Season 13, Episode 4: Paul vs. Peter
As we continue our season on Paul, we enter the Thunderdome as Paul and Peter butt heads. Is this dispute a Godzilla vs. Kong level throwdown, or is this simply a gentleman’s disagreement that has been blown out of proportion? Join us as we challenge ourselves to allow words like reconsideration and change to be avenues to get closer to God’s heart all while learning more than you ever wanted to know about circumcision in this polarizing episode.
As we continue our season on Paul, we enter the Thunderdome as Paul and Peter butt heads. Is this dispute a Godzilla vs. Kong level throwdown, or is this simply a gentleman’s disagreement that has been blown out of proportion? Join us as we challenge ourselves to allow words like reconsideration and change to be avenues to get closer to God’s heart all while learning more than you ever wanted to know about circumcision in this polarizing episode.
Mentions
- Main Biblical Text for the Episode: Galatians 1:18-2:21 | Acts 15:5-11 | 1 Peter 3:14-17
- Listen: Season 7: Weird Things God Makes People Do
- Casting Deep Dive: Chris Farley as Matt Foley
- Extra Credit: Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright
- Bible Research: Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible
- Did we just become best friends? Find the classic scene here!
- Women in the Bible: Favored or Forsaken: Women in Authority | BSQTNA: Women in the Bible | The Patriarchal Pandemic by Carolyn Custis James | The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr
- Read: How the Bible Actually Works by Peter Enns
- Circumcision Corner: Viewer Discretion Advised with this Painting (But you know you want to see it…) | Brit Milah Deep Dive
- We told you not to Google this, so here is a safe space to learn about merkins.
- Foreskin DIY: Remember that episode of Friends where Monica made a foreskin Joey? Rewatch it here.
The Cast
Barnabas
Chris Farley
Paul
Coutney B. Vance
Peter
Jordan Peele
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