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Brandon Vélez-Johnson & Brandon Rhodes | Liberation Theology & Biblical Studies
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We're decolonizing the New Testament chapter-by-chapter, through an original translation committed to faithfulness to the text, trauma-informed analysis, God always looking like Jesus, avoiding religious technical language, belovedness and belonging, and reading with the oppressed. Hosts: Brandon Rhodes (D.Min) and Brandon Vélez-Johnson Bible: Liberation and Inclusion Translation (www.litbible.net)

  1. 21 jul ·  Bonus

    The LIT Bible app is here!

    Introducing the LIT Bible appNow you can read, highlight, and annotate the Liberation & Inclusion Translation from your iPhone or Android. Download on iPhone and iPadDownload on AndroidIt's a Bible app that we actually want to use. They're free, no ads, and no tracking. Your LIT Bible updates as Brandon adds chapters and books to litbible.net, and each week's lectionary readings are available in its own tab. In this episode Brandon and Brandon talk about the work behind this app, and what to poke around for once you've got it on your device. A special thank you to all of our beta testers who helped make each app shine. Your enthusiasm for the LIT and for quality apps was invaluable. One more thing: Brandon Rhodes paused editing this show for a few months to focus on these apps, so expect our next season, 1 Corinthians, to debut later this summer. .... Found in Translation is a production of the Liberating Scripture Collective.

    The LIT Bible app is here!

  2. 27 apr

    Exposing Wealth & Social Control (James 5)

    Episode Highlights Perseverance amidst systemic injustice and economic exploitation;Importance of communal care and addressing chronic illness with dignity;Wealth as a chronic illness in spiritual and social realms;Church discipline and communal accountability for the wealthy;False security of hoarding wealth and exploitative systems.Allegiance to people and justice over economic stability.Reimagining economic security rooted in community care.Jesus' ethic—breaking powers that exploit and marginalize.Loving kindness, womb love, and compassionate care.... Read LIT online: litbible.net/james-5 Liberating Scripture Collective: www.liberatingscripture.org More about the LIT Bible: litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

  3. 25 mrt

    Desire, Defection, and Detainees - James 4

    Episode Highlights The "desire for pleasures" James condemns isn't about sex — it's about golden toilets, rent-gouging, and union-busting.Your 401(k) might be morally complicated."The world" James warns against isn't a vague spiritual fog — it's redlining, ICE raids, and every system where one human decides they matter more than another.Public prayer was never meant to be a private hotline to God — it's how a community surfaces each other's needs and volunteers to meet them.There's a reason the jet-ski buyer doesn't ask permission from the congregation first."If you support ICE, you are an enemy of God. That's according to James."Judging someone's worth as a human is forbidden. Judging whether their actions cause harm is not only allowed — it's required."If God wills it" is not a verbal get-out-of-jail-free card you can staple to a business plan.James asks you to let other people's suffering actually land on you — and the hosts connect that to people laughing about Alligator Alcatraz.... Read LIT online: litbible.net/james-4 More about the LIT Bible: litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

  4. 15 feb ·  Bonus

    No More Sacrifice! (LIVE from QCF Conference 2026)

    We had an absolute blast recording this episode at the Queer Christian Fellowship Conference in Portland, Oregon. Rather than talk about the clobber passages used against queer folk, we wanted to explore how the LIT Bible opens up new insights into moral courage and resisting scapegoating in Hebrews 6. ... Follow the slide deck: https://tinyurl.com/NoMoreSacrifice Read LIT online: https://litbible.net/hebrews-6 More about the LIT Bible: https://www.litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

    No More Sacrifice! (LIVE from QCF Conference 2026)

  5. 6 feb

    The One Where We Curse a Lot – James 3

    Episode Highlights Dehumanizing words vs taboo words;What kind of speech disqualifies someone from church leadership;"you piece of 💩" vs "look at that 💩"Competitive self-promotion in tension with maturity;Open-mindedness, not certainty, as a mark of Christian maturity;The role of power and hierarchy in how we speak.... Read LIT online: https://litbible.net/james-3 More about the LIT Bible: https://www.litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

  6. 31 jan

    What if "Faith vs Works" isn't about heaven? – James 2

    Episode Highlights The importance of avoiding the word faith in translation;What James probably meant by faith;Comparing what James and Paul each meant by works;Classism and power's role in James' exhortations about modesty;The importance of solidarity with the poor in shaping our faithfulness.... Read LIT online: https://litbible.net/james-2 More about the LIT Bible: https://www.litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

  7. 23 jan

    Cutting the Oppressor-Brain Vibes – James 1

    Episode Highlights The Letter of James is best understood through the lens of 1:27.Doubt in James is not about uncertainty in belief.Caring for orphans and widows is a central call of the faith.Avoiding the oppressor's mindset is the flipside to helping widows and orphans.... Read LIT online: https://litbible.net/james-1 More about the LIT Bible: https://www.litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

  8. 16 jan

    The Subversive Religion of Jesus' Little Brother – Introducing James

    Episode Highlights Is there a unifying theme behind James' meandering letter?Why did this letter piss off so many church leaders over the millennia?What can we learn about early Christianity from James?Why was James so fixated on power relationships?... Welcome to Season 8 of Found in Translation! We're thrilled to spend the next several weeks exploring the memorable, passionate, no-BS, seemingly-meandering, hotly contested letter attributed to Jesus' little brother. One of our favorite aspects of the Christian scriptures is how much better it is when heard in stereo: all of its authors are working out the meaning and beauty and scandal of Jesus. Each of the four evangelists have their own insights, Paul's pile of letters tease out what he learned about Jesus as a nationalist-turned-racial-justice advocate, Priscilla riffs on Paul's stuff in her own way, and so many more. Here we have the long-time leader of the Way in Jerusalem working out what he understood was the legacy and meaning of his older brother. ... Read LIT online: https://litbible.net/james-intro More about the LIT Bible: https://www.litbible.net/translation-commitments Support LIT & FIT: https://donorbox.org/found-in-translation-1

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We're decolonizing the New Testament chapter-by-chapter, through an original translation committed to faithfulness to the text, trauma-informed analysis, God always looking like Jesus, avoiding religious technical language, belovedness and belonging, and reading with the oppressed. Hosts: Brandon Rhodes (D.Min) and Brandon Vélez-Johnson Bible: Liberation and Inclusion Translation (www.litbible.net)

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    Brandon Vélez-Johnson & Brandon Rhodes | Liberation Theology & Biblical Studies
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