The Bible For Normal People

By Peter Enns and Jared ByasReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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April 12, 2021 Episode 162: Jared & Sarah Byas - Parenting in a Faith Transition
Wondering how Jared and his wife, Sarah, have navigated parenting amidst their transitions of faith? They cover what they tell their kids about Christianity, the Bible, and how their parenting is different because of it.
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45 min
April 05, 2021 Episode 161: Amanda Mbuvi - Finding Ourselves in the Stories of the Bible
Why were the stories of the Bible written down? On this episode Amanda Mbuvi shares about how the Bible plays a role in identity formation and how that affects how we read it.
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50 min
March 29, 2021 Episode 160: Pete and Jared - The Risk of an "Errant" Bible
Why is Bible inerrancy so hard for people to give up? Pete and Jared dive into some possible explanations and take a look at the history of the belief that the Bible is inerrant.
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51 min
March 22, 2021 Episode 159: Richard Elliott Friedman - Who Wrote the Pentateuch?
We love a good discussion on the formation of the Bible. Listen in as we talk to scholar Richard Elliott Friedman about the various texts that make up the Hebrew Bible, what clues we have to date them, and what makes the Bible a unique work of writings.
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51 min
March 15, 2021 Episode 158: Maria Doerfler - Reading the Bible in Times of Crisis
There’s many difficult stories the Bible but one people struggle with the most are those dealing with the death of children. On this episode, we are joined by Maria Doerfler who shares rich perspectives on the stories of Jephthah’s daughter, the sacrifice of Isaac, and how people throughout history have interpreted them.
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50 min
March 08, 2021 Episode 157: Nadia Bolz-Weber - Being a Christian in the Messiness
We had a great conversation with Nadia Bolz-Weber about what is compelling about Christianity, why we all need to stop trying so hard, and what in the world there is to be hopeful about.
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57 min
March 01, 2021 Episode 156: Pete and Jared - Your Questions About Prayer, Marriage, White Jesus, an Angry God, and a Murky Bible
In this episode we are answering some of the most asked questions on our Ask Pete page. We get into a lot of topics like how other cultures interpret Jesus, how normal people can study the Bible on their own, and how we make meaning out of the Bible.
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48 min
February 22, 2021 Episode 155: Sarah Bessey - Why Bother Praying?
Praying can feel difficult during hard times and especially after a faith deconstruction. Sarah Bessey joins us on this episode of the podcast to talk about what inspired her to write a book on prayer and shares what has been helpful in her discovery of what it means to pray.
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44 min
February 15, 2021 Episode 154: Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler - How Jews & Christians Read the Bible Differently
It shouldn’t be a surprise to us now that people can read the same text and walk away with vastly different meanings. On this episode of the podcast, we’re talking with Amy-Jill Levine and Marc Brettler who share some reasons why Jews and Christians use and understand the Bible in different ways.
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54 min
February 08, 2021 Episode 153: James Kugel - Shifting Perspectives on God in the Bible
James Kugel is back on the podcast sharing about how people during the biblical period understood God and how their views changed overtime. How does their understanding of God influence our understandings today?
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57 min