Bob Dylan on the Bible
Saturday, February 10, 2007
The NPR program "Speaking of Faith" has been broadcasting a special show they did on ABRAHAM, featuring a long interview with me and others involved in interfaith activity. You can check out the broadcast here, or download the podcast, here. It's extremely well produced. One of the things they did is track down the Bob Dylan song, "Highway 61 Revisited," which I discuss in my book, and which is his riff on the Abraham story. You can listen to the song here. The song opens:
Oh God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son"If you heard the show, please drop me a line and let me know what you thought. If you're looking for the interfaith discussion guides mentioned on the show, they can be found here. More than 5,000 people have downloaded this packet and begun their own Abraham Salon. Hooray!
Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on"
God say, "No." Abe say, "What?"
God say, "You can do what you want Abe, but
The next time you see me comin' you better run"
Well Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?"
God says, "Out on Highway 61."
PS: Now that I've started a blog, if you are part of a discussion group that reads any of my books, please send a report -- with both positive and negative comments -- and I'll post it for others to read.
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I just listened this program this morning, and i really enjoy it.
P.S. I think it should be APM's program, not NPR.