The Road to Rebekah, Part 1: Permission Granted

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>What Keeps Me Writing When the Words Don't Behave?</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This episode is a little different than usual.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I hoped to share the story of Rebekah, a woman God chose to walk side by side with the patriarchs of Genesis - a story often overlooked by bible commentators. It’s a tale I am eager to share with you. However, with the tragic violence in the Middle East, I've decided it's best to hold off and not dive deep into ancient Israel’s origin story.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Instead, this season, I will share "The Road to Rebekah" my journey through the ups and downs of writing my book.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>What’s In This Episode?</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">This episode of <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/" target="_blank">The Bible and the English Major</a> is about my writing process - specifically the moments of doubt that come with it. I hope my reflections and experiences can be a source of encouragement for those of you facing your own creative hurdles.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Discover the sentence that got me past my paralyzing perfectionism</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find out why giving myself permission to "suck" has been the key to my writing progress.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Understand why I believe failing (or being bad at something) is a necessary step towards success.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Share in my aspiration to continue writing Rebekah's story.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Seasons</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Season 1: <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/the-woman-with-the-issue-of-blood" target="_blank">The Bleeding Woman</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Season 2: <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/the-woman-at-the-well" target="_blank">The Woman at the Well</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Season 3: <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/mary-and-martha" target="_blank">Martha's Story</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Season 4: <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/the-gospels-are-raining-men" target="_blank">The Gospels are Raining Men</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Season 5: <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/the-woman-caught-in-adultery" target="_blank">The Woman Caught in Adultery</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Connect & Support</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">I love to connect with listeners!</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find me on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider" target="_blank">Instagram</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Stay in the know by joining my email list on my <a href="https://www.marenjo.com/" target="_blank">website</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can, <a href="https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider" target="_blank">support</a> the show and my book writing on Patreon.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Coming Up</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The next episode will arrive in about 2 weeks. Keep an eye out for the continuation of our journey together through the landscape of creativity, personal growth, biblical narratives, and the ever-evolving writing process.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you for listening!</p>

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I'm Baaaaaaaack!

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Good news, Bible and the English Major fans! The podcast is back with new episodes starting in January. Find out what's coming by giving a quick listen here!</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Checkout our website updates: <a href="https://marenjo.com">https://marenjo.com</a>! </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks to everyone who supports "The Bible and the English Major" at <a href="https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider">https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider</a>. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">You are the only reason I can all do this! </p>

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The Woman Caught in Adultery, Part 4: Conversations With a Friend: Jennifer Garcia Bashaw

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We conclude this series on John 8 with a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Garcia Bashaw about her book, "Scapegoats, the Gospel through the Eyes of Victims." She helps us understand better ways to read the Bible and why English majors are the best. Those are her words, I promise!</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Support "The Bible and the English Major" by becoming a patron today!</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Visit our website to learn more about Maren, Jennifer, and "The Bible and the English Major."</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We would love to hear from you! Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts and feedback.</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider</p>

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The Woman Caught in Adultery, Part 3: Stoop, Stand, Speak, Repeat

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Have you noticed Jesus' moves yet? He shows them off with the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law first. Then he repeats them for the accused woman. Individual results vary, but Jesus makes his point, and it's all about justice. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Support "The Bible and the English Major" by becoming a patron today!</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Visit our website to discover more about Maren and "The Bible and the English Major."</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>We would love to hear from you! Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts and feedback.</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider</p>

00:19:57

The Woman Caught in Adultery, Part 2: Such a (Greek) Tragedy

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Noticing the Greek tragedy structure of this story shines a dramatic spotlight on its central theme. All the tragic goodness, including the crisis, climax, and fatal flaw, lies with the Pharisees and not with the woman, leaving the theme that usually distracts us backstage. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Support "The Bible and the English Major" by becoming a patron today!</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Visit our website to discover more about Maren and "The Bible and the English Major."</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We would love to hear from you! Connect with us on social media to share your thoughts and feedback.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider</p>

00:19:34

The Woman Caught in Adultery, Part 1: What a Terrible Title

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Historical interpretation has made the woman in this story the infamous star of the show. But when we do a little grammatical analysis, we see she functions far more like a prop for the Pharisees than a leading lady. How then, has she become the title character? </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Support</strong> "The Bible and the English Major" by <strong>becoming a patron today!</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider">https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Visit our website to <strong>discover more</strong> about Maren and "The Bible and the English Major."</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://marenjo.com">https://marenjo.com</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We would love to hear from you! <strong>Connect with us</strong> on social media to share your thoughts and feedback.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider </a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider</a></p>

00:19:43

The Gospels are Raining Men, Part 3: So What?

