Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast from Yale Bible Study
Writing a fresh, meaningful sermon every week can be challenging. Start your weekly sermon prep by listening to two Yale Divinity School professors chat about one of the upcoming Revised Common Lectionary texts.
Episodes
170 episodes
From Slingshot to Imperium (Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss David, his kingship, and its implications for the modern political climate in 2 Samuel 23:1-7. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, the Reign of Christ, Proper 29, in Year B ...
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Season 1
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Episode 169
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13:28
Perspective from the Mount of Olives (Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)
Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss scriptural perspective, to whom we're giving our hearts, and perfect love in Mark 13:1-8. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 28, in Year B of the Revised Common Lection...
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Season 1
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Episode 168
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11:10
Seduction and the Security of Widows (Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
Joel Baden and Harry Attridge discuss Ruth's faithfulness, Levirate marriage, and what turns out to be the most explicit biblical sex scene in Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 27, in...
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Season 1
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Episode 167
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13:55
A Transformation of Tradition (Feast of All Saints)
Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss universality, immortality, hope, and intertextuality in Isaiah 25:6-9 and Revelation 21:1-6a. These texts are appointed for the Feast of All Saints, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Ya...
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Season 1
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Episode 166
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12:50
The Genius and the Transformation of Job (Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost)
Content Warning: Infant DeathAwet Andemicael and Gregory Sterling discuss Job's transformation, believing in God even during great suffering, and the impossibility of theodicy in Job 42:1-6, 10-17. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 165
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17:54
Suffering Servant? (Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost)
Felicity Harley-McGowan and Bruce Gordon discuss which of Jesus' natures suffered on the cross, visual representations of suffering, and the identity of the suffering servant in Isaiah 53:4-12. The text is appointed for the Twenty-Second Sunday...
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Season 1
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Episode 164
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12:36
A Big Ampersand (Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost)
Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss balance, grace, and being called to account in Hebrews 4:12-16. The text is appointed for the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study reso...
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Season 1
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Episode 163
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10:13
The Mystery of Job (Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost)
Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss Satan, unanswered questions, and internal contradictions in Job 1:1, 2:1-10. The text is appointed for the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible...
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Season 1
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Episode 162
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11:56
Seasoning that Can Save You (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss pedagogy, amputation, embodiment, and a worm in Mark 9:38-50. The text is appointed for the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resource...
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Season 1
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Episode 161
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11:28
Bearers of Wisdom (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss wisdom literature, motherhood, and patriarchy in Proverbs 31:10-31. The text is appointed for the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study r...
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Season 1
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Episode 160
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13:09
The Risk of Speech (Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss the power of speech, risk in hymnody… and middle school!... in James 3:1-12. The text is appointed for the Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale...
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Season 1
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Episode 159
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15:40
Habits of Godly Living (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss wisdom, reading practice, and habituation in Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23. The text is appointed for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Ya...
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Season 1
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Episode 158
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9:36
Jesus and Jewish Observance (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Harry Attridge and Joel Baden discuss Jewish identity, prophetic critique, and washing hands in Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23. The text is appointed for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yal...
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Season 1
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Episode 157
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12:23
A Militant Metaphor (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Linn Tonstad and Yii-Jan Lin discuss cosmology, martial imagery, incarceration, and power in Ephesians 6:10-20. The text is appointed for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible S...
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Season 1
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Episode 156
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10:23
Wishing for Wisdom (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost)
Kyama Mugambi and John Pittard discuss wisdom, leadership, and community flourishing in 1 Kings 2:10-12; 3:3-14. The text is appointed for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible ...
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Season 1
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Episode 155
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12:33
I Am the Bread of Life (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)
Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss incarnation, sacrament, and references to the Hebrew Bible in John 6:35, 41-51. The text is appointed for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale ...
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Season 1
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Episode 154
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16:25
The Limits of Sovereignty (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Teresa Morgan and Molly Zahn discuss parables, punishment, and kingly power in 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a. The text is appointed for the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resourc...
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Season 1
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Episode 153
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14:53
A Gospel of Last Resort (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)
Willie James Jennings and Adrián Hernández-Acosta discuss leakage, control, chaos, and healing in Mark 5:21-43. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study r...
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Season 1
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Episode 152
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14:41
Mistaken Discernment (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)
Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss domestic violence, discernment, God’s presence, and collaborative reading practices in 2 Samuel 7:1-14a. The text is appointed for the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary...
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Season 1
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Episode 151
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11:11
The Mystery and the Good Pleasure (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)
Bruce Gordon and Felicity Harley-McGowan discuss color, invitation, and the embodiment of language in Ephesians 1:3-14. The text is appointed for the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bib...
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Season 1
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Episode 150
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11:46
A Thorn in the Flesh (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)
Awet Andemicael and Greg Sterling discuss strength, grace, and theories of power in 2 Corinthians 12:2-10. The text is appointed for the Seventh Sunday after Pentecost, in year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study res...
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Season 1
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Episode 149
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13:42
Wait (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)
Willie James Jennings and Adrián Hernández-Acosta discuss steadfastness, alignment, and the depths opening inside repetition in Psalm 130. The text is appointed for the Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.
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Season 1
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Episode 148
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11:50
To Rebuke the Wind and the Waves (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)
Erika Helgen and Chloë Starr discuss fear, sleep, prayer, and even sine waves in Mark 4:35-41. The text is appointed for the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, includ...
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Season 1
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Episode 147
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10:22
Subtlety and Smallness (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)
Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss gardening, the lectionary, and the impact of little things in reference to Mark 4:26-34. The text is appointed for the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yal...
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Season 1
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Episode 146
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9:34
Accused of Insanity (Third Sunday after Pentecost)
Kyama Mugambi and John Pittard discuss blasphemy, forgiveness, and Satan in Mark 3:20-35. The text is appointed for the Third Sunday after Pentecost, in Year B of the Revised Common Lectionary.More Yale Bible Study resources, including a...
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Season 1
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Episode 145
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13:20