The Bible For Normal People

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**The Bible For Normal People**

A weekly podcast talk show having serious talks about the sacred book. Hosted by Peter Enns and Jared Byas.

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Season 4 Teaser Jan 27, 2020

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Here's what's coming up in Season 4 of The Bible For Normal People podcast. Show Notes →

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Episode 112: Pete and Jared - How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works Dec 16, 2019

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Here in our last episode for Season 3, Pete & Jared take a deeper dive into Pete’s latest book and how we can further answer these questions, “What is the Bible and what do we do with it?” Show Notes →

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Episode 111: Tom Oord - Uncontrolling Love of God Dec 09, 2019

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This week, Pete & Jared sit down with Tom Oord and discuss the things God can and cannot do and how that affects our view of the world, the Bible, and salvation. Show Notes →

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Episode 110: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 6) Dec 02, 2019

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In this final episode of the Dundee Award Winning series, Pete looks at the significance and symbolism of the tabernacle, which takes up a whopping 13 chapters, and the Golden Calf episode, which threatens to derail the entire plan—were it not for Moses’s quick intervention. Show Notes →

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Episode 109: Megan DeFranza - The Bible and Intersex Believers (REISSUE) Nov 25, 2019

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On this episode of the Bible For Normal People, we look back to Season 1 when Pete and Jared talked with theologian Megan DeFranza on a topic that deeply affects the lives of many, but that few Christians are even aware of. And Megan might surprise you about what the Bible and church history have to say about it. Show Notes →

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Episode 108: Pete Wehner - Faith, Politics, & Polarization Nov 18, 2019

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You may have noticed that we’re in a political season with a lot of charged rhetoric, so we decided to bring on someone who isn’t like that. Like at all. We have Pete Wehner, political commentator and columnist joining us to talk about this deep problem of polarization and how we might allow our faith to better fuel our political conversations. Show Notes →

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Episode 107: Cindy Wang Brandt - Raising Children in the Faith Nov 11, 2019

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A lot of parents who no longer hold to the same beliefs about the Bible and God they did when they were children are left wondering, “But how do we raise our kids?” Author and speaker Cindy Wang Brandt helps us with the question: How can our kids hold to the Christian faith without going through some of the more painful parts of an evolving faith? Show Notes →

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Episode 106: Jared Byas - 5 Principles for Biblical Interpretation Nov 04, 2019

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When we ask, “What does this passage mean?” the answer is a little more complicated than we might expect. Jared looks at some basic principles of biblical interpretation and how they might help us better read our Bibles. Show Notes →

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Episode 105: Wil Gafney - Womanist Midrash (REISSUE) Oct 28, 2019

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This episode originally aired as Episode 46 on April 23, 2018 This week, Jared & Pete talk to Wil Gafney about womanist interpretation of the Bible. In their discussion, Wil brings up fascinating nuances in the text and challenges the predominantly patriarchal interpretation of the past. Show Notes →

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Episode 104: Jeff Chu - Grief As A Biblical Practice Oct 21, 2019

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This week’s guest is Jeff Chu—author, journalist, advocate, co-creator of Evolving Faith—and our topic is grief, a universal experience that is often difficult to talk about it. We experience grief when confronted with death, of course, but grief is also a presence whenever we go through changes and upheavals in life where we mourn the past as we face an uncertain future. Show Notes →

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