{"podcast":{"title":"Exploring My Strange Bible","slug":"exploring-my-strange-bible-58832","podcast_index_feed_id":58832,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/zovPCGLI","website_url":"https://bibleproject.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/12522ed7-c479-4b3f-985a-2053af801cb1/7a882110-a6d5-406f-8a5e-fa7681cf73af/3000x3000/exploringmystrangebible-3000x3000-20-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"BibleProject","episode_count":125,"summary":"Welcome to Exploring My Strange Bible by Tim Mackie, lead theologian and co-founder of BibleProject.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T14:19:20.054342+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832"},"episode":{"title":"Life and Death in Genesis 1-3 (Remastered)","slug":"life-and-death-in-genesis-1-3-remastered","published_at":"2026-07-03T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/life-and-death-in-genesis-1-3-remastered","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832","url":"https://bibleproject.com","audio_url":"https://afp-597195-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/e5d85dd4-a616-4860-846c-fc4d57e11252/episodes/34ba51d1-6613-49da-b690-d321ddb5619d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=e5d85dd4-a616-4860-846c-fc4d57e11252&awEpisodeId=34ba51d1-6613-49da-b690-d321ddb5619d&feed=zovPCGLI","summary":"Heaven & Hell E1 — Popular culture and the media show us many misconceptions about heaven and hell. For example, it may be surprising to learn that, in the Bible, the opposite of heaven is not hell, but Earth! In this first episode of a four-part lecture series, Tim explores the popular misunderstandings and distortions of the concepts of heaven and hell in Western culture. Starting on page one of the Bible, he looks at the themes of life, death, the grave, eternal life, and eternal death. Tim gave this message at Blackhawk Church in Madison, Wisc., on September 30, 2011.","meta_description":"Heaven & Hell E1 — Popular culture and the media show us many misconceptions about heaven and hell. For example, it may be surprising to learn that, in th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/episodes/life-and-death-in-genesis-1-3-remastered/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/exploring-my-strange-bible-58832/life-and-death-in-genesis-1-3-remastered.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}