The Bible For Normal People
By Peter Enns and Jared Byas
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Feb 28, 2023
Eric
Dec 6, 2021
TBFNP has become my favorite podcast. At a time when I have become sceptical of God's hand in the writing and delivery of the Bible to us, Pete and Jerod show me how to still makes sense of the biblical record.
Jordan
Feb 26, 2021
Phillip
Jul 1, 2020
Podcasts like TBFNP have become church for me. At a time when I didn't feel welcome anywhere, I've discovered I'm not alone and that God is still speaking to me. I think I'm ready to listen now.
Nov 16, 2019
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A weekly podcast talk show having serious talks about the sacred book. Hosted by Peter Enns and Jared Byas.
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[Faith] Episode 7: Robin Parry - The Historical Roots of Christian Universalism
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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete hosts a conversation with Robin Parry about the historical roots, biblical references, and common misunderstandings related to universal salvation in the Christian tradition—as well as the hope it might offer as part of God’s cosmic plan.
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 237: Sam Boyd - What the Tower of Babel Is Really About
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Sam Boyd joins Pete and Jared to uncover the misconceptions which are often read into the Tower of Babel story and get to the heart of the political and cultural implications of the narrative.
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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[Faith] Episode 6: Jonathan Jong - Faith & the Fear of Death
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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, social psychologist Jonathan Jong joins Pete and Jared to talk about the history and science behind death anxiety and how the reality of mortality impacts people within and beyond the Christian faith tradition.
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 236: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Should the Bible Be Read Like Any Other Book?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared consider how elevating the Bible to a special status can cheapen our experience of reading it as a multi-vocal anthology of literature.
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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[Faith] Episode 5: K.J. Ramsey - What If Our Bodies & Feelings Can Be Trusted?
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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Jared talks with author and trauma-informed counselor K.J. Ramsey about the impact of trauma, finding hope through loss, and trusting the wisdom of our emotions and our bodies.
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 235: Aaron Koller - Biblicizing Esther
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Aaron Koller joins Pete and Jared in this episode of The Bible for Normal People to explore the book of Esther, discussing scholarly opinions of its historical accuracy, major themes within the narrative, challenges to current Jewish beliefs, and how the story interacts with Purim.
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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[Faith] Episode 4: Bekah McNeel - Parenting Through a Faith Transition
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Bekah McNeel joins Jared and co-host Jennifer Garcia Bashaw in this episode of Faith for Normal People to talk candidly about the challenges of parenting in the midst of a shifting faith—the good, the bad, and the cussing—and how parents can navigate tough conversations with their kids.
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 234: Meredith J. C. Warren - Meredith Warren Ruins John 6
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Hold onto your communion wafers, folks! In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Meredith J. C. Warren guides Pete and Jared through eight weird verses in John 6:51-58, exploring whether or not the passage refers to the Eucharist, and how Hellenistic hero literature could have influenced John’s storytelling arc.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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[Faith] Episode 3: Anil Seth - What Is Consciousness? (and Other Easy Questions)
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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, cognitive neuroscientist Anil Seth leaves no brain region unused as he joins Pete and Jared to talk about consciousness, experience, perception, what it means to be a self, and the ways a life of faith is impacted by being…well, a conscious being.
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 233: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Judges
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, our beloved book ruiner Pete brings the gavel down on Judges, examining the historical and literary context of the book and revealing the driving force of the narrative: Israel needs a king.
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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[Faith] Episode 2: Rhett & Jessie McLaughlin - Finding a Curious Faith
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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Rhett and Jessie McLaughlin to talk about their own journey of shifting faith as individuals and as a married couple, what it was like navigating a religious transition in the public eye, and what it looks like to embrace a curious faith.
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 232: David Lambert - Is the Bible “Scripture”?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with David Lambert about how scholars define “scripture,” how communities throughout history have changed the meaning and nature of biblical texts, and whether or not the Bible can ever be universally understood as scripture.
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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[Faith] Episode 1: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - What Is Faith for Normal People?
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Welcome to Faith for Normal People, the only other God-ordained podcast on the internet—brought to you by Pete Enns and Jared Byas of The Bible for Normal People. In this episode, Pete and Jared introduce the show and reflect on how their own experiences of faith evolution led to the vision for Faith for Normal People.
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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[Bible] Episode 231: Beth Allison Barr - Pushing Back Against Biblical Womanhood
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We’re back for the seventh season of The Bible for Normal People and we’re kicking things off with Beth Allison Barr! In this episode, Beth joins Pete and Jared to talk about the historical and cultural development of biblical womanhood in white American evangelicalism and how she has navigated the backlash against her bestselling book The Making of Biblical Womanhood.
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode 230: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Pete & Jared Ruin Christmas
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We’re bringing a little bah and a little humbug to the Christmas pageant in this episode of The Bible for Normal People as Pete and Jared do their very best to ruin Christmas! Find out what Christmas means to them, whether Jesus really is the reason for the season, and how your Nativity set is probably lying to you.
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Episode 229: Joel Marcus - Parting of the Ways Between Judaism & Christianity
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Joel Marcus breaks down the history and intricacies of how, when, and why the Christian religion broke away from Judaism, and how that turn toward independence shaped the New Testament.
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Episode 228: Emilie Townes - The Wisdom of Hope (REISSUE)
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Emilie Townes about womanist ethics, interpreting the Bible, and hope.
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Episode 227: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Joshua
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete ruins the book of Joshua and evangelical home décor in one fell swoop by examining the historicity of the conquest narrative and the theological consequences of a warrior God who condones violence.
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 226: Meredith Riedel - What is Byzantine Christianity? (And Why Should We Care?)
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Meredith Riedel gives an overview of Byzantine Christianity—what it is, when it happened, how it evolved, and why Western Christians should care about it.
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 225: Daniel Kirk - Romans Isn’t What You Think It Is
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Daniel Kirk joins Pete and Jared to explain the major themes in the book of Romans, why the Romans Road view of salvation is insufficient, and how a focus on God’s righteousness through Jesus Christ shaped Paul's vision of harmony between Jews and Gentiles.
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 224: Gregory Mobley - Satan’s Biblical Roots
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Happy Halloween! Pete and Jared embrace spooky season in this episode of The Bible for Normal People as Gregory Mobley discusses the biblical roots, origin stories, and cultural myths surrounding the Satan figure.
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode 223: Jared Byas - Misconceptions About Deconstruction & the Bible
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jared explains the philosophical concept of deconstruction, where it came from, and three misconceptions about deconstruction as related to the Bible.
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 222: Pamela Eisenbaum - Paul & Salvation
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Jewish New Testament scholar Pamela Eisenbaum to talk about the many misunderstandings surrounding Paul, one of the most complicated figures of the New Testament, and the lens through which he viewed the concept of salvation.
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Episode 221: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - How to Read the Bible Now That We've Ruined It
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared reflect on all the ruining they’ve been doing, what it means for how we read and connect with the Bible going forward, and how they’ve been personally affected by an evolving view of Scripture.
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode 220: Joel Baden - The Historical David
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Are the stories written about the biblical character David fact or fiction? Find out in this episode of The Bible for Normal People as Jared, Pete, and professor Joel Baden pull back the curtain to reveal how stories about the infamous King David were spun to make him out as a hero.
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Episode 219: Jemar Tisby - Acknowledging Racism in the Church
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jemar Tisby joins Jared and Pete to talk about the legacy of systemic racism in the white American evangelical church, and how white Christians can practice anti-racism in their personal lives and in their communities.
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode 218: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Deuteronomy
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete ruins Deuteronomy by explaining the influence of ancient Near Eastern culture on the laws and the historical narrative of the time, while also exploring the authorship, structure, and core themes of the book.
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Episode 217: Jonathan Jong - How Scientists Study Religion
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Hold onto your thinking cap, because this episode of The Bible for Normal People is going to get really, really nerdy. Pete and Jared are joined by psychologist, professor, and priest Jonathan Jong to talk about the psychology of religious experiences, how scientists approach truth, and how engaging the Bible is an inherently communal experience.
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode 216: Rev. Dr. Angela N. Parker - The White Supremacy of Inerrancy
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Rev. Dr. Angela N. Parker joins Pete and Jared to talk about the impact of white supremacy in the field of biblical interpretation, whether we can truly read the Bible objectively, and how a womanist interpretation of the Bible can lead to liberation for all.
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode 215: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - The Center of the Hebrew Bible
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared unpack the centrality of the monarchy in the Hebrew Bible, the function of monarchy within the biblical narrative arc, and how not every story or book of the Bible is meant to be used as a devotional for our modern times.
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Episode 214: Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg - On Repentance and Repair
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jared and Pete talk with Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg about the practice of repentance and the pursuit of repair in Judaism based on five steps from the medieval philosopher Maimonides.
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode 213: Amanda Held Opelt - The Honesty of Grief
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Amanda Held Opelt joins Pete and Jared to talk about how her faith was impacted by her own experience with grief, and how rituals of mourning practiced by other cultures throughout history can encourage Christians to make room for grief, pain, and suffering within the church and their own lives.
