The Bible Binge

In this episode, we’re talking about Josiah, the teenage Old Testament king who came from a family that is complicated at best.  In this story, a simple temple remodel turns into a discovery that rattles the religious foundation of a kingdom. Josiah has a choice - to pivot for the sake of generations to come or to continue in the path of his family’s choices. 

An audio preview of Knox's new book All Things Reconsidered releasing on Tuesday, June 2.

In this episode, we’re doing our own Friends-style pivot and covering our first ever non-Bible story! Join us as we dive into a historical account of the ancient events of the Roman Empire, the Emperor responsible for making Knox hate his birthday, and the significance of all of this in taking Christianity global. We hope we make our former history teachers proud.

In this episode, we talk about that Jenga tower to the heavens, The Tower of Babel.  This one event made the entire world pivot toward different languages, but there still are a lot of questions we want answered. How tall was this tower? Did God really take a casual stroll to check on things?  And will you be Team Knox or Team Jamie when it's all said and done? 

In this episode, we’re talking about Philip the Evangelist, a true master of the pivot.  In this whirlwind of a story, Philip crashes a magic show, baptizes a eunuch, and gets whisked away by the Holy Spirit to round out his epic pivot adventure.

In this episode, we talk about Jonah, the King of Biblical Turnarounds and survivor of an unfortunate fish swallowing. This epic maritime tale is one full of pivots, repentance, forgiveness, and even a foreshadowing to Jesus. 

It’s the final countdown to stop the mass genocide of the Jewish people. In the face of great uncertainty, Esther does the unthinkable..she throws TWO parties! She’s fasted, she’s prayed, and now is her moment to take a huge, but brave, risk. Will Esther be successful? Will the villain get his wish to take down the Jews or will he get his just desserts?

In this episode, tensions are running high and things are heating up at the Bachelor House (aka King Xerxes’ palace). Esther’s guardian Mordecai steps on some royal toes and accidentally sets in motion a plan to kill the entire Jewish population. Will Esther choose to use her position as Queen and step up for such a time as this? Will King Xerxes find out she and Mordecai are, in fact, Jews themselves? Tune in for this week’s episode.

There’s a new queen in town! In this episode, the official beauty queen pageant begins between Esther and the rest of King Xerxes' harem, but trouble lurks around the corner. No one is here to make friends, including the king's officers, and it's up to Esther and her faithful protector Mordecai to uncover the conspiracy before it's too late.

Welcome to Season 8 of The Bible Binge dedicated to the most cunningly courageous queen in the Bible, Esther. SNL’s Stefon would tell you that The Book of Esther has everything. It has murder, lies, intrigue, adoption, romance, a beauty pageant. It has villains, heroes, and underdogs. And it has a lot of revenge. We start to unpack all of these aspects in this first episode.

A season dedicated to the cunning and courageous winner of The Bible Bachelor: Esther. This season is a special crossover season with our other show The Popcast with Knox and Jamie. As we are recapping The Bachelor on ABC every week for our supporter community, we will be recapping the FIRST BIBLICAL season of The Bachelor here on The Bible Binge. Make sure you're subscribed as the first episode publishes next Sunday, January 12. www.thebiblebinge.com

What if, on the single greatest day of your life, you met an angel of the Lord and ended up mute? In today’s episode, just that happens. An angel shows up on the scene, God speaks for the first time in 400 years, and two ladies unexpectedly find out they’re pregnant.

Let’s get ready to rumble! In this episode we cover the epic wrestling match with 97-year-old Jacob in one corner and the almighty...God (?)... in the other.  Will Jacob’s peace offering to his brother Esau be enough to right past wrongs or will this wrestling match be the unexpected fresh start he needs? 

Ananias and Sapphira

In this episode, we venture into the New Testament to take a look at the story of Mary of Bethany. One of many Marys, Hairy Mary upended social constructs of the time to anoint Jesus with perfume. Knox and Jamie dive into what makes this a "weird thing" God made Mary do, as well as the denarii to dollar conversion, whether Judas maaaaaaaaaybe had a point, and their feelings around the word "spikenard."