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This blog post is taken, more or less as is, from my book How The Bible Actually Works. You can learn more by reading the book or by purchasing the new 6 week course on the material. Should we be the least bit surprised when we, along with some biblical […]
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Doubt: It’s Not Cool or Hipster, but Sacred
Being “saved” by God is an ongoing process of growth and transformation, of dying and rising, of being “conformed to […]
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The Bible Really Isn’t About “History,” Really
So, here’s the thing. When we read any piece of literature that deals with the past, we are actually dealing […]
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“Aha” Moments: Biblical Scholars Tell Their Stories – Pete Enns
Following my last post, here is the first installment of a series – biblical scholars from evangelical backgrounds telling their stories about […]
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Dealing With the Bible: A Conversation Between Then and Now.
So, here’s my point. There is virtually nothing in the Bible that doesn’t look very similar to what we know […]
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Did the Exodus Story Really Happen?
This blog post was adapted from my recent YouTube video. Good question, and the answer isn’t straightforward. On the positive […]
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The “Pete Ruins Christmas” Series: Jesus the Jewish King
Many of you no doubt are familiar with this Christmas hymn, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”: O come, O come, […]
Continue ReadingIn the Bible scholars often talk of two kinds of law: apodictic and casuistic. These are part of a collection of fancy words that we use as a secret code to determine who really is the nerdiest among us (see also: Deuteronomic, theophanic, and other impressive terms that end in […]
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The Great Unbiblical Political Error of White American Evangelicalism
White Evangelicalism’s overwhelming support for Donald Trump continues to be a source of bewilderment, if not exasperation, among Christians of […]
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Why God Isn’t Always Behind Our Successes or Failures (Thankfully)
There is a karma-like understanding in the Bible that we find particularly in the book of Deuteronomy. If you do […]
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Resources for Justice
Rather than air our regularly scheduled episode, we felt it was important to step back and promote educational resources by […]
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Author Spotlight: Zack Hunt
Today’s author is Zack Hunt and the book is Unraptured: How End Times Theology Gets It Wrong. Zack Hunt is […]
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Pete’s Bible Trivia Bonanza #12 — Jeremiah Didn’t Have a Pentateuch
The prophet Jeremiah lived during the time when the Babylonians invaded Judah (beginning in 597 BCE) and then captured Jerusalem […]
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Reading the Bible With Mutual Respect
I don’t know about you but I grew up with this nagging thought in the back of my mind when […]
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Rachel Held Evans and Her God
I am thinking about Rachel’s passing a year ago, along with many of you. I continue to mourn the tremendous […]
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Author Spotlight: Melissa Florer-Bixler
Have you ever said to yourself, “AHHHHHHHHHH there are so many great books out there I want to read and […]
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Getting Back to Normal After COVID-19. Maybe. Maybe Not.
We all react to COVID-19 in our own way. Some hoard, some hide. Some fear for their own safety and […]
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Engaging the Bible as If God Were Out Ahead of Us
Do not say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For it is not from wisdom that you ask […]
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What the Bible Says About Right & Wrong
On the podcast we are constantly exploring these two questions: what is the Bible and what do we do with […]
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Author Spotlight: Karen Gonzalez
Have you ever said to yourself, “AHHHHHHHHHH there are so many great books out there I want to read and […]
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