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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to survey the forgotten women of the New Testament.Learning Greek with Elle — Servant (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 322Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty SolomonTrireme — WikipediaDidache — WikipediaJunia (New Testament person) — WikipediaBEMA News & EventsSupport The BEMA Podcast

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé discuss overlooked women in the Tanakh, exploring symbolism of names, Genealogy of Two Lemchs, female roles in the Tabernacle, and tension between human finiteness and experiencing God's glory.

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks study sages and wise women of the Text.Discussion Video for BEMA 320Nadītu — WikipediaSupport The BEMA Podcast

Elle Grover Fricks joins the hosts to discuss presentism and primitivism in biblical stories, shedding light on the significance of cultural understanding when interpreting women's roles in ancient societies. The conversation delves into historical contexts, clothing production, daily life in ancient civilizations, and the roles of women in agriculture and familial structures.

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Alonzo Felder, author of Discovering A. S. J. Allen. Over the course of his career as an IT analyst at Duke University, Alonzo became an expert in a number of research methods and has done extensive work on his own family history.Discussion Video for BEMA 318Discovering A. S. J. Allen by Alonzo Felder“Do You Know” ScaleReview of Discovering A. S. J. Allen — Marty Solomon, GoodreadsComing soon: Online Course for Family History ResearchComing soon: Documentary Film/SeriesMy Roots FoundationAdditional audio production by Gus SimpsonSpecial Guest: Alonzo Felder.Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Erin Geiselman, leader of the launch team for Marty’s book Asking Better Questions of the Bible, to discuss what the experience of writing a book was like for Marty.Discussion Video for BEMA 317Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty SolomonBEMA 207: J. R. Briggs — The Sacred OverlapThe Writing Life Course — Kairos PartnershipsFrom Novice to Expert by Patricia BennerBEMA 57: Lamentations — Lament and HopeErin Geiselman on TwitterAdditional audio production by Gus SimpsonSpecial Guest: Erin Geiselman.Support The BEMA Podcast

Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about the story of the unforgiving servant and the end of bookkeeping and seeing our enemies as ourselves.Discussion Video for BEMA 316BEMA 121: The Key to Your Own PrisonThe Parable of the Unforgiving Servant — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipNIV Cultural Backgrounds Study BibleFree of Charge by Miroslav VolfJoin the BEMA SlackSupport The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are back with Reed Dent to discuss the lost son of Luke 15 and what it means to be lost.Discussion Video for BEMA 315The Pharisees by Joseph Sievers and Amy-Jill LevinePoet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. BaileyKingdom, Grace, Judgment by Robert Farrar CaponSupport The BEMA Podcast

Brent Billings and Reed Dent talk about the story of the rich fool and the dynamics of money and relationships.Discussion Video for BEMA 314Tell It Slant by Eugene PetersonHope: The Prophet Candle — The BEMA Liturgy“Tripping Billies” by Dave Matthews Band — YouTubePoet & Peasant and Through Peasant Eyes by Kenneth E. BaileyThe Parable of the Rich Fool — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipJoin the BEMA SlackSupport The BEMA Podcast

Brent Billings is joined by Reed Dent and Elle Grover Fricks to talk about the story of the Good Samaritan and what it looks like to love people we’d rather not.Discussion Video for BEMA 313Elle Meets John Piper“On Priests and Jericho in the Second Temple Period” by Joshua Schwartz — ResearchGateThe Parable of the Good Samaritan — Reed Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipSupport The BEMA Podcast