Marty Solomon and Brent Billings spend time in the second chapter of Galatians, bringing some context to a much misunderstood and often misrepresented passage. Addendum on James — Marty Solomon, YouTube Discussion Video for BEMA 145 Backyard Tap House Transcript for BEMA 145 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the first chapter of Paul’s letter to the Galatians, listening to Paul describe a gospel he received straight from Jesus, not from any human teaching. Discussion Video for BEMA 144 The Holy Epistle to the Galatians by D. Thomas Lancaster Transcript for BEMA 144 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings set everything we have studied about Acts back into the context of the larger Textual narrative, wrapping up the greater story and setting the stage for the inspired letters of the New Testament. The Epilogue Presentation (PDF) Discussion Video for BEMA 143 BEMA 7: The Preface Jesus Wants to Save Christians by Rob Bell and Don Golden BEMA Messenger #3 A New Kind of Christianity by Brian D. McLaren Transcript for BEMA 143 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings circle back to a question from a few episodes ago: Did Paul experience a conversion, a repentance, or something else entirely? Discussion Video for BEMA 142 BEMA 138: Unclean Sheets Transcript for BEMA 142 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see how Paul’s methodology changes and then draw some conclusions about what we see happening in his ministry. Discussion Video for BEMA 141 Theater at Ephesus Transcript for BEMA 141 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine how the early church community handled applying the gospel to a major cultural problem, seeking to learn from their methods and seeing what we might be able to take into our own unique settings. Addendum on James — Marty Solomon, YouTube Discussion Video for BEMA 140 Latest Information on BEMA Trips In Search of Paul by John Dominic Crossan and Jonathan L. Reed Books by N. T. Wright Books by E. P. Sanders Books by James D. G. Dunn Books by Mark D. Nanos T...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings come back to the story of Saul and see what is impacting his experience and how that is calling him to impact the Greco-Roman world. Discussion Video for BEMA 139 Paul’s First Missionary Journey — Bible History Online Transcript for BEMA 139 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings meet Saul, persecutor of Jesus, and wrestle with the questions of his identity and his experience; they also encounter the entrance of some unlikely characters into God’s narrative. Discussion Video for BEMA 138 The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV) Transcript for BEMA 138 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings challenge listeners to consider our methods of advancing God’s agenda and the implications of this new king and new kingdom. Discussion Video for BEMA 137 BEMA 64: 3 Isaiah — Servant Transcript for BEMA 137 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings make observations about what this early church community was accomplishing together with the help of the Holy Spirit. Discussion Video for BEMA 136 The Story #28: New Beginnings (‘Each One’ Rant) sermon — YouTube Transcript for BEMA 136 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the opening of the book of Acts and the beginning of the Spirit-filled movement changing the course of human history. Discussion Video for BEMA 135 Caesar’s Comet — Wikipedia BEMA 22: Under the Chuppah BEMA 37: A Love Story Transcript for BEMA 135 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin to see how God’s people apply the reality of Christ into their first-century contexts. Session 4 Intro Presentation (PDF) Donate to BEMA Ministry Donate to Marty or the General Fund Transcript for BEMA 134 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hold the usual capstone conversation, concluding a journey through the gospels, and reviewing the story from Genesis to John. Session 3 Capstone Presentation (PDF) Bible Book Timeline by Roger Schmidgall How to Survive a Shipwreck by Jonathan Martin Transcript for BEMA 133 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings bring the discussion of the Gospels to a close with a brief look at the resurrection and the great commission. Discussion Video for BEMA 132 Living Hope sermon — YouTube The Final Week #7: Just One Hope sermon — YouTube Transcript for BEMA 132 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the betrayals of Jesus and discuss which characters are involved in it. Discussion Video for BEMA 131 BEMA 79: Silent Years — Zealots Fidelity of Betrayal by Peter Rollins Transcript for BEMA 131 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the question of who brought about Jesus’s execution, acknowledging the different characters at play and the role they each had. Discussion Video for BEMA 130 BEMA 76: Silent Years — Sadducees The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan Transcript for BEMA 130 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings set the stage for the final week of Jesus’s earthly ministry. Discussion Video for BEMA 129 The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan A Better Atonement by Tony Jones Did God Kill Jesus? by Tony Jones A Community Called Atonement by Scot McKnight Transcript for BEMA 129 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at one of the most perplexing passages of Jesus’s ministry, asking if this is about the end times or ancient times. Faithful and Wise Steward Presentation (PDF) Addendum to BEMA 128 — Marty Solomon, YouTube Discussion Video for BEMA 128 Transcript for BEMA 128 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings dive into the list of woes Jesus gives to the Pharisees and ask what kind of person Jesus is describing. Discussion Video for BEMA 127 The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan Transcript for BEMA 127 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see the religious leadership of both Pharisees and Sadducees attempting to trap Jesus with a series of testing questions, and witness the rabbinical brilliance of Jesus as a Jewish teacher. Discussion Video for BEMA 126 Trapped by a Question Presentation (PDF) The Parables by Brad H. Young (cites Flusser extensively) The Parable of the Good Samaritan — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship Transcript for BEMA 126 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings see Jesus go on the offensive, confronting the corrupt priesthood that rules in Jerusalem. Discussion Video for BEMA 125 BEMA 80: Silent Years — Pharisees BEMA 76: Silent Years — Sadducees BEMA 51: 1 Isaiah — Vineyard Transcript for BEMA 125 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the triumphal entry and Jesus’s confrontation of religious corruption on all sides. Discussion Video for BEMA 124 Caesarea Maritima — Wikipedia Map of Israel in New Testament Times — Wikimedia Commons Transcript for BEMA 124 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the parable of the vineyard, a generous God, and the interactions that follow as Jesus makes his way towards Jerusalem. Discussion Video for BEMA 123 Rabbi Jesus by Bruce Chilton Transcript for BEMA 123 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings find our understanding of divorce challenged by Jesus, and an ancient discussion taking place between the rabbis about the importance and value of people. Discussion Video for BEMA 122 The Ten Commandments — Aleph Beta Academy Subscribe to Aleph Beta Academy BEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Transcript for BEMA 122 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the many teachings of Matthew 18, including some parables and rabbinic insights from Jesus. Discussion Video for BEMA 121 Love Wins by Rob Bell Erasing Hell by Francis Chan BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle The Queen You Thought You Knew by Rabbi David Fohrman BEMA 70: Esther — Purim The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant — Reed Dent, Campus Christian Fellowship Transcript for BEMA 121 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Peter, James, and John on the Mount of Transfiguration as Jesus talks about his exodus with Moses and Elijah. Discussion Video for BEMA 120 The BEMA Messenger Shaping Faith #5: Fasting sermon — YouTube Transcript for BEMA 120 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine Peter’s great confession at Caesarea Philippi and the intense conversation that follows. The Gates of Hell Presentation (PDF) Discussion Video for BEMA 119 On the Early Church: Conquering the Gates of Hell — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) The BEMA Messenger Transcript for BEMA 119 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the story of the feeding of the four thousand and watch the disciples struggle to apply its meaning. Discussion Video for BEMA 118 Map of Tyre and Sidon in relation to the Galilee Sign Up for the BEMA Messenger Transcript for BEMA 118 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings, with special guest Dr. Christopher Gambino, talk about Jesus’s critique of rabbinic traditions and the surprise he encounters in the region of Phoenicia. Discussion Video for BEMA 117 Dr. Christopher Gambino on Twitter The Shuvah Project Transcript for BEMA 117 Support The BEMA Podcast...
Brent Billings introduces the story of Peter walking on water and Marty Solomon interacts with it by sharing some of his thoughts originally written years ago. Discussion Video for BEMA 116 In the Dust of the Rabbi — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon) TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell NOOMA 008: Dust by Rob Bell She Giggled (Part 1) — Covered in His Dust She Giggled (Part 2) — Covered in His Dust Prototype by Jonathan Martin Transcript for BEMA 116 Suppo...
