Matthew Chapter 16: Bible Study by Atheists
Matthew 16 opens with the Pharisees and Sadducees asking Jesus for a sign, only to get vague weather talk, a cryptic reference to Jonah, and the theological equivalent of “figure it out yourselves.” Then…
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Matthew 16 opens with the Pharisees and Sadducees asking Jesus for a sign, only to get vague weather talk, a cryptic reference to Jonah, and the theological equivalent of “figure it out yourselves.” Then…
Matthew 15 comes in swinging with Jesus getting called out by the Pharisees because his disciples apparently don’t wash their hands before eating. And honestly? For once, the Pharisees had a point. Instead of…
Matthew 14 comes in swinging with palace drama, horny birthday promises, and one extremely grim party favor: John the Baptist’s head on a platter. Herod hears about Jesus doing miracle stuff and immediately assumes…
Matthew 13 is basically Jesus standing in a field, pointing at seeds, weeds, yeast, fish, and treasure like, “Behold, theology!” But in this Q&A episode, the hosts dig into why these parables may not…
Matthew 11–12 is where Jesus stops being “wandering miracle guy” and starts giving full “I’m in charge now” energy. This Q&A digs into John the Baptist asking whether Jesus is actually the Messiah, the…
Matthew 13 is basically Jesus’ TED Talk from a boat, except instead of “ideas worth spreading,” we get seeds, weeds, yeast, fish, treasure, pearls, and enough “good is good, bad is bad” energy to…
Matthew Chapter 12 rolls in hot with Jesus and the disciples casually plucking grain on the Sabbath, which sounds harmless until you remember God once got extremely murdery about Sabbath rule-breaking. The Pharisees object,…
Matthew Chapter 11 comes in hot with John the Baptist sitting in jail like, “Okay, but is this actually the Messiah or should we keep shopping?” Which immediately raises the very reasonable question: if…
Matthew Chapters 9–10 crank the New Testament weirdness machine up another notch, and this Q&A episode digs into every “wait, what the hell?” moment. We’re talking Jesus forgiving sins before healing paralysis, tax collectors…
Matthew Chapter 8 gets the Q&A treatment, and apparently this chapter is less “gentle Jesus meek and mild” and more “propaganda speed-run with a side of drowned livestock.” In this episode, we dig into…