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B4NP SEASON 8

Episode 289: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Ruin Prophecy (Christmas Edition)
Episode 289: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Ruin Prophecy (Christmas Edition)

Episode 288: Havilah Dharamraj – The Song of Songs Is More Than Biblical Bridgerton
Episode 288: Havilah Dharamraj – The Song of Songs Is More Than Biblical Bridgerton

Episode 287: Julia Watts Belser – A Jewish Perspective on Disability
Episode 287: Julia Watts Belser – A Jewish Perspective on Disability
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Episode 286: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 4)
Episode 286: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 4)

Episode 285: Pete Enns & the Old Testament Nerds – Ask a Scholar Anything (About the Hebrew Bible)
Episode 285: Pete Enns & the Old Testament Nerds – Ask a Scholar Anything (About the Hebrew Bible)
![[Bible] Episode 284: Jennifer G. Bird - The Myth of Biblical Marriage podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/B4NP-284-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 284: Jennifer G. Bird – The Myth of Biblical Marriage
Episode 284: Jennifer G. Bird – The Myth of Biblical Marriage

Episode 283: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 3)
Episode 283: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 3)
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Episode 282: Jon D. Levenson – Child Sacrifice in the Bible (Part 1)
Episode 282: Jon D. Levenson – Child Sacrifice in the Bible (Part 1)

Episode 281: Madhavi Nevader – Biblical Models of Political Power
Episode 281: Madhavi Nevader – Biblical Models of Political Power

Episode 280: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 2)
Episode 280: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 2)

Episode 279: Greg Carey – Apocalyptic Imagination in the Bible
Episode 279: Greg Carey – Apocalyptic Imagination in the Bible
![[Bible] Episode 278: Amy-Jill Levine - Who Are the Pharisees Actually? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/B4NP-278-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 278: Amy-Jill Levine – Who Are the Pharisees Actually?
Episode 278: Amy-Jill Levine – Who Are the Pharisees Actually?
B4NP SEASON 7

