Best BEMA Discipleship Podcasts (2025)

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447: Talmudic Matthew — Wages 49:00

5d ago49:00

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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks take a spin with Jesus’s concept of rewards or wages. Wealth, Poverty, and Charity in Jewish Antiquity by Gregg E. Gardner BEMA 97: Done in Secret De Re Publica, De Legibus by Cicero — Internet Archive Pietas — Wikipedia Virtus — Wikipedia Politics by Aristotle — Internet Archive Politics (Aristotle) — Wikipedi…

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446: Talmudic Matthew — Children 50:22

12d ago50:22

50:22

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks take a crack at what it means to be children of God. “What’s Wrong with Winsomeness?” by Russell Moore — Christianity Today The Greatest Prayer by John Dominic Crossan BEMA 80: Silent Years — Pharisees BEMA 102: Son of Man Misreading Scripture with Individualist Eyes by E. Randolph Richards and …

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445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies 1:02:21

19d ago1:02:21

1:02:21

Brent Billings and Reed Dent team up with Elle Grover Fricks to excavate some ancient ideas about enemies. BEMA 96: But I Say Unto You Jesus and Nonviolence by Walter Wink The Peaceable Kingdom by Stanley Hauerwas Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman 1QS 1 (Community Rule) with Matthew 5:43 — Intertextual Bible BEMA 358: Sabbath Practice — Prayer G…

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444: Karen Stiller — Holiness Here 38:06

26d ago38:06

38:06

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Karen Stiller, author of Holiness Here and the author and editor of many other books, magazines, essays, and more. Holiness Here by Karen Stiller Review of Holiness Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads Review of Holiness Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads Meadow Lake Progress — Wikipedia Books b…

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443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths 38:55

1M ago38:55

38:55

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks investigate Jesus’s teaching on oaths. “Greek Oath-Rituals” by Irene Berti — OpenEdition Books “The Greek Oath in the Roman World” by Serena Connolly — Oxford Academic “Loosing Vows and Oaths in the Roman Empire and Beyond: Authority and Interpretation” by Moshe Blidstein — De Gruyter “The Kinyradai of Paphos” …

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442: Talmudic Matthew — Marriage 38:40

1M ago38:40

38:40

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to contextualize Jesus’s teaching on divorce in its Jewish and Roman landscape. Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship

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441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos 46:35

2M ago46:35

46:35

Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé take a closer look at Jesus’s teachings on desire. BEMA 273: John — Pericope of an Honor Contest Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship

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440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation 57:03

2M ago57:03

57:03

Brent Billings joins Elle Grover Fricks to reconsider the topic of reconciliation through a Talmudic lens, featuring Reed Dent. BEMA 36: The Redemption Cycle “Dining in Heaven” by Robin M. Jensen — Biblical Archaeology Society Library Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship

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439: Talmudic Matthew — Anger 52:35

2M ago52:35

52:35

Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks consider Jesus’s teaching on anger through a Talmudic lens. Matthew 5:22 (Interlinear) — Bible Hub A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship

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438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You 36:54

2M ago36:54

36:54

Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks search out what life can be found in two short verses from the Sermon on the Mount. Halakha — Wikipedia BEMA 95: Abolish or Fulfill Book of Tobit — Wikipedia Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship

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437: Talmudic Matthew — Mainstream or Marginal 40:29

2M ago40:29

40:29

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to lay the groundwork for another series of Talmudic conversations in Matthew. “Dei Verbum” — Pope Paul VI, November 18, 1965 Magisterium — Wikipedia A Marginal Jew: Rethinking the Historical Jesus, Volume I, by John P. Meier Early Jewish Messianism in the New Testament — “Introduction” by Se…

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436: Brant Hansen — 3D Chiastic Chess 50:10

3M ago50:10

50:10

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Brant Hansen, author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children through CURE International. CURE International Tenth Avenue North — Wikipedia Unoffendable by Brant Hansen Linchpin by Seth Godin Life Is Hard, God Is Good, Let's Dance by Brant Hansen Kingdom, Grace…

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435: Hosea — The Hope of Healing 40:11

3M ago40:11

40:11

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings conclude an examination of Hosea, finding out what actually gets the last word. Featuring a special appearance by Elle Grover Fricks. 1994 Minister’s Manual (HarperCollins, 1993). Series by Roger Lovette (Preaching from Hosea: A Gospel for Broken Things). Edited by James W. Cox Tradition for Crisis by Walter Bruegge…

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447: Talmudic Matthew — Wages 49:00

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446: Talmudic Matthew — Children 50:22

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445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies 1:02:21

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444: Karen Stiller — Holiness Here 38:06

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443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths 38:55

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442: Talmudic Matthew — Marriage 38:40

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441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos 46:35

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440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation 57:03

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439: Talmudic Matthew — Anger 52:35

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438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You 36:54

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437: Talmudic Matthew — Mainstream or Marginal 40:29

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436: Brant Hansen — 3D Chiastic Chess 50:10

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435: Hosea — The Hope of Healing 40:11