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode 212: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Numbers
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Get your calculators ready…in this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete explores the book of Numbers in all its numerical and narrative glory—census lists, marches around the tabernacle, geopolitics, and even a talking donkey. What’s not to love?
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode 211: David P. Gushee - Christian Ethics & the Memory of Jesus
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with David P. Gushee about the role of the Bible in Christian ethics and how those ethics can guide our morality as global citizens in a modern world.
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode 210: Sidnie White Crawford - What You Really Need to Know about the Dead Sea Scrolls
3221
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Dr. Sidnie White Crawford joins Pete and Jared to discuss the most important manuscript find in Hebrew Bible studies and how it impacts the New Testament.
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode 209: Jared Byas - Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 4
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Jared Byas concludes his four-part series exploring the shortcomings of evangelicalism’s ties to the modern mindset and how leaving the modern mindset behind can help us live out a more authentic faith.
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode 208: David Farrier - What's Going On With Megachurches?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, David Farrier joins Pete and Jared to discuss what he has uncovered while researching the downward spiral of megachurches.
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May 30, 2022 |
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Episode 207: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Respecting the Bible for What It Is (And Isn’t)
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Does the Bible address modern moral questions? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared dive into a discussion on the uniquely modern tension between an ancient text and modern ethics.
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode 206: Dale C. Allison - Approaching the Resurrection of Jesus as a Historian
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Dale Allison joins Pete and Jared to discuss historical criticism and the resurrection.
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode 205: Amy Kenny - My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Amy Kenny joins Pete and Jared to discuss what we have been taught about disability and invites us to reconsider how we think about disability being portrayed in Scripture.
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May 09, 2022 |
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Episode 204: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Leviticus
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We almost named this episode of The Bible for Normal People “Pete Rescues Leviticus,” because for most of you, Leviticus is ruined already. Not easily deterred, Pete Enns dives right in and helps us wrap our heads around what Leviticus is saying about God.
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May 02, 2022 |
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Episode 203: Andre Henry - Systemic Racism in the Church
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Andre Henry joins Pete and Jared to discuss the cultural and theological underpinnings of systemic racism in the church.
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode 202: Jeff Chu - Grief as a Biblical Practice (Reissue)
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jeff Chu joins Pete and Jared to discuss what the Bible has to say about grief and what grief looks like as a personal, communal, and spiritual practice.
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 201: Debra Rienstra - Eco-Theology: Beyond Stewardship
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How are faith and nature interwoven? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Debra Rienstra joins Pete and Jared to discuss the value of the created world in scripture and what it looks like to care for the earth properly.
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 200: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Does the Bible Still Matter?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared celebrate their two-hundredth episode by discussing why the Bible still matters, looking at the Bible as a book of wisdom, and approaching the Bible without being an expert.
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode 199: Becca Stevens - Reimagining Scripture for a Suffering World
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Becca Stevens joins Pete and Jared to share how the embodiment of faith can be an engine toward great good in the world.
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode 198: Anna Sieges - The Minor Prophets and Why We Shouldn't Call Them That
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Anna Sieges joins Pete and Jared to elaborate on the benefits of viewing the Minor Prophets as a literary whole.
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode 197: Jared Byas - Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 3
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Jared Byas explores how fundamentalist evangelicalism has bought into the modern mindset in some important ways, while condemning it in other ways.
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 196: Chris Hoklotubbe - The Bible and Native American Spirituality
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Chris Hoklotubbe joins Pete and Jared to discuss the concept of the trickster, the value of learning from nature, and what a few biblical stories look like through an Indigenous lens.
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode 195: Gary Rendsburg - History and the Exodus
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How does the Bible interact with history? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Gary Rendsburg joins Pete and Jared to discuss how history, epic, and theology are interwoven to create the biblical narrative.
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode 194: Pete Enns - Staying Christian Is Hard, Isn't It?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete works through some common issues that make it hard to stay Christian and shares a few personal reasons why he stays Christian anyway.
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode 193: Lisa Sharon Harper - The Meaning of the Image of God
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Lisa Sharon Harper joins Pete and Jared to discuss the impact that colonization and enslavement had on Scripture and how to begin the humble business of decolonizing our faith.
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode 192: Bishop Michael Curry - Love Makes Room for Us All
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What parts of our faith are worth holding onto? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry joins Pete and Jared to discuss ways to think differently about scripture and the importance of keeping love at the center of your being.
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 191: Pete & Jared - Creative Interpretation as Necessary
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In this episode, Pete & Jared discuss the inevitability of reading our own context into the Bible and how reading the Bible creatively can help connect it to our own universe.
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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Episode 190: Austin Channing Brown - Preaching the Bible in the Black Church (Reissue)
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In this episode, Austin Channing Brown joins Pete and Jared to discuss her experience within various faith traditions and the importance of the Bible, sermons, and community within the Black church.
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 189: Pete Enns - Faith and the New Normal
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Why is the adjustment of beliefs based on experience often misunderstood or even maligned? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete Enns explores how our formational experiences are not the enemy of faith and that making adjustments to our beliefs based on experience is a normal part of the spiritual journey.
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode 188: Willie James Jennings - The Book of Acts & the Acts of the Spirit
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Isn’t Acts just about the founding of the church? In this episode, Willie James Jennings joins Pete and Jared to discuss how the book of Acts reconstitutes what it means to be the people of God.
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode 187: Kirsten Powers - How Grace Saves Us
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In this episode, Kirsten Powers joins Pete and Jared to discuss toxic public discourse, non-dualistic thinking, and a look at how grace might hold a different meaning than we previously imagined.
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Episode 186: Jared Byas - Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 2
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In this episode, Jared Byas explores the impact of reason and rationalism as he continues his deep dive into the origins of the modern mindset.
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 185: Randy Woodley - Following Jesus as a Native Traditionalist
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In this episode, Randy Woodley joins Pete and Jared to discuss the impact of dualistic thinking on theology and how Jesus can be accessed outside of scripture.
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 184: Heather Macumber - Monsters in the Bible
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What comes to mind when you think about monsters? In this episode, Heather Macumber joins Pete and Jared to discuss monster theory and how monsters are more prevalent in scripture than most people realize.
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 183: Jennifer Bashaw - What Did the Crucifixion Do?
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In this week’s episode, Jennifer Bashaw joins Pete and Jared to discuss how various atonement theories attempt to explain Jesus’s death.
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode 182: Pete & Jared - The Evolution of Adam
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Can Christianity and evolution coexist? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared discuss a path forward for Christians who accept evolution and want to take the Bible seriously.
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Episode 181: Kate Bowler - The Prosperity Gospel & a Theology of Suffering
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In this week’s episode, Kate Bowler joins Pete and Jared to discuss how suffering can cause us to adjust what we think God is like and how harmful the prosperity gospel can be.
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 180: Brian K. Blount - Revelation for Today
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The book of Revelation is just plain weird. For this episode, Pete and Jared sit down with Brian K. Blount to discuss how to read and understand the book of Revelation.
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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Episode 179: Paul Deal - Integrating Faith and Psychology
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On this episode, Pete and Jared sit down with Paul Deal to discuss the intersection of mental health, psychology, and faith.
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Episode 178: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Isaiah
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In this episode of the Bible for Normal People, Pete Enns continues his habit of ruining things for everyone. Today’s topic is the book of Isaiah, and Pete shares five fun facts that biblical scholars like to talk about that will ruin your life—probably not. We’ll see.
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode 177: Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. - Social Justice & the Radical Gospel
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For this episode, Pete and Jared are joined by Obery M. Hendricks, Jr., who walks us through pervasive biblical evidence for social justice.
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Episode 176: Jared Byas - The Making of the Modern Mindset, Pt. 1
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For this episode, Jared Byas takes a deep dive into the origins of the modern mindset and how understanding our own context impacts our study of the Bible.
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode 175: Jodi Magness - The Jesus of Archaeology
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In this episode, Pete and Jared sit down with Jodi Magness to discuss what archaeology can teach us about Jesus in his Jewish context. And also - quiches, frittatas, and toilets. Oh my!
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 174: Brian McLaren - The Four Stages of Faith
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared sit down with Brian McLaren to discuss stages of faith, the prevalence of doubt, and what paths to faith after doubt might look like.
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 173: Cheryl B. Anderson - The Ethical Impact of Biblical Interpretation
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Can biblical interpretation have an ethical impact? Our guest this week, Cheryl B. Anderson, combines her background as a practicing attorney with her Ph.D. in Biblical studies to create a compelling discussion on ethics, law, and how we read our Bible.
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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Episode 172: Pete Enns - A Whole Different Way of Reading Genesis
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In this episode, Pete looks at Genesis from an angle we’re guessing will be new to many of you. We’re going to focus on the big picture. What is Genesis as a whole about? For what purpose was it written? What is it doing? Those are the big questions we’re going after.
