445: Talmudic Matthew — Enemies
Brent Billings and Reed Dent team up with Elle Grover Fricks to excavate some ancient ideas about enemies.BEMA 96: But I Say Unto YouJesus and Nonviolence by Walter WinkThe Peaceable Kingdom by Stanle...
10 Apr 20251h 2min
444: Karen Stiller — Holiness Here
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 St...
3 Apr 202538min
443: Talmudic Matthew — Oaths
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 Acade...
27 Mar 202538min
442: Talmudic Matthew — Marriage
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to contextualize Jesus’s teaching on divorce in its Jewish and Roman landscape.
20 Mar 202538min
441: Talmudic Matthew — Thymos
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
13 Mar 202546min
440: Talmudic Matthew — Reconciliation
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 — Bibl...
6 Mar 202557min
439: Talmudic Matthew — Anger
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks consider Jesus’s teaching on anger through a Talmudic lens.Matthew 5:22 (Interlinear) — Bible HubA Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner
27 Feb 202552min
438: Talmudic Matthew — Truly(?) I Say to You
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks search out what life can be found in two short verses from the Sermon on the Mount.Halakha — WikipediaBEMA 95: Abolish or FulfillBook of Tobit — Wikipedia
20 Feb 202536min
