The Bible Project Daily Podcast Bonus Episode: Piers Plowman: A Cry for Truth in a Troubled Age.
This is a between-the-seasons bonus epsiode. I shall be back again on Monday to laumch our new season on the book(s) of Kings.Back in April 2025, I read, listening too, and studied. William Langland's Medieval poem "Piers Plowman". As part of a reading group I belong to. This is my reaction,, first made available as a 'Patreon Only' bonus episode
"Piers Plowman", was first published in 1377 and in it Langland asks the eternal question. "How are we truly saved?" This urgent question was particularly relevant when it was written 700 years ago because England was in the grip of the Black Death. But the question is still echoing today.
Join me as I explore a strange and stirring medieval poem that confronts hypocrisy, grapples with sin, and ultimately points to Christ's radical grace.
Langland's riddles aren't just literary; they're spiritual challenges for our time. And asks are we ready to engage?
📖 Get the full devotional insights by reading my substack essay: [https://open.substack.com/pub/jeremymccandless/p/piers-plowman-a-cry-for-truth-in?r=2r7o2c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]
Links and Sources:
Piers Plowman Electronic Archive
A 15th-century Piers Plowman manuscript - National Library of Wales
A 15th-century Piers Plowman manuscript – British Library
The Myth of Piers Plowman: Constructing a Medieval Literary Archive by Lawrence Warner (Cambridge University Press, 2014)
Piers Plowman – Wikipedia
Audible Audio Book: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Piers-Plowman-Audiobook/1781983240?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp
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