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-1: What Is BEMA?
0: Introductory Lesson
1: Trust the Story
2: Knowing When to Say “Enough”
3: Master the Beast
4: His Bow in the Clouds
5: A Misplaced Curse
6: A Tale of a Tower
7: The Preface
8: Buried in a Genealogy
9: Letting Go
10: Walking the Blood Path
11: Here I Am
12: A Mission Realized
13: Grappling with God, Part 1
14: Grappling with God, Part 2
15: Into the Pit
16: Out of the Pit
17: A God Who Hears the Cry
18: A Tale of Two Kingdoms
19: A Strengthened Heart
20: With All Your Heart
21: With All Your Soul & “Very”
“Jesus Shema”
22: Under the Chuppah
23: Falling on Joyful Faces
24: Creating a Space
25: A Kingdom of What?
26: Images of the Desert — Shepherd
27: Images of the Desert — Rotem and Acacia
28: Images of the Desert — Ar'ar and Tamarisk
29: Images of the Desert — Wadi and En Gedi
30: Lead with Your Voice
31: Remember Where You Came From
32: Session 1 Capstone
33: Session 2 Intro
34: The Hardest Story in the Bible (for me)
35: Crossroads of the Earth
36: The Redemption Cycle
37: A Love Story
38: A Donkey Herder to Lead Us
39: A King After God’s Own Heart
40: One Story, Two Sources
41: The Story Behind the Story
42: The Fire of Elijah
43: Go in Peace
44: Our Harps in the Trees
45: Wisdom and Meaning
46: Song of Sexuality
47: The Lord’s Mouthpiece
48: Amos — Plumb Line
49: Hosea — Prostitute
Verastikh (Hosea)
50: Micah — Judge
51: 1 Isaiah — Vineyard
52: Jonah — Potential
53: Nahum — Diyn
54: Zephaniah — T'shuvah
55: 2 Isaiah — Woe
56: Jeremiah — Weeping
57: Lamentations — Lament and Hope
58: Habakkuk — Watchtower
59: Obadiah — Petra
60: Joel — Locusts
61: Ezekiel — Strength
62: Daniel — Son of Man
63: Job — Perspective
64: 3 Isaiah — Servant
65: 4 Isaiah — Hope
66: Ezra/Nehemiah — Passionate Leadership
67: Haggai — Build!
68: Zechariah — Apocalyptic Literature
69: Malachi — Q&A
70: Esther — Purim
71: The Prophetic Table
72: Session 2 Capstone
73: Session 3 Intro
74: Silent Years — Synagogue
75: Silent Years — Welcome to Hellenism
76: Silent Years — Sadducees
77: Silent Years — Herodians
78: Silent Years — Essenes
79: Silent Years — Zealots
80: Silent Years — Pharisees
81: Silent Years — Association
82: The Text — When, Where, Who, and Why
83: Gospel Narrative
84: Matthew — Mumzer
85: Mark — Roman Gospel
86: Luke — Ordered
87: John — Grafted
88: Setting the Stage
89: Written in the Stars
90: A Gospel of Two Kingdoms
91: Tavilah T'Shuvah
92: How to Bring Order Out of Chaos
93: Blessed
94: Hope of the World
95: Abolish or Fulfill
96: But I Say Unto You
97: Done in Secret
98: A Good Eye
99: Fruit of Fools
100: Healing at Great Cost
101: The Other Side
102: Son of Man
103: Healing in His Wings
104: Innocent as Doves
105: An Explosive Kingdom
106: Jury Duty in Sodom
107: Donkeys and Rabbis
108: The Fruit of Beelzebul
109: Which Soil?
110: Jewish Hermeneutics
111: A Farmer and a Woman
112: Explanations That Don’t Explain
113: Treasures and Pearls
114: Fish in a Net
115: 5 Loaves, 2 Fish, and 1 Big Lesson
116: She Giggled
117: Jesus Resorts to Name Calling
118: Eyes That Cannot See
119: The Gates of Hell
120: Truth and Light
121: The Key to Your Own Prison
122: A Naked Thing
123: The Heat of the Day
124: Statement of Triumph
125: Are You Talking to Me?
126: Trapped by a Question
127: Six or Seven?
128: Faithful and Wise Steward
129: The Final Week
130: The Plot to Kill Jesus
131: Betrayal
132: Go
133: Session 3 Capstone
134: Session 4 Intro
135: Uncut Corners
136: Each One
137: A Dry Tree
138: Unclean Sheets
139: Theosabes
140: Not to Burden You
141: Mathetes or Talmidim?
