Scheming Women
Lectionary Date: August 27, 2023 [13th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
We’re back! And Rosy is up with a feminist-postcolonial perspective on the midwives of Exodus.
Podcast: First Reading
Genesis 45:1–15
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: August 20, 2023 [12th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 37:1–4, 12–28
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: August 13, 2023 [11th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 32:22–31
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: August 6, 2023 [10th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 29:15–28, with Cameron Howard
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: July 30, 2023 [9th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
This week we revisit our fascinating conversation with Dr. Cameron Howard, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN. She is a graduate of Emory University, and has contributed to several commentaries and journals, including the Women’s Bible Commentary, WorkingPreacher.org, and the BibleOdyssey.org. The book she was working on in 2020 is now available! The Old Testament for a Complex World needs to be on your shelf yesterday!
Genesis 28:10–19a
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: July 23, 2023 [8th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 25:19–34
From the Vault: The Best of First Reading
Lectionary Date: July 16, 2023 [7th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
An encore presentation of our episode from 2020.
Genesis 24:34-38, 42-49, 58-67
On the Road Again
Lectionary Date: July 9, 2023 [6th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Paul jumps into a famous love story and finds a biblical travelogue.
Genesis 22:1–14
Abraham’s Covenant Choice
Lectionary Date: July 2, 2023 [5th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Rosy goes for the jugular in this challenging biblical text.
Genesis 21:8–21
An Unfair Disinheritance
Lectionary Date: June 25, 2023 [4th Sunday after Pentecost, Year A]
Paul wades into a challenging text to offer insight, context, and even some resistance.