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Wholly Buyable

Advertising Creative Director Chas Bayfield takes you on a road trip through the Bible, leaving one significant item of baggage at home- religion. He tells the story from Genesis to Revelation and explains how this more than any other book has impacted western culture. Wholly Buyable is a podcast for people who might never normally pick up a Bible but who feel they should perhaps know a little more about it than they currently do. After all, the Bible is a book for everyone, not just believers

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148: Chattering Fools (Proverbs 8-11)

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2025/04/08

The title of T E Lawrence (of Arabia)'s autobiography, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' is taken from a verse in the Book of Proverbs. In this episode, we also meet 'Love covers a multitude of sins' and the finger wagging evangelicals' favourite, 'the wages of sin is death'. The Book of Proverbs is not only a treasure trove of wisdom, its beautiful poetic language has also endured. Written and produced by Chas Bayfield Music by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins Music Cover art by Lisa Goff

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147: The Honeytrap (Proverbs 4-8)

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2025/04/01

"Come, let us drink deeply of love till morning. Let us enjoy ourselves with love!" Such is the siren call of the adulterous older woman, intent on seducing a foolish yet lustful young man while her husband is away on business. This is a one way street from which there is no return, Solomon advises his son, It is fair to say this is one of the more colourful sections of the Bible, but it is far from gratuitous. Another woman also takes centre stage in the Book of Proverbs: Wisdom. ...

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146: The Adulterous Woman (Proverbs 1-4)

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2025/03/25

A new season begins. This is the Book of Proverbs, a monster collection of aphorisms and other gems of knowledge culled by Israel's King Solomon and other wise ancients. Much of the book is aimed at the king's children, but the wisdom is universal. The opening section is a shot across the bows, a signal of what is to come before the floodgates open. An appetite whetter if you will. As with the Bible's previous book, the Book of Psalms, there's not much story, but there is plenty or poetry. An...

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145: The Hail Hurler (Psalms 145-150)

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2025/03/18

Finally! We reach the end of the Book of Psalms. The book ends on a high as writers sing unrestrained songs of praise to God. As the Psalms reach their upbeat finale, expect Milton, Mendelssohn and missing verses. And joy, lots of it. Written and produced by Chas Bayfield Music by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins Music Cover art by Lisa Goff

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144. Clear and Present Danger (Psalms 139-144)

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2025/03/11

The idea that God knows each person on earth intimately has proven one of the more attractive facets of Christianity, and the concept makes its first biblical landfall in the Book of Psalms. The final short songs of the Psalms are some of the most joyful and poetic as the book crescendoes towards its finale. Written and produced by Chas Bayfield Music by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins Music Cover art by Lisa Goff

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143. Rivers of Babylon (Psalms 132-138)

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2025/03/04

Originally sung by reggae band The Melodians, and made internationally famous by Boney M, the lyrics about exiles weeping by Babylon's rivers were written thousands of years earlier by a scribe who remembered the desolation felt by his captive people. Modern day fame has catapulted this psalm into the public consciousness but it conceals horrors that are less well known. Psalm 137 is a song of both grief and revenge against the people who attempted to destroy Israel and its children. Wr...

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142: An Escaped Bird (Psalms 121-131)

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2025/02/25

Short but very sweet. The songs sung by ancient pilgrims as they travelled from the far corners of the Jewish world to the Jerusalem temple are immortalised in this section of the Book of Psalms. These are the 'Songs of Ascent' - despite the hill on which the city was built not being the highest in Israel, the journey to Jerusalem was always 'up'. These short songs of joy have been plundered by hymn writers throughout the ages, and Felix Mendelssohn and Johann Sebastian Bach were also fans. C...

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141: Rivers of Blood (Psalms 119-120)

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2025/02/18

Psalm 119 concludes. The entire poem is a eulogy to God's laws and the psalmist admires, studies, remembers, contemplates, learns and hopes to understand these rules. There is a repetitive, meditative quality to the poem which is followed by a series of songs sung as pilgrims travelled to Zion, the City of God, Jerusalem. These are the Songs of Ascent, and here is where they begin. Written and produced by Chas Bayfield. Music by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins Music. Cover art by Lisa Goff

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140: The Swarm (Psalms 118-119)

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2025/02/11

A shout of joy that becomes a political hot potato in New Testament times, and the longest chapter in the Bible. If it’s God‘s laws, rules, ways, decrees, precepts, statutes and commands you’re interested, in this is your happy place. Written and producec by Chas Bayfield. Music by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins Music. Cover art by Lisa Goff

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139: The Sea that Fled in Fear (Psalms 112-117)

