Ryan and Brian's Bible Bistro

This week, Ryan and Brian are taking about Bible study preparation. They both share the tools they use and processes they go through to make sure they are getting to the Biblical authors' true intent. These are methods they use for their personal discipleship as well as when they are teaching, preaching, or facilitating discussions. 

Hearers and Doers: A Pastor's Guide to Making Disciples Through Scripture and Doctrine

Core 52: A Fifteen-Minute Daily Guide to Build Your Bible IQ in a Year

CSB Day-by-Day Chronological Bible

A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

This week, Ryan and Brian are discussing archaeological evidence that proves the historical value of the Gospel of John. As they highlighted in Episode 18 ("The Gospels are Different -- Is That a Problem?"), the Gospel of John is different from the Synoptic Gospels, which has led some to believe that part of the content in John is not historical. However, recent discoveries are pushing against that view and that’s what we're sharing.

Understanding Symbolism in John

6 Recent Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology

The One about Biblical Archeology with Mark Ziese

The Gospels are Different -- is That a Problem?

This week, Ryan and Brian discussing some recent discoveries in biblical archaeology and how they help us understand scripture. While some of these discoveries are literally small things, they continue to affirm and show the validity of the narratives in the Bible. There have been some fascinating discoveries that we think you will enjoy hearing about.

The One about Our Israel-Palestine Trips

The One about Biblical Archeology with Mark Ziese

Second Temple-era synagogue to be moved stone by stone for highway

Israeli Archaeologists Find First Purple Fabric from King David’s Era

Ancient observation tower discovered in present IDF paratrooper base

'Half-shekel' from First Temple era unearthed near City of David

A Carved Stone Block Upends Assumptions About Ancient Judaism

Unsealing of Christ's Reputed Tomb Turns Up New Revelations

For this episode, Ryan and Brian are staying in the Gospels and looking at the book of Mark, specifically at the vineyard imagery in Mark 12. They look at how Jesus uses Isaiah to make His point, how the original audience would have understood it, and what some of the verses mean about God's nature and relationship with humanity.

The One where We Rethink John 14

The Bonus One about John 14

Exploring the Temple Theme in the Gospel of John

This week the Bistro is welcoming Dr. Jon Weatherly to the podcast. Jon is a New Testament professor at Johnson University in Knoxville, TN. One of his areas of study is the books of Luke and Acts. In this episode, he focuses on the Gospel of Luke, discussing the revolutionary nature of what and how Luke wrote. Such a good conversation -- be sure to listen in!

Episode 018 - The Gospels are Different — is That a Problem?

Prophetic Jesus, Prophetic Church: The Challenge of Luke-Acts to Contemporary Christians

Luke: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture

In this weeks episode, Ryan and Brian are talking all about the gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. If you’ve read them all you probably noticed that Matthew, Mark and Luke share a lot of similarities in their stories and structures, which is why they are referred to as the Synoptic gospels because of how in sync they are, while John, is an outlier as it’s structure is distinct. So in this episode, Ryan and Brian talk about those similarities and differences and what that means about the books. If you’ve ever been confused why one book says something one way and another a different way. This episode is for you.

In this episode, Ryan and Brian explore symbolism in the gospel of John. This conversation is centered around a book "Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning, Mystery, Community" by Craig Koester. They discuss how some individuals are representative of larger groups, the pairing of stories contrasting light and dark, and a myriad of other things.

Book: Symbolism in the Fourth Gospel: Meaning Mystery, Community by Craig Koester

Book: The Word of Life: A Theology of John's Gospel by Craig Koester

Book: History and Theology in the Fourth Gospel

The One where We Rethink John 14

The Bonus One about John 14

Exploring the Temple Theme in the Gospel of John

The Connection between Living Water & the Feast of Tabernacle

This week Ryan and Brian are introducing something they call Pastor Chat, which is just that, a chat with a pastor serving in the church and In this episode, they talk with Greg Taylor the lead minister of Second Church of Christ in Danville, Illinois. They talk with him about what’s going in his church and how they, as a church, are responding to this cultural moment. As Ryan and Brian have mentioned several times in the podcast, they want to support the local church and pastors and think conversations like this can help everyone get a peek behind the curtain of church life and make advances for the kingdom. This conversation isn’t just for pastors, it’s for all of us who are a part of the church community.

For some pastors, the past year was a sign from God it was time to quit

Lifechurch.tv - When You Feel Like Giving Up

Gregs' Direct Line Radio Show

Second Church of Christ

Book Link: What Made Jesus Mad?

The World and Everything In It podcast

In this episode, we answer a question from Mike, one of our listeners. Mike emailed and asked, “With Brian specializing in John, what are the most impactful parts to him in the book of Revelation?” So as requested, we are answering that question as Brian leads us through several verses in chapters 5 & 6 of the book of Revelation.

This time, Ryan and Brian are taking a look at the book of Revelation. Brian tells us a bit about the book, why it’s called Revelation, and what the book can mean for us in the church today.