In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared tackle your questions about faith, identifying a common theme of the tendency toward dualism and binary thinking and exploring... The post Episode 35: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Navigating Through Black-and-White Thinking appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Aaron Higashi joins Pete to talk about five key points in understanding 1 & 2 Samuel—and why our reading of this... The post Episode 264: Aaron Higashi – Five Things You Need to Know About 1 & 2 Samuel appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

We’re back for our second season of Faith for Normal People! Comedian Pete Holmes joins Pete and Jared to contemplate oneness with God, what it means to identify as a... The post Episode 33: Pete Holmes – A God That’s Better Than Larry appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

We’re back for our eighth season of the podcast! In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman joins Pete and Jared to discuss the... The post Episode 263: Bart Ehrman – The Gospels & Historical Reliability appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Podcast producer Brittany and audio engineer/editor Stephen have joined forces to bring you a special blooper episode with behind-the-scenes clips from Season 7 of The... The post Episode 32: A Holiday Roast appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

Join us for the final episode of The Bible for Normal People Season 7 as Pete and Jared end the year on an easy note by tackling the cultural, historical,... The post Episode 262: Pete Enns & Jared Byas – Pete & Jared Aren’t Trying to Ruin Christmas (This Time) appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared are joined by Adil Hussain Khan to talk about the story of Abraham in the Islamic tradition, how Islam... The post Episode 31: Adil Hussain Khan – Islam & Interreligious Dialogue appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

Is the phenomenon of speaking in tongues purely ecstatic or purely linguistic? Join Pete and Jared in this episode of The Bible for Normal People as guest Ekaputra Tupamahu analyzes... The post Episode 261: Ekaputra Tupamahu – Speaking in Tongues appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

In this episode of Faith for Normal People, hosts Pete Enns and Jared Byas speak with Irish poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama, delving into the appreciation and understanding of... The post Episode 30: Pádraig Ó Tuama – A Poetic Look at the Bible appeared first on The Bible For Normal People ..read more

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Jacob L. Wright joins Pete and Jared to discuss the origins of the Hebrew Bible, moving beyond just the “how” and asking the deeper question of “why” the Bible began, revealing the quest to unite a people group in the midst of defeat. Join them as they explore the following questions: What is the conventional history of the “why” of Scripture?  Is there a Bible during the periods of the kingdoms of Judah and Israel? Why would defeat lead to a people devoting themselves to a text? Where in the Bible do we see the “all pervasive presence of d ..read more