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B4NP Podcast Episode 28: “Jesus and Divine Violence” with Greg Boyd
The week’s guest is pastor and author Greg Boyd, and our topic is how the crucifixion of Jesus helps us see divine violence in the Old Testament from a fresh angle.
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 27: “Authority, Revelation, Inspiration” with Pete and Jared
On this week’s episode, Pete and Jared riff with great eloquence and profundity on three big words that come up sooner or later whenever you start talking about the Bible, especially when you start thinking about the Bible in new ways. Is the Bible still authoritative? What does that even mean? Same with Revelation and […]
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 26: “The Bible, Race, and White Supremacy” with Drew G. I. Hart
On this episode, Jared and I speak with Drew Hart about the difficult and painful topic of white supremacy and the Christian faith. Hart is assistant professor of theology at Messiah College, activist, and author of Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism.
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 25: “The Book of Jonah” with Jared Byas
On this week’s episode, Jared digs deep into that theologically deep, literarily complex, and definitely not “children’s story,” the book of Jonah.
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 24: “Womanist Biblical Interpretation” with Nyasha Junior
This week Pete and Jared look at Womanist Biblical Interpretation with guest Nyasha Junior, author of An Introduction to Womanist Biblical Interpretation and assistant professor in the department of religion at Temple University in Philadelphia.
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 23: “What is the Book of Romans Trying to Do?” with Beverly Gaventa
This week, Jared and Pete speak with Beverly Gaventa, Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Baylor University, on that important but often misunderstood letter of Paul to the church in Rome–which actually was a letter, written to real people for real reasons, not a piece of abstract theology.
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 22: “5 Things Jesus Wants You to Know about the Adam Story” with Pete
In this week’s solo episode, Pete lays out 5 things to keep in mind when reading the Adam story that will challenge your preconceptions, offer fresh points of view, and likely turn our entire political climate around for the better.
Read MoreBFNP Podcast Episode 21: “Resurrection in the Hebrew Bible” with Jon D. Levenson
On this episode, Pete and Jared talk with Hebrew Bible scholar and theologian Jon D. Levenson about where the idea of resurrection shows up in the Hebrew Bible and early Judaism, what it means when it does, and how some of that finds its way into the New Testament.
Read MoreB4NP Podcast Episode 20: “Reading the Bible as an Experience & Relationship” with Diana Butler Bass
This week Pete and Jared talk with speaker, author, and theologian Diana Butler Bass about her love for the Bible that has led her beyond code words and conventions to something deeper and more spiritually sustaining.
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