Higgaion Podcast 1: In the Beginning
The first episode of the new Higgaion Podcast went public earlier today. Members of the Pepperdine community got to hear it a day early, lucky dogs. In episode 1, “In the Beginning,” I explain a little bit about my motivation for starting a podcast. I freely admit to imitating (the sincerest form of flattery) Mark Goodacre’s NT Pod, and I give due props to Higgaion’s older siblings among Hebrew Bible/Old Testament podcasts, Tim Bulkeley’s 5 Minute Bible and Steve Wiggins’s Sects and Violence podcast. This episode kicks off the podcast as a whole, and announces the first thematic arc: the creation stories in the book of Genesis! I even planned that before Ellen Van Wolde’s latest newsmaking scholarship.
I plan to publish new episodes every Monday and Thursday, but users outside the Pepperdine community (those without active log-in credentials on Pepperdine’s network) may experience a one-day delay in the public availability of the podcast.
Should you prefer to listen without going through iTunes U, you may download the file directly and copy it to your favorite MP3 player, or listen right now using the embedded player below.
3 comments Christopher Heard | Bible (specific texts), podcasting
I just listened to the first one, Chris. It is always odd to me to hear someone’s voice for the first time and try to match it up with their picture. No idea why. Anyways, I look forward to them. And I am glad you will be treating Genesis. I am anxious for when you get to the ancestral narratives.
I just subscribed. Looking forward to these Monday and Thursday installments!
Thank God! Now I can delete that stupid 90Mb EXE I downloaded for iTunes without having to install it now that you’re making the MP3s available directly!
You have a very professional voice, & it sounds almost exactly the way I imagined it would (very intelligent; vaguely similar to that of Andy Vaughn, one of my heroes). What I did not imagine was that you’d be playing bumper music! If anything, I would’ve guessed it would sound more like Star Trek or a video game than a contemporary Israeli jingle.
I also did not imagine that you’d be closing with a blessing. I hope that one of your future podcasts will explain how the Adonai/LORD in the blessing relates to the book of Genesis you teach from.