A reading and discussion of “The Black Bull of Norroway” and how a Christian artist could approach retelling it. Includes reflections on the images of the call at the beginning; the black bull itself; the wandering in the wilderness; the shining mystery of the glass hill; faith, suffering, and holiness.ResourcesAndrew Lang’s Blue Fairy Book, 1889“The Black Bull of Norroway,” Andrew Lang’s text, read by someone with a real Scottish accent: https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/141/the-blue-fairy-book/3960/the-black-bull-of-norroway/Joseph Jacob’s More English Fairy Tales, 1894William and Norah Montgomerie’s The Folk Tales of Scotland, 1956William MacDonald’s Believer’s Bible Commentary, introduction to LeviticusJ.R.R. Tolkien’s Selected Letters. See this article on the “Impression of Depth” in his work: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/562221Music: Intro and Outro from Adam Saban’s “Tales of the Past”; episode segments from CJ-O’s “Ceridig’s Heart”

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