-1: What Is BEMA?

In the inaugural episode of The BEMA Podcast, hosts Marty Solomon and Brent Billings introduce the podcast's origins, purpose, and structure. They discuss Marty's personal faith crisis that led to the development of BEMA Discipleship, emphasizing a Jewish hermeneutic approach to understanding the Bible. The hosts outline the four pillars of BEMA: text, community, discipleship, and wrestling with questions. They explain the podcast's format, which includes five sessions covering the Torah, Prophets and Writings, Gospels, early church, and church history. They also address the reasons for rebooting the podcast, including correcting errors, refining language, and incorporating a more diverse teaching team, while assuring long-time listeners that the original episodes will still be available.