---
title: "Jewish Roots — Tanakh and Religion"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into the ideas from the book Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing chapters 2–3 on how the authors of the New Testament used Tanakh and whether Jesus intended to establish a new religion."
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/235
published: 2021-09-02
---

# Jewish Roots — Tanakh and Religion

Using Tanakh in the New Testament and Jesus’s Plans for Religion

- Published: 2021-09-02T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `235`
- Episode number: 235
- Session: 6
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into the ideas from the book Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing chapters 2–3 on how the authors of the New Testament used Tanakh and whether Jesus intended to establish a new religion.

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings venture further into the ideas from the book Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity, discussing chapters 2–3 on how the authors of the New Testament used Tanakh and whether Jesus intended to establish a new religion. Discussion Video for BEMA 235 Understanding the Jewish Roots of Christianity by Gerald McDermott Mark S. Gignilliat at Beeson Divinity School Inspiration and Incarnation by Peter Enns Matthew Thiessen at McMaster University Matthew Thiessen on Twitter Transcript for BEMA 235

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/235)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/235)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/235)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/490c6598-da2b-441c-960c-8ad4c0bbc140.mp3)
- [Official transcript source](https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSJTmir5hWSBH6BytF5oyFQH1CBvI2OrdFqzQhzQUQtV6R_AjYjpqyqTr0jPfWh0MZRQvx6OBeU-hCC/pub)
- [Transcript JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/transcripts/235)