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode 171: Ted Lewis - The Origins of God
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The word of the day is "complicated" and the nerd-o-meter is set to the max. Join us on this week's episode as Pete & Jared explore the messiness of history and the origins of Yahweh with Dr. Ted Lewis.
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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Episode 170: Kristin Kobes Du Mez - A Modern Church History of Toxic Masculinity
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Where did white Evangelical support for men like Donald Trump come from? Pete & Jared sit down with Kristin Kobes Du Mez to discuss toxic patterns of masculinity and patriarchy that have surfaced over the past seventy years in the white Evangelical church.
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 169: Pete & Jared - The Bible and the "Problem of History"
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What do you do when you notice something in the Bible that doesn’t pass the muster of historical research? In this episode, Pete & Jared discuss the problem of history found within the pages of the Bible and the implications of history on Christian life and faith.
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May 31, 2021 |
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Episode 168: Xavier Pickett - When Did White Christian America Lose Its Mind? (Reissue)
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In this reissued episode, Pete & Jared converse with Xavier Pickett about ways in which the Bible and the church have been shaped by hundreds of years of systemic racism and white privilege.
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 167: Joshua Harris - A Story of Public Deconstruction
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On this episode, Joshua Harris discusses his public deconstruction and how he has wrestled with questions of accountability for harmful ideas while also making room for grace.
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 166: Matthew Paul Turner - Teaching God to Our Kids
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How should we talk to our kids about God and the Bible? On this episode, Matthew Paul Turner discusses the importance of allowing children the space to explore spirituality and ask questions about God.
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May 10, 2021 |
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Episode 165: Stephanie Tait - Disability Theology is for Everyone
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We invited Stephanie Tait to discuss the cultural lens of ableism and how disability theology shapes the way she views God and the Bible.
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May 03, 2021 |
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Episode 164: Pete Enns - Where Did Our Bible Come From?
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On this episode, Pete talks about where our Bible comes from, its messy history, and what that means for us today.
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Episode 163: Tripp Fuller - Thinking About Jesus Today
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We brought in Tripp Fuller, host of the podcast Homebrewed Christianity, to share his perspective on the Jesus of history and the Christ of theology and its relevancy in our lives today.
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode 162: Jared & Sarah Byas - Parenting in a Faith Transition
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Wondering how Jared and his wife, Sarah, have navigated parenting amidst their transitions of faith? They cover what they tell their kids about Christianity, the Bible, and how their parenting is different because of it.
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Episode 161: Amanda Mbuvi - Finding Ourselves in the Stories of the Bible
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Why were the stories of the Bible written down? On this episode Amanda Mbuvi shares about how the Bible plays a role in identity formation and how that affects how we read it.
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Episode 160: Pete and Jared - The Risk of an "Errant" Bible
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Why is Bible inerrancy so hard for people to give up? Pete and Jared dive into some possible explanations and take a look at the history of the belief that the Bible is inerrant.
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 159: Richard Elliott Friedman - Who Wrote the Pentateuch?
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We love a good discussion on the formation of the Bible. Listen in as we talk to scholar Richard Elliott Friedman about the various texts that make up the Hebrew Bible, what clues we have to date them, and what makes the Bible a unique work of writings.
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Episode 158: Maria Doerfler - Reading the Bible in Times of Crisis
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There’s many difficult stories the Bible but one people struggle with the most are those dealing with the death of children. On this episode, we are joined by Maria Doerfler who shares rich perspectives on the stories of Jephthah’s daughter, the sacrifice of Isaac, and how people throughout history have interpreted them.
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Episode 157: Nadia Bolz-Weber - Being a Christian in the Messiness
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We had a great conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber about what is compelling about Christianity, why we all need to stop trying so hard, and what in the world there is to be hopeful about.
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 156: Pete and Jared - Your Questions About Prayer, Marriage, White Jesus, an Angry God, and a Murky Bible
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In this episode we are answering some of the most asked questions on our Ask Pete page. We get into a lot of topics like how other cultures interpret Jesus, how normal people can study the Bible on their own, and how we make meaning out of the Bible.
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Episode 155: Sarah Bessey - Why Bother Praying?
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Praying can feel difficult during hard times and especially after a faith deconstruction. Sarah Bessey joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about what inspired her to write a book on prayer and shares what has been helpful in her discovery of what it means to pray.
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode 154: Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler - How Jews & Christians Read the Bible Differently
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It shouldn’t be a surprise to us now that people can read the same text and walk away with vastly different meanings. On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking with Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler who share some reasons why Jews and Christians use and understand the Bible in different ways.
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Episode 153: James Kugel - Shifting Perspectives on God in the Bible
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James Kugel is back on the podcast sharing about how people during the biblical period understood God and how their views changed overtime. How does their understanding of God influence our understandings today?
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Episode 152: Pete Enns - What Makes Christianity Different?
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We’re back with Season 5! On this episode, Pete shares what makes Christianity distinct for him. He discusses the beginning of the Jesus movement, explains how New Testament writers probably understood their faith, and how first century Christians made sense of Jesus’ crucifixion.
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Episode 151: 2020 - Let's Not and Say We Did
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2020— What a year. We’re wrapping up the year and the fourth season of the podcast with a look back onto what we learned from this season and from the year as a whole.
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Episode 150: Christopher Rollston - Where Does Hebrew Come From?
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This episode features linguist and professor Christopher Rollston who helps us understand the importance of studying languages when it comes to dating and understanding the Bible. We talk about other ancient Near Eastern languages, biblical manuscripts, inscriptions, and more!
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Episode 149: Dan Koch - The End Times & American Christian Culture
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Many of us have encountered a type of Christianity that preaches an impending rapture and a call to repent of our sins as soon as possible. But where did that interpretation of Christianity come from? On this episode we ask psychology doctoral student Dan Koch what he’s learned from studying the movement and the history behind it.
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Episode 148: Pete Enns - Adam, Evangelicalism, & the Metanarrative of Evolution
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How has theology developed alongside the findings of science? On this episode, Pete is sharing his reflections on what quantum physics and the theory of evolution tell us about the Bible and how we should interpret it light of scientific findings.
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Episode 147: Benjamin D. Sommer - Does God Have a Body?
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Benjamin D. Sommer is back on the podcast telling us all about his work on a biblical understanding of God’s body. He takes us through the history of thought on God’s body, the material God’s body is made out of, what God looks like, and how the Trinity actually has a lot of continuity with texts of the Hebrew Bible.
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Episode 146: Jared Byas - Rediscovering Jonah - Part 3
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Jared has been breaking down Jonah for us on his solo episodes this year and this is his last segment! He delves into what the over all message of Jonah is, what questions it leaves us with, and what it teaches us about the questions of ancient Israelites.
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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Episode 145: Emilie Townes - The Wisdom of Hope
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We invited Emilie Townes on the podcast to talk about womanist ethics but our conversation morphed into so much more. We touched on the role of the Bible in ethics, the relevance of the Bible in our lives today, and why it is important to chose hope.
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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Episode 144: Austen Hartke - The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians (REISSUE)
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In this reissued episode, Pete and Jared sit down with Austen Hartke to discuss what the Bible has to say about transgender people. They get into unexamined Bible passages, mysterious Hebrew words, and how to make your church a welcoming space for people with gender identities outside of the binary.
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Episode 143: Martha Himmelfarb - Second Temple Judaism & Apocalyptic Literature
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Getting into the Halloween spirit? Don’t miss this spooky episode talking about all things apocalypse in Second Temple Judaism! Our guest Martha Himmelfarb is an expert on the subject and she tells us all about the key features of apocalyptic literature, some theories on its popularity, and shares about some apocalyptic literature that didn’t make it into the Bible.
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Episode 142: Jared Byas - Rediscovering Jonah - Part 2
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This episode is the second installment of Jared’s deep dive (no pun intended) into the book of Jonah. In this episode, Jared gives us a taste of how rich this book is in metaphors and how a fuller understanding of the ancient Near East brings out the context of this book.
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Episode 141: John Franke - God Is On a Mission and So Can You
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John Franke joins the podcast to discussing his new book, Missional Theology. John shares some key components of missional theology and discusses how to overcome plurality, what evangelizing looks like through a missional lens, and why the church needs the world.
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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BONUS Episode: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott - What Archaeologists Do & Why it Matters
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We are so excited about the Everyday Life in Ancient Israel class Cynthia is teaching for us we just had to reissue her podcast episode from back in season 2. Cynthia talks with Pete and Jared about what she does as an archaeologist, how it has informed her view of the Bible, her favorite finds, and more!
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Oct 01, 2020 |
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Episode 140: Paula Fredriksen - When Christians Were Jews
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What separated Judaism from the Christian movement during the Second Temple Period? In this episode, Paula Fredriksen breaks down the beginnings of the Jesus movement and how it came to flourish. She gets into what religion looked like in the broader culture, how religion was defined, and what clues people left behind for us to know these things.
