the birth narratives in Matthew and Luke.  The podcast runs for 1:05:21.