The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings bring the story to our current day, seeing what this last century has done to the world of faith that we call our own. What is Christian fundamentalism and where did it come from? And how does evangelicalism fit into all of this? As believers, we make many assumptions about the world around us, but knowing why it exists is often helpful in accepting what it is.AD 1925 to Today PresentationDiscussion Video for BEMA 202“Jacob Neusner, Judaic Scholar Who Forged Interfaith Bonds, Dies at 84” — The New York TimesJacob Neusner — WikipediaTranscript for BEMA 202Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings leave the French Revolution behind and move into the modern era. How was the newfound land of freedom and independence handled? How did it impact the theology and ecclesiology of the people?AD 1800–1925 Presentation (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 201Union in Truth by James B. NorthTranscript for BEMA 201Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey up to the end of the eighteenth century and follow the world of Protestant history as it moves out of the Reformation and through the Age of Enlightenment.AD 1650–1800 PresentationDiscussion Video for BEMA 200Rediscovering Discipleship by Robby GallatyTranscript for BEMA 200Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings walk through one century of history that experienced an unbelievable amount of change and progress. Even outside of church history, this evolving world was fertile soil for the Reformation.AD 1550–1650 Presentation (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 199Geocentric Model — WikipediaHeliocentrism — WikipediaTranscript for BEMA 199Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey from the Crusades and head toward the Protestant Reformation—but on the way, it is good to recognize some names that are often underappreciated. These figures truly paved the way for some of the formative changes coming to Christendom.AD 1300–1550 PresentationDiscussion Video for BEMA 198Transcript for BEMA 198Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine one of the darkest chapters in the history of Christendom.AD 1000–1300 PresentationDiscussion Video for BEMA 197Blue Like Jazz by Donald MillerBlue Like Jazz (2012 film)The Battle for God by Karen ArmstrongTranscript for BEMA 197Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings walk through three centuries to see the great and famous East-West Schism, look at the idea of icons, and meet Charlemagne as a major character of this era of history.AD 700–1000 PresentationDiscussion Video for BEMA 196Byzantine Iconoclasm — WikipediaBEMA 0: Introductory LessonThe Genesis of Science by James HannamTranscript for BEMA 196Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings journey through the sixth and seventh centuries, examining the early monastic movements.AD 500–700 PresentationDiscussion Video for BEMA 195The Source by James A. MichenerTranscript for BEMA 195Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the fourth and fifth centuries and the period of the ecumenical councils of early Christendom.AD 300–500 Presentation (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 194Transcript for BEMA 194Support The BEMA Podcast

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings walk through the second and third centuries of Church history. Why are we so not-Jewish in our Christian practice today? What happened to cause such a schism between Jews and Christians?AD 100–300 Presentation (PDF)Discussion Video for BEMA 193Bar Kokhba revolt — WikipediaDidache — WikipediaTranscript for BEMA 193Support The BEMA Podcast