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Episode 139: Pete Enns - You Have Questions, Pete Has Answers
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This episode of the podcast is filled with listener question from our Ask Pete and Jared page on the website. Pete answers questions about Job, ancient Egyptian letters, the world of biblical scholarship, shifting faith views, and much more!
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Episode 138: Pete & Jared - How Love Changes the Meaning of the Bible
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What does it mean to “speak the truth in love?” On this episode we’re taking about Jared’s new book Love Matters More and what it should actually look like for Christians to interact with people they disagree with.
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Episode 137: James Kugel - Challenging Our Assumptions About the Bible
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Ancient interpreters made all sort of assumptions about the Bible much like we do today. What do their assumptions tell us about how to interpret the Bible today? James Kugel breaks down the function of the Bible throughout history and how it has changed from antiquity to today.
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Episode 136: Ariel Sabar - Telling the Truth About Jesus' Wife
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Just because someone claims to hold the truth doesn't mean they actually do. On this episode, investigative journalist Ariel Sabar tells us the fascinating story of how a Harvard professor was duped into believing she made a discovery that would turn the Christian world upside down. But as it turns out, truth is not always subjective.
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Episode 135: Gary Anderson - How the Bible Talks About Sin
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What is sin? It’s something we talk about often but rarely take the time to define. Gary Anderson has written a book on the subject so we brought him on the show to explain it to all us normal people. He sheds light on some common misconceptions and explains the history behind our modern understandings of sin.
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode 134: Ilia Delio - Grounding God in Evolution
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On this episode, Pete and Jared discuss the intersection of faith and science with scientist and theologian Ilia Delio. They get into why these two subjects have historically been at odds and why it holds us back to continue believing they actually are.
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Episode 133: Pete Enns - The Book of Job
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What's the deal with Job? In this episode, Pete gives an overview of the book, pushes back on some readings you might have heard in the past, and points out some significant features that can help us better understand it.
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Jul 13, 2020 |
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Episode 132: Joe Gordon - A Conversation About Inspiration
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Joe Gordon is a professor at Johnson University in Tennessee. In this episode, we talk with him about his book Divine Scripture in Human Understanding. We discuss what it means for the Bible to be inspired and how that affects how we read and use the Bible.
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Episode 131: Pete & Jared - Did the Bible Get it Wrong?
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We’re answering some listener questions from the Ask Pete page and answering the bigger question: Did the Bible get it wrong? We talk about the return of Jesus, David being a man after God’s own heart, and if there is a right or wrong way to read the Bible.
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Episode 130: Drew Hart - The Bible, Race, & White Supremacy (REISSUE)
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We’re revisiting an episode from Season 1 in which Dr. Drew G. I. Hart shares about the Bible and white supremacy. We get into what exactly white supremacy is and how it has influenced how we read the Bible and our theology.
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Episode 129: Brooke Prentis - Reading the Bible Through Aboriginal Eyes
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Brooke Prentis is an Aboriginal leader and CEO of a Christian organization in Australia called Common Grace. On this episode, she shares with us some Aboriginal perspectives on the Bible and how the Bible speaks to the injustices that Aboriginal people have faced and continue to face.
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May 25, 2020 |
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Episode 128: Matthias Henze - The Bible & Second Temple Judaism
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What happened during the time the writings of the Old Testament stopped and the New Testament writings began? People didn’t stop writing and what they wrote helps us better understand the context of the Bible. On this episode we talk with Dr. Matthias Henze who studies this in-between time period and he shares with us what he's learned about the world in which Jesus lived.
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May 18, 2020 |
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Episode 127: Miguel De La Torre - Diverse Voices in Biblical Scholarship
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Many of us believe that our interpretations of the Bible are generally the same as everyone else's. But does that make them them good? On this podcast episode, we talk with Professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies, Miguel De La Torre about why we all need to examine where our biblical interpretations come from and why we need to diversify our understandings of the Bible.
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May 11, 2020 |
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Episode 126: Kirsten Powers - The Journey To Grace
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In this episode, Jared and Pete are joined by political correspondent Kirsten Powers, to talk about her journey of faith, her openness to the mystery of God, and how she’s learning to treat others with a higher level of grace.
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May 04, 2020 |
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Episode 125: Pete Enns - Big Ideas that Shaped Biblical Scholarship: Julius Wellhausen and the Pentateuch
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Biblical scholarship has grown a lot over the centuries but there are some ideas that are just so good they never go away! On this episode of the podcast, Pete looks at one of those foundational ideas: Julius Wellhausen’s documentary hypothesis. Wellhausen and others saw inconsistencies in the Old Testament and their discoveries shaped how we understand the historicity of the Bible.
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Episode 124: Yii-Jan Lin - Immigration & the Book of Revelation
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Under the hood of America, we see an interesting history of using the book of Revelation to talk about immigration. Our guest, NT scholar Yii-Jan Lin walks us through the profound impact the book of Revelation has had on the US dialogue about people coming into our “City on a Hill.”
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Episode 123: Jared Byas - Rediscovering Jonah - Part 1
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In this episode Jared begins to tackle the book of Jonah by asking, “What kind of book is this?” as well as introducing the first chapter. Just because Jesus mentions Jonah does that mean we have to believe it’s historical? What is the historical context for the book? And what is the message it’s trying to convey?
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Episode 122: Emerson Powery - The Bible as a Source of Liberation
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The writings of formerly enslaved people tell us a lot about how they viewed the Bible. We sat down with Professor Emerson Powery to talk about how the Bible was used around the institution of slavery and how it can be both a book of oppression and a book of liberation. Show Notes →
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Episode 121: Pete and Jared - Pete and Jared Talk About the Afterlife
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On this week's episode, Pete and Jared are talking about the afterlife. What is it and what does the Bible say about it? Show Notes →
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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Episode 120: Jack Levison - The Spirit, Wind, & Breath of God in the Bible
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If we look under the surface, we find a fascinating conversation about the Spirit of God in the Bible. Considering the word for Spirit, Wind, and Breath of God is often the same in the Bible, how are we to understand the relationship between them? We talk to Jack Levison about this mysterious and interesting intersection. Show Notes →
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Episode 119: Xavier Ramey - Diversity, Social Justice, and the Gospel
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Dr. Martin Luther King says “All people are caught in an Inescapable network of mutuality.” So what does that mean when it comes to the gospel, the Bible, and how we navigate racial equality? In this episode, we talk to Xavier Ramey about diversity, inclusion, and how our Christian faith impacts how we see community, organizations, and institutions today. Show Notes →
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Mar 16, 2020 |
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Episode 118: Meghan Henning - Does Hell Exist?
