Chapter, Verse, and Season: A Lectionary Podcast from Yale Bible Study

The Finale

From Slingshot to Imperium (Twenty-Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Perspective from the Mount of Olives (Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

Seduction and the Security of Widows (Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

A Transformation of Tradition (Feast of All Saints)

The Genius and the Transformation of Job (Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost)

Suffering Servant? (Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost)

A Big Ampersand (Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost)

The Mystery of Job (Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost)

Seasoning that Can Save You (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Bearers of Wisdom (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Risk of Speech (Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Habits of Godly Living (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Jesus and Jewish Observance (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

A Militant Metaphor (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Wishing for Wisdom (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

I Am the Bread of Life (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Limits of Sovereignty (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)

A Gospel of Last Resort (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

Mistaken Discernment (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Mystery and the Good Pleasure (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)

A Thorn in the Flesh (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Wait (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

To Rebuke the Wind and the Waves (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

Subtlety and Smallness (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)

Accused of Insanity (Third Sunday after Pentecost)

Lord of the Sabbath (Second Sunday after Pentecost)

To Be Born Twice (Trinity Sunday)

Bone, Wind, Breath, God (Pentecost)

Trees by Streams of Water (Seventh Sunday of Easter)

The Depths of Friendship Love (Sixth Sunday of Easter)

A World Full of Miracles (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

The Family of Christ (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

Inaugurated by Touch (Third Sunday of Easter)

Property and Community (Second Sunday of Easter)

Say My Name (Easter Day)

Resurrection Mystery (Easter Vigil)

Suffering, Hope, and Promise (Good Friday)

Freed to Serve (Maundy Thursday)

Triumph and Upset (Palm Sunday)

A Psalm from the Depths (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

The Serpent and the Cross (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

The Ten Commandments (Third Sunday in Lent)

Father Abraham (Second Sunday in Lent)

Who Broke the Covenant? (First Sunday in Lent)

A Story About Glory (Transfiguration)

The Power of God Within You (Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany)

The Deeper Reality Underneath (Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany)

The Unwilling Prophet (Third Sunday after the Epiphany)

Between Prophet and Judge (Second Sunday after the Epiphany)

God Still Gets Through (Baptism of Our Lord)

The Afterglow of Nativity (First Sunday after Christmas)

Messianic Hope (Christmas)

Mary's Yes (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

The Wild Path Forward (Third Sunday of Advent)

Comfort in the Desert (Second Sunday of Advent)

Signs of the End (First Sunday of Advent)

Silly Animals (Reign of Christ Sunday)

When the Gospel is Most for Us (Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

Wrestling the Parable (Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)

Apostle, Parent, Nurse (Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost)

The Death of Moses (Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost)

Seeing God from Behind (Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost)

An Uncertain Kingdom (Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost)

Striving, Hoping, Practicing (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Water from a Rock (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Great and Mighty and Awesome and Everything (Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Mercy and Debt (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Role of the Prophet (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Heaping Burning Coals (Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

People Before Us and After Us (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

When People Dwell Together (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Still, Small Voice (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Hunger and Abundance (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Hidden Face of the Lord (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)

Jacob's Rocky Pillow (Eighth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Flower in the Desert (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Our Praise, Creation's Praise (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

To Be Thy Hand Extended (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

Forging a New Community (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)

Sarah's Annunciation (Third Sunday after Pentecost)

The Faith of Rabbis and Philosophers (2nd Sunday after Pentecost)

Chaos and Creation (Trinity Sunday)

Harmony in the Spirit (Pentecost)

A Path for the Vulnerable (Seventh Sunday of Easter)

Systems and Suffering (Sixth Sunday of Easter)

A Source of Deep Encounter (Fifth Sunday of Easter)

To Dwell in the House of the Lord (Fourth Sunday of Easter)

God Continues to Startle Us (Third Sunday of Easter)

The Path Laid Out for Us (Second Sunday of Easter)

A Different Kind of Peace (Easter Sunday)

Company in Suffering (Holy Saturday)

Crucified Until the End of the World (Good Friday)

A Retrojected Festival (Maundy Thursday)

