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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. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out th ...
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It's time to feast upon the Word of God. You've had enough milk, it's time for a little meat. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is as rich and rewarding as you make it. Let's feast together! This podcast leans on the research and scholarship of Old World Historian and Eastern Thinking expert Reed R. Simonsen and his book and lecture series, "The Gospel Feast." Listeners are encouraged to ask questions which are answered every 7th episode. Come and Feast on the Word! http://www.gospelfeastbooks.com
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Hashivenu is a podcast about Jewish teachings and practice around resilience. Cultivating resilience in challenging times, both individually and collectively, is an essential path to personal renewal. Support Hashivenu Find out more about the show at About (https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/about), and learn about our theme song at Theme Song (https://hashivenu.fireside.fm/theme-song). Subscribe by Email This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at ReconstructingJudaism.org (h ...
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Ep. 120: Dispensations: The Fourth Reconstructed through the Seventh.
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36:20In our last episode we ran out of time answering a question about the dispensations and particularly Moses’s role in God’s great dispensational plan. In exploring the prophetic writings and mission of Ezra, we learned that with the loss of the Brass Plates, the destruction of the Temple Library and the burning of the Jewish Canon, the Lord commissi…
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Evolve Podcast Clip: What Percentage of North American Jews are Zionists?
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3:59Evolve Podcast Clip: What Percentage of North American Jews are Zionists? by Jewish Reconstructionist CommunitiesBy Jewish Reconstructionist Communities
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by the BEMA Kokomo discussion group from Indiana, which launched in 2021, to share their story and give everyone an idea of what a healthy, thriving group can look like. BEMA 317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin Geiselman Bridgeway Church in Kokomo, Indiana Asking Better Questions of the Bibl…
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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé reflect on the tension of human evil and the problem of desire. Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Ep. 119: QnA#17: Dispensations: the First through the Third Thousand Years.
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43:28Every 7th episode we answer your questions. This episode deals with dispensationalism, one of the major proofs of Restored Christianity. All our ancestors understand that dispensationalism was part of God's plan for fallen humanity. When the concept is understood properly, much of history and our forebearers' motivations come into focus. Modern sec…
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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Qohelet herself look deeply at the roots of evil. “Let My Words Be Few” by Rebecca St. James — YouTube Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Brent Billings and Josh Bossé watch Qohelet cast her gaze on injustice and oppression. Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Reed Dent consider the appointed time for everything. BEMA 382: Psalms — Small, Not Insignificant First Reformed (2018 film) — JustWatch Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Josh Bossé follow Qohelet into many parties to see if we can find any meaning in joy. Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Brent Billings, Josh Bossé, and Elle Grover Fricks launch an exploration of one of the least understood books of Tanakh (Ecclesiastes). BEMA 320: The Forgotten Women — Sages and Wise Women The Wind Rises (2013 film) — JustWatch Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Ep. 118 Eyewitness Accounts of King David Part 1
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38:14For the remainder of Season 7 on the Gospel Feast Podcast we have been exploring one of the only books recommended by Ezra but left out of the canon of the Old Testament, that survives today. You will find that Ezra and the Great Assembly, called by God to prepare the Old Testament, refers to Gad’s book by name. Both Gad the Seer and the Prophet Na…
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Ashlee Eiland, author of Say Good, and someone who seeks to join in God’s redemptive work on Earth. Ashlee is the head of school at Living Stones Academy, and formerly served as co-lead pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in western Michigan. Ashlee and her family live in Grand Rapids. Say Good by Ashlee …
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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé truly cap off this series by taking a second gander at the Lord’s Prayer. One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp BEMA 286: John — The Test of Bread Why Is Shavuot Celebrated — Aleph Beta Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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Gad opens with two amazing visions that have much to say about God’s reasons for choosing Israel and His early lament as they failed to live up to their calling, nearly from the beginning. The first vision of Gad, preserved for us, depicts the coming corruption of the Abrahamic Covenant under the new dispensation bringing the founding of the Lord's…
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Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out this series by taking a gander at the Lord’s Prayer. BEMA 97: Done in Secret BEMA 332: Andrew DeCort — Flourishing on the Edge of Faith Textus Receptus — Wikipedia Codex Sinaiticus — Wikipedia Codex Vaticanus — Wikipedia Alexandrian Text-Type — Wikipedia Byzantine Text-Type — Wikipedia “A…
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Ep. 116: Ezra's Recommended Reading List (Egad, a seer!)
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31:58When Ezra the Levite, who may have also been the High Priest, prepared the Official Jewish Canon at the command of God Himself, the same that is called the Old Testament by Christians, he authorized a handful of other books as being noteworthy for study. Since these survived the book burning by Nebuchadnezzar, and were not lost to humanity, Ezra di…
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Hope Is a Muscle: The Hatikvah Slate with special guest Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
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50:21Rabbi Deborah Waxman is joined by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie for a vital conversation about the complexities of Zionism, Israeli identity and progressive Jewish values. As delegates on the Hatikvah slate in the World Zionist Congress elections, Waxman and Lau-Lavie discuss the intersection of personal history, political activism, queer and feminist pe…
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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks step into their prayer closets and shut the door on the babbling pagans. BEMA 97: Done in Secret Lares — Wikipedia Bornless Ritual — Wikipedia Support The BEMA PodcastBy BEMA Discipleship
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