The Bible For Normal People

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 → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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 → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Pete and Jared discuss how doubt in the life of faith is normal, biblical, and spiritually beneficial. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Benjamin D. Sommer, professor of Bible at the Jewish Theological Seminary, discusses the complexity of Jewish perspectives on the Bible. The podcast covers the nature and significance of the Bible, responses within Judaism to modernity, the theory of revelation, debates on interpretation, interactions between ancient documents, understanding and shaping Jewish law, the importance of humility in religious beliefs, and commonalities between Jewish and Christian ideas about God.

Pete Enns discusses ancient Israelite belief in many gods but worship of only Yahweh. Exploring monolatry vs. monotheism in Old Testament. Examining Yahweh's supremacy in Exodus over Egyptian gods. Comparing Job's story and Israel's evolving understanding of monotheism. Emphasizing cultural context in Bible interpretation for spiritual connection.

New Testament scholar Daniel Kirk joins us this week to discuss the humanity of Jesus and why that shouldn't be obscured. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kent Sparks, historian and Old Testament professor, discusses the origins of the Israelites and questions the historical accuracy of the Bible. The podcast explores the Canaanite origins theory, the origins of Yahweh, evidence for battles in ancient Israel, and emphasizes the theological complexity within the Bible. It also discusses the concept of projecting God and the value of scripture in guiding conversations back to God.

On this week's episode Jared and Peter talk about their experiences with the challenge of teaching the Bible to children. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices