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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss some Chosen announcements, offer a mea culpa for episode 1, and continue into Season 4 of The Chosen with episode 2.

The Chosen

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin a series on Hosea, considering a framework we can use to approach a passage with a fresh lens.

The 6-Column Sheet (PDF)

BEMA 49: Hosea — Prostitute

“Israeli Archaeologists Find Enigmatic 2,500-year-old Burials in the Desert” by Ariel David — Haaretz

The Oxford Handbook of Hosea by Brad E. Kelle

The Latter Prophets: A Feminist Companion to the Bible by Athalya Brenner-Idan

Texts of Terror by Phyllis Trible

Gender and Difference in Ancient Israel by Peggy L. Day (contains “‘To Play the Harlot’: An Inquiry into an Old Testament Metaphor” by Phyllis Bird)

Harlot or Holy Woman? by Phyllis A. Bird

Phyllis Trible — Wikipedia

Phyllis Bird — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finally commence the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen, starting things off with episode 1.

The Chosen

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BEMA 310: The Nativity Story

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 9 of the podcast and discuss what comes next and what we can look forward to in the months to come.

The Story of BEMA

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings close out Session 8 with Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. Sandra Richter, the Gundry Chair of Biblical Studies at Westmont College, a graduate of Harvard University, and of course the author of The Epic of Eden, including a new study in that series covering Deborah.

Deborah by Sandra L. Richter

The Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter

Isaiah by Sandra L. Richter

Psalms by Sandra L. Richter

The Story of God, the Story of Us by Sean Gladding

The Story by Zondervan, Max Lucado, and Randy Frazee

NIV Committee on Bible Translation (CBT)

Sandra Richter on Facebook

Sandra Richter on Instagram

Sandra Richter at Westmont College

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Sandra Richter.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore the depths of Shabbat with Josh Bossé.

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are breaking Shabbat with Josh Bossé.

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent join Josh Bossé in remembering Shabbat.

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

RRR (2022 film)

I Asked for Wonder by Abraham Joshua Heschel and Samuel H. Dresner

Who Is Man? by Abraham J. Heschel

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks keep Shabbat with Josh Bossé.

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

BEMA 331: Sanctuary — Resting with the Mishkan

Nerts — Wikipedia

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks are joined by special guest Mariko Clark, author of The Book of Belonging. She is a mother and a storyteller, and her time as an editor of National Geographic Learning enabled her to make complex topics accessible and engaging. She and her husband live outside of Indianapolis with their three kids.

The Book of Belonging by Mariko Clark and Rachel Eleanor

The Book of Belonging — Substack

The Book of Belonging website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Mariko Clark.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to close out this series from the Talmud and return to a well where Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman.

Cairo Geniza — Wikipedia

Umm el-Qanatir — Wikipedia

Pesher — Wikipedia

Targum — Wikipedia

Peshitta — Wikipedia

Onkelos — Wikipedia

“Here’s Something about the Bible of the First Christians I Bet Many of You Didn’t Know (You’re Welcome)” by Peter Enns — Patheos

Origin of the Old Testament — The Bible for Normal People

“Tell all the truth but tell it slant” (poem) by Emily Dickinson

“Jacob Traditions and the Interpretation of John 4:10–26” by Jerome H. Neyrey — JSTOR

Eliezer ben Hurcanus — Wikipedia

Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer — Sefaria

Only the Lover Sings by Matthew Clark

BEMA 227: The Chosen S1E8 — “I Am He”

BEMA 257: John — Wells and Husbands

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé examine one more perspective on the ideas of salt and light found in the Sermon on the Mount.

BEMA 257: John — Wells and Husbands

BEMA 313: Parables — The Good Samaritan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to consider Jesus’s teaching on light through the lens of the Talmud.

BEMA 94: Hope of the World

Bava Batra — Wikipedia

1 Corinthians 3: Building a Temple — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

Numbers: The Wilderness Years, volume 4 of Covenant & Conversation by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks unearth a deeper meaning of salt through a Talmudic lens.

“The Salt of the Land and the Light of the World” — BibleProject Podcast

BEMA 248: Joy and Lot’s Untitled Wife

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé browse through the Beatitudes one by one.

Purity of Heart Is to Will One Thing by Søren Kierkegaard

Live Q&A with Josh Bossé (April 2024) — YouTube

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé crack open the question of what a biblical blessing is.

To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue

Every Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Every Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Mitch Lavender, longtime BEMA listener and group facilitator, and now Lead Campus Minister in Cincinnati with Impact Campus Ministries, about his experiences with a community dealing with the challenges of diversity and how that can lead to transition with family, friends, and faith.

A Church Called Tov by Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Reed Dent revisit Matthew 4 with a Talmudic lens.

BEMA 92: How to Bring Order Out of Chaos

Ethics Ratings of Nearly All Professions Down in U.S. — Gallup

Scutching — Wikipedia

Tractate Sanhedrin — Sefaria

“Questions About Angels” (poem) by Billy Collins

Gospel of Matthew Summary (Part 1) — BibleProject

Gospel of Matthew Summary (Part 2) — BibleProject

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks take a closer look at the work of John the Baptist.

BEMA 91: Tavilah T'Shuvah

BEMA 92: How to Bring Order Out of Chaos

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks take a closer look at the magi and the star of the nativity.

BEMA 89: Written in the Stars

BEMA 257: Wells and Husbands

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Reed Dent explore how the Talmudic conversation might shed new light on the account of Joseph’s angelic visitation in Matthew 1.

BEMA 22: Under the Chuppah

BEMA 85: Mark — Roman Gospel

BEMA 89: Written in the Stars

Berakhot 56 (Talmud) — Sefaria

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Elle Grover Fricks to kick off a new series on Talmudic conversations in Matthew.

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts

Brad Gray on the Genealogy of Matthew — Real Life on the Palouse

“Matthew’s Begats” by Andrew Peterson — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Tommy Brown, author of The Ache for Meaning. He is a pastor and contemplative teacher with a bachelor’s degree in pastoral ministry and master’s degrees in divinity and management, and a former little league baseball coach.

The Ache for Meaning by Tommy Brown

What Is the Palouse?

Dark Night of the Soul — Wikipedia

The Seven Money Types by Tommy Brown

The Torah for Dummies by Arthur Kurzweil

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann

Tommy Brown’s website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Tommy Brown.

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks conclude the series on the Psalms and offer a final bit of encouragement to carry with us into the future.

Festival of Faith & Writing — Calvin University

My Bright Abyss by Christian Wiman

Inside Out (2015 film) — JustWatch

“Despite My Efforts Even My Prayers Have Turned into Threats” from Pilgrim Bell by Kaveh Akbar

“The Only Animal” from Walking to Martha’s Vineyard by Franz Wright

“Ulysses” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson — Poetry Foundation

“Bless Me” by Maverick City Music (feat. Kirk Franklin) — YouTube

Liturgy Prints — Every Moment Holy

“A Greek Papyrus Amulet from the Duke Collection with Biblical Excerpts” by Csaba A. La’da and Amphilochios Papathomas — JSTOR

Coble Eye Care

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a second stroll through the words of Psalm 23.

The Gorge Amphitheatre

Saving Paradise by Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent listen to the voice of Psalm 19.

Firefly [Lightning Bug] — Wikipedia

Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

Psalm 19: The Heavens Declare the Glory of God — Aleph Beta

Reflections: Christianity Makes Sense of the World — C. S. Lewis Institute

“The Merton Prayer” — Reflections, Yale Divinity School

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent mull over the words of Psalm 32.

Bad Words Series — BibleProject

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent compare and contrast Psalms 51 and 139.

Psalm 139: Take 1 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

Psalm 139: Take 4 — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

The Crucifixion by Fleming Rutledge

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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent discuss Psalm 91.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Derek Vreeland, author of Centering Jesus. He is the discipleship pastor at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, MO, where he lives with his wife, Jenni.

Centering Jesus by Derek Vreeland

Review of Centering Jesus — Marty Solomon, Goodreads

Man Enough by Nate Pyle

God’s Empowering Presence by Gordon D. Fee

Benefit of the Doubt by Gregory A. Boyd

Salvation by Allegiance Alone by Matthew W. Bates

Daily Office Lectionary by Derek Vreeland

Book of Common Prayer — Wikipedia

Derek Vreeland’s Website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Derek Vreeland.

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks discuss the words of Psalm 137.

BEMA 380: Psalms — The Hidden Face

Answering God by Eugene H. Peterson

BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle

The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks consider the words of Psalm 8.

The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann

Visual Commentary on Psalm 8 — BibleProject

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Reflections on the Psalms by C. S. Lewis

“Rabbi Simcha Bunem's Favorite Sayings” by Julie Danan — Sefaria

Midrash Tehillim on Psalm 8 — Sefaria

Psalm 8 — Wikipedia

“Stars” by Switchfoot — YouTube

“Friend of God” by Israel Houghton — YouTube

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé discuss Psalm 23.

“House of God Forever” by Jon Foreman — YouTube

Psalm 23 — Wikipedia

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé discuss Psalm 13.

The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann

Telling the Truth by Frederick Buechner

BEMA 282: John — The Dance of Grief

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent as he launches a series on the Psalms.

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

Free at Last by dc Talk — YouTube

“[Psalm] 40” by dc Talk — YouTube

The Art of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter

The Art of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter

The Art of Bible Translation by Robert Alter

Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible by Thomas G. Long

BEMA 349: The Chosen S3E8 — “Sustenance” (Bonus Episode)

The Message of the Psalms by Walter Brueggemann

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott

Help, Thanks, Wow by Anne Lamott

Answering God by Eugene H. Peterson

Praying the Psalms by Thomas Merton

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Lea Schrumpf, Director of Pastoral Care at Purdue Christian Campus House, to discuss how we are shaped by harm, but how we are created for delight and honor, and how we can enter our stories with compassion and kindness.

BEMA 242: Spiritual Abuse — Commodities and Variables

The Allender Center

Anatomy of the Soul by Curt Thompson

Being Known Podcast

Adam Young Counseling

The Place We Find Ourselves podcast

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk

My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

The Reconnect Institute

Reconnect Marriage Podcast

Purdue Christian Campus House

Snack-Stadium by Ordi Stefan Hossu — Facebook

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Lea Schrumpf.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude the journey through Isaiah by looking at his prophetic visions for the future and how hope changes the substance of our conversations, desires, and experiences.

BEMA 137: A Dry Tree

BEMA 71: The Prophetic Table

BEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of Faith

Friend or Foe #1: The Truth and Proper Place of Guilt sermon — YouTube

Overview of Isaiah — BibleProject

King Chizkiah, the Almost Messiah — Rabbi David Fohrman, Aleph Beta

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Reed Dent discuss the maternal images seen throughout Isaiah.

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Behavior of a Pallas’s cat — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings press on into the final chapters of Isaiah’s servant discourse, hearing the famous passage of God’s suffering servant and searching for the fruit of those trials.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings enter a new season of Isaiah’s prophecy. Times have changed, circumstances are different, but God’s love remains the same.

Tikkun Olam — Wikipedia

BEMA 192: Telling a Story

BEMA 64: 3 Isaiah — Servant

BEMA 289: John — Loved to the End

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Preston Ulmer, author of Deconstruct Faith, Discover Jesus, founder and director of the Doubters’ Club, pastor at North Point Church in Springfield, MO, and many pastoral roles before that.

Deconstruct Faith, Discover Jesus by Preston Ulmer

The Doubters’ Club (website)

The Doubters’ Club (book) by Preston Ulmer

Encanto (2021 film)

Conversational Intelligence by Judith E. Glaser

Preston Ulmer on Instagram

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Preston Ulmer.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Elle Grover Fricks to discuss the historical portion of Isaiah that bridges the two parts of the prophetic work, considering the possibilities for voices and redactions.

BEMA 82: The Text — When, Where, Who, and Why

Documentary Hypothesis — Wikipedia

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

“The Re-Emergence of Source Criticism: The Neo-Documentary Hypothesis” by Joel S. Baden — Yale Divinity School

BEMA 71: The Prophetic Table

The Documentary Hypothesis and the Composition of the Pentateuch by Umberto Cassuto (PDF)

“You have been weighed, measured, and found wanting” — A Knight’s Tale, YouTube

BEMA 365: Isaiah — Prophet vs. Wizard Priests

Ašipu — Wikipedia

Where God Was Born by Bruce Feiler

If All the Seas Were Ink by Ilana Kurshan

2023 NFL Season — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider the reality of God’s anger in the next portion of Isaiah.

The Jewish Study Bible: Second Edition

“JPS Bible Translation Enters Digital Era with Sefaria” — The Jewish Publication Society

JPS Tanakh 1917 — BibleHub

New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the next portion of Isaiah to see God’s message aimed directly as His own people.

BEMA 176: Revelation — Smyrna and Their Crown

Beth Moore on the Church in History — Twitter

BEMA 136: Each One

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear the universal pronouncement of God’s care and judgment in Isaiah, and then see the response of the prophet to what could lie ahead.

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks are joined by Elisa Bosley, founder of Spiritual Eldercare. Elisa has decades of experience leading worship services and Bible studies, and also working with adults who have dementia. Combining those efforts, she became a chaplain in 2016 and serves at a long-term memory care community in Boulder, Colorado.

Spiritual Eldercare

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Elisa Bosley.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear Isaiah communicate the comprehensive and exhaustive nature of how God carries the burdens of all nations, not just the ones that bear His name.

Presentation for Isaiah — Burdens (PDF)

NIV Archaeological Study Bible

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter

Cross Vision by Gregory A. Boyd

Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into Isaiah and the days of Ahaz to see God’s invitation to trust the story—and warnings for what might happen if that invitation is not accepted.

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé dig a little deeper into the cultural context of Isaiah 6.

“Isaiah's Impure Lips and Their Purification in Light of Akkadian Sources” by Victor (Avigdor) Hurowitz — JSTOR

Myths & Legends of Babylonia & Assyria by Lewis Spence

Bārû — Wikipedia

Bāru (Mesopotamian priest) — Britannica

Bārûtu — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey into the text of Isaiah, hearing the call of a father to his stubborn children.

The Ache for Meaning by Tommy Brown

The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary by Robert Alter

BEMA 51: 1 Isaiah — Vineyard

Isaiah: Holy, Holy, Holy — Derrick Rohr, Campus Christian Fellowship

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Reed Dent to continue the introduction to the prophecy of Isaiah and consider Walter Brueggemann’s ideas about the prophetic imagination.

