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Pete Enns, Ph.D.
Peter Enns (Ph.D., Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of biblical studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania. He has written numerous books, including The Bible Tells Me So, The Sin of Certainty, and How the Bible Actually Works. Tweets at @peteenns.
![[Faith] Episode 49: Hillary McBride & Preston McDaniel Hill - Mental Health in a Faith Transition podcast image showcasing side by side headshots of the guests with a green tint overlay and their names](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/F4NP-49-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 286: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Genesis (Part 4) image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/2-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 284: Jennifer G. Bird - The Myth of Biblical Marriage podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/B4NP-284-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 47: Lee C. Camp - America Can Never Be a Christian Nation podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/F4NP-47-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 282: Jon D. Levenson - Child Sacrifice in the Bible (Part 1) podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/B4NP-282-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 44: J. Aaron Simmons - Søren Kierkegaard & Faith Beyond Christendom podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/F4NP-44-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 278: Amy-Jill Levine - Who Are the Pharisees Actually? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/B4NP-278-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 43: Yolanda Pierce - The Many Voices in Bible & Theology podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/F4NP-43-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 42: David Dark - Doubt as a Holy Task podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/F4NP-42-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 276: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - The Difference Between Biblical Studies and Theology podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/B4NP-276-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 41: Regina Shands Stoltzfus - A Nonviolent Faith podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/F4NP-41-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 275: J. Christopher Edwards - How the Gospel Writers Invented Jesus's Jewish Executioners podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/B4NP-275-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 273: Jennifer Garcia Bashaw - What Did the Crucifixion Do? (REISSUE) pocast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/B4NP-273-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 40: Anna Case-Winters - What Does It Mean for God to Be with Us? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/F4NP-40-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 39: Candice Czubernat - Religious Trauma & LGBTQ+ Christians podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/F4NP-39-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 271: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Ezra podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/2-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 38: Tamice Spencer-Helms - Grounding Our Faith in Our Experiences podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/F4NP-38-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 270: Charles Halton - Is God More Humanlike Than We Thought? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/B4NP-270-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 37: Sarah Bessey - It’s Okay to Deconstruct podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/F4NP-37-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 269: Jack Levison - The Greek Life of Adam & Eve podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/B4NP-269-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 267: Jamal-Dominique Hopkins - Sacrifice in the Dead Sea Scrolls podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/B4NP-267-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 36: J.S. Park - Sitting with the Dying episode image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F4NP-36-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 266: Candida Moss - Enslaved People & the Making of the Bible podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/B4NP-266-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 35: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Navigating Through Black-and-White Thinking episode image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F4NP-33-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 34: Grace Semler Baldridge - Faith Is a Moving Target podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/F4NP-34-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 264: Aaron Higashi - Five Things You Need to Know About 1 & 2 Samuel podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/B4NP-264-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 33: Pete Holmes - A God That’s Better Than Larry podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/F4NP-33-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 32: A Holiday Roast podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/F4NP-32-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 261: Ekaputra Tupamahu - Speaking in Tongues podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/B4NP-Episode-261-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 30: Pádraig Ó Tuama - A Poetic Look at the Bible podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/F4NP-30-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[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-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 29: Grace Ji-Sun Kim - A Theology of Visibility podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/F4NP-29-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 259: Robyn Whitaker - The Book of Revelation podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/B4NP-Episode-259-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 28: Thomas Jay Oord - The Problem of Evil (Part 2) podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/F4NP-28-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[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-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 27: Christin Fort - Attachment Theory & God episode image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/F4NP-27-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 257: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins 1 Kings podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/B4NP-Episode-257-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 26: Matthias Roberts - Psychology, Religious Trauma, & Reconstructing Faith podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F4NP-26-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[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-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 255: John Dominic Crossan - The Other Gospels podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/B4NP-Episode-255-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 24: Cole Arthur Riley - The Body of Faith podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/F4NP-24-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 254: Richard Kalmin - The Talmud podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/B4NP-Episode-254-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 23: Felipe Hinojosa - Latino Church History is American Church History podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/F4NP-23-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[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-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 22: Lisa Fullam - Making Decisions the Ignatian Way podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/F4NP-22-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[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-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 251: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins 2 Samuel podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/B4NP-251-Pete-Enns-Wordpress-2-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 20: Jared Byas - The Revelations of Jared Byas podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/F4NP-Ep-20-Jared-Solo-WordPress-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 250: Safwat Marzouk - The Bizarre Book of Ezekiel podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/B4NP-Episode-250-Square-Safwat-Marzouk-Wordpress-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 19: Sarah Lane Ritchie - Belief & the Brain podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 249: Shannon T.L. Kearns - Reading Scripture as a Transgender Christian podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/B4NP-Episode-249-Square-2-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 18: David Bentley Hart - What’s the Deal with the Creeds? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/F4NP-Episode-18-Square-David-Bentley-Hart-2-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 248: Cheryl B. Anderson - The Ethical Impact of Biblical Interpretation (REISSUE) podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/B4NP-Episode-248-Square2-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 17: Ally Henny - Finding Your Voice in the Face of Injustice podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/F4NP-Episode-17-Square-Henny-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 247: Jared Byas - What It Means to Take the Bible Literally podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-247-Jared-Byas-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 16: Brian McLaren - The Four Stages of Faith (REISSUE) podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 246: Amy Kalmanofsky - Dangerous Sisters in the Hebrew Bible podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-246-Amy-Kalmanofsky-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 15: Dale C. Allison Jr. - Encountering Mystery podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/F4NP-Episode-Square-15-Dale-Allison-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 245: Elizabeth Schrader Polczer - Resurrecting Mary the Tower podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-245-Elizabeth-Schrader-Polczer-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 14: Danté Stewart - The Power of Black Literature podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/F4NP-Episode-Square-14-Dante-Stewart-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 244: Manuel Cruz - What It Means to Be Moral podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-244-Manuel-Cruz-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 13: Kaitlin Curtice - A Fresh Vision for the Spiritual Life podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/F4NP-Episode-Square-13-Kaitlin-Curtice-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 243: Pete Enns & Jared Byas - Finding Wisdom in the Balance podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-243-Joint-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 12: Erica Smith - Dropping Out of Purity Culture podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/F4NP-Episode-Square-12-Erica-Smith-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 242: Lisa Marie Bowens - The Cosmic Battle in 2 Corinthians podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-242-Lisa-Bowens-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 11: Rainn Wilson - Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/F4NP-Episode-Square-11-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 241: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins 1 Samuel episode image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-241-Pete-Enns-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 10: D. Danyelle Thomas - Decolonizing Our Faith podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/F4NP-Episode-Square-10-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 240: Dan McClellan - Why God is Like a Hotdog podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-240-Dan-McClellan-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 9: Jared Byas - The Genesis of Jared Byas podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/F4NP-Episode-Square-9-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Bible] Episode 239: Cameron B. R. Howard - How Is the Bible Authoritative? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Blue-Podcast-Thumb-Template-239-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 8: Joseph Henrich - Is Christianity Weird? podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/F4NP-Episode-Square-8-1-800x800.jpg)
![[Faith] Episode 6: Jonathan Jong - Faith & the Fear of Death podcast image](https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/F4NP-Episode-Square-6-1-800x800.jpg)