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2025/02/04

We're all familiar with the phrase "Hallelujah". A heartfelt shout of joy uttered by religious and non religious alike. It first makes landfall in a series of Psalms known, unsurprisingly, as the Halel. We run into these songs here and find that they contain the shortest chapter in the entire Bible, a song that punches above its weight. Expect euphoria. Written and produced by Chas Bayfield Music by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins Music Cover art by Lisa Goff

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138: Terrorstorm (Psalms 107-111)

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2025/01/28

Book Five, the final part of the Book of Psalms begins.This is where we meet the most quoted Psalm in the Bible, and one of its most beloved.Psalm 110 sees Israel's great king David referring enigmatically to an even greater king, one who he describes as his Lord, a ruler whose kingdom will reign forever.Christians believe they know who this king might be!But first, the book navigates through an epic and poetic storm on the high seas.

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137: The Kings who Killed their Children. (Psalms...

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2025/01/21

Much as the Psalms were songs of praise to God, some were written as a kind of oral history; a retelling of Israel's story set to music. The music and the repeated telling of these stories embedded in Israel's people a sense of where they had come from and how God had rescued them, set them apart and chosen them to be his special people.This podcast retells that retelling in plain English, without any assumption that listeners are religious. Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by ...

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136: The Joybringer. (Psalms 98-103)

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2025/01/14

The Bible (and the Wholly Buyable podcast) reaches its halfway point with songs of such ebullience they have inspired some of the world's greatest musicians.Enjoy the joy.Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and Jon Hawkins MusicCover Art by Lisa Goff

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135: The Widow Slayers (Psalms 90-97)

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2025/01/07

The Book of Psalms is so long that it is split into five separate books.This is where Book Four begins.Some believe that these are some of the oldest psalms and that they were written by the Old Testament ancient, Moses.If that is the case, this would make them some of the oldest writing in the Bible.The transience of life, God's shield of invincibility and his praiseworthiness all take central stage in these enduring songs.Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and ...

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134: Dead Man Walking (Psalms 85-89)

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2024/12/31

The Psalms is not a book you can rush.These poems pack an even greater punch when you stop to inspect them more closely.If you're not religious and just want a better handle on what is in between the leatherette cover of a Bible, you've found your happy place.We're currently sailing through the Book of Psalms, the ancient Jewish songs that not only accompanied worship in Jerusalem's temple, but which have encouraged believers for millennia.If nothing else, you'll leave this podcast far better...

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133: A Bowl of Tears (Psalms 79-84)

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2024/12/24

We're halfway through the Book of Psalms and we're hitting peak poetry.To the psalmist, one day in God's courts is worth a thousand elsewhere.He would sooner work as a humble temple guard than live in luxury with his enemy.Adoration of God is the order of the day, interspersed with the occasional request to God to pour out his fury on any nations that do not worship him.As ever, these songs continue to sing to their own tune.Written and produced by Chas BayfieldMusic by Michael Auld and Jon H...

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132: The Grapes of Wrath (Psalms 75-78)

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2024/12/17

Who knew?The title of John Steinbeck's classic has its origins in the Book of Psalms.Join us as the Jews' epic song book passes its midway point.This episode sees the song of a man who seems so broken he cannot speak, and we hear of women who have no more tears left to weep.There is also a history lesson courtesy of the second longest song in the book.All delivered religion free for those of you who simply want to know what actually goes on between the Bible's flimsy, gilt edged pages. W...

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131: Smashed and Burned (Psalms 71-74)

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2024/12/10

Book Two of the Book of Psalms ends and Book Three begins.David is all but silent and it's the turn of the temple musicians known as the Sons of Korah and another writer called Asaph to have their voices heard.David's son, Solomon, also finds his voice.However, the quintessential themes remain: God is a refuge and a rock and he is called upon to rescue the writers and their nation from their enemies.These men believe absolutely that the creator of the universe cares deeply about them and thei...

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130: Wading Through Blood (Psalms 68-70)

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2024/12/03

A man looking so hard for God that his eyes fail.Enemies forcing people to pay back what they didn’t steal A man out of his depth as waters continue rising.A king so mocked and shamed that drunks sing about him.These are some of the darker passages in the Bible, but hope remains for the psalmists that God will prevail, and that they will see triumph over their adversaries.

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129: What Hath God Wrought? (Psalms 61-67)

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2024/11/26

A psalm quoted at the coronation of King Charles III and the first words tapped out by Samuel Morse.The Psalms are a treasure of literary gems while remaining a source of inspiration and encouragement to millions. Expect gratitude and joy as these ancient songwriters continue to use words to give shape to thankfulness.

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