The BEMA Podcast

Epizody

• -1: What Is BEMA? 25.08.2016 43min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about how BEMA came to be, what it is, and how it works.That the World May Know with Ray Vander LaanImpact Campus MinistriesJacob Neusner — WikipediaBEMA FAQ: How to ‘Do’ BEMABEMA Discussion GroupsThe BEMA Story — Impact Campus MinistriesWhat Is the Palouse? Study Tools The Companion for BEMA -1 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA -1 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 2 December 2024 Original audio from 25 August 2016 Transcript for BEMA -1 of 25 August 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 0: Introductory Lesson 01.09.2016 48min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings have an introductory conversation about the world of the Bible, investigating the differences between Eastern and Western perspectives.Presentation for Introductory Lesson (PDF) Study Tools The Companion for BEMA 0 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 0 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 30 December 2024 Original audio from 1 September 2016 Transcript for BEMA 0 of 1 September 2016 Special music by Logan DailySupport The BEMA Podcast
• 1: Trust the Story 08.09.2016 53min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about the creation story in Genesis 1 and the foundation it lays for understanding the scriptural narrative correctly.Presentation for Trust the Story (PDF)Sabbath as Resistance by Walter BrueggemannThe Sabbath by Abraham Joshua HeschelBEMA Discipleship — GroupsJoin the BEMA SlackBrent on Twitter/XBEMA Discipleship on Twitter/XBEMA Discipleship on FacebookMarty on InstagramBrent on InstagramBEMA Discipleship on InstagramBEMA Discipleship — Subscribe (Recommended Apps) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 1 The Companion for BEMA 1 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 1 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 6 January 2025 Original audio from 8 September 2016 Transcript for BEMA 1 of 8 September 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 2: Knowing When to Say “Enough” 15.09.2016 52min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discuss the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and what the story might really be getting at.The Exodus You Almost Passed Over by Rabbi David Fohrman Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 2 The Companion for BEMA 2 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 2 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 13 January 2025 Original audio from 15 September 2016 Transcript for BEMA 2 of 15 September 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 3: Master the Beast 22.09.2016 26min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about Cain and Abel and the idea of how fear and shame ruin the story.BEMA FAQ: Bibles, Translations, ResourcesThe Beast that Crouches at the Door by Rabbi David FohrmanAleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 3 The Companion for BEMA 3 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 3 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 20 January 2025 Original audio from 22 September 2016 Transcript for BEMA 3 of 22 September 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 4: His Bow in the Clouds 06.10.2016 34min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to talk about the story of Noah and the Flood and how we have a wide variety of buried treasure from the author.BEMA 232: Introducing the Team — Jephthah’s Daughter w/ Elle Grover FricksFlood Myth — WikipediaThe Lost World of the Flood by Tremper Longman III & John H. WaltonAmarna Letters — Wikipedia Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 4 The Companion for BEMA 4 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 4 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 27 January 2025 Original audio from 6 October 2016 Transcript for BEMA 4 of 6 October 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 5: A Misplaced Curse 20.10.2016 36min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Reed Dent to talk about Noah’s departure from the ark and the tragedy that ensues.Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State UniversityBEMA 231: Introducing the Team — Deconstruction w/ Reed Dent Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 5 The Companion for BEMA 5 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 5 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 3 February 2025 Original audio from 20 October 2016 Transcript for BEMA 5 of 20 October 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 6: A Tale of a Tower 27.10.2016 39min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé talk about the tower of Babel and some of the observations we can take away from the story.BEMA 233: Introducing the Team — Striking the Rock w/ Josh BosséA Brief History of the World from Adam to Abraham: Babel Tower — Aleph Beta Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 6 The Companion for BEMA 6 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 6 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 10 February 2025 Original audio from 27 October 2016 Transcript for BEMA 6 of 27 October 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 7: The Preface 03.11.2016 18min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look back over the first eleven chapters of Genesis and work to understand their significance to the greater narrative of the scriptures.Presentation for The Preface (PDF) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 7 The Companion for BEMA 7 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 7 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 17 February 2025 Original audio from 3 November 2016 Transcript for BEMA 7 of 3 November 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 8: Buried in a Genealogy 10.11.2016 43min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Elle Grover Fricks to ask the question the Rabbis have asked over the centuries: Why did God choose Abraham?Presentation for Buried in a Genealogy (PDF)Code of Hammurabi — WikipediaThe Epic of Eden by Sandra L. Richter“Sarah: Midrash and Aggadah” by Tamar Kadari — Jewish Women’s Archive[Legacy] Follow-up 1: BEMA 208: Midrash — Iscah, Sarai, and Birth Orders[Legacy] Follow-up 2: BEMA FAQ: Abram, Sarai & Iscah — Marty Solomon, YouTube Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 8 The Companion for BEMA 8 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 8 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 24 February 2025 Original audio from 10 November 2016 Transcript for BEMA 8 of 10 November 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 9: Letting Go 17.11.2016 45min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about Genesis 12–14, covering the call of Abram and his initial adventures in the land of Canaan. