This week, Fr. Paul highlights the importance of Joseph’s story: he and his kin were Hebrews and shepherds in the epitome of civilization, the land of the pharaohs and the pyramids, where, as a Hebrew slave, Joseph wound up saving Egypt from famine. (Episode 221)
Category: Tarazi Tuesdays
The Oasis Is Not Yours
This week, Fr. Paul explains that the story of Jacob is in the story of his children, noting, in his words, “the silliness” of individualism. (Episode 220)
You Are Done With
In this week’s episode, Fr. Paul reminds us that the hope in Scripture is not for us but for the following generations. (Episode 219)
Fire and Blood
This week Fr. Paul explains what theology does not want to accept: that God is one and he is the judge. He is neither good nor bad; he is the just judge. (Episode 218)
A Tree, a Garden, and an Oasis
With a bit of common knowledge and an uncommon familiarity with the original text of the Bible, Fr. Paul reminds us why scholarship isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Could someone pass the almonds? (Episode 217)
The City of False Religion
This week, Fr. Paul notes that the story of Jacob and his sons in the Bible continued through the story of the scriptural Jacob or Israel. (Episode 216)
The Spirit of the Animal
This week Fr. Paul explains how the names Shechem and Bethel function against the will of God. (Episode 215)
Mark This Verse
This week, Fr. Paul explains that the book of Genesis is so complete that once you’ve finished it, technically, you don’t need to hear the rest of the Bible, except for points of clarification. (Episode 214)
Against Bethel
This week, Fr. Paul reminds us that the scriptural God is a judge who decides to behave as a loving father, but is not essentially “father”. (Episode 213)
A Mark of Weakness
In this week’s episode, Fr. Paul begins his discussion of Genesis 32, noting the Bible’s tendency to belittle the main protagonist to the glory of God. (Episode 212)