[Bible] Episode 304: Pete Enns - Pete Ruins Psalms

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete takes a deep dive into the Psalms—who really wrote them, how they were edited, and why they’ve endured for thousands of years. He explores how these ancient prayers reflect the full range of human experience with God—raw lament, joyful praise, and everything in between. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-304-pete-enns-pete-ruins-psalms/ Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/RpJv56oVfa8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Bible for normal people, the only God ordained podcast on the internet.
0:04.9	I'm Pete N. And I'm Jared Baez.
0:09.7	Hey, folks, last call to pay what you can for our July class, American Christianity.
0:18.8	How did we get here?
0:19.7	Taught by Dr. Jamar Tisbee. Jamar is the author of the New York
0:22.9	Times bestselling book, The Color of Compromise, and will be walking us through the history of how
0:27.3	Christianity in the U.S. got tangled up with race, power, and very relevantly, politics. Mark your
0:33.7	calendars for July 24th from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time for the live class and
0:39.2	Q&A. The classes pay what you can until the class ends, and after that is $25. And if you can't
0:44.9	make it live, no worries, you can buy it now and watch it back later at your own convenience.
0:49.5	So head to the Bible for Normal People.com front slash American Christianity to sign up.
0:55.7	And secondarily, if you want to warm up to that class, our class One Nation under God
1:01.5	with Dr. Samuel Perry on Christian nationalism is available now for purchase.
1:06.1	And we're giving you $10 off for the month of July with Code July 25.
1:11.3	So you can pair it with the live class with Jamar-Tisbee.
1:14.5	So head to the Bible for know-oanpeople.com front-slash-one-Nation to purchase that recording.
1:19.3	And then don't forget to sign up for the July 24th class with Jamar-Tisbee called American
1:24.0	Christianity.
1:24.6	How did we get here by going to the Bible for normal people.com
1:28.1	front slash American Christianity?
1:32.0	Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the Bible for normal people. It's Pete here, ready to ruin another
1:37.6	book of the Bible for you. And of course, by ruin, I mean more diving into the academic
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