Brent Billings provides an introduction for Marty Solomon to lead us in a special conversation that means a lot to him personally, meant to help us consider one of the things God is inviting us to as we partner with Him to put the world back together. How do we make it back to Eden? BEMA 6: A Tale of a Tower The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Amazon) The Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David Fohrman (Aleph Beta)...
May 26, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at Jesus’s claim to be the true gate and the good shepherd for his sheep. John — My Sheep, My Voice Presentation (PDF) BEMA 87: John — Grafted BEMA 26: Images of the Desert — Shepherd BEMA 105: An Explosive Kingdom The 7 Great I Ams #3: I Am the Door sermon — YouTube The 7 Great I Ams (Sermon Series) — YouTube...
May 19, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the healing of a blind man and Jesus’s subsequent teaching on a different kind of blindness. Everyman’s Talmud by Abraham Cohen The Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann Addendum to BEMA 80 — Marty Solomon, YouTube...
May 12, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider a provocative teaching of Jesus that nearly got him executed.
May 05, 2022•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings examine the dispute Jesus has with those who believed him about who their father is.
Apr 28, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Kate Schmidgall, the founder and director of BitterSweet Creative, and the founder and editor of BitterSweet Monthly . National Community Church, Lincoln Theatre Campus NCC Lincoln Theatre Campus Staff Contemplations Series with Walter Brueggemann An Other Kingdom by Peter Block, Walter Brueggemann, and John McKnight Breaking Ground by Anne Snyder and Susannah Black Comment Magazine Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Wi...
Apr 21, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear Jesus talk about his own identity and testimony in the face of those who grapple with his teachings. BEMA 85: Mark — Roman Gospel “Written in the Dust” sermon (Brad Gray) — YouTube Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge Jesus Within Judaism by James H. Charlesworth...
Apr 14, 2022•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks talk about the cultural context of Jesus being confronted in the courts with the woman accused of adultery in John 8. The Daniel Scene Brent Could Not Remember (from April 1986) Hebrew Classes with Elle “John 7:53-8:11: A Study in Misreading” by Gail R. O’Day — JSTOR BEMA 82: The Text — When, Where, Who, and Why Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and Richard James The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John, and the Literacy ...
Apr 07, 2022•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude a review of Season 2 of The Chosen with a discussion on the eighth episode. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Dallas Regrets This One Thing (Season Finale Reaction) — The Chosen, YouTube BEMA 93: Blessed BEMA 99: Fruit of Fools...
Apr 04, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finish John 7, discussing the differing opinions about the identity of Jesus. Miracles of Messiah by Ron Miller BEMA 76: Silent Years — Sadducees BEMA 130: The Plot to Kill Jesus
Mar 31, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the seventh episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
Mar 28, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings jump into John 7, discussing Jesus’s engagement with the Festival of Tabernacles. Sukkot & Simchat Torah — Chabad.org Rabbi Jesus by Bruce Chilton
Mar 24, 2022•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings return to The Chosen with a discussion on the sixth episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Episode 6: "This line wrecks me." (Director Reaction) — The Chosen, YouTube...
Mar 21, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Reed Dent to finish examining the sixth chapter of John, and attempt to bring some closure to this challenging portion of the Text. I Asked for Wonder by Abraham Joshua Heschel Prototype by Jonathan Martin BEMA 230: Mandy Smith — Unfettered Unfettered by Mandy Smith The Experience of God by David Bentley Hart Join the BEMA Slack...
Mar 17, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the controversial fifth episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Zealot by Reza Aslan I'm firing back about one criticism — The Chosen, YouTube Whoa! Episode 5 was controversial (Director reacts) — The Chosen, YouTube Our Bible consultants discuss our most controversial moment — The Chosen, YouTube...
Mar 14, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrestle with the potential interpretations of what is happening in the beginning of John 6. A Harmony of the Gospels (NASB) by Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry The NIV Harmony of the Gospels by Robert L. Thomas and Stanley N. Gundry A Harmony of the Gospels by A. T. Robertson BEMA 115: 5 Loaves, 2 Fish, and 1 Big Lesson Boaty McBoatface — Wikipedia...
Mar 10, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the fourth episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Pool of Bethesda — Wikipedia BEMA 261: John — What Do You Want? Cohortes Urbanae — Wikipedia Our best ever? Episode 4 Director Reaction — The Chosen, YouTube 100 Fold Studio...
