The Only God-Ordained Podcast on the Internet™

Join biblical scholars Pete Enns and Jared Byas as they guide you through reading the Bible without losing your mind, your faith, or your sense of humor.

With scholarly guest interviews, guided tours through biblical books, and the occasional existential crisis, you'll walk away with the tools to engage scripture critically, ask better questions, and realize that maybe—just maybe—the Bible is a lot weirder (and more interesting) than you were told in Sunday school.

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The Bible for Normal People

What is the Bible, and what do we do with it?

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faith for Normal People

What is faith, and how do we live it?

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pete ruins EVERYTHING

Pete Enns ruins books of the Bible and tackles tough questions in biblical scholarship by explaining things very well. And sometimes, he has a guest!

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All the Buried Women

Uncovering stories of women buried by their own denomination—the Southern Baptist Convention.

Hosted by Beth Allison Barr and Savannah Locke, All the Buried Women uncovers stories of women that are hidden in the Southern Baptist Convention’s archives. Why is the largest Protestant denomination in America (the SBC) increasingly restrictive towards women? When did this trend begin– or has it always been that way? Is this connected to the apparent trend of young women leaving church at high rates? What about Southern Baptist women who feel called to preach, teach, and pastor? What about abuse victims in the SBC?

In this podcast, Beth and Savannah shed light on these questions by uncovering stories of women buried by their own denomination and tracing the history of the increasingly monolithic Southern Baptist Convention.

Meet Your Hosts

PETE ENNS, PH.D.

Founder, AUTHOR, HOST, NORMAL PERSON

Peter Enns (Ph.D., Harvard University) is Abram S. Clemens professor of biblical studies at Eastern University in St. Davids, Pennsylvania.

Founder, AUTHOR, HOST, NORMAL PERSON

JARED BYAS, M.A.

Jared Byas helps run the Bible for Normal People and is Pete’s designated adult supervision. In addition he regularly writes and speaks about the Bible, truth, creativity, wisdom, and the Christian faith.

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