Episode 262: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Aren’t Trying to Ruin Christmas (This Time)
Episode 262: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Aren’t Trying to Ruin Christmas (This Time)
![[Bible] Episode 261: Ekaputra Tupamahu - Speaking in Tongues podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/B4NP-Episode-261-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 261: Ekaputra Tupamahu – Speaking in Tongues
Episode 261: Ekaputra Tupamahu – Speaking in Tongues
![[Bible] Episode 260: Jacob L. Wright - Why the Bible Came to Be podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/B4NP-Episode-260-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 260: Jacob L. Wright – Why the Bible Came to Be
Episode 260: Jacob L. Wright – Why the Bible Came to Be
![[Bible] Episode 259: Robyn Whitaker - The Book of Revelation podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/B4NP-Episode-259-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 259: Robyn Whitaker – The Book of Revelation
Episode 259: Robyn Whitaker – The Book of Revelation
![[Bible] Episode 258: Marc Brettler & Alan Lenzi - The Problem of Evil (Part 1) episode image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/B4NP-Episode-258-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 258: Marc Brettler & Alan Lenzi – The Problem of Evil (Part 1)
Episode 258: Marc Brettler & Alan Lenzi – The Problem of Evil (Part 1)
![[Bible] Episode 257: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins 1 Kings podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/B4NP-Episode-257-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 257: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins 1 Kings
Episode 257: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins 1 Kings
![[Bible] Episode 256: Barbara Leung Lai - The Inner Life of Biblical Characters pocast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/B4NP-Episode-256-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 256: Barbara Leung Lai – The Inner Life of Biblical Characters
Episode 256: Barbara Leung Lai – The Inner Life of Biblical Characters
![[Bible] Episode 255: John Dominic Crossan - The Other Gospels podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/B4NP-Episode-255-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 255: John Dominic Crossan – The Other Gospels
Episode 255: John Dominic Crossan – The Other Gospels
![[Bible] Episode 254: Richard Kalmin - The Talmud podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/B4NP-Episode-254-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 254: Richard Kalmin – The Talmud
Episode 254: Richard Kalmin – The Talmud
![[Bible] Episode 253: Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams - The Book of Ruth podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/B4NP-Episode-253-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 253: Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams – The Book of Ruth
Episode 253: Rev. Dr. Judy Fentress-Williams – The Book of Ruth
![[Bible] Episode 252: Steed Davidson - The Bible’s Ambivalence Toward Empire podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/B4NP-Episode-252-Square-Steed-Davidson-Wordpress-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 252: Steed Davidson – The Bible’s Ambivalence Toward Empire
Episode 252: Steed Davidson – The Bible’s Ambivalence Toward Empire
![[Bible] Episode 251: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins 2 Samuel podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/B4NP-251-Pete-Enns-Wordpress-2-1024x1024.jpg)
Episode 251: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins 2 Samuel
Episode 251: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins 2 Samuel
B4NP SEASON 6
Episode 230: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Ruin Christmas
Episode 230: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Ruin Christmas
Episode 229: Joel Marcus – Parting of the Ways Between Judaism & Christianity
Episode 229: Joel Marcus – Parting of the Ways Between Judaism & Christianity
Episode 228: Emilie Townes – The Wisdom of Hope (REISSUE)
Episode 228: Emilie Townes – The Wisdom of Hope (REISSUE)
Episode 227: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Joshua
Episode 227: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Joshua
Episode 226: Meredith Riedel – What is Byzantine Christianity? (And Why Should We Care?)
Episode 226: Meredith Riedel – What is Byzantine Christianity? (And Why Should We Care?)
Episode 225: Daniel Kirk – Romans Isn’t What You Think It Is
Episode 225: Daniel Kirk – Romans Isn’t What You Think It Is
Episode 224: Gregory Mobley – Satan’s Biblical Roots
Episode 224: Gregory Mobley – Satan’s Biblical Roots
Episode 223: Jared Byas – Misconceptions About Deconstruction & the Bible
Episode 223: Jared Byas – Misconceptions About Deconstruction & the Bible
Episode 222: Pamela Eisenbaum – Paul & Salvation
Episode 222: Pamela Eisenbaum – Paul & Salvation
Episode 221: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – How to Read the Bible Now That We’ve Ruined It
Episode 221: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – How to Read the Bible Now That We’ve Ruined It
Episode 220: Joel Baden – The Historical David
Episode 220: Joel Baden – The Historical David
Episode 219: Jemar Tisby – Acknowledging Racism in the Church
Episode 219: Jemar Tisby – Acknowledging Racism in the Church
B4NP SEASON 5

Episode 191: Pete & Jared – Creative Interpretation as Necessary
Episode 191: Pete & Jared – Creative Interpretation as Necessary

Episode 190: Austin Channing Brown – Preaching the Bible in the Black Church (Reissue)
Episode 190: Austin Channing Brown – Preaching the Bible in the Black Church (Reissue)

Episode 189: Pete Enns – Faith and the New Normal
Episode 189: Pete Enns – Faith and the New Normal

Episode 188: Willie James Jennings – The Book of Acts & the Acts of the Spirit
Episode 188: Willie James Jennings – The Book of Acts & the Acts of the Spirit

Episode 187: Kirsten Powers – How Grace Saves Us
Episode 187: Kirsten Powers – How Grace Saves Us

Episode 186: Jared Byas – Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 2
Episode 186: Jared Byas – Making of the Modern Mindset, Part 2

Episode 185: Randy Woodley – Following Jesus as a Native Traditionalist
Episode 185: Randy Woodley – Following Jesus as a Native Traditionalist

Episode 184: Heather Macumber – Monsters in the Bible
Episode 184: Heather Macumber – Monsters in the Bible

Episode 183: Jennifer Bashaw – What Did the Crucifixion Do?
Episode 183: Jennifer Bashaw – What Did the Crucifixion Do?

