The BEMA Podcast
BEMA Discipleship
The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context.
The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together.
BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.
The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together.
BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Mar 16, 2023 • 57min
322: The Forgotten Women of the New Testament
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
Mar 9, 2023 • 1h 6min
321: The Forgotten Women of the Tanakh
Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé draw their chairs closer to the fire of the accounts of women who may have been overlooked in the Hebrew Bible.Discussion Video for BEMA 321Binders Full of Women — Know Your MemeBEMA 209: Midrash — Noah’s Backstory and the NephilimSupport The BEMA Podcast
Mar 2, 2023 • 47min
320: The Forgotten Women — Sages and Wise Women
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks study sages and wise women of the Text.Discussion Video for BEMA 320Nadītu — WikipediaSupport The BEMA Podcast
Feb 23, 2023 • 47min
319: The Forgotten Women — Presentism and Primitivism
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to discuss how to navigate the dangers of presentism and primitivism as we start a series on the forgotten women of the Bible.Presentation for The Forgotten Women — Presentism and Primitivism (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 319Sapiens by Yuval Noah HarariHomo Deus by Yuval Noah HarariBEMA 240: Sin and the Archaeology of Joshua w/ Elle Grover FricksLevant — WikipediaThe Red Tent by Anita DiamantBEMA 308: The Chosen S2E9 — “The Messengers”BEMA 310: The Nativity StoryBEMA 297: Kat Armas — Abuelita FaithSupport The BEMA Podcast
Feb 16, 2023 • 1h 7min
318: Alonzo Felder — Discovering A. S. J. Allen
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
Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 9min
317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin Geiselman
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
Feb 2, 2023 • 1h 15min
316: Parables — The Unforgiving Servant
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
Jan 26, 2023 • 1h 15min
315: Parables — The Lost Son
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
Jan 19, 2023 • 49min
314: Parables — The Barn Builder
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
Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 23min
313: Parables — The Good Samaritan
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
