What’s new in the world of Christianity? Lent is coming up! Well, this isn’t new and it is a very old tradition for many Christians, but it’s that time of year again. If you know about Ash Wednesday and Lent, let us know what we missed out on talking about! If you don’t know much about Ash Wednesday and Lent, listen along and learn about what this season means for so many Christians!

Works Referenced and Recommended Readings:

Stephen Hampton, ‘Welcome Dear Feast of Lent’: Rival Understandings of The Forty-Day Fast in Early Stuart England, The Journal of Theological Studies, Volume 63, Issue 2, October 2012, Pages 608–648, https://doi-org.proxy.lib.duke.edu/10.1093/jts/fls111

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Judges is such an underappreciated book of the Bible, but has some of the most classic stories that most people know, like the stories of Deborah, Gideon, and Samson. Jodie and Matthew talk about none of that, though. Instead, they discuss a brief background on the book of Judges and then focus on the story of Ehud - a story of political assassination and potty humor.

Works Referenced and Recommended Readings:

Magness, J. (2023). Toilets and Toilet Humor in the Story of Eglon's Murder by Ehud (Judges 3:15-26). Journal of Biblical Literature, 142(1), 65+. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.lib.duke.edu/10.15699/jbl.1421.2023.4

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Song of Songs is perhaps the most steamy book in the Bible and the perfect reading material for this Valentine’s day! Jodie and Matthew discuss this most unique book of the Bible to try to give it the appreciation that it deserves by delving into the history of the book and dissecting a few passages throughout the song.

Works Referenced and Recommended Readings:

Chapter 16: Job and Song of Songs inOpening Israel’s Scripturesby Ellen Davis

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