Episode 182: Pete & Jared – The Evolution of Adam
Episode 182: Pete & Jared – The Evolution of Adam

Episode 181: Kate Bowler – The Prosperity Gospel & a Theology of Suffering
Episode 181: Kate Bowler – The Prosperity Gospel & a Theology of Suffering

Episode 180: Brian K. Blount – Revelation for Today
Episode 180: Brian K. Blount – Revelation for Today
B4NP SEASON 4

Episode 151: 2020 – Let’s Not and Say We Did
Episode 151: 2020 – Let’s Not and Say We Did

Episode 150: Christopher Rollston – Where Does Hebrew Come From?
Episode 150: Christopher Rollston – Where Does Hebrew Come From?

Episode 149: Dan Koch – The End Times & American Christian Culture
Episode 149: Dan Koch – The End Times & American Christian Culture

Episode 148: Pete Enns – Adam, Evangelicalism, & the Metanarrative of Evolution
Episode 148: Pete Enns – Adam, Evangelicalism, & the Metanarrative of Evolution

Episode 147: Benjamin D. Sommer – Does God Have a Body?
Episode 147: Benjamin D. Sommer – Does God Have a Body?

Episode 146: Jared Byas – Rediscovering Jonah – Part 3
Episode 146: Jared Byas – Rediscovering Jonah – Part 3

Episode 145: Emilie Townes – The Wisdom of Hope
Episode 145: Emilie Townes – The Wisdom of Hope

Episode 144: Austen Hartke – The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians (REISSUE)
Episode 144: Austen Hartke – The Bible & the Lives of Transgender Christians (REISSUE)

Episode 143: Martha Himmelfarb – Second Temple Judaism & Apocalyptic Literature
Episode 143: Martha Himmelfarb – Second Temple Judaism & Apocalyptic Literature

Episode 142: Jared Byas – Rediscovering Jonah – Part 2
Episode 142: Jared Byas – Rediscovering Jonah – Part 2

Episode 141: John Franke – God Is On a Mission and So Can You
Episode 141: John Franke – God Is On a Mission and So Can You

BONUS Episode: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott – What Archaeologists Do & Why it Matters (REISSUE)
BONUS Episode: Cynthia Shafer-Elliott – What Archaeologists Do & Why it Matters (REISSUE)
B4NP SEASON 3

Episode 112: Pete and Jared – How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works
Episode 112: Pete and Jared – How “How the Bible Actually Works” Works

Episode 111: Tom Oord – Uncontrolling Love of God
Episode 111: Tom Oord – Uncontrolling Love of God

Episode 110: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 6)
Episode 110: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 6)

Episode 109: Megan DeFranza – The Bible and Intersex Believers (REISSUE)
Episode 109: Megan DeFranza – The Bible and Intersex Believers (REISSUE)

Episode 108: Pete Wehner – Faith, Politics, & Polarization
Episode 108: Pete Wehner – Faith, Politics, & Polarization

Episode 107: Cindy Wang Brandt – Raising Children in the Faith
Episode 107: Cindy Wang Brandt – Raising Children in the Faith

Episode 106: Jared Byas – 5 Principles for Biblical Interpretation
Episode 106: Jared Byas – 5 Principles for Biblical Interpretation

Episode 105: Wil Gafney – Womanist Midrash (Reissue)
Episode 105: Wil Gafney – Womanist Midrash (Reissue)

Episode 104: Jeff Chu – Grief As A Biblical Practice
Episode 104: Jeff Chu – Grief As A Biblical Practice

Episode 103: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 5)
Episode 103: Pete Enns – Pete Ruins Exodus (Part 5)

Episode 102: Jonathan Martin – Pentecostalism as Mysticism
Episode 102: Jonathan Martin – Pentecostalism as Mysticism