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 9 The Companion for BEMA 9 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 9 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 3 March 2025 Original audio from 17 November 2016 Transcript for BEMA 9 of 17 November 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 10: Walking the Blood Path 01.12.2016 44min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings work through Genesis 15–17, continuing to look at the evolving partnership between God and Abram.Presentation for Walking the Blood Path (PDF)Aleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.History of male circumcision — WikipediaThe Epic of Eden by Sandra L. RichterSandra Richter, Ph.D.George DeJong, Under the Fig TreeThe Anchor Bible Dictionary, Volume I Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 10 The Companion for BEMA 10 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 10 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 10 March 2025 Original audio from 1 December 2016 Transcript for BEMA 10 of 1 December 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 11: Here I Am 08.12.2016 58min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé continue to look at the kind of partner God has chosen in Abraham.Presentation for Here I Am (PDF)BEMA 210: Midrash — The Man in the Fur CoatAnd They Walked Together: More Than Blind Loyalty — Aleph BetaAleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 11 The Companion for BEMA 11 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 11 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 17 March 2025 Original audio from 8 December 2016 Transcript for BEMA 11 of 8 December 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 12: A Mission Realized 15.12.2016 40min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings cover the life of Isaac as told in Genesis 24 and 26, where we begin to see the initial realization of God’s promise to Abraham.Impact Campus Ministries Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 12 The Companion for BEMA 12 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 12 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 24 March 2025 Original audio from 15 December 2016 Transcript for BEMA 12 of 15 December 2016 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 13: Grappling with God, Part 1 05.01.2017 42min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent begin our look at the life of Jacob, starting with Genesis 25 and moving through Chapter 31.Aleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.God Was in This Place & I, I Did Not Know by Rabbi Lawrence KushnerGenesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 13 The Companion for BEMA 13 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 13 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 31 March 2025 Original audio from 5 January 2017 Transcript for BEMA 13 of 5 January 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 14: Grappling with God, Part 2 12.01.2017 42min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent continue to look at the life of Jacob, covering Genesis 32–35.Uncut Gems (2019 film) — JustWatchAleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership. Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 14 The Companion for BEMA 14 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 14 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 7 April 2025 Original audio from 12 January 2017 Transcript for BEMA 14 of 12 January 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 15: Into the Pit 19.01.2017 55min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks begin our study of the life of Joseph, covering Genesis 37–40.Presentation for Into the Pit (PDF) Biblical Clothing — WikipediaWhat Is the Palouse?Yibbum — Wikipedia Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 15 The Companion for BEMA 15 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 15 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 14 April 2025 Original audio from 19 January 2017 Transcript for BEMA 15 of 19 January 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 16: Out of the Pit 26.01.2017 47min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks finish the study of the life of Joseph, covering Genesis 41–50.Presentation for Out of the Pit (PDF)Rabbi David Fohrman — TorahAnytimeThe Joseph Story — Aleph Beta AcademySubscribe to Aleph Beta AcademyBEMA listeners can use code friendsofbema for one month off of a monthly Premium membership.Genesis: A Parsha Companion by Rabbi David Fohrman Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 16 The Companion for BEMA 16 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 16 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 21 April 2025 Original audio from 26 January 2017 Transcript for BEMA 16 of 26 January 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 17: A God Who Hears the Cry 02.02.2017 41min

  Marty Solomon and Brent Billings wrap up the introduction to God’s story and set up the narrative of the remainder of Scripture in an effort to understand what God is rescuing His people from.Presentation for A God Who Hears the Cry (PDF)Biblical Theme: Justice — BibleProjectVocab Insight: Tse’aqah / Outcry — BibleProjectThat the World May Know — Faith Lessons, Volumes 1–12 (Amazon)God Heard Their Cry — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon)TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 17 The Companion for BEMA 17 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 17 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 28 April 2025 Original audio from 2 February 2017 Transcript for BEMA 17 of 2 February 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast
• 18: A Tale of Two Kingdoms 09.02.2017 45min

  Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé set up the narrative of God’s story as a contrast between Empire and Shalom.That the World May Know — Faith Lessons, Volumes 1–12 (Amazon)God Heard Their Cry — Ray Vander Laan (Amazon)TTWMK Faith Lessons on DVD and Digital (Focus on the Family) Study Tools Discussion Video for BEMA 18 The Companion for BEMA 18 Take Your Own Notes Transcript for BEMA 18 Legacy Episode Content Episode updated 5 May 2025 Original audio from 9 February 2017 Transcript for BEMA 18 of 9 February 2017 Support The BEMA Podcast