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Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Bert Newton
99 episodes
3 days ago
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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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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Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
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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1 week ago
22 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Interview with Ched Myers, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy; Luke's Jesus and Sabbath Economics
Send us a text In this special episode, I interview Ched Myers about his new book, Healing Affluenza and Resisting Plutocracy; Luke's Jesus and Sabbath Economics. To order the book, go to Bookshop.org and search for Ched Myers. Through the end of July 2025, the promo code SOJO20 will reduce the price by 20%. You can also use this link: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?keywords=Ched+Myers Description from Bookshop.org: Myers brings a well-honed interpretive eye to a thematic study of Luke's Go...
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5 months ago
1 hour 21 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Genocide in Gaza, The Crucifixion, and Psalm 22
Send us a text This is a sermon that I preached with a friend who is from Gaza. The text that was read before the sermon is Psalm 22: "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?..."
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6 months ago
36 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Parable of the 7 Demons Redux (Donald Trump and 7 More Demons)
Send us a text This is a replay of Episode 31 with a brief new intro. Jesus tells a parable about a demon exorcism which results in a situation worse than the original demon possession. Those who read the Bible at surface level (and somehow don't seem to notice all the problems that presents) tend to read this passage literally, but Jesus is clearly speaking parabolically. This parable can be applied to any situation in which a problem has been dealt with in a way that does not de...
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7 months ago
28 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Miracles
Send us a text For many modern Christians, especially in the West, the miracles of the Bible are such an uncomfortable subject that we often pretend that they are not even there in the text. We ignore them. But they are key to understanding the message of the Gospel.
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8 months ago
24 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Things Hidden Since the Foundation of the World: Conspiracy Theories, The Secrets of God's New Society, and The Parable of the Sower
Send us a text What is the intersection between the "hidden things" and "secrets" of Matthew 13 and the recent conspiracy theories that have played significant role in U.S. politics? If you need to review Matthew 13, click here. If you want to watch clips of Palestinian American comedian Sammy Obeid, click here.
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11 months ago
23 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
The Martyrdom of Jesus, Israel, and Palestine
Send us a text Could the Gospel of Matthew have been written to address the aftermath of a genocide, much like the one happening in Gaza right now?
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1 year ago
23 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Recommending Documentary: Gaza Fights for Freedom
Send us a text I recommend to my listeners the amazing documentary, Gaza Fights for Freedom. You can find it free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnZSaKYmP2s It centers on the 21 months of nonviolent demonstrations by Gazans at the border with Israel in 2018-2019.
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1 year ago
5 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Living Humanly Under Occupation
Send us a text The story of my short sojourn in Palestine 22 years ago and what I learned from the Palestinians. This is a slightly revised sermon that I delivered at Pasadena Mennonite Church in August of 2001.
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1 year ago
31 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: The Gospel Made Perfect in Weakness
Send us a text The Gospel overturns not just the order of society but our conception of God as well. When Jesus cries out, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" we should be shocked. We should not just gloss over the implications of such a statement in this story about God revealed in a human Palestinian Jewish peasant. It may be an earth shattering revelation about what "God" is really like and where "God" is found.
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2 years ago
22 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: The House That Love Built (Sermon)
Send us a text This episode is a sermon that I delivered at Pasadena Mennonite Church on September 17, 2023. In this sermon I connect the dots between U.S. military and economic aggression abroad with domestic housing justice. The passages cited are: Matthew 12:46-50Mark 10:29-30Matthew 6:19-21
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2 years ago
20 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Announcing the Launch of the MHCH Podcast and a quick reflection on Deut. 15:1-8
Send us a text The Making Housing and Community Happen (MHCH) Podcast has launched, telling stories of social transformation and housing justice! You can listen to the first episode here. You can also search for "Making Housing and Community Happen" on your podcast app. You can visit the Making Housing and Community Happen website here.
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2 years ago
10 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: The Centurion Revisited (Matthew 8:5-13)
Send us a text In this episode I revisit the text about Jesus' interaction with the centurion to focus more than I did in episode 16 on the "banquet" (NRSV) that Jesus refers to. What is this "banquet" of which Jesus speaks? How does it evolve in the writings of ancient Israel, and what form does it take in the Gospel of Matthew?
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2 years ago
27 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Blessing the Children and Encounter with the Rich Man Revisited, Matthew 19:13-30
Send us a text Some new research and connections in these two passages that occur together in Matthew 19:13-30.
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2 years ago
18 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Overturning Patriarchy and Re-forming Masculinity, Interview with Dr. Timothy Lewis
Send us a text In this special episode, I interview Dr. Timothy Lewis, creator of the Podcast Matthewlinity, and author of the upcoming book, The Poetics of Matthew One. Through poetic/literary analysis of the Gospel of Matthew, Dr. Lewis has found a pattern in which the narrative consistently undermines patriarchal structures and customs, challenging men to put aside male privilege. This pattern may be a major interpretive key to understanding the story told in the Gospel of Matthew.
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3 years ago
50 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
My Imaginary Opening Statement in a Debate with an Atheist
Send us a text I've often thought about what I would say were I to be invited to participate in an on stage "debate" with an atheist. Well, here is my opening statement.
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3 years ago
10 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
The Mystery of Three 14s, Matthew 1:17
Send us a text Why does Matthew divide up the genealogy into 3 sets of 14 generations? What does this signify? Link to Dr. Timothy Lewis' podcast, Matthewlinity: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/matthewlinity/id1398795694
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3 years ago
22 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Jesus, Jonah, and Leviathan
Send us a text Revisiting the theme of Jonah in Matthew. The "big fish" ain't just a big fish!
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3 years ago
11 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: Speaking to City Council Like Jesus Did
Send us a text The text is Matthew 4:23-25. This special episode is mostly a recording of me, Bert, doing a workshop (as the sermon!) at Pasadena Mennonite Church, but I added a 10 minute introduction.
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3 years ago
36 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Episode 67: The Resurrection and Great Commission, Matthew 27:55 - 28:20
Send us a text Jesus' resurrection brings the victory of the future into the present, and Jesus gives his disciples a nonviolent commission to counter the imperial violent domination of the powers and authorities of this present age.
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3 years ago
22 minutes

Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
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...