Episode 184: Heather Macumber - Monsters in the Bible

Episode 184: Heather Macumber - Monsters in the Bible

Author: Peter Enns and Jared Byas October 25, 2021 Duration: 48:00
What comes to mind when you think about monsters? In this episode, Heather Macumber joins Pete and Jared to discuss monster theory and how monsters are more prevalent in scripture than most people realize. Show Notes → Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You’ve probably heard the Bible quoted, preached, and argued about, but how often do you get to explore it with curiosity instead of certainty? That’s the space The Bible For Normal People creates each week. Hosts Peter Enns and Jared Byas-scholars who understand both the academic weight and the everyday weight of scripture-guide conversations that are genuinely engaging and refreshingly human. They aren’t here to provide simple answers. Instead, they sit down with a diverse range of thinkers, from theologians and historians to artists and activists, to ask the complicated questions regular people actually have. In this podcast, you’ll hear discussions that acknowledge the ancient, messy, and profound nature of these texts, all while dismantling the idea that you need a special degree or piety to engage with them. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt on the outside of traditional religious dialogue but remains intrigued by the Bible’s stories, poetry, and enduring influence on culture and personal faith. The tone is conversational and often lighthearted, even when tackling heavy subjects, making deep scholarship accessible and relevant. If you’re looking for a place where doubt is welcome, history matters, and the sacred book is examined with both respect and honest inquiry, you’ve found it.
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Episode 133: Pete Enns - The Book of Job [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:31
What's the deal with Job? In this episode, Pete gives an overview of the book, pushes back on some readings you might have heard in the past, and points out some significant features that can help us better understand it…
Episode 132: Joe Gordon - A Conversation About Inspiration [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:51
Joe Gordon is a professor at Johnson University in Tennessee. In this episode, we talk with him about his book Divine Scripture in Human Understanding. We discuss what it means for the Bible to be inspired and how that a…
Episode 131: Pete & Jared - Did the Bible Get it Wrong? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 57:13
We’re answering some listener questions from the Ask Pete page and answering the bigger question: Did the Bible get it wrong? We talk about the return of Jesus, David being a man after God’s own heart, and if there is a…
Episode 130: Drew Hart - The Bible, Race, & White Supremacy (REISSUE) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:41
We’re revisiting an episode from Season 1 in which Dr. Drew G. I. Hart shares about the Bible and white supremacy. We get into what exactly white supremacy is and how it has influenced how we read the Bible and our theol…
Episode 128: Matthias Henze -  The Bible & Second Temple Judaism [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:31
What happened during the time the writings of the Old Testament stopped and the New Testament writings began? People didn’t stop writing and what they wrote helps us better understand the context of the Bible. On this ep…
Episode 126: Kirsten Powers - The Journey To Grace [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 59:29
In this episode, Jared and Pete are joined by political correspondent Kirsten Powers, to talk about her journey of faith, her openness to the mystery of God, and how she’s learning to treat others with a higher level of…
Episode 124: Yii-Jan Lin - Immigration & the Book of Revelation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:09
Under the hood of America, we see an interesting history of using the book of Revelation to talk about immigration. Our guest, NT scholar Yii-Jan Lin walks us through the profound impact the book of Revelation has had on…