The BEMA Podcast
- Episodes
- 523
- Format
- Series – listen from the start
- Latest episode
- Nov 5, 2026
About the podcast
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 the things we have learned together. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.
Episodes 523
518: Women in Joshua & Judges — Deborah
Brent Billings and Reed Dent join Elle Grover Fricks to forge ahead into the story of Deborah.Films Referenced in BEMA 518 — LetterboxdSupport The BEMA Podcast
517: The Gospel of Being Human
Brent Billings interviews Marty Solomon and Reed Dent about their new book, The Gospel of Being Human.The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed DentBEMA 317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ …
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Brent Billings interviews Marty Solomon and Reed Dent about their new book, The Gospel of Being Human.
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
BEMA 317: Asking Better Questions of the Bible w/ Erin Geiselman
516: Women in Joshua & Judges — Akhsah
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks unearth the story of Akhsah.Support The BEMA Podcast
515: Women in Joshua & Judges — Daughters of Zelophehad
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to investigate the story of the first biblical class action lawsuit.“Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” by Nine Days — YouTube“Story of a Squirrel” by …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to investigate the story of the first biblical class action lawsuit.
“Absolutely (Story of a Girl)” by Nine Days — YouTube
514: Women in Joshua & Judges — Rahab
Brent Billings and Reed Dent join Elle Grover Fricks to scout out the story of the surprise matriarch in Jesus’s family tree.Support The BEMA Podcast
513: Women in Joshua & Judges — Introduction
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to unspool the context of Joshua and Judges.The Unseen Realm by Michael S. HeiserSupport The BEMA Podcast
512: Ten Years of BEMA (Live in Boise)
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, unofficial co-host Zack Dean, and more than a hundred of our lovely podrishioners are celebrating ten years of the BEMA Podcast by looking back and …
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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, unofficial co-host Zack Dean, and more than a hundred of our lovely podrishioners are celebrating ten years of the BEMA Podcast by looking back and looking forward (and having a little fun) in Boise, Idaho.
Watch the Video Version of This Episode (YouTube)
511: Dieula Previlon — Does God See Me?
With Dieula Previlon
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks are joined by special guest Dieula Previlon, the founder and executive director of ElevateHer International Ministries with a vision to empower women to heal from trauma …
Show notes
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks are joined by special guest Dieula Previlon, the founder and executive director of ElevateHer International Ministries with a vision to empower women to heal from trauma and thrive. She is a counselor in private practice and an ordained minister. Her professional career in counseling, coaching, pastoring, and international ministry spans more than twenty years.
Does God See Me? by Dieula M. Previlon
“Sounding An Alarm!” by Rev. Traci Blackmon — My View from Hagar’s Porch
ElevateHer International Ministries
Special Guest: Dieula Previlon.
510: The Four Pillars — Soul Wrestling
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent reflect on the most famous wrestling match in the Bible.BEMA 14: Grappling with God, Part 2Make Your Home in This Luminous Dark by James K. A. SmithCenote — …
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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent reflect on the most famous wrestling match in the Bible.
BEMA 14: Grappling with God, Part 2
509: The Four Pillars — Don’t Let Go
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks burrow into three different ways to wrestle.Intertextual.BibleSefaria LibraryBEMA 120: Truth and LightBEMA 502: The Four Pillars — CommunityBEMA 24: Creating a SpaceSupport …
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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks burrow into three different ways to wrestle.
508: The Four Pillars — Wrestling
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin the last leg of the journey through the Four Pillars, examining the commitment to wrestling.The Sin of Certainty by Peter EnnsThe Evangelical Imagination by Karen Swallow …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin the last leg of the journey through the Four Pillars, examining the commitment to wrestling.
The Sin of Certainty by Peter Enns
The Evangelical Imagination by Karen Swallow Prior
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
“Gulliver’s Travels: Week 13” by Karen Swallow Prior
Pontius Pilate Discovers He’s in the Apostles’ Creed — YouTube
Aberfeldy [Scottish town] — Wikipedia
Fire of Notre-Dame — Wikipedia
507: The Four Pillars — Discipleship as a Forge
Brent Billings and Reed Dent consider how to create the right conditions for discipleship.The Pastor by Eugene H. PetersonThe Supper of the Lamb by Robert Farrar CaponSupport The BEMA Podcast
506: The Four Pillars — Talmid & Morah
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Elle Grover Fricks nurture the roots of the third pillar, discipleship.Support The BEMA Podcast
505: The Four Pillars — Discipleship
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the third of BEMA’s four pillars, being challenged by the historical setting and practice of discipleship.The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the third of BEMA’s four pillars, being challenged by the historical setting and practice of discipleship.