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Of the privileged men in the Gospels, Jairus is one we can learn from. We're circling back to Mark's sandwich story of Jairus and the hemorrhaging woman because the theological meat in this story is not only faith but privilege. Who knew the Bible talked about such scandalous stuff?</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Minnesota Tour:</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find upcoming events or invite Maren to speak:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com/speaking-events</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Support:</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Your financial support of "The Bible and the English Major" is deeply appreciated. Becoming a patron today: https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Follow:</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Follow The Bible and the English Major in your podcast app. Following allows Maren to focus on content and tells the podcast apps you're interested in future episodes. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Connect:</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We love to hear from listeners. Reach out on social media: https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Learn More:</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Articles & Citations:</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to read the article versions of The Bible and the English Major or see the complete citation list, visit: https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major</p>

00:20:06

The Gospels are Raining Men, Part 2: But Why?

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Jairus, Nicodemus, and an unnamed lawyer all take their places in the Gospels to show us how blinding privilege can be. Wanna see Jesus? Look where he's looking: at the pain of the marginalized ones. For their own reasons, Mark, Luke, and John use the men to help us focus on the fringes.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>NEW: Events & Speaking Requests</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find upcoming events or invite Maren to speak:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com/speaking-events.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>NEW: Support</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can, please financially support The Bible and the English Major. Become a patron by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please follow The Bible and the English Major in your podcast app. Following allows Maren to spend more time on content and tells the podcast apps you're interested in future episodes.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Connect on Social Media</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We love to hear from listeners. Reach out on social media:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Learn more about Maren</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Articles & Citations</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to read the article versions of The Bible and the English Major or see the complete citation list, visit: https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major.</p>

00:15:27

The Gospels are Raining Men, Part 1: But One is Missing

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">The Samaritan Woman at the Well reports that her privileged male counterpart has gone missing. Could it be the Pharisee, Nicodemus? Investigate John's use of juxtaposition through characterization, plot, and mood to find her foil. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>NEW: Support</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please financially support The Bible and the English Major. Become a patron: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider">https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please follow The Bible and the English Major in your podcast app. Following allows Maren to spend more time on content and tells the podcast apps you're interested in future episodes.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>NEW: Events & Speaking Requests</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find upcoming events or invite Maren to speak:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://marenjo.com/speaking-events">https://marenjo.com/speaking-events</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Connect on Social Media</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We love to hear from listeners. Reach out on social media:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider</a> </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Learn more about Maren</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://marenjo.com">https://marenjo.com</a></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Articles & Citations</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to read the article versions of The Bible and the English Major or see the complete citation list, visit: <a href="https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major">https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major</a>.</p>

00:18:58

Martha's Story, Part 6: Conversations With a Friend: Inés Velásquez-McBryde

<p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We conclude our Martha’s Story series with a conversation with Inés Velásquez-McBryde from The Church We Hope For. She talks about the ethics of who gets centered both by the words of the storytellers and by the actions of Jesus. In God’s upside-down kingdom, the margins become the middle. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">To learn more about Inés Velásquez-McBryde and The Church We Hope For, visit: https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major/conversations-with-a-friend-ines-velasquez-mcbryde.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Connect on Social Media</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">We love to hear from listeners. Reach out on social media:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.instagram.com/maren.jo.schneider </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://www.facebook.com/maren.jo.schneider. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>NEW: Support</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you can, please financially support The Bible and the English Major. Become a patron by visiting: https://www.patreon.com/marenjoschneider.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Please follow The Bible and the English Major in your podcast app. Following allows Maren to spend more time on content and tells the podcast apps you're interested in future episodes.</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>NEW: Events & Speaking Requests</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Find upcoming events or invite Maren to speak:</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com/speaking-events. </p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Learn more about Maren</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">https://marenjo.com</p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><strong>Articles & Citations</strong></p><p class="" style="white-space: pre-wrap;">If you want to read the article versions of The Bible and the English Major or see the complete citation list, visit: https://marenjo.com/the-bible-and-the-english-major.</p>

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