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This week Pete & Jared talk to Meghan Henning about hell. She shares with us her knowledge of the ancient world Jesus and the New Testament writers were familiar with and how they might have understood hell. Show Notes →
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Mar 09, 2020 |
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Episode 117: Pete Enns - Reading the Old Testament Christotelicly
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That 50 cent word describes something many Bible readers have noticed: the way the New Testament writers quote the Old often has little to do with what the Old Testament writers were actually trying to say. Jesus was in fact a surprise development in Israel’s story, but the New Testament writers nevertheless believed Jesus to be the true purpose or goal (Greek telos) of God purposes. And that belief led them to some pretty creative interpretive adventures that Christians today are still trying to wrap their heads around. Show Notes →
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Mar 02, 2020 |
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Episode 116: Sarah Ruden - Getting Inside the Head of Paul & Jesus
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Translating the Bible is more than just about being woodenly accurate. We’re humans after all. In this episode, Pete and Jared talk to Sarah Ruden, who talks about using our imaginations to put ourselves in the place of the biblical writers, emotions and aesthetics and all. With a background in translating classical literature, she helps us read the Bible within a fuller context, both humanly and literarily. Show Notes →
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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Episode 115: Alison Cook - Your Emotions Are Not Your Spiritual Enemy
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Sometimes it can be easy to forget the psychological ramifications of our faith. The way our faith shapes the language we use to talk about tragedies and sadnesses in our life can be life-giving or it can really mess us up. In this episode we talk to Alison Cook, an expert on the intersection of faith and psychology, about some of the ways, as Christians, our views on our emotions can be harmful and better ways to frame our feelings. Show Notes →
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Episode 114: Pete and Jared - How to Read the Bible in 2020
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It’s hard to know where the Bible fits into our political views, our ethical stances, and how we live out life. Pete and Jared point out how many of us might be using the Bible in disrespectful and irresponsible ways as well as parsing out why we even need to bother with the Bible at all in 2020. Show Notes →
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Feb 10, 2020 |
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Episode 113: James Martin - The Gift of Imagination in Reading Scripture
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Christianity is diverse and so are all the ways Christians have read the Bible through the centuries. James Martin helps us understand a Jesuit practice of reading Scripture that engages both the head and heart. Also, he’s met with the Pope. So of course he has good things to say. Show Notes →
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Season 4 Teaser
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Here's what's coming up in Season 4 of The Bible For Normal People podcast. Show Notes →
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Jan 27, 2020 |
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Episode 112: Pete and Jared - How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works
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Here in our last episode for Season 3, Pete & Jared take a deeper dive into Pete’s latest book and how we can further answer these questions, “What is the Bible and what do we do with it?” Show Notes →
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Episode 111: Tom Oord - Uncontrolling Love of God
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This week, Pete & Jared sit down with Tom Oord and discuss the things God can and cannot do and how that affects our view of the world, the Bible, and salvation. Show Notes →
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Episode 110: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 6)
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In this final episode of the Dundee Award Winning series, Pete looks at the significance and symbolism of the tabernacle, which takes up a whopping 13 chapters, and the Golden Calf episode, which threatens to derail the entire plan—were it not for Moses’s quick intervention. Show Notes →
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Dec 02, 2019 |
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Episode 109: Megan DeFranza - The Bible and Intersex Believers (REISSUE)
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On this episode of the Bible For Normal People, we look back to Season 1 when Pete and Jared talked with theologian Megan DeFranza on a topic that deeply affects the lives of many, but that few Christians are even aware of. And Megan might surprise you about what the Bible and church history have to say about it. Show Notes →
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Nov 25, 2019 |
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Episode 108: Pete Wehner - Faith, Politics, & Polarization
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You may have noticed that we’re in a political season with a lot of charged rhetoric, so we decided to bring on someone who isn’t like that. Like at all. We have Pete Wehner, political commentator and columnist joining us to talk about this deep problem of polarization and how we might allow our faith to better fuel our political conversations. Show Notes →
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Nov 18, 2019 |
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Episode 107: Cindy Wang Brandt - Raising Children in the Faith
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A lot of parents who no longer hold to the same beliefs about the Bible and God they did when they were children are left wondering, “But how do we raise our kids?” Author and speaker Cindy Wang Brandt helps us with the question: How can our kids hold to the Christian faith without going through some of the more painful parts of an evolving faith? Show Notes →
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Nov 11, 2019 |
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Episode 106: Jared Byas - 5 Principles for Biblical Interpretation
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When we ask, “What does this passage mean?” the answer is a little more complicated than we might expect. Jared looks at some basic principles of biblical interpretation and how they might help us better read our Bibles. Show Notes →
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Episode 105: Wil Gafney - Womanist Midrash (Reissue)
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This episode originally aired as Episode 46 on April 23, 2018 This week, Jared & Pete talk to Wil Gafney about womanist interpretation of the Bible. In their discussion, Wil brings up fascinating nuances in the text and challenges the predominantly patriarchal interpretation of the past. Show Notes →
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Episode 104: Jeff Chu - Grief As A Biblical Practice
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This week’s guest is Jeff Chu—author, journalist, advocate, co-creator of Evolving Faith—and our topic is grief, a universal experience that is often difficult to talk about it. We experience grief when confronted with death, of course, but grief is also a presence whenever we go through changes and upheavals in life where we mourn the past as we face an uncertain future. Show Notes →
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Episode 103: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 5)
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Pete continues his award-winning, mind-bending—almost surreal—series on the book of Exodus. In this episode he looks the laws in chapters 20-24, namely the 10 Commandments and the so-called “Book of the Covenant.” What were these laws about back in the day and what do we do with them now? Show Notes →
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Episode 102: Jonathan Martin - Pentecostalism as Mysticism
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Jonathan Martin about the beauty of Pentecostalism, the value of being taught to listen to the Holy Spirit from a young age, and the importance of experiencing other Christian traditions. Show Notes →
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Oct 07, 2019 |
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Episode 101: Andrew Perriman - Does the New Testament Predict the Future?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Andrew Perriman about the eschatology found in the Bible and how history helps us understand these apocalyptic texts. Show Notes →
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Episode 100: Pete & Jared on Genesis
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk about the themes in their newly upgraded book: Genesis for Normal People! They give us a taste of the multifaceted nature of Genesis. Show Notes →
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Sep 23, 2019 |
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Episode 99: Jennifer Knust - The Bible As A Living Document
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This week Pete & Jared talk with Jennifer Knust. Show Notes →
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Sep 16, 2019 |
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Episode 98: Pete Holmes - Pete Holmes Talks About Comedy, Sex, & God
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, actor, comedian, and enlightened guru Pete Holmes joins Pete & Jared to talk about his interesting journey of faith and the importance of moving from reading the Bible with your head to reading it with your heart. Show Notes →
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Episode 97: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus: Part 4
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In this episode, Pete continues his deep dive into the book of Exodus covering chapters 14-19: the departure from Egypt and three-month journey to Mt. Sinai. Show Notes →
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Episode 96: Jared Byas - Christian Ethics
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Jared responds to Skillet lead singer, John Copper, and his public statement, "What in God's Name is Happening in Christianity?" Jared unpacks Christian ethics and the origins of our collective concept of right and wrong. Show Notes →
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Aug 26, 2019 |
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Episode 95: Cheryl Bridges Johns - The Bible & Women’s Spirituality
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with theologian and professor Dr. Cheryl Bridges Johns about how feminism has changed over the years and the importance of both being rooted in your own traditions and staying open to "the other." Show Notes →
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Episode 94: Pete & Jared - Do We Know God is Good From the Bible?
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared tackle the question: Do we know God is good from the Bible? If you have a question for Pete & Jared, submit it on the Ask Pete page of the website and it might be featured on an upcoming blog post or podcast episode. Show Notes →
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Jul 29, 2019 |
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Episode 93: Keesmaat & Walsh - Resisting Empire in the Book of Romans
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This week Biblical Scholar Dr. Sylvia Keesmaat and Theologian Dr. Brian Walsh talk about what Paul was up to in the book of Romans. We visit topics like salvation and politics and how maybe those words don’t mean what we thought when it comes to the New Testament. Show Notes →
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Jul 15, 2019 |
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Episode 92: AJ Levine - Jesus, Judaism, & Christianity (REISSUE)
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On this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, we look back to our time with Dr. Amy-Jill Levine on understanding Jesus is his Jewish context. Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and the author of a number of books including Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi. Show Notes →
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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Episode 91: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 3)
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Pete continues his award-winning (his cat seems to like it) and mind-altering series on Exodus by diving into chapters 5-13: Moses and Aaron’s first confrontation with Pharaoh (which did and did not go well) and the story of the plagues, which are loaded with all sorts of symbolic, theological, and mythic meaning. Show Notes →
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Jun 17, 2019 |
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Episode 90: Richard Rohr - The (Biblical) Universal Christ
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Richard Rohr about the (biblical) universal Christ and how this concept of Christ can expand our understanding of ourselves, the world, and God. Show Notes →
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Jun 03, 2019 |
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Episode 89: Pete and Jared - David’s Sordid Past: This Ain’t No Kids Story
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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared take a close look at the call of David and the battle with Goliath (1 Samuel 16-17) to show how these biblical stories already portray David as a morally complex character from the beginning. These stories also tell us something of the intricate and layered nature of biblical storytelling. Show Notes →
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May 27, 2019 |
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Episode 88: Rachel Held Evans - Reading The Bible Creatively
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This week’s episode with Rachel Held Evans is among her last podcast interviews, recorded 2 months before her untimely passing on May 4. We offer this episode, unedited, in Rachel’s honor and as a testimony to her humor, insight, power, gentleness, and courage. RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: "Inspired" by Rachel Held Evans "Searching For Sunday" by Rachel Held Evans "A Year of Biblical Womanhood" by Rachel Held Evans "Faith Unraveled" by Rachel Held Evans. Show Notes →
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May 20, 2019 |
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Episode 87: Robert Alter - The Art of Translating the Bible
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Robert Alter has spent most of his life committed to studying the Bible and the last two decades creating an entirely new translation of the Old Testament. Pete and Jared talk about some of the insights he has gained from seeing the Bible as a literary masterpiece. Show Notes →
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May 13, 2019 |
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Episode 86: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 2)
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Pete continues his series in Exodus chapters 3 and 4. God reveals his plan to use Moses to deliver the Israelites from Egypt and Moses does everything he can think of to get out of it. He finally gets on board with the program, but not without a last minute bizarre twist and close call. Show Notes →
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May 07, 2019 |
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Episode 85: Austen Hartke - The Bible & The Lives of Transgender Christians
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Austen Hartke shares his journey of being a transgender Christian and discusses how the Bible might speak to the inclusion of all people into the people of God. Show Notes→
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Apr 29, 2019 |
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Episode 84: Jared Byas - Paul is Frustrating: On Fornication & Wives Obeying Husbands in Colossians
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Why does Paul say there are no longer slaves but then turns around and tells slaves to obey their masters? What gives? Do wives need to submit to their husbands just because Paul says so? Geez, Paul can be so frustrating. Show Notes →
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Apr 22, 2019 |
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Episode 83: Judy Stack - The Gospel of Matthew on Integrity & Hypocrisy
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What is Matthew all about? Why does it look the way it does? In this episode Judy Stack takes us to school and helps us to see the Gospel in a new light. Show Notes →
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Apr 15, 2019 |
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Episode 82: Linda Kay Klein - Breaking Free From Purity Culture
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Having grown up being told her body was bad, Linda Kay Klein was on a mission to hear from women about their own experiences with Purity Culture. In this episode we talk about what the Bible has to say about sexual purity and maybe more importantly, what it doesn’t. Show Notes →
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Apr 08, 2019 |
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Episode 81: Pete & Jared - Truth is Subjective . . . Even in the Bible
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When people find out that the Bible is ancient, ambiguous, and diverse, they often ask, "Is the Bible true then?" Pete and Jared dive into the topic and talk about how truth–in the Bible–is subjective. Show Notes →
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Apr 01, 2019 |
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Episode 80: Jonathan Walton - Reading the Bible Through the Lens of Love
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What does it mean to remain faithful to the Bible but also have a moral imagination that might extend beyond the Bible? How can that be done? We talk with Jonathan Walton about how he connects those dots and why he feels it’s the way to remain faithful to the Bible. "A Lens Of Love" by Jonathan Walton. Show Notes →
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Mar 25, 2019 |
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Episode 79: Austin Channing Brown - Preaching the Bible in the Black Church
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This week on The Bible for Normal People, we have Austin Channing Brown as our guest. She shares about her experience growing up in various churches and what we can learn from black churches - especially when it comes to preaching the Bible. Show Notes →
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Episode 78: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 1)
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There’s a lot more going on in the book of Exodus than what you’ve seen on the big screen or heard in church. More than a story of deliverance, Exodus is a subtle literary creation that contains many surprises when we read it closely. Join Pete here for Part 1 of this series where he looks at some big picture issues (like “did it happen?”) before walking us through the themes of chapters 1 and 2. Show Notes →
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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Episode 77: Elizabeth Enns Petters - Anxiety in the Life of Faith
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Anxiety in the life of faith is a conversation that needs to happen more often. Elizabeth Enns Petters talks with us about her journey and how her old views on the Bible contributed to her anxiety and how her new views on God and faith have given her a new perspective on life. Show Notes →
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Episode 76: Xavier Pickett - So When Did White Christian America Lose Its Mind?
