[Bible] Episode 330: Bruce Longenecker - The Vision of Galatians

The Bible For Normal People

The Bible for Normal People

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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In this week’s episode of The Bible for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with Bruce Longenecker about Galatians, Paul’s understanding of the Torah, and the kind of community he believed the gospel creates. They explore how Paul reframes identity around participation in Christ rather than ethnic or religious hierarchy, and why Galatians is less about individual salvation and more about transformed relationships in a fractured world. Together, they invite listeners to see Paul’s vision as a radical challenge to systems of power, exclusion, and self-interest. Show Notes → thebiblefornormalpeople.com/episodes/episode-330-bruce-longenecker-the-vision-of-galatians Watch this episode on YouTube → https://youtu.be/HLbV_EPfdhg ********** This episode is brought to you by Brooklyn Bedding, which knows sleep isn’t one-size-fits-all. That’s why they offer mattresses for every body, every sleep style – even in hard-to-find sizes. Go to brooklynbedding.com and use promo code BIBLE at checkout to get 30% off sitewide. This offer is not available anywhere else. ********** This episode is sponsored by Garrett Theological Seminary. Whether you feel called to care and counsel, public service, prophetic arts, or non-profit management, there’s a program at Garrett Seminary that’s right for you. Apply by July 15th to begin a Master’s degree this fall. Learn more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠garrett.edu/normalpeople⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. 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. I'm Pete
0:05.3	ends. And I'm Jared Baez.
0:11.0	As our views on the Bible shift, we are often asked, now that I don't think the Bible is
0:15.1	inerrant, how can it still be authoritative? It's a good question. So we've invited our friend
0:20.4	Cameron B.R. Howard, Professor of Old Testament Luther
0:23.8	Seminary, to teach our June class on just this topic.
0:27.7	So mark your calendars for June 22nd from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time.
0:32.4	If there isn't a single author, which is where the word authority comes from, what does
0:36.8	authority mean? And how can it
0:38.4	be authoritative when it's clear that readers of the Bible can't even agree on what it means?
0:42.6	This is where Cameron comes in. She's going to cover topics like how the Bible is different
0:47.0	from other books and how it isn't, why historical context matters for interpretation, and why it
0:52.9	doesn't. Whether the Bible's authority rests on what it is, what it says, what it does, or something
0:58.2	else entirely, and how to be a Bible-believing Christian without believing the Bible is
1:04.2	inerrant or infallible.
1:05.8	Again, the class is taking place Monday, June 22nd from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time.
1:10.5	Go to the Bible for normalenpeople.com front slash authority to sign up today. As always, the class is recorded so you can watch it back later if you can't make it to the live session. The cost is pay what you can, $1, 5, 10, 15, or $25 until the class ends. Or even better, join our online community, the Society of Normal People
1:28.2	for $12 a month to get all of our classes at the Bible for normalpeople.com front slash join.
1:33.5	If you've been around B4 and P for a while, you know that for years we had a summer schedule
1:37.7	where we went from releasing episodes weekly to every other week. Well, at least for this year,
1:42.5	we're bringing that back. But don't worry. This time, it's not so much for time off as for time to think and plan what great stuff we're
1:49.0	going to put together for the next 10 years. So as of June 1st, we will start our summer schedule
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