The Sweeter Than Honey Podcast

The Table of Nations, as this chapter is sometimes known, is a lot to get through. What was going on in the earth at the time these men were named? What do they have to do with each other? How will t…

Genesis chapter nine starts off in a world which is both a return to the garden, and yet a garden which is still far from the ideal of the one in Eden. As the chapter continues, Tori, Josh, and Brend…

The story of the flood is one we're almost all familiar with to some degree. This week, the Sweeter Than Honey crew seeks to unpack the dispersion of the flood water to understand what deeper signifi…

The story of Noah's ark and the flood is one that's familiar even to people who haven't read the Bible. It's a story we tell kids and paint depictions of it on their walls. It's even been depicted in…

Genesis 6 has both one of the most confusing stories in the Bible and the beginning of one of the most familiar stories. Josh and Brendan with Tori's aid work through the challenges of understanding …

What's up with this chapter that's nothing but names and numbers? We dig into the names in this genealogical record, why these names specifically are recorded, and what those names mean. Our goal is …

This week we discuss the breakdown of the creation and the establishment of the anti-Eden city. This includes Cain's murder of Abel and the exploration of the sins of his descendants.

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Josh and Brendan dive into the humans' decisions to take of the fruit as instructed by the serpent and the consequences thereof. This includes an exploration of key words and themes, and discussion r…

In continuing the journey through Genesis 2, Josh, Tori, and Brendan sift through the language and ideas present in what happens with the human after being placed in the garden.

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Josh, Tori, and Brendan explore the second creation narrative entitled the Toledoth of the Heavens and the Earth. This conversation includes exploration of specific terms in the Hebrew to better unde…

Josh, Tori, and Brendan continue their journey into the Creation Narrative. What happens now that God has ordered the chaos and made it habitable? What makes each of the new inhabitants unique? What'…

We finally start reading the Bible! Josh takes us through the first half of what we call the Creation Narrative. This includes helpful questions of clarification from Tori, and a dive into Hebrew wor…

Josh and Brendan discuss the general structure and themes of what we know as the book of Genesis. This is the last conversation we'll have before diving into reading the Bible with fresh eyes to unde…

Josh walks us through the general story and themes of the first five books of the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament) known as the Torah (or law.) This is historical narrative; it is not an in…

Brendan, with the help of Josh and Tori, runs through highlights in Jesus' life as they relate to the Old Testament, and the culminating event of the Holy Spirit inhabiting the Church in an effort to…

Brendan gives an overview of the historical setting, cultural landscape, and literary forms of the New Testament aided by questions from Tori and additional information from Josh.

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Josh and Brendan discuss how Old Testament law should be observed in light of the person of Jesus, and Josh provides a useful system for approaching Biblical writings.

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• Grasping God's Word: A Ha…

Josh takes Brendan and Tori through an overview of the culture and setting of the Old Testament. This includes some helpful questions from Tori and a speculative exploration of what things may have l…

Josh breaks down the basic structures which make up this collection we call the Bible.

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Josh provides great information and Tori asks useful questions in a conversation to lay the groundwork for understanding what this thing known as the Bible actually is, and what it isn't.

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