by Andy Roland | Oct 9, 2020 | Bible, Jesus
Luke and the Jokes of Jesus Jesus was a Palestinian Jewish tradesmen, Luke was an educated Greek doctor. No wonder they had different senses of humour. This blog will recount some of Jesus’ jokes, and why Luke did not get it. Toilet Humour Mark 7.1-22...
by Andy Roland | Sep 23, 2020 | Bible
A Soap in 12 episodes based on Genesis 37-50 Introduction This is a sequel to “The Saga of Jake”, last week’s blog. If you have not read it and do so now, it will bring you up to speed. Both of these sagas could be the basis of a regular TV ‘soap’. ...
by Andy Roland | Sep 19, 2020 | Bible
A Suggested Soap in 12 episodes based on Genesis 25-35 Introduction The story of Jacob in Genesis 25-35 would make an ideal TV soap opera, in the mould of “Eastenders” or “Emmerdale”. It contains dramatic conflicts within and between families, and a mysterious...
by Andy Roland | Sep 7, 2020 | Bible
GREGORY THE GREAT c.540 – 605 The end of the world Asinarian gate, Rome Gregory was born to a rich and ancient senatorial Roman family about 540, during the war in which the Empire of the East reconquered Italy from the Goths. The war lasted for...
by Andy Roland | Aug 9, 2020 | Bible, Religion
TOBIT an historical romance Introduction – Where’s Tobit? The Book of Tobit used to be one of the best loved books of the Bible. It has pathos, threat, money, love and a happy ending. Ideal holiday reading! It was probably written in...
by Andy Roland | Jul 30, 2020 | Bible, Creation to Commandments
Making Sense of Genesis 4-11 The First Murder, the First Civilisation, the Great Flood The First Murder Chapter 4.1-16 In the musical ‘Oklahoma!’ there is a song, ‘The Farmer and the Cowman should be friends’. The song makes clear that they are anything...
