The Broken Book Bible Podcast

Sam and Amanda

Considering the Bible's saintly reputation, it packs surprising gore, horror, and depravity. As well as beauty, wisdom, and tedium. For millennia, the Bible has held Western culture captive to its strange stories of ancient people trying to figure out God.Maybe you're not religious, but you're curious about the Bible. Maybe you grew up in church, but you're looking for a new way to relate to the Bible. Welcome! We're Sam and Amanda. We're obsessed with the Bible. Sam is a liberal Presbyterian who became post-modern by studying the Bible too much. Amanda is a mystic naturalist Unitarian Universalist with Reformed and Evangelical roots. We are wrestling with what the Bible can mean in the midst of radical questioning, faith changes, depression, and self-doubt. We hope you'll join us as we appreciate, dissect, criticize, defend, and generally nerd out about the Bible from our progressive religious perspectives.
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Ezekiel: The Reality Gods - Episode 12

The Broken Book Bible Podcast

01/10/17 • 40 min

Judah is finished. The temple is destroyed. The old God conception failed. The prophet Ezekiel tries to make sense of everything that's happened. And he seems to go insane. And in this process, he discovers a new God conception. A deadly and sensible and true and awful God conception. Ezekiel may be the most intellectually appealing of all the prophets, which makes him the most dangerous. Also! Flying machines!!!!!!!!!

Origin Stories: How Amanda and Sam Lost and Found Faith - Episode 7

The Broken Book Bible Podcast

11/29/16 • 26 min

Meet us! Amanda describes growing up having fun with a strong Christian faith. She talks about how good Christian education led her to doubt certain teachings, so she eventually became agnostic. Sam describes growing up as a kinda sloppy Christian, and how good Christian education led him into Bible love.

P.S. If this recording is too quiet, we are sorry! If it's really hard to listen at this volume, you may want to skip to Gideon, Episode 6, at which point we have fixed this issue.

More Mailbag: Bible TV Shows, the Qur'an, and Empire - Episode 29

The Broken Book Bible Podcast

02/01/18 • 35 min

We answer more listener questions! How does the Spirit move and change through time? How should Christians approach the Qur'an? If we could make a Bible TV show, what book would we choose? And is America the new Roman Empire? Also, what does it mean to love our enemies?

Gospel Authors: How would they write our biographies - Episode 21

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05/06/17 • 23 min

Question - which gospel author would you most like to write your biography? Sam discusses the strengths, and weaknesses, of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. He shows what elements of Jesus are captured in each narrative. And how those same themes would be present in our own lives.

Blood: Menstration and Communion - Episode 23

The Broken Book Bible Podcast

06/19/17 • 44 min

Old Testament Law is difficult to understand, especially on the topic of blood. Blood belongs to God alone, and menstruation makes women unclean half the month. Miriam, Moses's older sister, illustrates the disappointment and disillusionment people with periods may feel when reading these verses. But in his treatment of the Bleeding Woman and of the Last Supper, Jesus takes away the shame of menstruation. In place of shame, Jesus shares with all people his divinity.

Bible Geekery: Ranking the Minor Prophets by Entertainment Value - Episode 19

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04/03/17 • 32 min

It's a weekday night. You want to sit back, chillax, and read a Minor Prophet. Which one will be the most fun!?!?!? This minisode answers that ageold question you didn't know you were asking. How do you rank the Minor Prophets in order of Entertainment Value?

Refugee Narratives: The Bible written in Exile - Episode 15

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02/13/17 • 38 min

Without refugee narratives, the entire essence and logic and plot of the Bible ceases to exist. Ignore them and we lose our religion. In this episode Sam looks at how being forced out of their country impacted the Biblical authors, and really created the Bible. And he takes a glimpse at the dark husk of a Scripture we're left with if the refugee voice is ignored.

Old Testament: God Falls Apart - Episode 3

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11/05/16 • 44 min

The Old Testament comprises over half a million words written by dozens of authors over a thousand years. The history of its interpretation is basically the history of the West. So we’ve decided to summarize the whole thing in two podcasts. Because we’re nuts.

In part 1, we find the Israelites struggling to maintain a world view as everything goes wrong. Eventually the entire religious system falls apart, the old God is destroyed, and the last remnant of Judean culture is trapped in exile. But sometimes hope comes in weird places.

P.S. If this recording is too quiet, we are sorry! If it's really hard to listen at this volume, you may want to skip to Gideon, Episode 6, at which point we have fixed this issue.

Blasphemy: Reciting the Apostles Creed in First Person - Episode 36

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07/02/18 • 40 min

If the Spirit of Christ dwells in are hearts, and if we are supposed to be Christlike. . . then the Apostle's Creed is about us.

Ezekiel: The Reality Gods - Episode 12

The Broken Book Bible Podcast

01/10/17 • 40 min

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How many episodes does The Broken Book Bible Podcast have?

The Broken Book Bible Podcast currently has 39 episodes available.

What topics does The Broken Book Bible Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Christianity, Prophecy, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Bible Study, Podcasts, Deconstruction and Bible.

What is the most popular episode on The Broken Book Bible Podcast?

The episode title 'The Realities of Social Construction: Interview by Micah Redding, Executive Director of the Christian Transhumanist Society' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Broken Book Bible Podcast?

The average episode length on The Broken Book Bible Podcast is 38 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Broken Book Bible Podcast released?

Episodes of The Broken Book Bible Podcast are typically released every 10 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of The Broken Book Bible Podcast?

The first episode of The Broken Book Bible Podcast was released on Nov 3, 2016.

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