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In this episode, Pete & Jared talk to Xavier Pickett about the Bible and slavery, the Bible and race, and the importance of theologian James Cone. RESOURCES Reformed Blacks of America "The Civil War as a Theological Crisis" by Mark Knoll "Stony The Road We Trod" by Dr. Cain Hope Felder "How The Bible Actually Works" by Pete Enns. Show Notes →
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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Episode 75: Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch - The Bible & Film
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We talk often about how the Bible isn’t opposed to culture but is deeply embedded in it. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch shows us how true that is in film by walking us through a few popular movies and how they relate to the Bible. You can find Rhonda's list of movies at the end of this blog post. Show Notes →
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Feb 18, 2019 |
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Episode 74: Pete & Jared - God’s Children Tell the Story
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All human beings are encultured creatures and limited by their humanity—as were the Biblical writers, and evidence for that jumps out at us at every page. The raw and limiting humanity of Scripture is to be embraced and celebrated rather than explained away. Show Notes →
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Episode 73: Propaganda - What Does Christian Art Even Mean?
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Hip Hop artist Propaganda joins Pete and Jared for the season 3 opener and shares some deep—and we mean deep—thoughts about the music industry, artistic integrity, and what being Christian in all that means and doesn’t mean. Show Notes →
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Feb 04, 2019 |
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Season 3 Teaser
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Here's a sneak peek of what's coming in Season 3 of The Bible For Normal People podcast. Show Notes →
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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Episode 72: What Is the Bible & What Do We Do with It: Season 2 Recap
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In this episode, Jared and Pete look back at all of their guests in Season 2 to talk about language, history, and how personal experiences can't help but affect how we read the Bible. All in the effort to ask that perennial set of questions: What is the Bible and What do We Do With It? Show Notes →
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Dec 17, 2018 |
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Episode 71: Brad Jersak - The Bible And Orthodox Faith
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk to Brad Jersak about how Orthodoxy views the Bible, and some other things, and how those differ from Evangelicalism. Show Notes →
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Dec 10, 2018 |
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Episode 70: Pete Enns - TGC Doesn’t Really Get Progressive Christianity and Atheism
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In this episode, Pete responds to an article from The Gospel Coalition entitled, "3 Beliefs Some Progressive Christians and Atheists Share." He takes issue with the harmful rhetoric that polarizes Evangelicalism creating an "us vs. them" mentality among brothers and sisters in Christ. He points out that Progressive Christianity shouldn't be a pejorative term but one that describes a creative and inquisitive faith seeking to evolve with their understanding of the scripture. Show Notes →
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Dec 03, 2018 |
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Episode 69: Daniel Kirk - Five Things You Need to Know About the Gospel of Mark
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In this episode, Pete and Jared speak with Daniel Kirk about the Gospel of Mark. Mark's gospel goes to great lengths to provide unparalleled detail and symbolism that get more and more meaningful the deeper you traverse into the text. You'll find yourself anxious to read through it again and again! Show Notes →
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Nov 26, 2018 |
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Episode 68: Trey Pearson - Hey Jesus
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In this episode, Pete & Jared speak with Trey Pearson, former lead singer of the popular Christian band Everyday Sunday. Two years ago, Trey came out publicly and lost the support of his record label, church and many friends. He shares openly about the isolation and heartbreak that he endured being ostracized from his faith community. But he found hope and joy in accepting who God made him to be. And has a renewed love for the Bible and for God through new ways of reading and thinking about scripture. Show Notes →
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Nov 19, 2018 |
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Episode 67: Jonathan Merritt - Re-imagining Sacred Speech
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In this episode, Pete & Jared talk to Jonathan Merritt about the language of scripture, how it's changed over the years and how our interpretation and understanding must adapt to fully appreciate what the Bible has to say. Show Notes →
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Nov 12, 2018 |
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Episode 66: Jared Byas - The Book of Jeremiah
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In this episode, Jared takes us into the book of Jeremiah and delves into some of the historical and cultural significance of the text. Show Notes →
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 65: Kent Sparks - Where Did the Israelites Come From?
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In this episode from Season 1, Jared and Pete talk to Dr. Kent Sparks about the origins of the Israelites. Along the way they get into the nature of the Bible, the nature of the Christian faith, fundamental theological issues like soteriology, and the nature of God. After all, you can't talk about anything without talking about everything. Show Notes →
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Oct 29, 2018 |
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Episode 64: Kevin Makins - Reading the Bible Toward Unity Not Uniformity
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This week Pete & Jared sit down with Kevin Makins, founding pastor of Eucharist Church in Hamilton, Ontario. They talk about community, how he reads the Bible and how it informs the culture of his faith community. Show Notes →
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Oct 22, 2018 |
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Episode 63: Pete Enns - What Does the Bible Have to Say about Politics—American or Otherwise?
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What does the Bible have to say about politics? Nothing, really. On the other hand, a lot—but not the way many tend to think. Rather than supporting a political agenda, the biblical story challenges us to hold those agendas to account when they fail to promote justice. What is needed more then another clever politician with resources to ram things through are prophetic voices that remain distant from adopting wholesale any party ideology. Show Notes →
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Oct 15, 2018 |
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Episode 62: Brent Strawn - A Gentle Reminder that the Old Testament is Part of Our Bible and You Can't Avoid It
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This week, Jared & Pete talk to Brent Strawn about the Old Testament. They discuss some of the common criticisms of the Old Testament and how the modern Church has over-emphasized the New Testament much to its detriment. Show Notes →
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Episode 61: Pete & Jared - Creeds, Confessions & Statements of Belief
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In this episode, Pete & Jared discuss the value that creeds have in shaping the way we practice our faith. And how they can sometimes fall short, as demonstrated by the modern Statement on Social Justic & The Gospel. Show Notes →
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Oct 01, 2018 |
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Episode 60: Mark Smith - Who Is Yahweh & Where Did Yahweh Come From?