142: Calling of a Prophet
143: The Epilogue
144: Galatians — Paul’s Gospel
145: Galatians — Right Hand of Fellowship
146: Galatians — The Curse
147: Galatians — Two Women, Two Covenants
148: Galatians — Set Free to Be Free
149: Romans — Blended Family
150: Romans — Righteousness from God
151: Romans — Buried Alive
152: Romans — The Struggle
153: Romans — The Potter
154: Romans — Therefore
155: Romans — God’s Mission, Paul’s Mission
156: 1 Corinthians — Broken Body
157: 2 Corinthians — Apostleship
158: Ephesians — Family Membership
159: Philippians — Joy
160: Colossians — Gnostic Heresy
161: 1 Thessalonians — Parousia
162: 2 Thessalonians — Man of Lawlessness
163: Pastoral Epistles — Timid Timothy & Tough Titus
164: Philemon — Faith Works
165: Hebrews — Running a Better Race
166: Hebrews — Atonement 101
167: James — Mitzvoth
168: 1 Peter — Living Stones and a Spiritual House
169: 2 Peter — The Other Side of a Conversation
170: 1 John — Love and Truth
171: 2 John — The “Woman”
172: 3 John — Diotrephes
173: Jude — False Teachers
174: Revelation — A Book for Its Time
175: Revelation — Ephesus and Their First Love
176: Revelation — Smyrna and Their Crown
177: Revelation — Pergamum and Satan’s Throne
178: Revelation — Thyatira and Her Jezebel
179: Revelation — Waking Up in Sardis
180: Revelation — Philadelphia and Their New Name
181: Revelation — Lukewarm Laodicea
182: Revelation — The Throne Room
183: Revelation — Seals from Scripture
184: Revelation — Let the Games Begin
185: Revelation — Bittersweet Prophecy
186: Revelation — Mother and Dragons
187: Revelation — The Blessed and Faithful Fallen
188: Revelation — The Fall of Greatness
189: Revelation — The End Is a New Beginning
190: Session 4 Capstone
191: Session 5 Intro
192: Telling a Story
193: AD 100–300
194: AD 300–500
195: AD 500–700
196: AD 700–1000
197: AD 1000–1300
198: AD 1300–1550
199: AD 1550–1650
200: AD 1650–1800
201: AD 1800–1925
202: AD 1925 to Today
203: You Are Here
204: Session 5 Capstone
205: Session 6 Intro
206: Reed Dent — The Nature of Truth
207: J. R. Briggs — The Sacred Overlap
208: Midrash — Iscah, Sarai, and Birth Orders
209: Midrash — Noah’s Backstory and the Nephilim
210: Midrash — The Man in the Fur Coat
211: John Whittaker — Blue Jeans Theology
212: Character Study — Jacob, Part 1
213: Character Study — Jacob, Part 2
214: Character Study — Joseph, Part 1
215: Character Study — Joseph, Part 2
216: Porshe Chiles — Can We Talk?
217: Midrash — Isaac’s Bad Eyes
218: Midrash — Death at Dinner
219: Becky Solomon — Loving the Adventure
220: The Chosen S1E1 — “I Have Called You by Name”
221: The Chosen S1E2 — “Shabbat”
222: The Chosen S1E3 — “Jesus Loves the Little Children”
223: The Chosen S1E4 — “The Rock on Which It Is Built”
224: The Chosen S1E5 — “The Wedding Gift”
225: The Chosen S1E6 — “Indescribable Compassion”
226: The Chosen S1E7 — “Invitations”
227: The Chosen S1E8 — “I Am He”
228: Dallas Jenkins — Manna Program, Part 1
229: Dallas Jenkins — Manna Program, Part 2
230: Mandy Smith — Unfettered
231: Introducing the Team — Deconstruction w/ Reed Dent
232: Introducing the Team — Jephthah’s Daughter w/ Elle Grover Fricks
233: Introducing the Team — Striking the Rock w/ Josh Bossé
234: Jen Rosner — The Jewish Roots of Christianity
235: Jewish Roots — Tanakh and Religion
236: Jewish Roots — Paul, Jewish Law, and Atonement in Hebrews
237: Jewish Roots — Ways Parted for a Dark History
238: Jewish Roots — What Difference Does It Make?
239: Abraham Considers a Catechism w/ Reed Dent
240: Sin and the Archaeology of Joshua w/ Elle Grover Fricks
241: Becky Solomon — Don’t Exasperate Your Kids
242: Spiritual Abuse — Commodities and Variables
243: Spiritual Abuse — The Place We Find Ourselves
244: Spiritual Abuse — The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill
245: Spiritual Abuse — Liturgy for Repentance and Healing
246: Eugenia Ortega — A Look into Our Window
247: Sleepless in Susa w/ Josh Bossé
248: Joy and Lot’s Untitled Wife w/ Elle Grover Fricks
249: Michael Burns — Escaping the Beast
250: The Chosen S1E0 — “The Shepherd”
251: John Roberts — A Griever’s Guide to Life
252: John — What’s in a Logos?
