Podcast Episodes

[Bible] Episode 309: Elizabeth Shively - The Gospel of Mark, Explained

Season 9 Episode 309

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Elizabeth Shively show some love to the shortest gospel and tell us why it shouldn’t be underestimated when it comes to understanding the Mess…

Published on 6 hours ago

[Faith] Episode 64: Drew G. I. Hart & Jarrod McKenna - Creative Resistance & the Joy of Nonviolence

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared sit down with Drew G. I. Hart and Jarrod McKenna to talk about rethinking power and nonviolence. Through practices inspired by Anabaptism, t…

Published on 1 week ago

[Bible] Episode 308: Bill Schniedewind - The Scribes Who Wrote the Bible

Season 9 Episode 308

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Nerd-in-Residence Cynthia are joined by Bill Schniedewind to discuss who really wrote the Bible. Bill explains how different scribal communiti…

Published on 2 weeks ago

[Bible] Episode 307: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Proverbs (REISSUE)

Season 9 Episode 307

In this reissue of The Bible for Normal People episode 36, Pete works through some big-picture issues that help us see what Proverbs is all about, such as the complexities of wisdom, the nature of fo…

Published on 3 weeks ago

[Faith] Episode 63: Mariko Clark - Helping Kids Grow an Expansive Faith

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Jared and Jennifer Garcia Bashaw sit down with Mariko Clark to explore how adults can help kids encounter the Bible in ways that move beyond rigid rules an…

Published on 4 weeks ago

[Bible] Episode 306: Pete Enns & the Old Testament Nerds - Ask a Scholar Anything (About the Hebrew Bible)

Season 9 Episode 306

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete is joined by our Nerds-in-Residence to tackle some of your biggest questions about the Old Testament. They discuss contradictions in Ecclesiastes,…

Published on 1 month ago

[Faith] Episode 62: Zach W. Lambert - The Lenses Through Which We Read the Bible

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Zach Lambert to talk about the journey from biblical literalism to a more liberative approach to scripture. They explore four …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

[Bible] Episode 305: Brian K. Blount - Revelation for Today (REISSUE)

Season 9 Episode 305

The book of Revelation is just plain weird. In this reissue of episode 180 of The Bible for Normal People, Rev. Dr. Brian K. Blount joins Pete and Jared to discuss how to read and understand the book…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

[Bible] Episode 304: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Psalms

Season 9 Episode 304

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete takes a deep dive into the Psalms—who really wrote them, how they were edited, and why they’ve endured for thousands of years. He explores how the…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

[Faith] Episode 61: David P. Gushee - Living the Teachings of Jesus

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with David P. Gushee about what it means to take seriously the moral teachings of Jesus. They dig into how Jesus’s teachings are anchor…

Published on 2 months ago