Secular Bible Study

Scott Moyer

Studying the Bible like it is any other book written by Ancient Greeks! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 4.03 Jesus's Ministry Begins - Cleansing the Temple

    1D AGO

    4.03 Jesus's Ministry Begins - Cleansing the Temple

    Point #1 – 1:55: Jesus Makes a Scene at the Temple Point #2 – 6:01: Cattle, Sheep, and Doves… oh my! Point #3 – 11;33: Money Changers and Tyrian Coins Point #4 – 14:41: Expelling Demons, Expelling Merchants Point #5 – 18:23: Den of Robbers or a Market? Point #6 – 22:29: Zeal for Your House Will Consume Me Point #7 – 25:19: 46 Years to Build, 3 Days to Raise it Up Again Point #8 – 28:21: Who Believed in His Name? Why Didn’t He Trust Them?   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min
  2. 4.02 Jesus's Ministry Begins - The Wedding at Cana

    JAN 22

    4.02 Jesus's Ministry Begins - The Wedding at Cana

    Point #1 – 1:46: Why a Wedding Point #2 – 7:09: Jesus’s Mother Point #3 – 10:41: Jesus and His Disciples Also Invited Point #4 – 14:23: The Meaning of the Wine Point #5 – 17:45: The Master of the Banquet Point #6 – 19:30: Why Cana? Point #7 – 24:58: A Honeymoon in Capernaum     Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min
  3. 4.01d Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Nathanael

    JAN 12

    4.01d Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Nathanael

    Point #1 – 1:27: Philip and Nathanael declare who they found Point #2 – 5:56: Was Nathanael one of the 12? Point #3 – 11:19: Nathanael’s Gnostic Secret Knowledge Point #4 – 13:56: Jacob’s Deceit Point #5 – 19:53: From under the fig tree to Jacob’s Ladder   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    26 min
  4. 4.01c Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Philip

    12/26/2025

    4.01c Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Philip

    Point #1 – 0:40: Jesus leaves for Galilee Point #2 – 3:48: Follow me, Philip Point #3 – 6:02: Philip Point #4 – 15:19: The people from Bethsaida   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
  5. 4.01b Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Simon Peter

    11/24/2025

    4.01b Jesus’s Ministry Begins - Simon Peter

    Point #1 – 0:54: Come to Jesus Point #2 – 2:22: Messiah, aka Christ and Cephas, aka Peter Point #3 – 7:24: Peter in Mark, Matthew, and Luke Point #4 – 11:18: Peter in Paul’s letters Point #5 – 13:23: Peter after Jesus’s death   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min
  6. 4.01a Jesus’s Ministry Begins – The Call of the First Disciples

    11/12/2025

    4.01a Jesus’s Ministry Begins – The Call of the First Disciples

    Point #1 – 1:23: Key Points and Summary of John 1:35-42 Point #2 – 3:29: Timing, location, and order change of the disciples Point #3 – 7:54: John the Baptist – Look, the Lamb of God! Point #4 – 12:22: Jesus asks, “What do you want?” Point #5 – 15:46: Where are you staying? – Come, and you will see Point #6 – 20:57: Four in the afternoon (the 10th hour) Point #7 – 24:44: Andrew and the other disciple – who are they?   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  7. 3.07b Preparation - The Testing of Jesus

    11/04/2025

    3.07b Preparation - The Testing of Jesus

    Point #6 – 0:35: The Three Temptations Point #7 – 2:22: Tell These Stones to Become Bread Point #8 – 6:44: Tests 2 and 3 in a Different Order Point #9 – 8:53: The Highest Point of the Temple Point #10 – 14:01: All the Kingdoms of the World Point #11 – 16:39: Get Behind Me Satan! Point #12 – 18:47: Satan, the Tempter   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min
  8. 3.07a Preparation - The Testing of Jesus

    10/27/2025

    3.07a Preparation - The Testing of Jesus

    Point #1 – 3:24: 3 say it, 2 say it, only 1 says it… Point #2 – 5:52: Summarizing the wilderness test Point #3 – 7:25: Mark - the Spirit drove him out? Point #4 – 14:53: Matthew’s version – 40 nights Point #5 – 25:21: He was hungry and tempted by Satan   Bibliography: The Synopsis of the Four Gospels by The American Bible Society ·        Ehrman, Bart: “Misquoting Jesus” & Podcast, bartehrman.com (blog), lectures. Over 30 published books ·        Crossan, John: Favorites are “God and Empire” and “Render unto Caesar.” Over 70 published books ·        Pagels, Elaine: Favorites are Beyond Belief and The Gnostic Gospels. Over 10 published books ·        Fuller, Tripp: Homebrewed Christianity Podcast ·        Jenkins, Philip: “Jesus Wars” ·        Niehoff, Maren: “Philo of Alexandria, an Intellectual Biography” ·        Fredriksen, Paula: “Ancient Christianities” ·        Markos, Louis: “From Plato to Christ” ·        Trigg, Joseph: “Origen” ·        Wise Bauer, Susan: “The History of…” (Series) ·        Barber, Elizabeth: “When They Severed Earth from Sky” ·        Cline, Eric: “1177 BC” and “After 1177 BC” ·        Silberman and Finkelstein: “The Bible Unearthed” ·        Duncan, Mike: History of Rome Podcast, “The Storm Before the Storm” ·        Carlin, Dan: Hardcore History Podcast, “The End is Always Near” ·        Ben-Ephraim, Shaiel: The History of the Land of Israel Podcast ·        Brad Onishi and Dan Miller: Straight White American Jesus Podcast ·        Other texts: The Book of Jubilees, The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs, Gabriel’s Revelation   Questions or comments? Email: AboutMoreImportantThings@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    28 min

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