The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

“What Prophecy Is For” — BibleProject Podcast

Thought of the Day: Prophetic Imagination — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are with Reed Dent to begin a journey deep into the prophecy of Isaiah by considering what we can learn from Abraham Joshua Heschel about the prophetic pathos.

The Prophets by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Isaiah: History — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

A Collision or (3+4=7) by David Crowder*Band

Collected Poems of W. H. Auden (see Part IX)

Lost in the Cosmos by Walker Percy

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

“I Have a Dream” (Martin Luther King Jr. speech) — Wikipedia

“I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” (Martin Luther King Jr. speech) — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings return to “Ordinary Time” on the podcast and prepare for some fresh studies of the Text.

BEMA 190: Session 4 Capstone

BEMA News & Events

Impact Campus Ministries

BEMA Discord

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up Session 7 of the podcast by hearing about Marty’s sabbatical experience and reflecting on what we’ve all been through in this season of rest.

“Closing Time” (Marty’s sabbatical recap blog post)

Meet the Solomons: Sabbatical Recap — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Ignatius of Loyola — Wikipedia

BEMA 350: Kat Armstrong — Storyline Bible

BEMA 351: Sabbath Reflection Music

“Birdsongs alleviate anxiety and paranoia in healthy participants” by E. Stobbe, J. Sundermann, L. Ascone & S. Kühn — Scientific Reports

Sound Escapes Podcast

Fasting by Scot McKnight

Beholding by Strahan Coleman

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Dallas Jenkins to mull over the questions that arose from Seasons 2 and 3 of The Chosen.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

5&2 T-Shirt — The Chosen

Ancient Israel by Roland de Vaux

Grafted on YouTube

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Elle Grover Fricks pontificate on the practice of prayer.

Presentation for Sabbath Practice — Prayer (PDF)

“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Spiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen

Prayer by Richard J. Foster

This Is Water by David Foster Wallace

Every Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Every Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

To Bless the Space Between Us by John O’Donohue

The Ignatian Examen — Jesuits.org

“How to Make Ringtones for iPhone” by Don Reisinger — Tom’s Guide

“How to Create Custom Ringtones for Your Android Phone” by Cameron Summerson — How-To Geek

Silence (2016 film)

The Cast of Rogue One — Wikipedia

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks traverse the topic of fasting.

Didache — Wikipedia

Basil of Caesarea — Wikipedia

John Wesley (Holy Club section for fasting) — Wikipedia

Jewish Fast Days — Chabad.org

“Fasting for Religious Observance” — Brandeis University

“Intermittent Fasting 101: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide” — Healthline

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Brent Billings is considering the practice of friendship with Reed Dent and his best friend and ministry partner Derrick James Rohr III.

CCF Truman Staff

The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

The Four Loves by C. S. Lewis

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore Marty’s spiritual practices and see what has changed or evolved for him over the last seven years.

BEMA 24: Creating a Space

Thought of the Day: Two Hands of Faith — Marty Solomon, YouTube

The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

“Is It Time to Quit ‘Quiet Time’?” by Dru Johnson and Celina Durgin — Christianity Today

Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret by Dr. and Mrs. Howard Taylor (via Jim Feicht)

A Day in the Life: Spiritual Practices — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Thought of the Day: Writing the Text — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Finding Our Way Again by Brian McLaren

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

Shaping Faith #5: Fasting sermon — YouTube

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé discuss his spiritual practices and how they have evolved throughout his journey with God.

Schottenstein Interlinear Complete Chumash by Rabbi Menachem Davis

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks chat about her spiritual practices.

Notebook Classic — LEUCHTTURM1917

SHARPIE S-Gel Pen, Medium Point (0.7mm), Black Ink

“Advantage of Handwriting Over Typing on Learning Words” by Aya S. Ihara et al. — Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

“Is the News Making Us Unhappy?” by Natascha de Hoog and Peter Verboon — British Journal of Psychology

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent consider a different framework for spiritual practice and explore how Reed engages his own practices.

BEMA 24: Creating a Space

Grasslands National Park — Wikipedia

Visiting Grasslands National Park — Brent Billings

Big Bend National Park — Wikipedia

Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot

The Books of Scott Cairns

Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community by Pádraig Ó Tuama

Poetry Unbound Podcast

Making All Things New by Henri Nouwen

Eat This Book by Eugene H. Peterson

Common Prayer by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, and Enuma Okoro

Endless Life by Scott Cairns

Every Moment Holy, Volume I by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Every Moment Holy, Volume II by Douglas Kaine McKelvey

Spiritual Direction by Henri Nouwen

“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins from The Apple That Astonished Paris

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen

“Your Kids Aren’t Too Old for Picture Books, and Neither Are You” by Pamela Paul — The New York Times

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Brent Billings offers an extended track of music and sounds for spending time in reflection. To maintain a reasonable file size for downloads, this music is presented at a slightly reduced quality compared to the original Sabbath Reflection episodes.

Source Music for Session 7 — Soundstripe

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Kat Armstrong, a Bible teacher and ministry leader who holds a master’s degree from Dallas Theological Seminary. She is the author of the Storyline Bible Studies and is the cofounder of the Polished Network.

Mountains by Kat Armstrong

Storyline Bible Studies by Kat Armstrong

The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing by Jonathan T. Pennington

Tree of Life Series — BibleProject Podcast

The Art of Reading Scripture by Ellen F. Davis and Richard B. Hays (contains “Reading Scripture as a Coherent Story” by Richard Bauckham)

Bono by University Press

Reading the Bible for a Change by Ray Lubeck

No More Holding Back by Kat Armstrong

The In-Between Place by Kat Armstrong

Kat Armstrong on Instagram

Polished Network

Kat Armstrong’s website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Kat Armstrong.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the ultimate episode of Season 3 of The Chosen.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

BEMA 71: The Prophetic Table

Addendum to BEMA 80 [on Pharisees] — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude this series of reflection by working to apply the lessons of trust from the Mishkan.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection VII — Trust (PDF)

BEMA 331: Sanctuary — Resting with the Mishkan

Storyline Bible Studies by Kat Armstrong

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the events of the penultimate episode of Season 3 of The Chosen.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue this series of reflection, considering the wonder of God’s redemptive, saving work, which isn’t ours to control.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection VI — Wonder (PDF)

BEMA 330: Sanctuary — Traversing the Mishkan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are introduced to Pilate and watch with the crowd as Jesus does everything except get John the Baptist out of jail.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Rabbi Akiva — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a series of reflection, considering our approaches to sin and how we occupy different places.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection V — Place (PDF)

BEMA 329: Sanctuary — Moving the Mishkan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see Jesus engage the act of healing in new ways.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

BEMA 103: Healing in His Wings

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue this series of reflection, working to consider the different ways in which we teach others.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection IV — Teaching (PDF)

BEMA 328: Sanctuary — Listening by the Mishkan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see the disciples utilize their healing power and then process what happened.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

BEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of Faith

BEMA 124: Statement of Triumph

Banias Archaeological Dig of 2020 — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue this series of reflection, working to apply the lessons of community from the Mishkan.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection III — Community (PDF)

BEMA 327: Sanctuary — Feasting at the Mishkan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings watch as Jesus returns to Nazareth to become a prophet without honor in his hometown.

