114: Fish in a Net
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings, with special guest Corey Knadler, look at the final parable in the string of teachings found in Matthew 13, searching for the p’shat, remez, and drash found in the story of fish caught in a net.Discussion Video for BEMA 114Corey Knadler on TwitterWhy the Midrash Has Abraham Thrown into Nimrod’s Furnace — TheTorah.comTranscript for BEMA 114
25 Apr 201929min
113: Treasures and Pearls
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings, with special guest Corey Knadler, discuss the next two parables of Jesus in Matthew 13.Discussion Video for BEMA 113Corey Knadler on TwitterTranscript for BEMA 113
18 Apr 201924min
112: Explanations That Don’t Explain
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings try to learn from Jesus’s puzzling explanation for the parable of the weeds.Discussion Video for BEMA 112Transcript for BEMA 112
11 Apr 201935min
111: A Farmer and a Woman
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at two intimately connected parables in the stories of a crazy farmer and his mustard seed, and a credulous woman and her baked goods.Discussion Video for BEMA 111BEMA 11: Here I AmThe Parable of the Leaven — LeAnn Dent, Campus Christian FellowshipSermons — Campus Christian Fellowship, Truman State UniversityTranscript for BEMA 111
4 Apr 201931min
110: Jewish Hermeneutics
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings learn how to engage the methods of rabbinical teaching and unpack what a rabbi is trying to accomplish with his cryptic instructions.Addendum to BEMA 110 — Marty Solomon, YouTubeDiscussion Video for BEMA 110Hayamim: A Proposal [this event happened in 2019]BEMA 12: A Mission RealizedJewish Hermeneutics — Covered in His DustTranscript for BEMA 110
28 Mars 201938min
109: Which Soil?
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin an exciting trip through the parables of Jesus, starting with his conversation about four different soils.Discussion Video for BEMA 109Hayamim: A Proposal [this event happened in 2019]BEMA 27: Images of the Desert — Rotem and AcaciaTranscript for BEMA 109
21 Mars 201929min
108: The Fruit of Beelzebul
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings hear the critique of the Pharisees who want to write off Jesus’s ministry as the work of evil. They also see Jesus field their request for a sign.Discussion Video for BEMA 108Beelzebub — WikipediaTranscript for BEMA 108
14 Mars 201932min
107: Donkeys and Rabbis
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings continue a verse-by-verse examination of the gospel of Matthew by dealing with the Sabbath and rabbinical arguments surrounding Torah.Discussion Video for BEMA 107Sefaria: A Living Library of Jewish TextsBEMA 25: A Kingdom of What?Transcript for BEMA 107
7 Mars 201944min
