Welcome to Season 8 of The Bible Binge dedicated to the most cunningly courageous queen in the Bible, Esther. We asked the questions: What if there was a podcast that used pop culture literacy to enhance your biblical literacy? What if you could listen to a recap of the Bible like a recap of your favorite TV show? SNL’s Stefon would tell you that The Book of Esther has everything. It has murder, lies, intrigue, adoption, romance, a beauty pageant. It has villains, heroes, and underdogs. And it has a lot of revenge. We start to unpack all of these aspects in this first episode. MENTIONS Esther 1: 1-22 The Bachelor Contestant Preview Check out the Bible Binge Seminary at thebiblebinge.com/patreon GENTLE REBUKE Our resident Bible scholar Erin Moon offers a gentle rebuke at the end of every episode. Erin is a Bible study editor and COO of The Popcast Media Group from Birmingham. Find her on Instagram. BIBLE BINGE SEMINARY Our Patreon supporters can get full access to premium content including film deep dives, ask-us-anything fellowships, questions for our Bible Scholar, and more. Become a partner. SHOW SPONSORS Simple Seminary: Have you ever wanted to know more about the Bible, understand theology and study the big ideas of Scripture? At Simple Seminary, they will be your personal professors to help you understand and study God's Word more confidently. Visit SimpleSeminary.org and join for just $1.  If you like it and decide to stick with it it’s only $24 a month. The World Turned Upside Down: Biblical scholar and sci-fi aficionado Michael Heiser shows how the Netflix series Stranger Things helps us see the strangeness in Jesus’ story. Visit http://lexhampress.com/biblebinge to get 40% off. THE POPCAST Check out our other podcast: The Popcast with Knox and Jamie.It's a weekly show about pop culture where we educate on the things that entertain, but don't matter. Here is our suggested Popcast starter playlist. Follow The Bible Binge on Socials: Instagram| Twitter| Facebook