The Chosen

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue through this series of reflection, working to apply the lessons of love from the Mishkan.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection II — Love (PDF)

BEMA 326: Sanctuary — Entering the Mishkan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings return to The Chosen to watch as the disciples are commissioned as apostles and sent out in pairs.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

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Cohortes Urbanae — Wikipedia

The Kingdom (Teaching Series) — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Addendum: James Who? — Marty Solomon, YouTube

BEMA 259: Kevan Chandler — We Carry Kevan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings start a series of reflection, working to apply the lessons of the Mishkan once again.

Presentation for Sabbath Reflection I — Truth (PDF)

BEMA 325: Sanctuary — Waking Up in the Mishkan

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings jump back into The Chosen with the first episode of Season 3.

The Chosen

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BEMA 21: With All Your Soul & “Very”

Machaerus — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture into new territory and approach the podcast with a different perspective for a season.

“The Sabbath Year” by Marty Solomon

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up Session 6 of the podcast and reflect on where we’ve been.

Marty on Goodreads

The Kingdom (Teaching Series) — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Book Tour Recap blog post

Book Tour Recap on YouTube

BEMA 307: Tohu va Vohu (State of the Podcast)

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Andrew DeCort, author of Flourishing on the Edge of Faith. He holds a Ph.D. in Religious and Political Ethics and is the founder of the Neighbor-Love Movement and the Institute for Faith and Flourishing. Andrew has taught at a variety of universities around the world, and he and his wife, Lily, live and work between Ethiopia and Chicago.

Flourishing on the Edge of Faith by Andrew DeCort

BEMA 275: Kate Schmidgall — BitterSweet

The Neighbor-Love Movement

The Institute for Faith and Flourishing

Coming soon: What Is Christianity? by Andrew DeCort

Andrew DeCort’s Website

Andrew DeCort on Facebook

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Andrew DeCort.

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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks muse on the mysteries of rest and holiness, and conclude the anthology on the tabernacle.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Resting with the Mishkan (PDF)

Strong Bad Email #58: Dragon — YouTube

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

“When You Believe” from The Prince of Egypt — YouTube

“Doubting Doubts” by Citizens & Saints — YouTube

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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks gather once again around the fire and wrestle with the radical implications of putting the Divine Image into practice.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Traversing the Mishkan (PDF)

“Man as the Image of God in Genesis in the Light of Ancient Near Eastern Parallels” by Edward Mason Curtis — University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons

Image of God — Wikipedia

BEMA 248: Joy and Lot’s Untitled Wife w/ Elle Grover Fricks

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Brent Billings is with Josh Bossé and Reed Dent to see how God’s presence shows up in surprising ways throughout the tabernacle.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Moving the Mishkan (PDF)

BEMA 294: John — Sacrifice, Suffering, and Joy

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Brent Billings is with Josh Bossé and Reed Dent to consider the role of priests in the tabernacle through their clothing.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Listening by the Mishkan (PDF)

A Commentary on the Book of Exodus by U. Cassuto

Diary of a Country Priest (1951 film)

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé examine the communal life and stability found in the sacrificial altar.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Feasting at the Mishkan (PDF)

Ship of Theseus — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Josh Bossé to consider the boundaries established for the tabernacle and the love hidden within them.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Entering the Mishkan (PDF)

Symbolism of the Biblical World by Othmar Keel

Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Josh Bossé to begin a series on the tabernacle of Exodus and the parallels it has to the Creation story, turning those spiritual principles into tangible practices.

Presentation for Sanctuary — Waking Up in the Mishkan (PDF)

Tabernacle — Wikipedia

“What’s So Special About the Tabernacle?” — BibleProject Podcast

BEMA 286: John — The Test of Bread

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Anita Grace Brown. She has been using yoga for 25 years to heal from trauma, fear, and spiritual struggles. She engages nature and uses art to help others find redemption.

Grooveology Website

It’s 5 o’clock Somewhere Podcast

Kamikaze Yogi by Anita Grace Brown

Christians Practicing Yoga

The Yoga Abbey

I’m Gonna Stress You Out — Online Course

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Anita Grace Brown.

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks finish out the series by turning their attention to two figures in the book of Revelation.

Cinnabar — Wikipedia

Litter (vehicle) [palanquin] — Wikipedia

Epiphanius of Salamis — Wikipedia

Hippolytus of Rome — Wikipedia

Isis — Wikipedia

BEMA 300: John — The Migdal

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to survey the forgotten women of the New Testament.

Learning Greek with Elle — Servant (PDF)

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

Trireme — Wikipedia

Didache — Wikipedia

Junia (New Testament person) — Wikipedia

BEMA News & Events

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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé draw their chairs closer to the fire of the accounts of women who may have been overlooked in the Hebrew Bible.

Binders Full of Women — Know Your Meme

BEMA 209: Midrash — Noah’s Backstory and the Nephilim

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks study sages and wise women of the Text.

Nadītu — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to discuss how to navigate the dangers of presentism and primitivism as we start a series on the forgotten women of the Bible.

Presentation for The Forgotten Women — Presentism and Primitivism (PDF)

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari

Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari

BEMA 240: Sin and the Archaeology of Joshua w/ Elle Grover Fricks

Levant — Wikipedia

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

BEMA 308: The Chosen S2E9 — “The Messengers”

BEMA 310: The Nativity Story

BEMA 297: Kat Armas — Abuelita Faith

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Alonzo Felder, author of Discovering A. S. J. Allen. Over the course of his career as an IT analyst at Duke University, Alonzo became an expert in a number of research methods and has done extensive work on his own family history.

Discovering A. S. J. Allen by Alonzo Felder

“Do You Know” Scale

Review of Discovering A. S. J. Allen — Marty Solomon, Goodreads

Coming soon: Online Course for Family History Research

Coming soon: Documentary Film/Series

My Roots Foundation

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Alonzo Felder.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Erin Geiselman, leader of the launch team for Marty’s book Asking Better Questions of the Bible, to discuss what the experience of writing a book was like for Marty.

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

BEMA 207: J. R. Briggs — The Sacred Overlap

The Writing Life Course — Kairos Partnerships

From Novice to Expert by Patricia Benner

BEMA 57: Lamentations — Lament and Hope

Erin Geiselman on Twitter

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Erin Geiselman.

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about the story of the unforgiving servant and the end of bookkeeping and seeing our enemies as ourselves.

BEMA 121: The Key to Your Own Prison

The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

Free of Charge by Miroslav Volf

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Reed Dent to discuss the lost son of Luke 15 and what it means to be lost.

The Pharisees by Joseph Sievers and Amy-Jill Levine

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey

Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about the story of the rich fool and the dynamics of money and relationships.

Tell It Slant by Eugene Peterson

Hope: The Prophet Candle — The BEMA Liturgy

“Tripping Billies” by Dave Matthews Band — YouTube

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey

The Parable of the Rich Fool — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

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Brent Billings is joined by Reed Dent and Elle Grover Fricks to talk about the story of the Good Samaritan and what it looks like to love people we’d rather not.

Elle Meets John Piper

“On Priests and Jericho in the Second Temple Period” by Joshua Schwartz — ResearchGate

The Parable of the Good Samaritan — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are bringing in Reed Dent to launch a miniseries on parables, starting with a discussion about what a parable is and why anyone would want to teach in that way.

