Tales from Sacred Texts – Details, episodes & analysis

A remake of Episode 104, which I first published on this podcast in 2019.

Abim campaigns to become the authoritarian leader of his hometown, Shechem. What follows is a reign of terror. Just when things get really bad, a mysterious stranger named Gaal shows up to cause more trouble. Will anyone be able to put a stop to the constant cycle of brutality? We discuss how every single person, no matter their perceived weaknesses, is perfectly capable of landing a blow against evil. 

CONTENT WARNINGS: 

Violence: 4/5 

Sexual Assault: 0/5

Consensual Sexual Content: 0/5 

Discriminatory Themes: 3/5 

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stream: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: 

"Alexander Nakarada - Hypershanty" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠

"Aries Beats - Escape" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/ariesbeats⁠⁠ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/_NRscDY_Ulc⁠

"Peyruis - Olympic Games" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ ⁠   / peyruismusic  ⁠ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: ⁠   • 🏊 House (Royalty Free Music) - "OLYMP...  ⁠  Find more music: ⁠https://breakingcopyright.com⁠

"Vlad Gluschenko - After a While" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   / @vladgluschenkomusic  ⁠⁠⁠ Terms of Use: ⁠⁠⁠https://vladgluschenkomusi.wixsite.co...⁠⁠

Deborah, a chieftain of Israel, is forced to confront Sisera, an invading general who views women as property, but to do so she must first confront the misogyny within her own society. She enlists Barak, a hesitant but well-meaning general, to help accomplish her goals. Meanwhile, a woman has to make a choice between her husband's wishes and what is right. Everyone teams up at the end to sing a really long song that would absolutely be considered punching down if the enemy wasn't just simply awful. We discuss the need for women in leadership and the importance of protecting women's rights, as well as the need for men and women to work together to reach their full potential.

CONTENT WARNINGS: 

Violence: 3.5/5 

Sexual Assault: 4.5/5

Consensual Sexual Content: 0/5 

Discriminatory Themes: 4/5 

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

"Elektronomia - Elektronomia - Collide" is free to use on YouTube with credits. Watch: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/bWGhAfN9PAs⁠⁠⁠⁠ Stream: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y⁠⁠⁠⁠. Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtu.be/QQXmUEuaVQg⁠⁠⁠.

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS: 

"Hotham - Easy Love" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: ⁠   • 🍓 Happy & Uplifting (Royalty Free Mus...  ⁠ 🔎 Find more music: ⁠https://breakingcopyright.com⁠

"Alexander Nakarada - The World's Most Epic Sea Shanty" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠⁠   / serpentsoundstudios  ⁠ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: ⁠   • 🐋 Sea Shanty (Royalty Free Music) - "...  

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High off the victory over Sennacherib, Hezekiah gets a crushing diagnosis from the prophet Isaiah. Yet all is not lost, and God plays with the laws of space and time to show the king that there's still hope for him. But when Hezekiah meets mysterious foreigners, he loses himself in a desperate attempt to impress them, and God is displeased. In a sudden turn of events, the king becomes surprisingly callous, and we discuss what it means to be insensitive to the plight of future generations. We also question whether we're really putting our best foot forward on our LinkedIn profiles. 

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: N/A

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: 1/5

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Synthwave Piano" by Aries Beats.

"Alexander Nakarada - Hypershanty" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠

"Alexander Nakarada - Detective Goofarian" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/c/SerpentSoundStudios]

"Hotham - Morning Thoughts" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠ Stream: ⁠https://linktr.ee/hothammusic⁠ Free download: ⁠https://hypeddit.com/hotham/morningth..

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A man wakes up in the Greek underworld and tries to piece together the circumstances of his death. As he talks to the mysterious bartender, he gleefully describes how he ignored his own eyes and ears until the moment of his brutal stabbing. We start to despise him for his stupidity, but maybe we're equally guilty?

