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235: Jewish Roots — Tanakh and Religion Sep 02, 2021

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into the ideas from the book Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing chapters 2–3 on how the authors of the New Testament used Tanakh and whether Jesus intended to establish a new religion.

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Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

Mark S. Gignilliat at Beeson Divinity School

Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns

Matthew Thiessen at McMaster University

Matthew Thiessen on Twitter

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234: Jen Rosner — The Jewish Roots of Christianity Aug 26, 2021

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dr. Jennifer Rosner, Affiliate Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary. She also holds academic posts at The King’s University, Azusa Pacific University, and the Messianic Jewish Theological Institute. Her passion is to explore the relationship with Judaism and Christianity, and she spent time living in Jerusalem with her husband, Yonah, before returning to the States. They have two children.

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Jen Rosner’s website

Keely Boeving, Literary Agent and Freelance Editor

At the Foot of the Mountain by Joshua M. Lessard and Jennifer M. Rosner

The Torah and the Spirit (Part 1) with Jen Rosner and Josh Lessard

The Torah and the Spirit (Part 2) with Jen Rosner and Josh Lessard

The God of Israel and Christian Theology by R. Kendall Soulen

Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott

Healing the Schism by Jennifer M. Rosner

Karl Barth — Wikipedia

Church Dogmatics by Karl Barth

Franz Rosenzweig — Wikipedia

Jen Rosner on Twitter

Transcript for BEMA 234

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Jen Rosner.

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233: Introducing the Team — Striking the Rock w/ Josh Bossé Aug 19, 2021

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by the next new host, Josh Bossé, to discuss his expanded role on the BEMA team. Josh is the Lead Campus Minister with Impact Campus Ministries in Cincinnati, a newly established team for ICM. He is passionate about digging deep into the Text and finding practical, psychological, cultural, and mystical ways of weaving ourselves into God's story. He and his wife, Sophia, have just purchased a home in College Hill and look forward to building a family.

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BEMA 23: Falling on Joyful Faces

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232: Introducing the Team — Jephthah’s Daughter w/ Elle Grover Fricks Aug 12, 2021

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by their next new host, Elle Grover Fricks. Elle has undergraduate degrees in psychology and music from Washington State University, spent four years in mental health as a state-certified behavioral therapist, has a Master of Arts in the Bible & the Ancient Near East from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and is the pastor of Refuge Church in Pullman, Washington. They discuss her new role on the BEMA team, the different words for laws and rules in the Old Testament, Jephthah’s daughter and the subject of violence against women, and other random topics.

Learning Hebrew with Elle — Laws, Decrees, Commands, etc. (PDF)

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Elle Singing at St. Anne’s in Jerusalem — YouTube

Refuge Church Pullman on YouTube

Elle’s website

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231: Introducing the Team — Deconstruction w/ Reed Dent Aug 05, 2021

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by Reed Dent, staff member with Campus Christian Fellowship at Truman State University in Missouri, to discuss his new role on the BEMA team and consider the idea of deconstruction.

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Reed’s Handcrafted Kayak

Impossible Constructions — M. C. Escher

The Architecture of Dr. Seuss, a Brief History — Architizer

Kingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar Capon

Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State University

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230: Mandy Smith — Unfettered Jul 29, 2021

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Mandy Smith, pastor, author, and speaker. She is a regular contributor to Christianity Today and Missio Alliance, and a part of the Ecclesia Network. She and her husband, Jamie, a New Testament professor, have two kids.

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St. Lucia Uniting Church

The Vulnerable Pastor by Mandy Smith

Unfettered by Mandy Smith

The Wordless Book by Charles H. Spurgeon

The Whole Good News — Missio Alliance [this event happened in 2021]

Mandy Smith at Christianity Today

Mandy Smith at Missio Alliance

Mandy Smith at Ecclesia Network

Mandy Smith on Vimeo

The Way Is the Way

Mandy Smith on Twitter

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Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Mandy Smith.

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229: Dallas Jenkins — Manna Program, Part 2 Jul 22, 2021

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a conversation with special guest Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, on Season 1 of this breakout series.

Thank you to Drew Schmitz of Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix for helping us set up this interview.

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“Can you trust The Chosen?” — The Chosen, YouTube

The Chosen’s Channel on YouTube

The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 229

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

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228: Dallas Jenkins — Manna Program, Part 1 Jul 15, 2021

Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Dallas Jenkins, creator and director of The Chosen, to discuss all of the burning questions from Season 1 of this breakout series.

Thank you to Drew Schmitz of Harvest Bible Church in Phoenix for helping us set up this interview.

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The Chosen

The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia

The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb

Transcript for BEMA 228

Additional audio production by Gus Simpson

Special Guest: Dallas Jenkins.

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227: The Chosen S1E8 — “I Am He” Jul 08, 2021

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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the eighth and final episode of Season 1.