[Bible] Episode 309: Elizabeth Shively - The Gospel of Mark, Explained

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Elizabeth Shively show some love to the shortest gospel and tell us why it shouldn’t be underestimated when it comes to understanding the Messiah. Walking through the book’s literary framing of apocalypse, suffering, and discipleship, Elizabeth presents Mark’s gospel as an invitation to get to know the human Jesus. Show Notes → https://thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episode-309-elizabeth-shively-the-gospel-of-mark-explained/ Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/QvjPeBDHTms 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.
0:05.0	I'm Pete N's.
0:05.7	And I'm Jared Baez.
0:11.8	Hey, folks, last call for our September class called Shaped by Suffering How Trauma Impacts the Bible and its readers readers taught by Alexiana Brock.
0:21.8	And listen, we get it. Trauma is kind of a buzzword, but listen, it's also an important
0:25.9	part of the Bible story. Stories of war, exile, oppression, and grief reflect deep wounds
0:31.5	that shaped entire communities, and they still shape how we read the Bible today. This class
0:36.1	will introduce you to a trauma-informed interpretation,
0:38.3	a way of approaching scripture that takes seriously both the pain in the text
0:42.3	and the pain we bring as readers.
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