Even Death on a Cross (Liturgy of the Passion)

Unexpected and Remarkable Ways (Fifth Sunday in Lent)

The Dream of Joseph (Fourth Sunday in Lent)

Signs of God's Faithfulness (Third Sunday in Lent)

Those Traveling through our Midst (Second Sunday in Lent)

The Woman and the Serpent (First Sunday in Lent)

Claiming That Story (Transfiguration Sunday)

You are God's Field (Sixth Sunday after Epiphany)

Hypocrites (Fifth Sunday after Epiphany)

God Loves the Poor First (Fourth Sunday after Epiphany)

Simply a Part of our Being (Third Sunday after Epiphany)

Behold the Lamb of God (Second Sunday after the Epiphany)

A Light to the Nations (First Sunday after the Epiphany)

A Little Lower Than God (First Sunday after Christmas)

How the Holy is Present (Christmas)

Mary, Joseph, and the Infant Messiah (Fourth Sunday of Advent)

Patience and Prophecy (Third Sunday of Advent)

To Look Towards, If Not To Look At (Second Sunday of Advent)

Best Cliffhanger of All Time (First Sunday of Advent)

Where You Start the Story (Thanksgiving Day U.S.A)

Shepherds and Kings (Feast of Christ the King)

Not Heaven-on-Earth, but a New Earth (Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost)

Reversal in the Kingdom (Feast of All Saints)

How God Comes Looking for Humans (Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost)

They Shall Never Again Be Put to Shame (Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost)

Less a Promise Than a Threat (Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

The Guts of a Chicken (Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

An Act of Waiting (Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Grace and Transaction (Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Calling the Market to Account (Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Creation and Consequences (Fourteenth Sunday after Petecost)

God of Creation Destroying (Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Reversing the Status Quo (Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost)

Restorer of the Path (Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Great Numbers of Heroes (Tenth Sunday after Pentecost)

Act in Faith (Ninth Sunday after Pentecost)

Rich Toward God (Eighth Sunday after Penecost)

For the Sake of Ten (Seventh Sunday after Pentecost)

Authenticity and Belonging (Sixth Sunday after Pentecost)

To Help, Not to Judge (Fifth Sunday after Pentecost)

Where the Power Lies (Fourth Sunday after Pentecost)

A Chariot of Fire (Third Sunday after Pentecost)

Everything You Are and Everything You Do (Second Sunday after Pentecost)

Delighting in the Human Race (Trinity Sunday)

Drunk at Nine O'clock in the Morning (Pentecost)

Holy Surprise, Holy Heartbreak (Ascension)

Heaven Down to Earth (Easter 6)

A Hymn About Hymns (Easter 5)

The Blood of the Lamb (Easter 4)

Resurrection Calls to Action (Easter 3)

Stop Doubting and Believe (2nd Sunday of Easter)

Seeing and Believing (Easter Day)

The Big Story (Easter Vigil)

A King Not of This World (Good Friday)

No Longer Servants, but Friends (Maundy Thursday)

As Sacraments of Thee (Palm Sunday)

Rivers in the Desert (Lent 5)

New Creation in Christ (Lent 4)

Merciful Pleading (Lent 3)

This Land to Possess (Lent 2)

Justification by Faith (Lent 1)

A Miracle of Compassion (Transfiguration Sunday)

Forgiveness and Agency (7th Sunday after Epiphany)

Blessings and Woes (6th Sunday after Epiphany)

Holy, Holy, Holy (5th Sunday after Epiphany)

Jeremiah: Prophet, Collaborator (4th Sunday after Epiphany)

Belonging and Separateness (3rd Sunday after Epiphany)

Unity and Diversity (2nd Sunday after Epiphany)

The Noisiness of the Lord (1st Sunday after Epiphany)

A Dazzling Darkness (2nd Sunday after Christmas)

Young Jesus in the Temple (1st Sunday after Christmas)

Expectations (Christmas)

Mary's Vibrant Language (Advent 4)

Hope vs. Anesthesia (Advent 3)

A Reason to Hope

The Righteous Branch

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