Tell It Slant by Eugene Peterson

The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren

Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon

“Introduction to Poetry” by Billy Collins from The Apple That Astonished Paris

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey

The Orthodox Heretic by Peter Rollins

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Keith Simon, co-author of Truth Over Tribe, who co-planted The Crossing, a politically diverse church where he is the co-lead teaching pastor. He hosts a podcast by the same name, Truth Over Tribe, and teaches on Ten Minute Bible Talks.

Truth Over Tribe by Patrick Miller and Keith Simon

Truth Over Tribe Podcast

Ten Minute Bible Talks

BEMA 309: On Social Media

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Keith Simon.

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The Nativity Story (2006 film)

The Nativity Story on JustWatch

BEMA 89: Written in the Stars

When God Was a Boy by C. T. Giles

Festival Edition: The Birth (w/ Katie Del Rocco) [Adaptation from Frederick Buechner] — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Special Guest: Maggi Billings.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings address the Twitter-sized elephant in the room, talk about how each of them use social media, and consider ways all of us can engage this part of our world in a healthy way.

BEMA Poll/Survey (valid through 26 April 2023)

“Twitter suspends @ElonJet plane-tracking bot after Musk pledged to leave it up” — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica

“Elon Musk offloads another $3.6 billion of Tesla stock” — Dave Lee, Financial Times/Ars Technica

“One More for the ‘Everything Is Going Just Fine at Twitter’ File” — John Gruber, Daring Fireball

“Musk brings back Twitter Blue with new features to prevent impersonation” — Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica

“On the Prevalence of Hate Speech on Twitter” — John Gruber, Daring Fireball

“Goodbye, Twitter” — Ken White, Substack

Brent’s Tweet on Sabbath

“Platformer: Twitter Considering Making Personalized Ads and Location Sharing Mandatory” — John Gruber, Daring Fireball

Thought of the Day: The Social Dilemma — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Brent’s Tweet on Playback Controls

Tweet Thread on Infinite Scrolling

BEMA 2: Knowing When to Say “Enough”

Thought of the Day: Social Media Beatitudes — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Thought of the Day: Disagreement — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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Brent’s Mastodon Invite Link

Elon’s Poll for Leadership of Twitter

Brent’s Tweet Commenting on How This Episode Quickly Became Outdated

Dave Lee’s Tweet on Linking to Mastodon

Aaron Levie’s Tweet on External Linking Policy

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Maggi Billings to discuss The Chosen S2E9 (the 2021 Christmas special), “The Messengers.”

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Festival Edition: The Birth (w/ Katie Del Rocco) [Adaptation from Frederick Buechner] — Marty Solomon, YouTube

The Nativity Story (2006 film)

The Nativity Story on JustWatch

Special Guest: Maggi Billings.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Brian Truschinger, Elle Grover Fricks, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé, all together for the very first time to discuss what is happening with BEMA and what we hope for the future.

BEMA Poll/Survey (valid through 26 April 2023)

The BEMA Liturgy

Tell It Slant by Eugene Peterson

Elle’s Website for Hebrew Classes

The Text In Us Podcast

Josh’s Beard Progress (surgery > shaved > 1 month > 3 months)

Sermon with Brian’s Toilet Story

“How to Speed Listen (for Students or Podfasters)” by Hugh Rayner — University of Melbourne

Special Guest: Brian Truschinger.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Brian David, who spent 37 years coaching people in software, and 25 years coaching high school sports, but now finds himself “coaching” the Text.

Chiasms in John by Brian David

BEMA 28: Images of the Desert — Ar'ar and Tamarisk

Poet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. Bailey

Star Wars Ring Theory by Mike Klimo

Jesus and the Eyewitnesses by Richard Bauckham

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Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Brian David.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. Gary Burge, author of Interpreting the Gospel of John, and one of the foremost authorities on John. He was a professor at Wheaton College for 25 years and now serves as a New Testament scholar at Calvin Theological Seminary.

Gary M. Burge, Professor of New Testament — Calvin Theological Seminary

Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge

James Dunn — Wikipedia

The Anointed Community by Gary M. Burge

Society of Biblical Literature

C. H. Dodd — Wikipedia

John Robinson — Wikipedia

The Gospel of John: A Commentary by Rudolf Bultmann

John’s Wisdom by Ben Witherington III

Acts: An Exegetical Commentary by Craig S. Keener

The Gospel of John: A Commentary by Craig S. Keener

The Historical Reliability of John’s Gospel by Craig L. Blomberg

Jesus the Purifier: John’s Gospel and the Fourth Quest for the Historical Jesus by Craig L. Blomberg

John: The NIV Application Commentary by Gary M. Burge

The Letters of John: The NIV Application Commentary by Gary M. Burge

The New Testament in Antiquity by Gary M. Burge and Gene L. Green

“The Fifth Gospel — Interview with Gary Burge” — GTI Tours Podcast #4

“Why Context Matters — Interview with Dr. Gary Burge” — GTI Tours Podcast #45

Gary Burge’s website

Banias Archaeological Dig of 2020 — YouTube

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Gary Burge.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the different elements of John’s construction and consider some of the scholarly theories and observations that have been made over the years, seeing what there might be to learn in those possibilities.

Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge

Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings take a tour through the history of textual criticism that surrounds the Gospel of John and we look at the unique styles and attributes of John’s writing.

Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge

Historical Tradition and Sources in John

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings listen in on the restoration of Peter and consider the conclusion John writes for his Gospel account.

BEMA 131: Betrayal

Pre-order: Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss Thomas—a seemingly strange disciple—and question the nature of doubt and belief.

“The Seeing Heart” by Frederick Buechner — YouTube

“Frederick Buechner, Novelist With a Religious Slant, Dies at 96” by Robert D. McFadden — The New York Times

Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner

“St. Thomas Didymus” by Denise Levertov

The Stream & the Sapphire by Denise Levertov

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks witness the resurrection of Jesus and consider the figure of Miriam the Migdal, more commonly known as Mary Magdalene.

Isis — Wikipedia

Early Christian Women and Pagan Opinion by Margaret Y. MacDonald

The Resurrection of Mary Magdalene by Jane Schaberg

The Woman Jesus Loved by Antti Marjanen

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings pick up after the moment of Jesus’s death on the cross, looking at the preparations for his burial and the work of two unexpected characters who take their own stand in honoring Jesus.

Arimathea — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into John’s account of Jesus’s crucifixion.

The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel

Shmuel Safrai — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Kat Armas, author of Abuelita Faith, whose earliest theological formation came from her grandmother and ultimately inspired her to tell the stories of those we find on the margins. She teaches people to reflect on the abuelitas in their lives and shows us how to live out this kind of faith on a daily basis.

The Protagonistas

Abuelita Faith by Kat Armas

Abuelita Fe by Kat Armas

Sacred Belonging by Kat Armas

BEMA 52: Jonah — Potential

Kat Armas’s website

Kat Armas on Twitter

Kat Armas on Instagram

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Kat Armas.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see Jesus arrested, finding himself questioned, Peter questioned, finding himself lacking in courage, and Pilate drawn into an argument, finding himself cornered.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at Jesus’s famous prayer for unity. Why is this his foremost concern before he goes to the cross?

