The BEMA Podcast

The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 and continue in order through episode 204. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.

445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies

Brent Billings and Reed Dent team up with Elle Grover Fricks to excavate some ancient ideas about enemies. BEMA 96: But I Say Unto You Jesus and Nonviolence by Walter Wink The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman 1QS 1 (Community Rule) with Matthew 5:43 — Intertextual Bible BEMA 358: Sabbath Practice — Prayer Greek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — Instagram Greek Priest Recreates Excitement of Resurrection Announcement — TikTok “‘Flying Priest’ Marks Holy Saturday’s Liturgy in Greece” by Nick Kampouris — Greek Reporter Support The BEMA Podcast

10 أبريل 2025 - 01 ore 02 min 21 sec

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444: Karen Stiller — Holiness Here

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Karen Stiller, author of Holiness Here and the author and editor of many other books, magazines, essays, and more. Holiness Here by Karen Stiller Review of Holiness Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads Review of Holiness Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads Meadow Lake Progress — Wikipedia Books by Frederick Buechner Books by Anne Lamott The Minister’s Wife by Karen Stiller Craft, Cost & Call by Patricia Paddey & Karen Stiller Karen Stiller’s coaching Faith Today Podcast Karen Stiller’s website Karen Stiller on Instagram Karen Stiller on Substack Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Karen Stiller. Support The BEMA Podcast

3 أبريل 2025 - 38 min 06 sec

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443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks investigate Jesus’s teaching on oaths. “Greek Oath-Rituals” by Irene Berti — OpenEdition Books “The Greek Oath in the Roman World” by Serena Connolly — Oxford Academic “Loosing Vows and Oaths in the Roman Empire and Beyond: Authority and Interpretation” by Moshe Blidstein — De Gruyter “The Kinyradai of Paphos” by John Curtis Franklin — The Center for Hellenic Studies Support The BEMA Podcast

27 مارس 2025 - 38 min 55 sec

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442: Talmudic Matthew — Marriage

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to contextualize Jesus’s teaching on divorce in its Jewish and Roman landscape. Support The BEMA Podcast

20 مارس 2025 - 38 min 40 sec

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441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a closer look at Jesus’s teachings on desire. BEMA 273: John — Pericope of an Honor Contest Support The BEMA Podcast

13 مارس 2025 - 46 min 35 sec

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440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation

Brent Billings joins Elle Grover Fricks to reconsider the topic of reconciliation through a Talmudic lens, featuring Reed Dent. BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle “Dining in Heaven” by Robin M. Jensen — Biblical Archaeology Society Library Support The BEMA Podcast

6 مارس 2025 - 57 min 03 sec

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439: Talmudic Matthew — Anger

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks consider Jesus’s teaching on anger through a Talmudic lens. Matthew 5:22 (Interlinear) — Bible Hub A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner Support The BEMA Podcast

27 فبراير 2025 - 52 min 35 sec

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438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks search out what life can be found in two short verses from the Sermon on the Mount. Halakha — Wikipedia BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill Book of Tobit — Wikipedia Support The BEMA Podcast

20 فبراير 2025 - 36 min 54 sec

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437: Talmudic Matthew — Mainstream or Marginal

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to lay the groundwork for another series of Talmudic conversations in Matthew. “Dei Verbum” — Pope Paul VI, November 18, 1965 Magisterium — Wikipedia A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus , Volume I, by John P. Meier Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament — “Introduction” by Serge Ruzer Judah ha-Nasi — Wikipedia BEMA 107: Donkeys and Rabbis Support The BEMA Podcast

13 فبراير 2025 - 40 min 29 sec

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436: Brant Hansen — 3D Chiastic Chess

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Brant Hansen, author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children through CURE International. CURE International Tenth Avenue North — Wikipedia Unoffendable by Brant Hansen Linchpin by Seth Godin Life Is Hard, God Is Good, Let's Dance by Brant Hansen Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon Brant Hansen on Good Morning America — YouTube The Men We Need by Brant Hansen The (Young) Men We Need by Brant Hansen Unoffendable Bible Study Guide plus Streaming Video The Unoffendable Small Group Questions Leaders Guide Brant Hansen’s website Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Brant Hansen. Support The BEMA Podcast

6 فبراير 2025 - 50 min 10 sec

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