Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at two intimately connected parables in the stories of a crazy farmer and his mustard seed, and a credulous woman and her baked goods.

Discussion Video for BEMA 111

BEMA 11: Here I Am

The Parable of the Leaven — LeAnn Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship

Sermons — Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State University

Transcript for BEMA 111

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings learn how to engage the methods of rabbinical teaching and unpack what a rabbi is trying to accomplish with his cryptic instructions.

Addendum to BEMA 110 — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Discussion Video for BEMA 110

Hayamim: A Proposal [this event happened in 2019]

BEMA 12: A Mission Realized

Jewish Hermeneutics — Covered in His Dust

Transcript for BEMA 110

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin an exciting trip through the parables of Jesus, starting with his conversation about four different soils.

Discussion Video for BEMA 109

Hayamim: A Proposal [this event happened in 2019]

BEMA 27: Images of the Desert — Rotem and Acacia

Transcript for BEMA 109

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear the critique of the Pharisees who want to write off Jesus’s ministry as the work of evil. They also see Jesus field their request for a sign.

Discussion Video for BEMA 108

Beelzebub — Wikipedia

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a verse-by-verse examination of the gospel of Matthew by dealing with the Sabbath and rabbinical arguments surrounding Torah.

Discussion Video for BEMA 107

Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish Texts

BEMA 25: A Kingdom of What?

Transcript for BEMA 107

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine Jesus as he moves on from John the Baptist and begins to confront the religious worldview around him.

Discussion Video for BEMA 106

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

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus by Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg

Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

New Light on the Difficult Words of Jesus by David Bivin

The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian D. McLaren

PaRDeS (Jewish exegesis) — Wikipedia

BEMA 61: Ezekiel — Strength

Transcript for BEMA 106

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear what appears to be the doubt of John the Baptist and the challenging response of Jesus that honors him.

An Explosive Kingdom Presentation (PDF)

Discussion Video for BEMA 105

BEMA 91: Tavilah T’Shuvah

“Sheep going through a gate, North Yorkshire moors” — YouTube

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings listen to the second major discourse given by Jesus as he sends out his disciples on a mission to bring the Kingdom.

Discussion Video for BEMA 104

Matthew — BibleProject

Matthew Poster — BibleProject

BEMA 50: Micah — Judge

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish the ninth chapter of Matthew, seeing a handful of stories where Jesus brings shalom to the chaos of others.

Healing in His Wings Presentation (PDF)

Discussion Video for BEMA 103

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the story of a paralyzed man and his faithfully determined friends who inspire his healing.

Addendum to BEMA 102 — Marty Solomon, YouTube

Discussion Video for BEMA 102

BEMA 80: Silent Years — Pharisees

Jesus H. Christ, Part 11: And Now the H — The RobCast, Episode 221

BEMA 62: Daniel — Son of Man

Transcript for BEMA 102

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