Parody and Subversion in Matthew: A Parody of Pedigree (Matthew 1:1-16) - a podcast by Rich Procida

This is a series of shows on the Gospel of Matthew by Author and Minister Bert Newton. Bert explores the Gospel of Matthew as literature, as a story. I make the argument that the story is one of a nonviolent revolutionary peasant leader named Jesus. The story, therefore, is sociopolitically subversive. Not only is the story subversive in its content it is also subversive in its form. It parodies an ancient genre of literature common among the upper classes. Bert makes the argument that the author of this gospel was a defector from the upper classes (probably the retainer class) who expressed his solidarity with a peasant movement by writing out a version of the story of its foremost champion.

In this episode, Bert describes how the genealogy in Matthew is actually a parody of a genealogy. In the gospel in which Jesus instructs his followers to "call no one on earth 'father,'" this list of fathers is intentionally ironic.

The music used in this series comes from several sources. The intro and exit music is a composition entitled "Oaks of Madison" by my good friend Bob Nolty. Much of the interlude music beginning in episode 2 was composed specifically for this series by my friend and brother-in-law, David Martyn. In episode 1, most of the interlude music is royalty-free music by various artists who will be credited on the Subversive Wisdom website, once that site gets up and running. The icon artwork is by David Martyn.

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