The Bible For Normal People

By Peter Enns and Jared ByasReligion & Spirituality Christianity

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April 22, 2019 Episode 84: Jared Byas - Paul is Frustrating: On Fornication & Wives Obeying Husbands in Colossians
Why does Paul say there are no longer slaves but then turns around and tells slaves to obey their masters? What gives? Do wives need to submit to their husbands just because Paul says so? Geez, Paul can be so frustrating. Show Notes →

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37 min
April 15, 2019 Episode 83: Judy Stack - The Gospel of Matthew on Integrity & Hypocrisy
What is Matthew all about? Why does it look the way it does? In this episode Judy Stack takes us to school and helps us to see the Gospel in a new light. Show Notes →

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54 min
April 08, 2019 Episode 82: Linda Kay Klein - Breaking Free From Purity Culture
Having grown up being told her body was bad, Linda Kay Klein was on a mission to hear from women about their own experiences with Purity Culture. In this episode we talk about what the Bible has to say about sexual purity and maybe more importantly, what it doesn’t. Show Notes →

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56 min
April 01, 2019 Episode 81: Pete & Jared - Truth is Subjective . . . Even in the Bible
When people find out that the Bible is ancient, ambiguous, and diverse, they often ask, "Is the Bible true then?" Pete and Jared dive into the topic and talk about how truth–in the Bible–is subjective. Show Notes →

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43 min
March 25, 2019 Episode 80: Jonathan Walton - Reading the Bible Through the Lens of Love
What does it mean to remain faithful to the Bible but also have a moral imagination that might extend beyond the Bible? How can that be done? We talk with Jonathan Walton about how he connects those dots and why he feels it’s the way to remain faithful to the Bible. "A Lens Of Love" by Jonathan Walton. Show Notes →

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51 min
March 18, 2019 Episode 79: Austin Channing Brown - Preaching the Bible in the Black Church
This week on The Bible for Normal People, we have Austin Channing Brown as our guest. She shares about her experience growing up in various churches and what we can learn from black churches - especially when it comes to preaching the Bible. Show Notes →

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47 min
March 11, 2019 Episode 78: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 1)
There’s a lot more going on in the book of Exodus than what you’ve seen on the big screen or heard in church. More than a story of deliverance, Exodus is a subtle literary creation that contains many surprises when we read it closely. Join Pete here for Part 1 of this series where he looks at some big picture issues (like “did it happen?”) before walking us through the themes of chapters 1 and 2. Show Notes →

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50 min
March 04, 2019 Episode 77: Elizabeth Enns Petters - Anxiety in the Life of Faith
Anxiety in the life of faith is a conversation that needs to happen more often. Elizabeth Enns Petters talks with us about her journey and how her old views on the Bible contributed to her anxiety and how her new views on God and faith have given her a new perspective on life. Show Notes →

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41 min
February 25, 2019 Episode 76: Xavier Pickett - So When Did White Christian America Lose Its Mind?
In this episode, Pete & Jared talk to Xavier Pickett about the Bible and slavery, the Bible and race, and the importance of theologian James Cone. RESOURCES Reformed Blacks of America "The Civil War as a Theological Crisis" by Mark Knoll "Stony The Road We Trod" by Dr. Cain Hope Felder "How The Bible Actually Works" by Pete Enns. Show Notes →

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53 min
February 18, 2019 Episode 75: Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch - The Bible & Film
We talk often about how the Bible isn’t opposed to culture but is deeply embedded in it. Rhonda Burnette-Bletsch shows us how true that is in film by walking us through a few popular movies and how they relate to the Bible. You can find Rhonda's list of movies at the end of this blog post. Show Notes →

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48 min