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[Bible] Episode 266: Candida Moss - Enslaved People & the Making of the Bible Mar 25, 2024

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Whose contributions to the production of the Bible have been historically overlooked? In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared have a fascinating conversation with Candida Moss about enslavement in the Roman Empire, challenging our perception of biblical authorship and shedding light on the roles of enslaved people as scribes and translators of ancient texts.

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[Faith] Episode 35: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Navigating Through Black-and-White Thinking Mar 18, 2024

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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared tackle your questions about faith, identifying a common theme of the tendency toward dualism and binary thinking and exploring how to think more critically when faced with either/or theological questions.

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[Bible] Episode 265: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins 2 Kings Mar 11, 2024

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete is back to his usual antics ruining a book of the Bible. This time he’s conquering 2 Kings, uncovering the historical context, socio-political influences, and bigger picture of the biblical narrative as told through the text.

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[Faith] Episode 34: Grace Semler Baldridge - Faith Is a Moving Target Mar 04, 2024

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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Grace Baldridge (known by the artist name Semler) joins Pete and Jared to talk about the moving target of faith, whether leaving church is leaving God, and Grace’s journey as a queer person in Christian music.

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[Bible] Episode 264: Aaron Higashi - Five Things You Need to Know About 1 & 2 Samuel Feb 26, 2024

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Aaron Higashi joins Pete to talk about five key points in understanding 1 & 2 Samuel—and why our reading of this biblical tragedy doesn’t have to be tragic.

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[Faith] Episode 33: Pete Holmes - A God That’s Better Than Larry Feb 19, 2024

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We’re back for our second season of Faith for Normal People! Comedian Pete Holmes joins Pete and Jared to contemplate oneness with God, what it means to identify as a Christian, the parable of the prodigal son, and how awareness can grow our sense of connection with God.

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[Bible] Episode 263: Bart Ehrman - The Gospels & Historical Reliability Feb 12, 2024

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We’re back for our eighth season of the podcast! In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman joins Pete and Jared to discuss the historical reliability of the Gospels, highlighting the roles of oral tradition, authorial bias, and contradictions within the texts.

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[Faith] Episode 32: A Holiday Roast Dec 25, 2023

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Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Podcast producer Brittany and audio engineer/editor Stephen have joined forces to bring you a special blooper episode with behind-the-scenes clips from Season 7 of The Bible for Normal People and Season 1 of Faith for Normal People. From all of us at B4NP, we wish you a joyful, hopeful end to 2023. See you next year!

Note: This episode contains swearing, so maybe not the one to play with little ears around!

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[Bible] Episode 262: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Pete & Jared Aren’t Trying to Ruin Christmas (This Time) Dec 18, 2023

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Join us for the final episode of The Bible for Normal PeopleSeason 7 as Pete and Jared end the year on an easy note by tackling the cultural, historical, and societal context of the birth of Jesus as found in the Bible.

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[Faith] Episode 31: Adil Hussain Khan - Islam & Interreligious Dialogue Dec 11, 2023

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In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Adil Hussain Khan to talk about the story of Abraham in the Islamic tradition, how Islam differs from Judaism and Christianity, and whether the concept of interreligious dialogue is really as effective as we think.

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