The Bible For Normal People

[Bible] Episode 284: Jennifer G. Bird - The Myth of Biblical Marriage


Listen Later

Should Christians use the Bible as a template for a healthy marriage? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Dr. Jennifer Bird joins Jared and Angela Parker to bust the myth of “biblical” marriage. She dives into the ways scripture has been used to enforce traditional gender roles, the cultural assumptions embedded in biblical texts about marriage, sex, and property rights, and how these interpretations have influenced Christian thought.

Show Notes →

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

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Bible For Normal PeopleBy Peter Enns and Jared Byas

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

3,208 ratings


More shows like The Bible For Normal People

View all
Homebrewed Christianity by Dr. Tripp Fuller

Homebrewed Christianity

565 Listeners

The RobCast by Rob Bell

The RobCast

4,192 Listeners

The Deconstructionists by John Williamson

The Deconstructionists

5 Listeners

Nomad Podcast by Nomad

Nomad Podcast

436 Listeners

The Holy Post by Phil Vischer

The Holy Post

4,413 Listeners

Everything Happens with Kate Bowler by Everything Happens Studios

Everything Happens with Kate Bowler

5,112 Listeners

Religion on the Mind by Dan Koch

Religion on the Mind

526 Listeners

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp by Tokens Media

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

547 Listeners

Learning How to See with Brian McLaren by Center for Action and Contemplation

Learning How to See with Brian McLaren

748 Listeners

The New Evangelicals Podcast by Hosted by Tim Whitaker

The New Evangelicals Podcast

1,027 Listeners

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman by Bart Ehrman

Misquoting Jesus with Bart Ehrman

652 Listeners

Data Over Dogma by Daniel McClellan and Daniel Beecher

Data Over Dogma

1,412 Listeners

Everything Belongs: Living the Teachings of Richard Rohr Forward by Center for Action and Contemplation

Everything Belongs: Living the Teachings of Richard Rohr Forward

652 Listeners

The SkyePod by Skye Jethani

The SkyePod

133 Listeners

The Convocation Unscripted by Diana Butler Bass, Kristin Du Mez, Robert P. Jones, and Jemar Tisby

The Convocation Unscripted

58 Listeners