Mar 07, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings consider the reactions to Jesus healing on the Sabbath in John 5, and discuss the authority of and testimonies about Jesus. Impact Staff Opening at the University of Oregon BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill God Was in This Place & I, I Did Not Know by Rabbi Lawrence Kushner BEMA 190: Session 4 Capstone...
Mar 03, 2022•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue reviewing The Chosen with a discussion on the third episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb Our most talked about scene ever? Chosen director reacts — The Chosen, YouTube Story by Robert McKee “Who Would Have Dreamed” by Sovereign Grace Music — YouTube...
Feb 28, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Kevan Chandler of We Carry Kevan to continue through the Gospel of John, exploring the healing of the official’s son and the healing at the pool of Bethesda. BEMA 102: Son of Man Addendum to BEMA 102 — Marty Solomon, YouTube We Carry Kevan (Nonprofit Organization) Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Kevan Chandler....
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a review of The Chosen with a discussion on the second episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes BEMA 253: John — Come and See BEMA 119: The Gates of Hell Banias Archaeological Dig of 2020 — YouTube...
Feb 21, 2022•37 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Kevan Chandler, author of the book We Carry Kevan , and founder of the nonprofit organization We Carry Kevan. We Carry Kevan by Kevan Chandler We Carry Kevan (Nonprofit Organization) Andrew Peterson The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: Kevan Chandler....
Feb 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are breaking ground with a first-time-ever Monday episode of BEMA, beginning the continuation of our review of The Chosen with a discussion on the first episode of Season 2. The Chosen The Chosen (TV Series) — Wikipedia The Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb BEMA 167: James — Mitzvoth Addendum on James — Marty Solomon, YouTube...
Feb 14, 2022•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to continue through the Gospel of John, exploring who the Samaritans are, the place of women in Jewish and Christian practice around the first century, and a sprinkling of midrash to top it all off. Samaritans Cooking for Passover Targum — Wikipedia Targum Jerusalem, Genesis 28:10 — Sefaria The Samaritan Woman Story: An Alternative View — Israel Institute of Biblical Studies “Women Leaders in the Ancient Synagogue” by Bernadette J...
Feb 10, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the journey through the Gospel of John, looking at the testimony of John the Baptist as he ratifies the identity and ministry of Christ. Map of the Regions of Israel in Ancient Times Thought of the Day: Imposter Syndrome — Marty Solomon, YouTube sphragizo — Blue Letter Bible...
Feb 03, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Brent Billings and Josh Bossé continue the journey through the Gospel of John, discussing the meeting of Jesus and Nicodemus, and the themes of their conversation. BEMA 226: The Chosen S1E7 — “Invitations” The Great British Bake Off — Wikipedia The Tree of Life (2011 film) God in Search of Man by Abraham Joshua Heschel Man Is Not Alone by Abraham Joshua Heschel...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continuing the journey through the Gospel of John with the wedding at Cana and the clearing of the temple courts. BEMA 79: Silent Years — Zealots BEMA 224: The Chosen S1E5 — “The Wedding Gift” The Jewish Annotated New Testament by Oxford University Press (NRSV)...
Jan 20, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the journey through the Gospel of John with the testimony of John the Baptist and Jesus’s call to his first disciples. Targum — Wikipedia Creation Series: John 1 — BibleProject In the Beginning: John 1 — BibleProject Podcast BEMA 78: Silent Years — Essenes...
Jan 13, 2022•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings start a verse-by-verse journey through the Gospel of John, beginning with a discussion about how John introduces us to Jesus. Reading the Gospel of John Through Palestinian Eyes by Yohanna Katanacho The Fifth Gospel: Interview with Gary Burge — GTI Tours Podcast #4 Why Context Matters: Interview with Dr. Gary Burge — GTI Tours Podcast #45 Interpreting the Gospel of John by Gary M. Burge Publications of Gary M. Burge BEMA 87: John — Grafted Word Pictures by Brian ...
Jan 06, 2022•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest John Roberts to discuss his book, A Griever’s Guide to Life . A Griever’s Guide to Life by John McNeely Roberts “September” by Earth, Wind, and Fire — YouTube Home Video: La Paz, Bolivia Vol. 1 — Olivia Roberts, YouTube “Not for Me to Say” by Johnny Mathis — YouTube B-Olivia Library John’s family in 2015 | Olivia in 2016 Additional audio production by Gus Simpson Special Guest: John Roberts....
Dec 30, 2021•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast