Discussion on the beginning of Jesus' ministry, political and social meaning in the concept of Kingdom and the reign of God, and its ramifications in the Gospel of Mark.

Since nearly everyone is using iTunes to download the show, I switched back to AAC encoding. It's half the size of an mp3 and has chapters and artwork to go with it. Thanks for listening; tell a friend about the show.

Discussion on the Temptation of Christ, imagery from the OT, and Jesus as the new Israel.

I switched to mp3 compression for the podcast with the last episode, but it is twice the size of the m4a file. This is disappointing because the file is larger and doesn't have chapters or slides with it. If this is important to subscribers, I will stay with mp3, otherwise I am seriously considering going back to AAC encoding. The only disadvantage is that people who do not have iTunes or an iPod, can not listen to the show.

Discussion on John the Baptist's message, its influence on Jesus, and Jesus' baptism.

Discussion on John the Baptist, Essene Theology and its influence, and the importance of the Elijah prophecy in the first chapter of the Gospel of Mark.