Marty Solomon and Brent Billings talk about the creation story in Genesis 1 and the foundation it lays for understanding the scriptural narrative correctly.<a target="_blank" href="https://bemadiscipleship.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/BEMA+001+Trust+the+Story.pdf">Trust the Story Presentation (PDF)</a><a href="https://amzn.to/2sfziLd" target="_blank">Sabbath as Resistance by Walter Brueggemann</a><a target="_blank" href="https://amzn.to/2bE8RUZ">The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel</a><a href="https://bema.fireside.fm/groups" target="_blank">BEMA Discipleship — Groups</a><a href="https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/slack" target="_blank">Join the BEMA Slack</a><a href="https://twitter.com/eibcb" target="_blank">Brent on Twitter/X</a><a href="https://twitter.com/the_BEMA" target="_blank">BEMA Discipleship on Twitter/X</a><a href="https://facebook.com/BEMAdiscipleship" target="_blank">BEMA Discipleship on Facebook</a><a href="https://instagram.com/marty_solomon" target="_blank">Marty on Instagram</a><a href="https://instagram.com/brentbillings" target="_blank">Brent on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/bemapodcast" target="_blank">BEMA Discipleship on Instagram</a><a href="https://bema.fireside.fm/subscribe" target="_blank">BEMA Discipleship — Subscribe (Recommended Apps)</a>

<h3>Study Tools</h3>
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<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlA8xzntvV4" target="_blank">Discussion Video for BEMA 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bit.ly/3DSyGAd" target="_blank">The Companion for BEMA 1</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bemadiscipleship.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/thecompanion/notes.pdf" target="_blank">Take Your Own Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSvmUpR45EmoLDho32o6oPgg91NXOb3wvCwSsdvJ6Y8wC-MruWpS7KVpiRAIjy7kAV4SCevEAznmm-b/pub" target="_blank">Transcript for BEMA 1</a></li>
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<h3>Legacy Episode Content</h3>
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<li>Episode updated 6 January 2025</a></li>
<li>Original audio from <a href="https://bemadiscipleship.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/s1v16/BEMA+1v2.mp3" target="_blank">8 September 2016</a></li>
<li><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTxaD3qkypp4bRh4nPQ0JGP7bEKyiC-iMAKHrNRZvjPqi0WQN7HgPFIdfEQKZqy_o0DxuNtOjaqqzJm/pub" target="_blank">Transcript for BEMA 1</a> of 8 September 2016</li>
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BEMA Discipleship

The BEMA Podcast is a walk-through of the context of the Bible and the Text itself, as well as surrounding history. We deconstruct our common readings of the Bible and attempt to reconstruct them through the lens of historical context. The main body of work is contained in Seasons 1–5, and we encourage you to start with episode 0 (or even -1) and continue in order through episode 204. Beyond that, we explore new topics, revisit old topics, and dive deeper into practical ways of living out the things we have learned together. BEMA Discipleship is a ministry of Impact Campus Ministries.

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