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk to Mark Smith about the origin of Yahweh and how the term was understood in the first century. Show Notes →
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Episode 59: Jared Byas - How to Talk to People You Disagree With
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In this episode, Jared tackles the question of how to engage with people that believe differently that we do. Many times we're guilty of shutting down the conversation and alienating people with opposing viewpoints rather than seeking to hear and understand their perspective. Jared shares some excellent tools in helping us move the conversation forward. Show Notes →
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Sep 17, 2018 |
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Episode 58: Bill Schniedewind - When and Why the Bible Was Written
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk to William M. Schniedewind, professor of Near Eastern Languages & Cultures at UCLA. They discuss the challenges of accurately capturing the oral tradition of the Hebrew scriptures and what we can learn from looking at the history and context of how it was written. Show Notes →
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Sep 03, 2018 |
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Episode 57: LIVE from Wild Goose
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The Bible for Normal People podcast LIVE from the Wild Goose festival. Show Notes →
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Episode 56: Pete Enns - Evangelicals and the Problem of the Old Testament
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In this episode, Pete Enns unpacks some of the problems presented by the Bible additional. Show Notes →
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Aug 06, 2018 |
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Episode 55: Rachel Held Evans - Unraveling and Re-Raveling the Bible (from Season 1)
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In this reissue from Season 1, Jared and Pete talk to Rachel Held Evans on wrestling with doubt, how women are portrayed in the Bible and loving the scriptures even through personal doubt and deconstruction. Show Notes →
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Jul 23, 2018 |
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Episode 54: Jared & Pete - Q & A
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In this episode, Jared & Pete answer questions submitted from The Bible For Normal People community. Show Notes →
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Jul 09, 2018 |
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Episode 53: Sarah Bessey - Connecting The Holy Spirit & The Holy Bible
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In this episode, Pete & Jared talk with Sarah Bessey about her background in the Word of Faith movement, her deconstruction, and her journey to finding freedom in the Scriptures as she learned to read and understand it in a new way. They also discuss how to raise kids with strong faith without transferring your own doubt and theological baggage to them. Show Notes →
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Jun 25, 2018 |
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Episode 52: Pete Enns - Ecclesiastes
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In this episode, Pete takes a look at 9 things you need to know to get the somber book of Ecclesiastes. He cautions us against an optimistic reading as the author intends to question everything—even God. It's a book that's not for the faint of heart (or for the new believer), as you need to have weathered the storms of faith to fully appreciate the tough questions being asked . . . and ultimately, the hope found within! Show Notes →
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Jun 11, 2018 |
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Episode 51: Jamie Wright - Jesus, Justice & the Mission Field
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In this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Jamie Wright, whose experience as a missionary in Costa Rica had led her to question the church, missions and evangelicalism all while retaining her deep love for and faith in Jesus. Show Notes →
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May 28, 2018 |
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Episode 50: Rob Bell - What is the Bible?
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk with Rob Bell about his new book, "What is the Bible" and his own evolution in his thinking about the Bible [re-broadcast of Episode 1 from March 20, 2017] Show Notes →
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May 21, 2018 |
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Episode 49: Pete & Jared - Critical Thinking
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In this episode, Pete & Jared define critical thinking and unpack what it means to read the Bible critically. They suggest that a "God said it, that settles it" approach to scripture may not factor in the context, audience and literary style that the author employs in writing. Thinking critically about how we approach scripture allows us to experience the fullness and richness of the text. Show Notes →
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May 14, 2018 |
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Episode 48: Jeffrey Stackert - Who Wrote the Pentateuch?
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In this episode, Pete & Jared speak with Jeffrey Stackert about the origins of the Pentateuch, or the first five books of the Old Testament. Rather than looking at the books as separate works written by Moses, they discuss the documentary hypothesis which suggests that the Pentateuch was compiled from four sources. And many of the contradictions in the text may actually be indications of converging viewpoints from editors including or omitting details to preserve the integrity of the text. Show Notes →
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May 07, 2018 |
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Episode 47: Audrey Assad - Deconverting From Certainty
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In this episode, Pete & Jared speak with recording artist Audrey Assad about her music, her theology, and the shift from her conservative fundamentalist roots to Catholicism. Show Notes →
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Episode 46: Wil Gafney - Womanist Midrash
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk to Wil Gafney about the Womanist interpretation of the Bible. In their discussion, she brings out fascinating nuances in the text and challenges the predominantly patriarchal interpretation of the past. Show Notes →
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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Episode 45: Pete Enns - Romans for Normal People
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In this episode, Pete (joined by his cat Marmalade) shares 10 things essential to understanding the book of Romans. He's quick to point out a number of varying opinions about this important letter and suggests that the ways in which we've come to understand Paul's writings may be incomplete at best. And the trite ways that some of the more familiar passage have been recited are far from Paul's original intent. Show Notes →
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Apr 16, 2018 |
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Episode 44: Craig Allert - Where Did the New Testament Come From?
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk to Craig Allert about how the canon of scripture was curated. They also discuss the doctrine of "sola scriptura" and how the intertestimental books can be beneficial in bringing addition context and detail to our understanding of scripture. Show Notes →
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Apr 09, 2018 |
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Episode 43: Jared Byas - Is the Bible True?
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This week Jared walks us through the ways in which the Bible is true and in some ways untrue. He'll start by unpacking what we mean when we talk about truth and give us some helpful insights into how we can approach historical facts that sometimes seem to be at odds with the Biblical text. Show Notes →
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Apr 02, 2018 |
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Episode 42: Barbara Brown Taylor - How the Bible is Curated
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In this episode, Jared & Pete talk to author, teacher and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor. They discuss the many different stages and "human fingerprints" involved in getting the Bible from the original manuscripts to the printed translations that we read, including our own theological history and tradition. Show Notes →
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Mar 26, 2018 |
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Episode 41: William Paul Young - Reimagining the God of the Bible
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In this episode, Pete & Jared talk to William Paul Young, author of the NY Times bestselling book and feature film, "The Shack." Young describes his thought process behind his controversial portrayal of God the Father as an African-American woman and reminds us that we all bring some level of interpretation to the Biblical text. Show Notes →
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Mar 19, 2018 |
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Episode 40: Richard Rohr - A Contemplative Look at The Bible
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On this week's episode we have Fr. Richard Rohr to talk about a contemplative approach to the Bible. [re-broadcast from March 26, 2017 (Episode 2)] Show Notes →
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Mar 12, 2018 |
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Episode 39: Understanding Deuteronomy & the Story of Israel's Kings
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In this episode, Pete and Jared discuss Deuteronomy, the so-called “Deuteronomistic History,” and why God in these books is so over-the-top angry most of the time. Show Notes →
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Mar 05, 2018 |
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Episode 38: Peter Rollins - The Bible as a Sacred Object
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On this episode, we talk with Peter Rollins about how Christians have made the Bible (along with their views of God) into a "sacred object.” And, spoiler alert: that's actually not a good thing. Show Notes →
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Feb 26, 2018 |
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Episode 37: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott - What Archaeologists Do & Why It Matters
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Archaeologist Cynthia Shafer-Elliott turns a 2D Bible into a 3D picture by digging up artifacts from everyday ancient Israelite life. These were real people with real habits and customs that we never really see on the pages of the Bible. Show Notes →
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Feb 19, 2018 |
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Episode 36: Pete Enns - 7 Things You Need to Know about How the Book of Proverbs Works
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In this episode, Pete Enns works through 7 big-picture issues that help us see what Proverbs is all about and why the idea of Wisdom is such an absolutely central and vital biblical concept that many know very little about. Show Notes →
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Feb 12, 2018 |
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Episode 35: Brian McLaren - The Bible As A Weapon
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Jared & Pete talk with Brian McLaren about the dangers of a "weaponized Bible" and how our own bias and interpretation may cause us to reach some incomplete conclusions. Show Notes →
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Feb 05, 2018 |
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Episode 34: Jen Hatmaker - Changing Your Mind About the Bible: A Survivor's Guide
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In this season 2 opener, Pete & Jared talk with Jen Hatmaker about what can happen, emotionally and relationally, when you change your mind about the Bible. And how to survive it with your faith intact. Show Notes →
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Jan 29, 2018 |
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Season 2 Teaser
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Here's a glimpse of what's coming in season 2 of The Bible for Normal People, featuring Jen Hatmaker, Barbara Brown Taylor, William Paul Young, Brian McLaren, and Cynthia Shafer-Elliot.
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Jan 23, 2018 |
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Episode 33: Pete and Jared - What Is The Bible & What Do We Do With It?