253: John — Come and See
254: John — A Wedding and Some Housekeeping
255: John — Water, Spirit, Darkness, Light
256: John — The One from Above
257: John — Wells and Husbands
258: The Chosen S2E1 — “Thunder” (Bonus Episode)
259: Kevan Chandler — We Carry Kevan
260: The Chosen S2E2 — “I Saw You” (Bonus Episode)
261: John — What Do You Want?
262: The Chosen S2E3 — “Matthew 4:24” (Bonus Episode)
263: John — Weighty Testimony
264: The Chosen S2E4 — “The Perfect Opportunity” (Bonus Episode)
265: John — Make Him King
266: The Chosen S2E5 — “Spirit” (Bonus Episode)
267: John — The Far Side of a Tumultuous Sea
268: The Chosen S2E6 — “Unlawful” (Bonus Episode)
269: John — Any Time Will Do
270: The Chosen S2E7 — “Reckoning” (Bonus Episode)
271: John — The Greatest Day of the Feast
272: The Chosen S2E8 — “Beyond Mountains” (Bonus Episode)
273: John — Pericope of an Honor Contest
274: John — Light of the World
275: Kate Schmidgall — BitterSweet
276: John — Who Is Your Father?
277: John — Before Abraham Was
278: John — Only the Blind Can See
279: John — My Sheep, My Voice
280: The Road Back to Eden
281: John — You Are Gods
282: John — The Dance of Grief
283: John — Missing God in the Name of God
284: John — The Hour Has Come
285: John — Book of Signs
286: John — The Test of Bread
287: John — The Test of Meat
288: Steve Park — Little Lights
289: John — Loved to the End
290: John — This Is the Way
291: John — Parakletos
292: John — The Pruning Work of Persecution
293: John — Sin, Righteousness, Judgment
294: John — Sacrifice, Suffering, and Joy
295: John — Strategy
296: John — I Am He
297: Kat Armas — Abuelita Faith
298: John — Not Forsaken
299: John — One Pierced
300: John — The Migdal
301: John — On Doubting and Locked Doors
302: John — Do You Even Like Me?
303: The History and Style of the Gospel of John
304: The Construction of the Gospel of John
305: Gary Burge — Interpreting the Gospel of John
306: Brian David — Chiasms in John
307: Tohu va Vohu (State of the Podcast)
308: The Chosen S2E9 — “The Messengers”
309: On Social Media (Bonus Episode)
310: The Nativity Story
311: Keith Simon — Truth Over Tribe
312: Parables — Dissecting a Swallow
313: Parables — The Good Samaritan
314: Parables — The Barn Builder
315: Parables — The Lost Son
316: Parables — The Unforgiving Servant
317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin Geiselman
318: Alonzo Felder — Discovering A. S. J. Allen
319: The Forgotten Women — Presentism and Primitivism
320: The Forgotten Women — Sages and Wise Women
321: The Forgotten Women of the Tanakh
322: The Forgotten Women of the New Testament
323: The Forgotten Women of the Apocalypse
324: Anita Grace Brown — Finding Christ in Yoga
325: Sanctuary — Waking Up in the Mishkan
326: Sanctuary — Entering the Mishkan
327: Sanctuary — Feasting at the Mishkan
328: Sanctuary — Listening by the Mishkan
329: Sanctuary — Moving the Mishkan
330: Sanctuary — Traversing the Mishkan
331: Sanctuary — Resting with the Mishkan
332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of Faith
333: Session 6 Capstone
334: Session 7 Intro
335: The Chosen S3E1 — “Homecoming” (Bonus Episode)
336: Sabbath Reflection I — Truth
337: The Chosen S3E2 — “Two by Two” (Bonus Episode)
338: Sabbath Reflection II — Love
339: The Chosen S3E3 — “Physician, Heal Yourself” (Bonus Episode)
340: Sabbath Reflection III — Community
341: The Chosen S3E4 — “Clean, Part 1” (Bonus Episode)
342: Sabbath Reflection IV — Teaching
343: The Chosen S3E5 — “Clean, Part 2” (Bonus Episode)
344: Sabbath Reflection V — Place
345: The Chosen S3E6 — “Intensity in Tent City” (Bonus Episode)
346: Sabbath Reflection VI — Wonder
347: The Chosen S3E7 — “Ears to Hear” (Bonus Episode)
348: Sabbath Reflection VII — Trust
349: The Chosen S3E8 — “Sustenance” (Bonus Episode)
350: Kat Armstrong — Storyline Bible
351: Sabbath Reflection Music (Bonus Episode)
352: Sabbath Practice — Attentiveness
353: Sabbath Practice — Heart
354: Sabbath Practice — Flow
355: Sabbath Practice — Discipline
356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III
357: Sabbath Practice — Fasting
358: Sabbath Practice — Prayer
359: Dallas Jenkins — Humanity and Historicity (Bonus Episode)
360: Session 7 Capstone
361: Session 8 Intro
362: Isaiah — Prophetic Pathos
363: Isaiah — Prophetic Imagination
364: Isaiah — Opening Provocations
365: Isaiah — Prophet vs. Wizard Priests
366: Isaiah — Let the Man Cook!