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks consider the various words for sacrifices in Hebrew before moving on to the second half of John 16 as we work our way through the Farewell Discourses.

Learning Hebrew with Elle — Sacrifices (PDF)

Consider the Birds by Debbie Blue

Michael Pakaluk — The Catholic University of America

George Parsenios — Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology

Urban von Wahlde — Loyola University Chicago

Raymond E. Brown — Wikipedia

Burton Visotzky — Wikipedia

“Wine, Women, and the Polis” by Brigette Ford Russell — JSTOR

BEMA 248: Joy and Lot’s Untitled Wife w/ Elle Grover Fricks

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue Jesus’s discussion about the place of persecution in the coming days, decades, and centuries. What is the Holy Spirit’s job (or at least one of them) in this process of glorification?

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings spend time in one of the staple passages of Impact Campus Ministries, and a foundational text for intimacy with God. Jesus is the true vine—what can we learn by taking this truth seriously?

BEMA 24: Creating a Space

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue into Jesus’s discourse in preparation for his death, where he promises the Advocate, the Helper, the Counselor—the Holy Spirit.

Holy Spirit — BibleProject

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Jesus’s final discourse in John as he prepares for his imminent arrest, considering what it means that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

BEMA 22: Under the Chuppah

The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV)

BEMA 87: John — Grafted

BEMA 137: A Dry Tree

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin an examination of the “Book of Hours” or the “Book of Glory.” What does it look like to believe in Jesus?

John — Loved to the End Presentation (PDF)

BEMA 131: Betrayal

The Fidelity of Betrayal by Peter Rollins

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Steve Park, founder of Little Lights Urban Ministries in Washington, DC. He teaches race literacy for Christians, provides after-school and summer programs, adult and employment programs, Christian mentoring and Bible studies, and so much more.

Little Lights

The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck

The World’s Religions by Huston Smith

Race: The Power of an Illusion — PBS

Race Literacy 101 Class

Little Lights on YouTube

Little Lights on Facebook

Little Lights on Instagram

Little Lights on LinkedIn

Little Lights on Twitter

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Steve Park.

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé resume an reexamination of John 6 as Jesus continues to subvert the expectations of the people as the second Moses.

Josh Bossé on CaringBridge

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé examine John 6 for a second time, looking at the test Jesus gives to his disciples as they prepare to feed the 5000.

BEMA 281: John — You Are Gods

Josh Bossé on CaringBridge

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish John’s “Book of Signs” and the concluding examination of belief and disbelief.

BEMA 64: 3 Isaiah — Servant

Thought of the Day: Two Hands of Faith — Marty Solomon, YouTube

The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings work toward the closing of the Book of Signs in the Gospel of John as Jesus states that his hour has come.

BEMA 124: Statement of Triumph

The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV)

Voice of God — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider the Pharisees’ reaction to the raising of Lazarus, as well as the story of Mary anointing Jesus for burial.

“Missing God in the Name of God” sermon — University Christian Church, YouTube

The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV)

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Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss a story about Mary and Martha and Jesus, which also happens to contain an episode about the death and resurrection of Lazarus.

“Lazarus Come Forth” by Carmen — YouTube

“The Way of Suffering: A Reasoning of the Heart” by Jerome A. Miller

Existence of God by John R. Jacobson

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé discuss spiritual leadership and the conversations with Jesus in the temple courts at the Festival of Dedication.

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Josh Bossé on CaringBridge

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Brent Billings provides an introduction for Marty Solomon to lead us in a special conversation that means a lot to him personally, meant to help us consider one of the things God is inviting us to as we partner with Him to put the world back together. How do we make it back to Eden?

BEMA 6: A Tale of a Tower

The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Amazon)

The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Aleph Beta)

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at Jesus’s claim to be the true gate and the good shepherd for his sheep.

John — My Sheep, My Voice Presentation (PDF)

BEMA 87: John — Grafted

BEMA 26: Images of the Desert — Shepherd

BEMA 105: An Explosive Kingdom

The 7 Great I Ams #3: I Am the Door sermon — YouTube

The 7 Great I Ams (Sermon Series) — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the healing of a blind man and Jesus’s subsequent teaching on a different kind of blindness.

Everyman’s Talmud by Abraham Cohen

The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann

Addendum to BEMA 80 — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider a provocative teaching of Jesus that nearly got him executed.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the dispute Jesus has with those who believed him about who their father is.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Kate Schmidgall, the founder and director of BitterSweet Creative, and the founder and editor of BitterSweet Monthly.

National Community Church, Lincoln Theatre Campus

NCC Lincoln Theatre Campus Staff

Contemplations Series with Walter Brueggemann

An Other Kingdom by Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight

Breaking Ground by Anne Snyder and Susannah Black

Comment Magazine

Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon

Flourishing on the Edge of Faith by Andrew DeCort

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Kate Schmidgall.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear Jesus talk about his own identity and testimony in the face of those who grapple with his teachings.

BEMA 85: Mark — Roman Gospel

“Written in the Dust” sermon (Brad Gray) — YouTube

Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge

Jesus Within Judaism by James H. Charlesworth

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks talk about the cultural context of Jesus being confronted in the courts with the woman accused of adultery in John 8.

The Daniel Scene Brent Could Not Remember (from April 1986)

Hebrew Classes with Elle

“John 7:53-8:11: A Study in Misreading” by Gail R. O’Day — JSTOR

BEMA 82: The Text — When, Where, Who, and Why

Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Richard James

The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy of Jesus by Chris Keith

“Earth Accuses Earth: Tracing What Jesus Wrote on the Ground” by Jennifer Knust and Tommy Wasserman — JSTOR

To Cast the First Stone by Jennifer Knust and Tommy Wasserman

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude a review of Season 2 of The Chosen with a discussion on the eighth episode.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Dallas Regrets This One Thing (Season Finale Reaction) — The Chosen, YouTube

BEMA 93: Blessed

BEMA 99: Fruit of Fools

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish John 7, discussing the differing opinions about the identity of Jesus.

Miracles of Messiah by Ron Miller

BEMA 76: Silent Years — Sadducees

BEMA 130: The Plot to Kill Jesus

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the seventh episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings jump into John 7, discussing Jesus’s engagement with the Festival of Tabernacles.

Sukkot & Simchat Torah — Chabad.org

Rabbi Jesus by Bruce Chilton

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings return to The Chosen with a discussion on the sixth episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Episode 6: "This line wrecks me." (Director Reaction) — The Chosen, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Reed Dent to finish examining the sixth chapter of John, and attempt to bring some closure to this challenging portion of the Text.

I Asked for Wonder by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Prototype by Jonathan Martin

BEMA 230: Mandy Smith — Unfettered

Unfettered by Mandy Smith

The Experience of God by David Bentley Hart

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the controversial fifth episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Zealot by Reza Aslan

I'm firing back about one criticism — The Chosen, YouTube

Whoa! Episode 5 was controversial (Director reacts) — The Chosen, YouTube

Our Bible consultants discuss our most controversial moment — The Chosen, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrestle with the potential interpretations of what is happening in the beginning of John 6.

A Harmony of the Gospels (NASB) by Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry

The NIV Harmony of the Gospels by Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry

A Harmony of the Gospels by A. T. Robertson

BEMA 115: 5 Loaves, 2 Fish, and 1 Big Lesson

Boaty McBoatface — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the fourth episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Pool of Bethesda — Wikipedia

BEMA 261: John — What Do You Want?

Cohortes Urbanae — Wikipedia

Our best ever? Episode 4 Director Reaction — The Chosen, YouTube

100 Fold Studio

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider the reactions to Jesus healing on the Sabbath in John 5, and discuss the authority of and testimonies about Jesus.

Impact Staff Opening at the University of Oregon

BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill

God Was in This Place & I, I Did Not Know by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner

BEMA 190: Session 4 Capstone

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the third episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Our most talked about scene ever? Chosen director reacts — The Chosen, YouTube

Story by Robert McKee

“Who Would Have Dreamed” by Sovereign Grace Music — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Kevan Chandler of We Carry Kevan to continue through the Gospel of John, exploring the healing of the official’s son and the healing at the pool of Bethesda.

BEMA 102: Son of Man

Addendum to BEMA 102 — Marty Solomon, YouTube

We Carry Kevan (Nonprofit Organization)

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Kevan Chandler.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the second episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

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The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes

BEMA 253: John — Come and See

BEMA 119: The Gates of Hell

Banias Archaeological Dig of 2020 — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Kevan Chandler, author of the book We Carry Kevan, and founder of the nonprofit organization We Carry Kevan.

We Carry Kevan by Kevan Chandler

We Carry Kevan (Nonprofit Organization)

Andrew Peterson

The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Kevan Chandler.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are breaking ground with a first-time-ever Monday episode of BEMA, beginning the continuation of our review of The Chosen with a discussion on the first episode of Season 2.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

BEMA 167: James — Mitzvoth

Addendum on James — Marty Solomon, YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to continue through the Gospel of John, exploring who the Samaritans are, the place of women in Jewish and Christian practice around the first century, and a sprinkling of midrash to top it all off.

Samaritans Cooking for Passover

Targum — Wikipedia

Targum Jerusalem, Genesis 28:10 — Sefaria

The Samaritan Woman Story: An Alternative View — Israel Institute of Biblical Studies

“Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue” by Bernadette J. Brooten — Brown University Library

Serah — Sefaria

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the journey through the Gospel of John, looking at the testimony of John the Baptist as he ratifies the identity and ministry of Christ.

Map of the Regions of Israel in Ancient Times

Thought of the Day: Imposter Syndrome — Marty Solomon, YouTube

sphragizo — Blue Letter Bible

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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé continue the journey through the Gospel of John, discussing the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus, and the themes of their conversation.

BEMA 226: The Chosen S1E7 — “Invitations”

The Great British Bake Off — Wikipedia

The Tree of Life (2011 film)

God in Search of Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel

Man Is Not Alone by Abraham Joshua Heschel

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continuing the journey through the Gospel of John with the wedding at Cana and the clearing of the temple courts.

BEMA 79: Silent Years — Zealots

BEMA 224: The Chosen S1E5 — “The Wedding Gift”

The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV)

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the journey through the Gospel of John with the testimony of John the Baptist and Jesus’s call to his first disciples.

Targum — Wikipedia

Creation Series: John 1 — BibleProject

In the Beginning: John 1 — BibleProject Podcast

BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings start a verse-by-verse journey through the Gospel of John, beginning with a discussion about how John introduces us to Jesus.

Reading the Gospel of John Through Palestinian Eyes by Yohanna Katanacho

The Fifth Gospel: Interview with Gary Burge — GTI Tours Podcast #4

Why Context Matters: Interview with Dr. Gary Burge — GTI Tours Podcast #45

Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge

Publications of Gary M. Burge

BEMA 87: John — Grafted

Word Pictures by Brian Godawa

NIV Archaeological Study Bible

John 1 in the New English Translation

NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

Heart and Mind by Alexander John Shaia

John 1–12 — BibleProject

John 13–21 — BibleProject

Creation Series: John 1 — BibleProject

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest John Roberts to discuss his book, A Griever’s Guide to Life.

A Griever’s Guide to Life by John McNeely Roberts

“September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire — YouTube

Home Video: La Paz, Bolivia Vol. 1 — Olivia Roberts, YouTube

“Not for Me to Say” by Johnny Mathis — YouTube

B-Olivia Library

John’s family in 2015 | Olivia in 2016

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: John Roberts.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings go back to where it all started for The Chosen, reviewing what essentially became the pilot episode. “The Shepherd” was created as a short film for Dallas’s church in 2017 and took off like a wildfire.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

The Nativity Story (2006 film)

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Michael Burns, a teaching minister in the Two Cities Church in Minneapolis-St. Paul. He taught high school history in the central city of Milwaukee for nearly ten years before graduating from Wesley Seminary at Indiana Wesleyan University. He is a national and international biblical teacher at churches, schools of mission, and workshops. He has authored many books, including Crossing the Line; All Things to All People; and Escaping the Beast. Michael and his wife, MyCresha, have two adult sons.

Marty on the All Things to All People Podcast with Michael Burns

Marty’s Sasquatch GIF

Escaping the Beast by Michael Burns

Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw

Crossing the Line by Michael Burns

All Things to All People by Michael Burns

All Things to All People Podcast

Michael Burns Teaching Ministry website

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Michael Burns.

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks go through a Hebrew lesson on joy and explore the account of Lot’s wife, examining what is said and what is not said about this character.

Learning Hebrew with Elle — Joy (PDF)

Elle’s Website

Text in Us Podcast

Lot’s Wife (crag) — Wikipedia

Sanhedrin (tractate) — Wikipedia

“Lot’s Wife” by Kristine Batey

“Women and Torah: Ancient and Modern Midrashim” by Janelle Glick

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Brent Billings is joined by Josh Bossé to examine Esther’s plan for getting into the king’s throne room and what she is actually trying to accomplish once she’s there.

BEMA 70: Esther — Purim

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Eugenia Ortega to discuss her experience raising a child with autism, and encouraging all of us to have curiosity and empathy for people whose experiences are different than our own.

A Look into Our Window by Eugenia Ortega

John Whittaker

BibleProject

Eugenia Ortega on Facebook

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Eugenia Ortega.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to provide a liturgical space for repentance and healing.

This episode is adapted from “Prayers of the Faithful” from the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Rape, Assault & Incest National Network

National Domestic Violence Hotline

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to discuss The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill podcast.

Discussion Video for BEMA 244

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill Podcast

“Unintended Consequences of Failure Porn” — Liam Thatcher

“Sharing Many of the Same Flaws as its Subject ‘The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill’ Podcast Puts Blame Anywhere But Where It Belongs” — Religion Dispatches

“Trouble” by Taylor Swift (Angry Mark Driscoll Edition)

Marty’s Interview with Joshua Brown

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings reflect on a conversation between Rachel Clinton Chen and Adam Young that provided some helpful notes to illuminate the journey into the world of spiritual abuse.

Discussion Video for BEMA 243

The Place We Find Ourselves 89: Spiritual Abuse

Spiritual Abuse Archives — The Allender Center

Spiral Dynamics — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin a series that reflects on the heartbreaking realities of spiritual abuse, using notes from a recent conference to guide the conversation.

