Next year I am teaching Biblical Narrative again, so I thought this time I’d collect my podcasts about how biblical narrative works, so that I can offer them to the students as a simple way in to the topic. Here’s the list so far.

Do tell me what’s missing! That way I have till February to fill the gaps :)

The big picture: what are biblical narratives like and how do they work

What is a narrative “about”

Bible stories are realistic

Biblical narrative is terse

Biblical narratives preach rather than inform

Humour in Bible stories

Judge for yourself, and in so doing judge yourself!

Technical aspects

Point of view

Characterisation

Typescenes

Gapping

Use of direct speech