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah by Alfred Edersheim
Quest for the Historical Jesus — Wikipedia
The Jesus Quest by Ben Witherington III
504: The Four Pillars — Coming Home to Community
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are wrapping their hands around the pillar of community, guided by Elle Grover Fricks.Sam Goes With Frodo — Scene from The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)Father’s Letter — …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are wrapping their hands around the pillar of community, guided by Elle Grover Fricks.
Sam Goes With Frodo — Scene from The Fellowship of the Ring (2001 film)
Father’s Letter — Scene from Little Women (2019 film)
“Hallelujah” from Handel’s Messiah — Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
“How far back in time can you understand English?” by Colin Gorrie — Dead Language Society
Chapters (7)
503: The Four Pillars — Japanese Woodworking Joint
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the pillar of community from the perspective of Reed Dent.“5 Spectacular Japanese Joints” by Emi Shinmura — Fine WoodworkingBEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the pillar of community from the perspective of Reed Dent.
“5 Spectacular Japanese Joints” by Emi Shinmura — Fine Woodworking
BEMA 356: Sabbath Practice — Friendship w/ Derrick James Rohr III
“Followers, Not Admirers” by Søren Kierkegaard in Bread and Wine: Readings for Lent and Easter
502: The Four Pillars — Community
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the second of BEMA’s four pillars: the commitment to and experience of community.About Impact Campus Ministries (Definition of Success)Loneliness Sucks — Marty Solomon …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings look at the second of BEMA’s four pillars: the commitment to and experience of community.
About Impact Campus Ministries (Definition of Success)
Loneliness Sucks — Marty Solomon, YouTube
501: The Four Pillars — Tome at the Center of the Spiral
Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks get the big picture about our holy book. Spiral Dynamics Illustration The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser Review of The Unseen Realm — Brent Billings, GoodreadsSupport …
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Brent Billings and Elle Grover Fricks get the big picture about our holy book.
The Unseen Realm by Michael S. Heiser
500: David Rudolph — Passover
With David Rudolph
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Rabbi Dr. David Rudolph, program director and professor at The King’s University, to talk about how the Council of Nicaea affected the dating of …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by special guest Rabbi Dr. David Rudolph, program director and professor at The King’s University, to talk about how the Council of Nicaea affected the dating of Easter and the implications of that for the Church and the Jewish people.
Sign Up for the BEMA Messenger
Introduction to Messianic Judaism (Zondervan), edited by David J. Rudolph et al.
A Jew to the Jews by David J. Rudolph
Oxford Handbook on Jewish Christianity and Messianic Judaism [coming soon]
Messianic Study Bible (Zondervan) [coming soon]
“The Science of Worship” (Bulletin of Ecclesial Theology) via David’s website
Covenant and the People of God, edited by David J. Rudolph, Jennifer M. Rosner, et al.
New Testament after Supersessionism, David Rudolph (series editor) — Wipf and Stock
The Voice of the Lord: Messianic Jewish Daily Devotional, edited by David J. Rudolph
Special Guest: David Rudolph.
499: The Four Pillars — Truth in Text
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent to talk about his perspective on the pillar of Text.Drawing Hands by M. C. Escher — WikipediaThe Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2001 (PDF)“September 11” by …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Reed Dent to talk about his perspective on the pillar of Text.
Drawing Hands by M. C. Escher — Wikipedia
The Wall Street Journal, September 12, 2001 (PDF)
“September 11” by Scott Cairns
“Trump's name to appear on coronavirus stimulus checks sent to Americans” — Fox News
“Trump Seeks To Stimulate Economy By Sending Rare Autographed Photo To Every American” — The Onion
Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003 film) — Reed Dent, Letterboxd
Reviews of Wake Up Dead Man (2025 film) — Reed Dent, Letterboxd
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative by Meir Sternberg
Cross Vision by Gregory A. Boyd
Crucifixion of the Warrior God by Gregory A. Boyd
“The Bible Talk: Part 1” by Reed Dent
“The Bible Talk: Part 2” by Reed Dent
498: The Four Pillars — Text
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings launch a new 12-part reflection on the Four Pillars of BEMA.BEMA 203: You Are HereBEMA 78: Silent Years — EssenesBrent on InstagramSupport The BEMA Podcast
497: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson — The Lord’s Prayer
With Brad Gray and Brad Nelson
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to talk about the Lord’s Prayer and all of the projects they have in the works to cover this foundational practice of …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson of Walking the Text to talk about the Lord’s Prayer and all of the projects they have in the works to cover this foundational practice of our faith.
Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray and Brad Nelson
Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Marty Solomon, Goodreads
Review of Bringing Heaven Here — Brent Billings, Goodreads
Special Guests: Brad Gray and Brad Nelson.
496: Session 10 Intro
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 10 of the podcast and discuss what comes next.“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de ChardinJosh’s Memorial Service [occured on February 15, 2026]Impact Campus …
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Marty Solomon and Brent Billings begin Session 10 of the podcast and discuss what comes next.
“Patient Trust” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Josh’s Memorial Service [occured on February 15, 2026]
495: Session 9 Capstone
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out Session 9. This is Josh’s final episode, both in the sense of recording date (October 7, 2025) and release date.The Gospel …
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Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Reed Dent, Elle Grover Fricks, and Josh Bossé close out Session 9. This is Josh’s final episode, both in the sense of recording date (October 7, 2025) and release date.
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon
Fiadh Grover-Fricks at 6 months
Fiadh: Like Mother, Like Daughter
BEMA 465: Qohelet’s Reflection
Living Unoffended by Brant Hansen
Good Books, Big Questions (Karen Stiller’s new podcast)
God in the Fray: A Tribute to Walter Brueggemann by Tod Linafelt and Timothy K. Beal
Finally Comes the Poet by Walter Brueggemann
The Word Militant by Walter Brueggemann
Hopeful Imagination by Walter Brueggemann
Out of Babylon by Walter Brueggemann
494: Vice & Virtue — Love
Brent Billings and Reed Dent close out this series in an unorthodox format, talking about the virtue of love and what it means to be fully known and fully loved.Wishful Thinking by Frederick BuechnerSupport The …
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Brent Billings and Reed Dent close out this series in an unorthodox format, talking about the virtue of love and what it means to be fully known and fully loved.
493: Vice & Virtue — Hope
With Mitch Lavender
Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about hope and the potential it leans into.Four Quartets by T. S. EliotWishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner“Holy, Holy, Holy” by Sufjan Stevens — YouTubeBEMA …
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Brent Billings, Reed Dent, and Josh Bossé talk about hope and the potential it leans into.
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
“Holy, Holy, Holy” by Sufjan Stevens — YouTube
BEMA 430: It’s a Wonderful Life
Special Guest: Mitch Lavender.
492: Vice & Virtue — Faith
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent talk about the virtue of faith and the idea of trusting the story.“Bad Theology: A Quiz” by Scott Cairns — America MagazineWishful Thinking by Frederick BuechnerMere …
Show notes
Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, and Reed Dent talk about the virtue of faith and the idea of trusting the story.
“Bad Theology: A Quiz” by Scott Cairns — America Magazine
Wishful Thinking by Frederick Buechner
Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis
The Gospel of Being Human by Marty Solomon and Reed Dent
Asking Better Questions of the Bible by Marty Solomon
Gravity and Grace by Simone Weil
Zero at the Bone by Christian Wiman
491: Sandra Richter — Abigail and the Waterfall
With Sandra Richter
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by special guest Dr. Sandra Richter to talk about her latest book, Abigail and the Waterfall.Abigail and the Waterfall by Sandra L. RichterStewards of Eden by …
Show notes
Marty Solomon and Brent Billings are joined again by special guest Dr. Sandra Richter to talk about her latest book, Abigail and the Waterfall.
Abigail and the Waterfall by Sandra L. Richter
Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
“My Journey into Coal Country” — Sandra Richter, Substack
“My Journey into Coal Country, II” — Sandra Richter, Substack
[Part III coming soon]
The Great Spiritual Migration by Brian McLaren
Candy Darter (fish) — Wikipedia
Hellbender Salamander — Wikipedia
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell — Project Gutenberg
Special Guest: Sandra Richter.
490: Seven (Bonus Episode)
Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss the 1995 David Fincher film Seven.Seven (1995 film) — LetterboxdSupport The BEMA Podcast
489: Vice & Virtue — Justice
Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss justice. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Marty Solomon and Elle Grover Fricks.Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — …
Show notes
Brent Billings and Reed Dent discuss justice. The regular episode is preceded by some thoughts on Josh Bossé from Marty Solomon and Elle Grover Fricks.
Support for Sophia and Ronen after the loss of Josh — GoFundMe
Lament for Josh ft. Reed Dent — Text in Us
“Justice” by George MacDonald, Unspoken Sermons — The Literature Network
Brent reads “Justice” by George MacDonald on Instagram
Justice by Nicholas Wolterstorff
Stewards of Eden by Sandra L. Richter
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