The Religious Treehouse
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Podcast with the goal to increase religious literacy, with an emphasis on Biblical literacy, for those interested in learning about religion from a slightly more academic perspective http://www.youtube.com/@TheReligiousTreehouse
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This Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma Xocoyotzin from 1503 acts as an important piece to integrate current events into a cosmological history. What do you think of this piece? #ArtHistory #Aztec #Montezuma #ReligiousStudies #religion
You never know what you’ll learn at The Religious Treehouse! Check us out for more conversations and opportunities to learn! #religiousstudies #religiousrelics #medieval #circumcision #jesus
I got a notification inviting me to buy coffee for national boss’s day and I can feel the ghost of Karl Marx within me seething at the implications that we should not only celebrate bosses but get them gifts for the mere sake of an arbitrary holiday as a marketing strategy… and I’m not even Marxist!
6 of Matthew’s favorite books! Drop a comment if you want more recommendations! #religiousstudies #booktok #philosphy #goodreads #thelifeofashowgirl
New episode out now. Join us for conversation on the aftermath of 9/11 and how it changed America’s social climate. #religiousstudies #religiousextremism #twintowers #unity #religioustolerance
"Saint Jerome" explores some iconography associated with Jerome. Jerome was responsible for translating the Bible into Latin in the Vulgate, using Hebrew texts for the Hebrew Bible, as opposed to the Greek texts that had been commonly used
#Christianity #ReligiousStudies #Saint #Jerome #SaintJerome
For more conversations on interpretations of this parable, check out our latest episode available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Amazon Music! #newtestament #parable #religiousstudies #parableofthelaborers #biblicalstudies
Some examples include: Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1999), Kumare (2011), Jesus Camp (2006), and The Passion Of Joan of Arc (1928). #moviereview #jesuschristsuperstar #josephandtheamazingtechnicolordreamcoat #documentaries
Just watched The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and I think I’m new person now
Currently thinking about the Oaks/Terebinths of Mamre and wondering why everyone else isn't thinking about them
In a reading slump and need a book to read? Try East of Eden! And if you’ve already read it, read it again!!
#booktok #religion #book #steinbeck #EastOfEden
Ooh. Film and LGBTQ+. Sounds perfect. Thanks!!
Check out this weeks episode on the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard as we ask questions such as: What ways has this been interpreted? Or. Is this title accurate? Available now on YouTube! #parables #newtestament #biblicalstudies #religiousstudies #parableofthelaborers
Hey! Does anyone have any good book recommendations, authors, activists, etc (or other media??) for introductions to LGBTQ+ studies or anything like that? Bonus points if it relates to religion. Thanks in advance! #books #LGBTQ #queer #queerstudies #religiousstudies
I’m really behind on my news podcasts and right now I’m learning about Cracker Barrel changing their logo. I hope there’s not much happening in the news between then and now!
Learning that Jame Goodall passed away is making me far more sad than I’d think it would. So sad, but so grateful for the work she’s done!
Ellen Davis’s “Opening Israel’s Scriptures” is a thoughtful, educational, and easy-to-read introduction to the OT/HB, split up into short essays about each book of the Bible, and should be a must-read for anyone starting to study the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament #OldTestament #HebrewBible #Bible
Check out our latest episode reviewing the documentary Jesus Camp! Available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, and Amazon Music! #moviereview #jesuscamp #documentary #christianity #religiousstudies