The Bible For Normal People

By Peter Enns and Jared ByasReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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February 09, 2023 [Faith] Episode 1: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - What Is Faith for Normal People?
Welcome to Faith for Normal People, the only other God-ordained podcast on the internet—brought to you by Pete Enns and Jared Byas of The Bible for Normal People. In this episode, Pete and Jared introduce the show and reflect on how their own experiences of faith evolution led to the vision for Faith for Normal People.
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31 min
February 06, 2023 [Bible] Episode 231: Beth Allison Barr - Pushing Back Against Biblical Womanhood
We’re back for the seventh season of The Bible for Normal People and we’re kicking things off with Beth Allison Barr! In this episode, Beth joins Pete and Jared to talk about the historical and cultural development of biblical womanhood in white American evangelicalism and how she has navigated the backlash against her bestselling book The Making of Biblical Womanhood.
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43 min
December 12, 2022 Episode 230: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Pete & Jared Ruin Christmas
We’re bringing a little bah and a little humbug to the Christmas pageant in this episode of The Bible for Normal People as Pete and Jared do their very best to ruin Christmas! Find out what Christmas means to them, whether Jesus really is the reason for the season, and how your Nativity set is probably lying to you.
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55 min
December 05, 2022 Episode 229: Joel Marcus - Parting of the Ways Between Judaism & Christianity
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Joel Marcus breaks down the history and intricacies of how, when, and why the Christian religion broke away from Judaism, and how that turn toward independence shaped the New Testament.
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50 min
November 28, 2022 Episode 228: Emilie Townes - The Wisdom of Hope (REISSUE)
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk with Emilie Townes about womanist ethics, interpreting the Bible, and hope.
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45 min
November 21, 2022 Episode 227: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Joshua
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete ruins the book of Joshua and evangelical home décor in one fell swoop by examining the historicity of the conquest narrative and the theological consequences of a warrior God who condones violence.
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1 hr 6 min
November 14, 2022 Episode 226: Meredith Riedel - What is Byzantine Christianity? (And Why Should We Care?)
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Meredith Riedel gives an overview of Byzantine Christianity—what it is, when it happened, how it evolved, and why Western Christians should care about it.
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47 min
November 07, 2022 Episode 225: Daniel Kirk - Romans Isn’t What You Think It Is
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Daniel Kirk joins Pete and Jared to explain the major themes in the book of Romans, why the Romans Road view of salvation is insufficient, and how a focus on God’s righteousness through Jesus Christ shaped Paul's vision of harmony between Jews and Gentiles.
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46 min
October 31, 2022 Episode 224: Gregory Mobley - Satan’s Biblical Roots
Happy Halloween! Pete and Jared embrace spooky season in this episode of The Bible for Normal People as Gregory Mobley discusses the biblical roots, origin stories, and cultural myths surrounding the Satan figure.
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44 min
October 24, 2022 Episode 223: Jared Byas - Misconceptions About Deconstruction & the Bible
In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jared explains the philosophical concept of deconstruction, where it came from, and three misconceptions about deconstruction as related to the Bible.
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45 min