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The BEMA Podcast

English, Religion, 9 seasons, 421 episodes, 5 days, 8 hours, 58 minutes
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The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history.
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417: Hosea — Staring Brokenness in the Face

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent look to Hosea 4 to answer the question of how we can find ourselves in a mess like this.BEMA 386: Psalms — The Whole Human Experience“Lord’s Supper” by Frederick Buechner
10/24/202451 minutes, 2 seconds
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416: The Chosen S4E3 — “Moon to Blood” (Bonus Episode)

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen with the controversial episode 3.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb“Leading Like Jesus” sermon by Megan Trischler — University Christian Church
10/21/202441 minutes
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415: Hosea — Living Metaphor

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture into the biblical Text of Hosea, letting the prophetic story of Hosea lead us into some reflections on wisdom for our day.
10/17/202450 minutes, 59 seconds
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414: The Chosen S4E2 — “Confessions” (Bonus Episode)

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss some Chosen announcements, offer a mea culpa for episode 1, and continue into Season 4 of The Chosen with episode 2.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDb
10/14/202443 minutes, 5 seconds
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413: Hosea — Context and Caution

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin a series on Hosea, considering a framework we can use to approach a passage with a fresh lens.The 6-Column Sheet (PDF)BEMA 49: Hosea — Prostitute“Israeli Archaeologists Find Enigmatic 2,500-year-old Burials in the Desert” by Ariel David — HaaretzThe Oxford Handbook of Hosea by Brad E. KelleThe Latter Prophets: A Feminist Companion to the Bible by Athalya Brenner-IdanTexts of Terror by Phyllis TribleGender and Difference in Ancient Israel by Peggy L. Day (contains “‘To Play the Harlot’: An Inquiry into an Old Testament Metaphor” by Phyllis Bird)Harlot or Holy Woman? by Phyllis A. BirdPhyllis Trible — WikipediaPhyllis Bird — Wikipedia
10/10/202451 minutes, 28 seconds
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412: The Chosen S4E1 — “Promises” (Bonus Episode)

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings finally commence the discussion of Season 4 of The Chosen, starting things off with episode 1.The ChosenThe Chosen (TV Series) — WikipediaThe Chosen (2017 TV Series) — IMDbBEMA 310: The Nativity Story
10/7/202441 minutes, 58 seconds
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411: Session 9 Intro

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 9 of the podcast and discuss what comes next and what we can look forward to in the months to come.The Story of BEMA
10/3/202437 minutes, 34 seconds