The Bible For Normal People
Peter Enns and Jared Byas
A weekly podcast talk show having serious talks about the sacred book. Hosted by Peter Enns and Jared Byas.
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Jul 18, 2022 • 1h 2min
Episode 212: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Numbers
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?Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 4, 2022 • 50min
Episode 211: David P. Gushee - Christian Ethics & the Memory of Jesus
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 20, 2022 • 52min
Episode 210: Sidnie White Crawford - What You Really Need to Know about the Dead Sea Scrolls
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Jun 6, 2022 • 46min
Episode 209: Jared Byas - Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 4
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 30, 2022 • 49min
Episode 208: David Farrier - What's Going On With Megachurches?
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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May 23, 2022 • 44min
Episode 207: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Respecting the Bible for What It Is (And Isn’t)
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 16, 2022 • 50min
Episode 206: Dale C. Allison - Approaching the Resurrection of Jesus as a Historian
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Dale Allison joins Pete and Jared to discuss historical criticism and the resurrection.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 9, 2022 • 44min
Episode 205: Amy Kenny - My Body Is Not a Prayer Request
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 2, 2022 • 1h 17min
Episode 204: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Leviticus
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 25, 2022 • 46min
Episode 203: Andre Henry - Systemic Racism in the Church
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.Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