Episode 101: Andrew Perriman – Does the New Testament Predict the Future?
Episode 101: Andrew Perriman – Does the New Testament Predict the Future?
B4NP SEASON 2

Episode 72: What Is the Bible & What Do We Do with It: Season 2 Recap
Episode 72: What Is the Bible & What Do We Do with It: Season 2 Recap

Episode 71: Brad Jersak – The Bible And Orthodox Faith
Episode 71: Brad Jersak – The Bible And Orthodox Faith

Episode 70: Pete Enns – TGC Doesn’t Really Get Progressive Christianity and Atheism
Episode 70: Pete Enns – TGC Doesn’t Really Get Progressive Christianity and Atheism

Episode 69: Daniel Kirk – Five Things You Need to Know About the Gospel of Mark
Episode 69: Daniel Kirk – Five Things You Need to Know About the Gospel of Mark

Episode 68: Trey Pearson – Hey Jesus
Episode 68: Trey Pearson – Hey Jesus

Episode 67: Jonathan Merritt – Re-imagining Sacred Speech
Episode 67: Jonathan Merritt – Re-imagining Sacred Speech

Episode 66: Jared Byas – The Book of Jeremiah
Episode 66: Jared Byas – The Book of Jeremiah

Episode 65: Kent Sparks – Where Did the Israelites Come From? (REISSUE)
Episode 65: Kent Sparks – Where Did the Israelites Come From? (REISSUE)

Episode 64: Kevin Makins – Reading the Bible Toward Unity Not Uniformity
Episode 64: Kevin Makins – Reading the Bible Toward Unity Not Uniformity

Episode 63: Pete Enns – What Does the Bible Have to Say about Politics—American or Otherwise?
Episode 63: Pete Enns – What Does the Bible Have to Say about Politics—American or Otherwise?

Episode 62: Brent Strawn – A Gentle Reminder that the Old Testament is Part of Our Bible and You Can’t Avoid It
Episode 62: Brent Strawn – A Gentle Reminder that the Old Testament is Part of Our Bible and You Can’t Avoid It

Episode 61: Pete & Jared – Creeds, Confessions & Statements of Belief
Episode 61: Pete & Jared – Creeds, Confessions & Statements of Belief
B4NP SEASON 1

Episode 33: Pete and Jared – What Is The Bible & What Do We Do With It?
Episode 33: Pete and Jared – What Is The Bible & What Do We Do With It?

Episode 32: Carolyn Custis James – Moving Beyond Patriarchy
Episode 32: Carolyn Custis James – Moving Beyond Patriarchy

Episode 31: The Bible For Normal People: LIVE From Penn State University
Episode 31: The Bible For Normal People: LIVE From Penn State University

Episode 30: Pete Enns – Taking a Shot at Divine Violence
Episode 30: Pete Enns – Taking a Shot at Divine Violence

Episode 29: Anthony Le Donne – The Gospels as Memories of Jesus
Episode 29: Anthony Le Donne – The Gospels as Memories of Jesus

Episode 28: Greg Boyd – Jesus & Divine Violence
Episode 28: Greg Boyd – Jesus & Divine Violence

Episode 27: Pete and Jared – Authority, Revelation, and Inspiration
Episode 27: Pete and Jared – Authority, Revelation, and Inspiration

Episode 26: Drew Hart – The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy
Episode 26: Drew Hart – The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy

Episode 25: Jared Byas – Jonah
Episode 25: Jared Byas – Jonah

Episode 24: Nyasha Junior – Womanist Biblical Interpretation
Episode 24: Nyasha Junior – Womanist Biblical Interpretation

Episode 23: Beverly Gaventa – What is The Book of Romans Trying To Do?
Episode 23: Beverly Gaventa – What is The Book of Romans Trying To Do?

Episode 22: Pete Enns – 5 Things Jesus Wants You to Know about the Adam Story




