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Season 1 wrap-up. Pete and Jared reflect on the first season of guests and topics and how they helped inform the big questions that drive this podcast. Season 2 is coming late January or early February 2018! Show Notes →
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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Episode 32: Carolyn Custis James - Moving Beyond Patriarchy
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On this episode, Pete and Jared speak with Carolyn Custis James. Carolyn is an award-winning author who thinks deeply about what it means to be a female follower of Jesus in a postmodern world. Show Notes →
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Dec 11, 2017 |
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Episode 31: The Bible For Normal People: LIVE From Penn State University
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In our continuing effort to corrupt the minds of college students (because college students don't already have corrupt minds), Pete and Jared recently took a road trip to Penn State to record an episode of The Bible for Normal People in front of a live audience. Show Notes →
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Dec 04, 2017 |
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Episode 30: Pete Enns - Taking a Shot at Divine Violence
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On this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete Enns—without any adult supervision whatsoever—gives his own take on divine violence, specificially: the Flood story, the curses in Deuteronomy 28, and, of course, the one every one wants to talk about, God's command to the Israelites to wipe the Canaanites off the face of the earth and take their land. And a good time was had by all. Show Notes →
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Nov 27, 2017 |
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Episode 29: Anthony Le Donne - The Gospels as Memories of Jesus
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On this episode, Pete and Jared speak to New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne about The Gospels as memories of Jesus rather than strictly speaking "historical" accounts. Le Donne is the author of several books on Jesus and the Gospels and also edits the Journal for the Study of the Historical Jesus. Show Notes →
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Nov 20, 2017 |
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Episode 28: Greg Boyd - Jesus & Divine Violence
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The week’s guest is pastor and author Greg Boyd, and our topic is how the crucifixion of Jesus helps us see divine violence in the Old Testament from a fresh angle. Show Notes →
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Nov 13, 2017 |
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Episode 27: Pete and Jared - Authority, Revelation, and Inspiration
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On this week's episode, Pete and Jared riff with great eloquence and profundity on three big words that come up sooner or later whenever you start talking about the Bible, especially when you start thinking about the Bible in new ways. Is the Bible still authoritative? What does that even mean? Same with Revelation and Inspiration. Show Notes →
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Nov 06, 2017 |
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Episode 26: Drew Hart - The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy
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On this episode, Pete and Jared speak with Drew Hart about race and the Bible. Hart is assistant professor of theology at Messiah College, author of Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism, and an activist with ten years of pastoral experience. Show Notes →
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Oct 30, 2017 |
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Episode 25: Jared Byas - Jonah
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On this week's episode, Jared digs deep into that theologically deep, literarily complex, and definitely not "children's story," the book of Jonah. Show Notes →
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Oct 23, 2017 |
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Episode 24: Nyasha Junior - Womanist Biblical Interpretation
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This week's episode looks at Womanist Biblical Interpretation with Pete and Jared’s guest Nyasha Junior, assistant professor in the department of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia. She writes, teaches, speaks, and frequently tweets on race, gender, religion, and their intersections. Show Notes →
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Oct 16, 2017 |
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Episode 23: Beverly Gaventa - What is The Book of Romans Trying To Do?
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This week, Jared and Pete speak with Beverly Gaventa. Beverly is Distinguished Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Baylor University and Helen H.P. Manson Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis Emerita at Princeton Theological Seminary. Her latest book is called “When In Romans”. Show Notes →
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Oct 09, 2017 |
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Episode 22: Pete Enns - 5 Things Jesus Wants You to Know about the Adam Story
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In this week's episode, Pete Enns lays out 5 things to keep in mind when reading the Adam story that will challenge your preconceptions, offer fresh points of view, and likely turn our entire political climate around for the better. Show Notes →
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Oct 02, 2017 |
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Episode 21: Jon D. Levenson - Resurrection in the Hebrew Bible
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On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Hebrew Bible scholar and theologian Jon D. Levenson about where the idea of resurrection shows up in the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism, what it means when it does, and how some of that finds its way into the New Testament. Show Notes →
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Sep 25, 2017 |
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Episode 20: Diana Butler Bass - Reading the Bible as an Experience & Relationship
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This week Pete and Jared talk with speaker, author, and theologian Diana Butler Bass about her love for the Bible that has led her beyond code words and conventions to something deeper and more spiritually sustaining. Show Notes →
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Sep 18, 2017 |
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Episode 19: Megan DeFranza - The Bible and Intersex Believers
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On this episode of the Bible For Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with theologian Megan DeFranza (actually, Megan educates us) on a topic that affects deeply the lives of many, but that few Christians even know is a topic. And Megan might surprise you about what the Bible and church history have to say about it. Show Notes →
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Sep 11, 2017 |
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Episode 18: Jared Byas - Taking the Bible Seriously But Not Literally
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This week, Jared Byas takes on his first solo episode. Since he's a plebeian and doesn't have his own Wikipedia page (unlike Pete), he begins with a little autobiography and the recurring theme of taking the Bible seriously but not literally. And encourages us, no matter how we read the Bible, to stop using "literally" altogether. Show Notes →
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Aug 27, 2017 |
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Episode 17: Denis Lamoureux - The Bible, Evolution, & Christian Faith
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This week on The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared speak to Denis Lamoureux on a topic that never seems to go away. Lamoureux is associate professor of science and religion at St. Joseph’s College in the University of Alberta. Show Notes →
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Aug 14, 2017 |
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Episode 16: Ellen Davis - What is the Practical Value of the Old Testament?
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On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Ellen Davis, Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of Bible and Practical Theology at Duke Divinity School, about the value of the Old Testament for Christians. Show Notes →
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Jul 31, 2017 |
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Episode 15: Brian Zahnd - Violence in the Bible and What to Do with It
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On this week's episode, Pete and Jared speak with Brian Zahnd about violence in the Bible. Brian Zahnd is the founder and lead pastor of Word of Life Church (Saint Joseph, MO), and he writes, blogs, and Tweets regularly on the problem of violence in the Bible. His next book Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God is set to be released August 2017. Show Notes →
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Jul 17, 2017 |
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Episode 14: Matthew Vines - The Bible and The Gay Christian
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On this episode of the Bible For Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with Matthew Vines, author of God and the Gay Christian, about the complexities of biblical interpretation surrounding human sexuality. Show Notes →
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Jul 03, 2017 |
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Episode 13: Marc Brettler - On Being a Jewish Biblical Scholar
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On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Marc Brettler on the conversation between the insights biblical scholarship, Jewish tradition, and the nature of the Bible. Show Notes →
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Jun 19, 2017 |
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Episode 12: Pete Enns and Jared Byas - Faith and Doubt: No, You're Not the Only One
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On this episode, Pete and Jared discuss how doubt in the life of faith is normal, biblical, and spiritually beneficial. Show Notes →
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Jun 05, 2017 |
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Episode 11: Benjamin D. Sommer - Jewish Views on the Bible
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On this week's episode, Jared and Pete speak with Ben Sommer, professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary (NYC). Christians have A LOT to learn from Jews about how their Bible works. Show Notes →
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May 29, 2017 |
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Episode 10: Pete Enns - The Israelites Believed in Many Gods.
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In this week’s episode, Pete Enns explores "monolatry," the ancient Israelite belief that many gods existed but only one God, Yahweh, was worthy of worship. The ancient Israelites were not monotheists, and thinking they were obscures the theology of many passages by imposing an idea the Israelites would not have understood. Show Notes →
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May 22, 2017 |
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Episode 9: Daniel Kirk - Understanding The Human Jesus
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New Testament scholar Daniel Kirk joins us this week to discuss the humanity of Jesus and why that shouldn't be obscured. Show Notes →
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May 15, 2017 |
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Episode 8: Kent Sparks - Where Did the Israelites Come From?
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On this week's episode Pete and Jared talk with historian and Old Testament professor Kent Sparks about the mysterious origins of the Israelites. Show Notes →
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May 08, 2017 |
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Episode 7: Pete Enns and Jared Byas - Teaching the Bible to Your Children
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On this week's episode Jared and Peter talk about their experiences with the challenge of teaching the Bible to children. Show Notes →
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May 01, 2017 |
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Episode 6: AJ Levine - Jesus, Judaism, and Christianity
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On this week's episode of The Bible for Normal People, we speak with Amy-Jill Levine on understanding Jesus is his Jewish context. Levine is University Professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt Divinity School and the author of a number of books including Short Stories by Jesus: The Enigmatic Parables of a Controversial Rabbi.
Show Notes →
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Apr 24, 2017 |
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Episode 5: Mike McHargue - That Topic that Isn't Going Anywhere Anytime Soon: Science and the Bible.
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On this week's episode, we talk with Mike McHargue about science and faith. Mike is the author of Finding God in The Waves and the host of two popular podcasts, The Liturgist Podcast and Ask Science Mike. Show Notes →
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Apr 17, 2017 |
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Episode 4: Walter Brueggemann - Resurrecting the Bible in The Mainline Church
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This week's podcast is a discussion of the state of the Bible in the mainline church with Old Testament scholar and theologian Walter Brueggemann. Show Notes →
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Apr 10, 2017 |
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Episode 3: Rachel Held Evans - Unraveling and Re-Raveling the Bible
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On this week's episode, we speak with Rachel Held Evans on unraveling and re-raveling the Bible. Rachel has written three best-selling books exploring her evolving journey of faith. Show Notes →
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Apr 03, 2017 |
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Episode 2: Richard Rohr - A Contemplative Look at The Bible
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On this week's episode we have Fr. Richard Rohr to talk about a contemplative approach to the Bible. Show Notes →
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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Episode 1: Rob Bell - What Is The Bible?
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On this week's episode we talk to Rob Bell. He is the author of the upcoming book What Is The Bible? and the controversial New York Times Best-Seller Love Wins.
Show Notes →
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Mar 20, 2017 |
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Introduction, with Pete Enns and Jared Byas
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This is the introduction to Bible for Normal People: The Only God Ordained Podcast on The Internet. Serious Talk About the Sacred Book with Pete Enns and Jared Byas.
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Mar 13, 2017 |