Discussion Video for BEMA 242

Thought of the Day: Imposter Syndrome — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Campus House at Purdue

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Find a BEMA Group

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the state of the podcast, and then Marty is joined by Becky Solomon to talk about parenting.

Discussion Video for BEMA 241

“How 936 Pennies Will Forever Change How You Parent” — Eryn Lynum

Special Guest: Becky Solomon.

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks discuss sin and the archaeology of Joshua.

Learning Hebrew with Elle — Sin (PDF)

Discussion Video for BEMA 240

List of Archaeological Periods (Levant) — Wikipedia

History of the Ancient Levant — Wikipedia

Doron Ben-Ami — Wikipedia

Elle’s Website

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Brent Billings is joined by Reed Dent to discuss the meaning of faith and the fears associated with deconstruction, both within a person and for those around them.

Discussion Video for BEMA 239

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You Have Permission Podcast

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings follow up on listener feedback from the episode with Jen Rosner before exploring the final three chapters of Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing the Jewish character of the Church and puzzling through what difference it makes to our lives as Christians.

Discussion Video for BEMA 238

Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill — Christianity Today

Mark S. Kinzer

Archbishop Foley Beach at the Anglican Church in North America

Gerald R. McDermott at Samford University

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore the seventh and eighth chapters of Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing the divergence of Judaism and Christianity, and analyzing the relationship between the two groups in the centuries since.

Jewish Roots — Ways Parted for a Dark History Presentation (PDF)

Discussion Video for BEMA 237

Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

Isaac W. Oliver at Bradley University

“Seeing What’s Next” (Technology Adoption Rates) — Asymco

Rabbi Dr. Eugene Korn — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings explore the fourth and fifth chapters of Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing Paul’s relationship to Jewish Law and the atonement process we see in Hebrews.

Discussion Video for BEMA 236

Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

David Rudolph at The King’s University

David M. Moffitt at the University of St. Andrews

BEMA 147: Galatians — Two Women, Two Covenants

BEMA 165: Hebrews — Running a Better Race

BEMA 166: Hebrews — Atonement 101

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into the ideas from the book Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing chapters 2–3 on how the authors of the New Testament used Tanakh and whether Jesus intended to establish a new religion.

Discussion Video for BEMA 235

Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

Mark S. Gignilliat at Beeson Divinity School

Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns

Matthew Thiessen at McMaster University

Matthew Thiessen on Twitter

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. Jennifer Rosner, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She also holds academic posts at The King’s University, Azusa Pacific University, and the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. Her passion is to explore the relationship with Judaism and Christianity, and she spent time living in Jerusalem with her husband, Yonah, before returning to the States. They have two children.

Discussion Video for BEMA 234

Jen Rosner’s website

Keely Boeving, Literary Agent and Freelance Editor

At the Foot of the Mountain by Joshua M. Lessard and Jennifer M. Rosner

The Torah and the Spirit (Part 1) with Jen Rosner and Josh Lessard

The Torah and the Spirit (Part 2) with Jen Rosner and Josh Lessard

The God of Israel and Christian Theology by R. Kendall Soulen

Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

Healing the Schism by Jennifer M. Rosner

Karl Barth — Wikipedia

Church Dogmatics by Karl Barth

Franz Rosenzweig — Wikipedia

Jen Rosner on Twitter

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Jen Rosner.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by the next new host, Josh Bossé, to discuss his expanded role on the BEMA team. Josh is the Lead Campus Minister with Impact Campus Ministries in Cincinnati, a newly established team for ICM. He is passionate about digging deep into the Text and finding practical, psychological, cultural, and mystical ways of weaving ourselves into God's story. He and his wife, Sophia, have just purchased a home in College Hill and look forward to building a family.

Discussion Video for BEMA 233

BEMA 21: With All Your Soul & “Very”

BEMA 30: Lead with Your Voice

BEMA 23: Falling on Joyful Faces

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by their next new host, Elle Grover Fricks. Elle has undergraduate degrees in psychology and music from Washington State University, spent four years in mental health as a state-certified behavioral therapist, has a Master of Arts in the Bible & the Ancient Near East from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is the pastor of Refuge Church in Pullman, Washington. They discuss her new role on the BEMA team, the different words for laws and rules in the Old Testament, Jephthah’s daughter and the subject of violence against women, and other random topics.

Learning Hebrew with Elle — Laws, Decrees, Commands, etc. (PDF)

Discussion Video for BEMA 232

Elle Singing at St. Anne’s in Jerusalem — YouTube

Refuge Church Pullman on YouTube

Elle’s Website

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by Reed Dent, staff member with Campus Christian Fellowship at Truman State University in Missouri, to discuss his new role on the BEMA team and consider the idea of deconstruction.

Discussion Video for BEMA 231

Reed’s Handcrafted Kayak

Impossible Constructions — M. C. Escher

The Architecture of Dr. Seuss, a Brief History — Architizer

Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon

Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State University

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Mandy Smith, pastor, author, and speaker. She is a regular contributor to Christianity Today and Missio Alliance, and a part of the Ecclesia Network. She and her husband, Jamie, a New Testament professor, have two kids.

Discussion Video for BEMA 230

St. Lucia Uniting Church

The Vulnerable Pastor by Mandy Smith

Unfettered by Mandy Smith

The Wordless Book by Charles H. Spurgeon

The Whole Good News — Missio Alliance [this event happened in 2021]

Mandy Smith at Christianity Today

Mandy Smith at Missio Alliance

Mandy Smith at Ecclesia Network

Mandy Smith on Vimeo

The Way Is the Way

Mandy Smith on Twitter

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Mandy Smith.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a conversation with special guest Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, on Season 1 of this breakout series.

Thank you to Drew Schmitz of Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix for helping us set up this interview.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 229

“Can you trust The Chosen?” — The Chosen, YouTube

The Chosen’s Channel on YouTube

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 229

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, to discuss all of the burning questions from Season 1 of this breakout series.

Thank you to Drew Schmitz of Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix for helping us set up this interview.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 228

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 228

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the eighth and final episode of Season 1.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 227

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

The Gifts of the Jews by Thomas Cahill

Forever Changed #3: The Woman at the Well sermon — YouTube

Transcript for BEMA 227

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the seventh episode.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 226

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

180-degree rule — Wikipedia

Todd Vaziri on the 180 Line — Twitter

Transcript for BEMA 226

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the sixth episode.

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The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 225

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the fifth episode.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 224

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 224

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the fourth episode.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 223

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 223

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the third episode.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 222

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 222

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the second episode.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 221

Eishet Chayil — Aleph Beta

Aleph Beta Academy

Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy

BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 221

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings commence a review of The Chosen, starting with an overview of what the series is and discussing the first episode.

(No) Discussion Video for BEMA 220

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Everyman’s Talmud by Abraham Cohen

Transcript for BEMA 220

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Marty Solomon is joined by his wife, Becky. They talk about what it is like to live their lifestyle, and how that plays out in their marriage and their parenting.

Discussion Video for BEMA 219

Family Culture Project (website)

Family Culture Project (email)

Use code bemalistener for 15% off.

Marty’s Holiday Series — YouTube

Supersessionism — Wikipedia

Cultural Appropriation — Wikipedia

BEMA 25: A Kingdom of What?

The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Amazon)

The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Aleph Beta)

Transcript for BEMA 219

Special Guest: Becky Solomon.

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