108 episodes

Have you ever sat down to read your Bible and wondered where to begin? Or question if the ancient words on those impossibly thin pages will ever make any sense? You’re not alone, my friend! Welcome to the Biblical Context Matters Podcast! I’m Bree Blum, and I’ll be your host while we take a closer look at God’s Word through the eyes of the original audience - exploring the influences on the people and places of the Bible. Together we’ll learn how to intentionally study Scripture to get beyond surface-level knowledge and find a deeper belief and understanding of the heart of God. It's possible!

Biblical Context Matters Bree Blum

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 5.0 • 1 Rating

Have you ever sat down to read your Bible and wondered where to begin? Or question if the ancient words on those impossibly thin pages will ever make any sense? You’re not alone, my friend! Welcome to the Biblical Context Matters Podcast! I’m Bree Blum, and I’ll be your host while we take a closer look at God’s Word through the eyes of the original audience - exploring the influences on the people and places of the Bible. Together we’ll learn how to intentionally study Scripture to get beyond surface-level knowledge and find a deeper belief and understanding of the heart of God. It's possible!

    Episode 106: Jesus, Geography & Our Mission

    Episode 106: Jesus, Geography & Our Mission

    In the fifth and final week of Intentional Filling's Fall Online Biblical Study, "Along the Road" by John A. Beck, Bree Blum guides us through two stories connected by Biblical geography that helps to display the mission of Jesus and us as His followers.

    Follow along with the study at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠intentionalfilling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@intentionalfilling⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.



    Our podcast will be taking a break until April.

    We'll return for more Biblical Context when we kick off our study of "Rediscovering Israel" by Kristi McLelland. Wanna join us?

    Visit intentionalfilling.com/biblicalstudies to sign up!

    • 16 min
    Episode 105: Jesus, Geography & Divine Titles

    Episode 105: Jesus, Geography & Divine Titles

    In the fourth week of Intentional Filling's Fall Online Biblical Study, "Along the Road" by John A. Beck, Gloria Limann brings us along the ride as we revisit familiar passages from the New Testaments and how the crowds would have recalled Old Testament imagery to learn who Jesus truly was.

    Follow along with the study at ⁠⁠⁠⁠intentionalfilling.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠@intentionalfilling⁠⁠⁠⁠.

    • 15 min
    Episode 104: Jesus, Geography & Pagan Land Claims

    Episode 104: Jesus, Geography & Pagan Land Claims

    In the third week of Intentional Filling's Fall Online Biblical Study, "Along the Road" by John A. Beck, Gloria Limann brings us along the ride as we revisit key moments in the Biblical narrative and see how their geographical connections add another layer of depth and beauty to what Jesus offered through His coming as our Emmanuel, God with us, and becoming our Substitute.

    Follow along with the study at ⁠⁠⁠intentionalfilling.com⁠⁠⁠ or via Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@intentionalfilling⁠⁠⁠.

    • 16 min
    Episode 103: Jesus, Geography & Substitution

    Episode 103: Jesus, Geography & Substitution

    In the second week of Intentional Filling's Fall Online Biblical Study, "Along the Road" by John A. Beck, Bree Blum brings us along the ride as we revisit key moments in the Biblical narrative and see how their geographical connections add another layer of depth and beauty to what Jesus offered through His coming as our Emmanuel, God with us, and becoming our Substitute.

    Follow along with the study at ⁠⁠intentionalfilling.com⁠⁠ or via Instagram ⁠⁠@intentionalfilling⁠⁠.

    • 12 min
    Episode 102: Jesus, Geography & OT Prophecy

    Episode 102: Jesus, Geography & OT Prophecy

    In the first week of Intentional Filling's Fall Online Biblical Study, "Along the Road" by John A. Beck, Bree Blum helps us to learn the importance of the cultural, geographical, and linguistic context of the towns connected to Jesus's birth and upbringing, as well as why His move to Capernaum was necessary.

    Follow along with the study at ⁠intentionalfilling.com⁠ or via Instagram ⁠@intentionalfilling⁠.

    • 13 min
    Episode 101: When the Words Catch Fire

    Episode 101: When the Words Catch Fire

    Have you ever thought of calling Jesus, "Rabbi"?  Or considered the conversations that would have taken place along the road?  One of our favorite authors, Lois Tverberg has! Not a familiar name to you?  Check out episodes 38 – 45 and episodes 65 – 71. The wisdom found in Lois’ books has helped us to better understand and learn about the heart and character of God as we’ve adopted a new way to read Scripture, looking at the words in the Bible from the perspective of the original audience. 

     

    Now we once again have an opportunity to sit under the remarkable teaching of Lois Tverberg through her latest book, “Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus”, where we’ll continue to see how a Jewish perspective can transform our understanding and that Biblical Context Matters.

    - - - 

    In the seventh and final week of Intentional Filling's Fall Online Biblical Study, "Reading the Bible with Rabbi Jesus" by Lois Tverberg, Bree Blum helps remind us Whose we are.  Follow along with the study at intentionalfilling.com or via Instagram @intentionalfilling.

    • 10 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
1 Rating

1 Rating

Top Podcasts In Religion & Spirituality

In These Times with Rabbi Ammi Hirsch
Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
The Bible in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)
Ascension
The Bible Recap
Tara-Leigh Cobble
Girls Gone Bible
Girls Gone Bible
BibleProject
BibleProject Podcast
WHOA That's Good Podcast
Sadie Robertson Huff