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 4/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: N/A

Discrimination: N/A

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...⁠ ⁠https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic⁠.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

Evoke Music

"Johny Grimes - Affinity" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...⁠.

Music: Vlad Gluschenko — On The Way. License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en⁠.

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Hungry for opportunity, our main character nervously plants himself in the very region he's been warned is a haven for unspeakable evil. Years later, he's so desensitized that he can barely see the cruelty all around him. Two mysterious visitors show up on his doorstep, desperate to make him aware of the danger before it's too late. In our discussion of the story, we talk about why tolerating oppression is a major threat to our spiritual life.

CONTENT WARNING:

Violence: 3/5

Consensual Sexual Contact: N/A

Sexual Assault: 5/5

Discrimination: 3/5

LINK AS PROMISED: http://tinyurl.com/k35c7x7x

THEME MUSIC CREDITS:

Intro Theme Music is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic.

Closing Theme Music is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

OTHER MUSIC CREDITS:

"Vadim Krakhmal - Runic Hills" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.

Music: Elektronomia - Collide Stream: https://spoti.fi/3nZ4A3y

Evoke Music

My new podcast, Redemption Arc, will be streaming starting January 19, and then every other Friday until the end of the season.

You can find the show here: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HJB7Sm9JKWkLlo5f2Tjah

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redemption-arc/id1719030416

MUSIC CREDITS:

Opening theme is "Carnival" by Roa.

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusic

Closing theme is "Joy of Travel" by Zakhar Valaha.

Tales From Sacred Texts will be rebooted as a new podcast, Redemption Arc, in lieu of a Season 4. It's a bittersweet announcement for me and I explain my reasoning in this short audio bite. Please find the trailer for Redemption Arc here:

SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HJB7Sm9JKWkLlo5f2Tjah?si=80165d9dd6814797

APPLE PODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redemption-arc/id1719030416

AUDIO CREDITS:

Intro music by Caleb Howard.

Closing music is by Evoke Music.

In the season 3 finale, we finally wrap up the story of David and Bathsheba as God steps in to wake King David out of his stupor. As he realizes the enormity of what he's done, David becomes overwhelmed and deeply repentant. Unfortunately, through his actions, he's already set a chain of events in motion that will lead to suffering and tragedy. We discuss how we as Christians have a duty to oppose those who, like David, use their power to hurt others.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Violence: 2.5/5

Sexuality: 2/5 (including some mentions of sexual assault)

Discriminatory themes: 2/5

MUSIC CREDITS:

Vlad Gluschenko - Travelling - Folk Saxophone Beat - Instrumental [ FREE NO COPYRIGHT MUSIC ] License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Episode #50! David returns, but maybe we wish he hadn't. This story forever mars our unblemished view of the former shepherd boy, as David shows he will not stop at anything—including intrigue, sexual assault, and murder—to get what he wants. Through a ruthless series of events, David destroys hearts and lives in his maddened pursuit for pleasure. We examine the concept of heroes and how to face ourselves when we find that the people we look up to aren't the people we thought they were.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Violence: 3.5/5

Sexuality: 4.5/5 (including a sexual assault)

Discriminatory Themes: 4/5

MUSIC CREDITS:

"The Piano Says - Icicles" is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... https://danirosenoer.wixsite.com/offi...Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/Rh3q2AfPfCA

Things get really bad for Diabolical and the people of Mansoul when God gets word of the demonic invasion. The result is a war of misinformation and fake news as Diabolical and his lackey, Will, struggle to keep the city under control. There are revolts within the city, heavenly armies battering on the gates from without, and people switching sides back and forth out of a desire for self-preservation. Meanwhile, God has a plan to win, not just the brick and mortar of Mansoul, but the hearts of the people within.

CONTENT WARNINGS:

Violence: 3/5

Sexuality: 0/5

Discriminatory Themes: 0/5

MUSIC CREDITS:

"Roa - Carnival" is is under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... https://youtube.com/c/RoaMusicMusic promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/KDDEpQgzF20