367: Isaiah — Burdens
368: Elisa Bosley — Spiritual Eldercare
369: Isaiah — The Choice Is Yours
370: Isaiah — Woes
371: Isaiah — The Hulk Factor
372: Isaiah — History and Redaction
373: Preston Ulmer — Deconstruct Faith, Discover Jesus
374: Isaiah — When Suffering Is the Way
375: Isaiah — What Perseverance Produces
376: Isaiah — Maternal Images of God
377: Isaiah — The Fruit of Faithfulness
378: Lea Schrumpf — Entering Our Stories
379: Psalms — Every Season of Life
380: Psalms — The Hidden Face
381: Psalms — A Sheep in the Mirror
382: Psalms — Small, Not Insignificant
383: Psalms — Praying Hate
384: Derek Vreeland — Centering Jesus
385: Psalms — Ultimate Mario Star
386: Psalms — The Whole Human Experience
387: Psalms — More Distant Reflections
388: Psalms — Are You Listening?
389: Psalms — 23 & Me
390: Psalms — Feeling Dumb with a Great Cloud of Witnesses
391: Tommy Brown — The Ache for Meaning
392: Talmudic Matthew — Legacy
393: Talmudic Matthew — Dreams
394: Talmudic Matthew — Stars and Magic
395: Talmudic Matthew — Jordan
396: Talmudic Matthew — Desert and Sea
397: Mitch Lavender — Respect and Dignity
398: Talmudic Matthew — Blessing
399: Talmudic Matthew — Household of God
400: Talmudic Matthew — Salt
401: Talmudic Matthew — Light
402: Talmudic Matthew — Lightly Salted
403: Talmudic Matthew — But Actually John
404: Mariko Clark — The Book of Belonging
405: Practical Shabbat — Keeping
406: Practical Shabbat — Remembering
407: Practical Shabbat — Breaking
408: Practical Shabbat — Deepening
409: Sandra Richter — The Epic of Eden
410: Session 8 Capstone
411: Session 9 Intro
412: The Chosen S4E1 — “Promises” (Bonus Episode)
413: Hosea — Context and Caution
414: The Chosen S4E2 — “Confessions” (Bonus Episode)
415: Hosea — Living Metaphor
416: The Chosen S4E3 — “Moon to Blood” (Bonus Episode)
417: Hosea — Staring Brokenness in the Face
418: The Chosen S4E4 — “Calm Before” (Bonus Episode)
419: A. J. Sherrill — Rediscovering Christmas
420: The Chosen S4E5 — “Sitting, Serving, Scheming” (Bonus Episode)
421: Hosea — When God Goes Missing
422: The Chosen S4E6 — “Dedication” (Bonus Episode)
423: Hosea — Forgiveness
424: The Chosen S4E7 — “The Last Sign” (Bonus Episode)
425: Hosea — Fruit in Keeping with Repentance
426: The Chosen S4E8 — “Humble” (Bonus Episode)
427: Hosea — How Empty Is Empty?
428: Hosea — Consequences
429: Catherine McNiel — Fearing Bravely
430: It’s a Wonderful Life
431: Hosea — Stubborn Soil
432: Hosea — God’s Avatar
433: Hosea — Doomed to Repeat It
434: Hosea — Who Among Us?
435: Hosea — The Hope of Healing
436: Brant Hansen — 3D Chiastic Chess
437: Talmudic Matthew — Mainstream or Marginal
438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You
439: Talmudic Matthew — Anger
440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation
441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos
442: Talmudic Matthew — Marriage
443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths
444: Karen Stiller — Holiness Here
445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies
446: Talmudic Matthew — Children
447: Talmudic Matthew — Wages
448: Talmudic Matthew — Secret
449: Talmudic Matthew — The Seven
450: Talmudic Matthew — The 7
451: Ashlee Eiland — Say Good
452: Qohelet Gets Out of Bed
453: Qohelet Tries to Party
454: Qohelet Goes Off
455: Qohelet Fights the Power
456: Qohelet Weeds the Garden
457: Qohelet Checks the Time
458: BEMA Kokomo — The Body of Christ
459: Qohelet Buys a Coffin
460: Qohelet Hears Bad Words
461: Qohelet Gives a Pep Talk
462: Qohelet Rolls the Dice
463: Qohelet Feeds the Ducks
464: Qohelet Goes Home
465: Qohelet’s Reflection