Palm Sunday becomes a clear look at power, prophecy, and the temple economy.
This episode stays closely on Matthew 21 and treats the Palm Sunday scene with care, while noting that some traditions call it Passion Sunday.
The unHoly Bible Study Podcast
Evan Bever, Scott Smith
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Come hear two Baptist pastors talk about what the Bible actually says, where it probably came from, and how it's been understood (or not!) by different people in different times and places. But don't worry. We're not trying to save your souls. There will never be an altar call or a come-to-Jesus-moment. And we promise never to invite you to church.
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Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Evan and Scott make biblical interpretation legible by testing familiar doctrines against close reading, historical context, and candid disagreement.
Evan and Scott take one biblical chapter at a time, allowing close reading to open into candid disagreement. The two Baptist pastors connect exegesis with questions about violence, sacrifice, salvation, religious institutions, and Christian ethics.
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Palm Sunday gets less comfortable when Evan and Scott ask who profits at the temple.
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- to hear two Baptist pastors debate whether Micah 6:8 earns its familiar praise
- to ask why Cain's offering failed without pretending Genesis gives a clear answer
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Best episodes of The unHoly Bible Study Podcast
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A quiet, unsettling look at sacrifice, family rupture, and the oldest violence in Genesis.
This episode follows Genesis 4 and the story of Cain and Abel, framing it as an ancient account of first murder, family violence, and the harder question of where God stands in stories like this.
A conversational Micah 6 study that turns sacrifice into a larger argument about what God requires.
Micah 6 becomes a conversation about sacred violence, sacrifice, and what God requires. Evan and Scott slow the chapter down and treat it like a dispute between God and the people, then worry at it from more than one angle instead of forcing a neat answer.
A dense Ephesians 2 discussion about violence, salvation, and what Christian faith is for.
This episode treats Ephesians 2 as a heavy, consequential text and uses it to ask what the gospel is for, what people imagine they are being saved from, and how faith should respond to hostility between groups and to violence, including sacred violence.
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Episodes
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Micah 6 - Does God Really Need Sacrifice?
Two Baptist pastors analyze Micah chapter 6, exploring the prophet's critique of sacrificial rituals and emphasis on ethical living over transactional religion.
·1h 54m·5 clips - 2
Matthew 21 - Jesus Crashes Out
Hidden gemTwo Baptist pastors analyze Matthew 21, focusing on Jesus' entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) and his violent cleansing of the temple.
·1h 24m·5 clips - 3
Leviticus 4 - So Much Blood!
Two Baptist pastors, Evan and Scott, analyze Leviticus chapter 4, discussing animal sacrifice for sin, purification rituals, and the role of blood in ancient Israel.
·1h 5m·5 clips - 4
Genesis 4 - Caining Abel
Hidden gemScott and Evan open with Genesis 4 and the story of Cain and Abel.
·1h 22m·2 clips - 5
Ephesians 2 - Children of the Wrath
Hidden gemThe hosts spend the episode in Ephesians 2, with Scott picking the chapter because of its place in their series on violence and sacred violence.
·1h 16m·2 clips - 6
Genesis 22 - Abraham's a Bad Dad!
Hidden gemThe Unholy Bible Study Podcast examines Genesis 22, in which God tells Abraham to offer Isaac as a burnt sacrifice and then interrupts the act.
Sep 28, 2025·1h 28m·5 clips - 7
Hebrews 9 - Does God Need Bloodshed?
Hidden gemEvan and Scott, Baptist pastors and hosts of The unHoly Bible Study Podcast, begin a series on violence and sacred violence with Hebrews 9 and its claim that bloodshed relates to forgiveness.
Sep 21, 2025·1h 45m·5 clips - 8
Matthew 1 - Jesus I. Christ
Hidden gemThe unHoly Bible Study Podcast examines Matthew 1, focusing on Jesus's genealogy and the instruction to call him Jesus because he will save people from their sins.
Sep 15, 2025·1h 41m·5 clips - 9
Acts 13 - Paul Has Two Names
Sep 7, 2025·1h 25m - 10
Romans 16 - A List of Random Names
Aug 31, 2025·1h 26m - 11
Acts 10 - Good News! (Part 2) with Jay Kennedy
Jul 27, 2025·1h 8m - 12
Acts 10 - Good News! with Jay Kennedy
Jul 20, 2025·59m - 13
Matthew 16 - Jesus' Secret Identity
Jul 13, 2025·1h 17m - 14
Genesis 17 - A Whole Bunch of Foreskins
Jul 6, 2025·1h 23m - 15
Exodus 3 - A God with No Name
Jun 29, 2025·1h 18m - 16
Jonah - The World's Second Best Fish Story
Jun 22, 2025·1h 36m - 17
Acts 5 - Did Peter Kill Ananias?
Jun 15, 2025·1h 29m - 18
Luke 4 - The First Temptation of Jesus with Rev. Michael King
Jun 8, 2025·1h 35m - 19
Genesis 32 - Wrestling This Ish with Rev. Josiah Black
Jun 1, 2025·1h 25m - 20
Luke 1 - Mary, Mother of Interfaith Dialogue with Hiba Alalami
May 25, 2025·1h 35m - 21
Isaiah 66 - Their Worm Won't What?
May 18, 2025·1h 32m - 22
Revelation 6 - Six Out of Seven Seals with Jaryd Dunamis
May 11, 2025·1h 53m - 23
Galatians 2 - Paul Opposed Him to His Face! with Rev. Laura Harris-Adam
May 4, 2025·1h 24m - 24
Amos 5 - God Hates Music!? with Dr. Jay Howard
Apr 27, 2025·1h 26m - 25
1 Samuel 8 - God Hates Kings? with Meriah Tigner
Apr 20, 2025·1h 56m - 26
John 1 - The Beginning Again
Apr 13, 2025·1h 12m - 27
Genesis 1 - The Beginning
Apr 6, 2025·1h 14m - 28
unHoly Bible Study Introduction
Mar 29, 2025·1h 7m