Matt and Josiah have a fun and thoughtful conversation about Dr. Michael Heiser and his influence in their lives.

 

Dr. Michael Heiser YouTube Channel

Naked Bible Podcast

 

 

Matt and Josiah get into the weighty topic of bullying and harassment in the church. Josiah draws upon the experience a friend of his went through with bullying and harassment at a church.

Blue Letter Bible

Root Connections in the Torah - Rabbi Tzvi Matisyahu Abrahams

Light the Menorah - Rev. John Ferret

Matt and Josiah welcome everyone back as they continue in their discussion on the Lord's Prayer. Please don't hesitate to write in with any thoughts, questions or concerns.

Matt and Josiah are taking the month of December off of recording. See you next year!

Matt and Josiah had the unbridled pleasure of recording together face to face while sitting in Josiah's car in Southern Idaho's Mountains. In this episode, they continue their discussion on the Lord's Prayer. They also cover Israeli schooling in the Second Temple Period.

Matt and Josiah continue in their discussion of the Lord's Prayer. Today they move on to "Hallowed be Your Name."

Matt and Josiah continue their conversation about the Lord's prayers. Today they finish talking about "Our Father" and move on to "who is in heaven."

Matt and Josiah begin a new conversation about the Lord's Prayer. They discuss the elements of Jewish Prayer but can't get beyond the first two words "Our Father." Enjoy the pop-culture references and Jewish Origins of the Lord's Prayer.

Josiah references two books: 

Presenting Jesus, the Son of Israel: A Jewish Commentary on the Gospels by Rivi Litvin

Nurture their Nature by Rabbi Yosef Lynn

Matt and Josiah take a break from their "Be Yourself" series to discuss their favorite Movies.

Matt and Josiah conclude their discussion on the 10 Sayings (10 Commandments).

Matt and Josiah discuss the crisis in the Middle East. Matt offers a historical and up-to-date perspective on the crisis.

Matt and Josiah discuss, as the title says, how to connect with God and others by being yourself.

Matt and Josiah talk about books they recently read. Sit back...the nerdiness gets wild.

Matt and Josiah discuss a second question from a listener on how he can love, engage, and extend hospitality to a family member whose sexual orientation has changed. Matt offers insight from his background and experience as a counselor with a Graduate degree in Professional Counseling.

Matt and Josiah discuss a listener's question about how he can help homeless individuals. Josiah tells about his experience with homelessness and struggles with suicide as a young adult.

Get to know John Fornof's work through his website: https://circlecreativenow.com/

The Immersive Audio Bible project will be done in partnership with https://philanthrofilms.org/

Matt and Josiah discuss translation differences and word studies to be found in the Book of Joel and Joel chapter 4.

Matt and Josiah continue their conversation on the Book of Joel. Josiah excitedly shares some connections he made between Joel 3, Gen 9:6-7 and Acts 1:18-19 & 2:17-18. Land, People, Blood, Spirit, Life, Strife, Children, Disciples are a few keywords he touches on in this convoluted, yet eye-opening zigzag through scripture.

Matt and Joel conclude their study of Joel.

Matt and Josiah continue their study of Joel with the resources and techniques outlined in the previous series.

Two sources used in the episode:

Chaim Bentorahs Hebrew Word Study: Ten Sayings – Aseret Ha’Dibrot article

Rabbi Menachem Posner The Ten Commandments article

Additional material:

The Ten Commandments: The Torah's Blueprint

 

Matt and Josiah take the tools and aids discussed in how to study the Bible and apply them to reading the Book of Joel.

Matt refers to Josiah's book The Miracle of a Lifetime. It is available on all e-reader platforms and in paperback.

Websites, Programs, and Apps:

Torah Class

My Jewish Learning

Blue Letter Bible

Sefaria

Pinchas Shir E-zine and Video Lectures

Hebrew Bible Study & Translation App

Logos Bible Study Program\App

Israel Bible Center

Biblical Training

Write It! Hebrew

Aids for Kids - Audio & Video:

Adventures in Odyssey - Bible Episodes

Jonathan Park Audio Adventures

Patterns of Evidence Young Explorers

The Adventum - Bible Stories Come Alive

BimBam

Bible Project

Your Story Hour

Podcasts:

Israel Bible Center

Bema Podcast

Meaningful Judaism

A Book Like No Other

Context Matters

The Naked Bible

Exploring My Strange Bible

Authors:

Rabbi David Fohrman

Craig Evans

Dr. Eli Lizorkin-Eyezenberg

Brad Young

Mark Nanos

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Michael Heiser

Dr. Juan Marcos Bejarano-Gutierrez, Rabbi

George Robinson

Rabbi Lenore Bohm

Victor Strazhnik

Bible Translations:

Complete Jewish Study Bible

Living Tree

NASB

JPS Study Bible

Commentaries:

Rashi

Midrash Say's

Craig Keener Commentary Set

JPS Torah Commentary Set

The JPS Jewish Heritage Torah Commentary

Josiah mentions Dr. Cyndi Parker and her class "Listen to the Land" available on Biblical Training and Israel Bible Center.

Matt's and Josiah's recommended text for today's episode is Rabbi David Fohrman's Genesis: A Parsha Companion.

Additional information on Chiasms can be found in the following youtube videos:

Writing with Andrew: Chiasmus - Repetition with a Twist

Masterpiece Bible: What is a Chiastic Structure

Tanach Study: Rabbi David Fohrman - Moshe & Tsiporah at the Inn: Shemot's Most Mysterious Story

Josiah highly recommends George Robinson's Essential Torah: A Complete Guide to the Five Books of Moses.

Matt and Josiah host John Fornof. Dubbed the "Radio Drama Man", "Audio Drama Renassaince Man," and "The Spielberg of Audio Drama", John tells about his work in audio drama, as well as the project his career has been building up to - Immersive Audio Bible. Unfortunately, we had some technical difficulties with Josiah's volume. Please bear with us as we continue to work out kinks.

Matt and Josiah have an update on the ban on bibles in Utah's Davis County Elementary and Middle schools.

Matt and Josiah talk and laugh about some of their favorite moments growing up and their go-to for comedians. Enjoy the laugh!

Matt and Josiah discuss recent news regarding the Bible in Utah and Christian persecution.

Matt and Josiah talk about Jewish Marriage, the Decalogue, and what it means to be a sharecropper.

Matt and Josiah conclude their discussion on the church. They look forward to receiving your thoughts, questions, and comments. Please email them to beardedbiblebrothers@gmail.com.

Matt and Josiah discuss the men and women who have had the greatest impact on their lives. Unfortunately, our attempts to correct some technical glitches didn't work. Please bear with us as we continue to learn.

Matt and Josiah near the end of their discussion on the church. In this episode, they compare Western and eastern cultures and evaluate the lessons that can be learned from the Underground Church.

Matt and Josiah delve into a biblical approach to "Church". However, their conversation took a turn they did not expect. Josiah's research into the loanword "Circe," used to translate the Greek word Ekklesia, deeply troubled him. Matt spends part of the episode encouraging him, and together have a beautiful conversation about what a biblical assembly of Christians can look like and mean for modern believers.

Matt and Josiah kick off their church series by discussing their experience of modern church, its positives, negatives, triumphs, and short falls.

This episode kicks off a new topic - Church. Matt and Josiah have an informal chat about experiences and thoughts.

This impromptu episode came about during our talks before recording another episode. Enjoy the fun. We sure did! We ran into some technical difficulties during the recording. We hope to have volume levels and glitches solved by our next episode.

This episode concludes the eschatology series. Josiah and Matt thank all listeners who tuned in and those who contacted them to join in the conversation.

Matt and Josiah are book nerds! They flex their book muscles and share foundational authors and books in their growth as individuals. Enjoy! Their laughter is contagious.

Josiah gives a quick update on our final episode for the eschatology series. There is still time to get in your comments and/or thoughts. We look forward to hearing from you.

Matt and Josiah discuss the podcast so far. What they have learned, how they have grown, and what they look forward to doing going forward.

Matt and Josiah enjoyed talking about the Re-Creation so much they offer additional thoughts in this episode.

In this episode Matt and Josiah refer to a podcast called "A Book Like No Other". It is hosted by Aleph Beta founded by Rabbi David Fohrman. This sight has excellent resources ranging from books, articles, podcasts and animated videos.

 

You can watch our discussion on our youtube channel.

https://youtu.be/_MOI5q8wk1E

Matt and Josiah talk about the horns, scrolls and bowls found in Revelation.