---
title: "Talmudic Matthew — But Actually John"
description: "Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to close out this series from the Talmud and return to a well where Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman."
canonical: https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/403
published: 2024-08-08
---

# Talmudic Matthew — But Actually John

A Woman, a Well, and a Targum Walk into a Bar

- Published: 2024-08-08T08:00:00.000Z
- Episode slug: `403`
- Episode number: 403
- Session: 8
- People: Marty Solomon, Brent Billings, Elle Grover Fricks

## Description

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to close out this series from the Talmud and return to a well where Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman.

## Show notes

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings join Elle Grover Fricks to close out this series from the Talmud and return to a well where Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman. Cairo Geniza — Wikipedia Umm el-Qanatir — Wikipedia Pesher — Wikipedia Targum — Wikipedia Peshitta — Wikipedia Onkelos — Wikipedia “Here’s Something about the Bible of the First Christians I Bet Many of You Didn’t Know (You’re Welcome)” by Peter Enns — Patheos Origin of the Old Testament — The Bible for Normal People “Tell all the truth but tell it slant” (poem) by Emily Dickinson “Jacob Traditions and the Interpretation of John 4:10–26” by Jerome H. Neyrey — JSTOR Eliezer ben Hurcanus — Wikipedia Pirkei DeRabbi Eliezer — Sefaria Only the Lover Sings by Matthew Clark BEMA 227: The Chosen S1E8 — “I Am He” BEMA 257: John — Wells and Husbands

## Sources and machine-readable records

- [BEMA Podcast Explorer episode page](https://bema.jpamorgan.com/episodes/403)
- [Official BEMA source page](https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/403)
- [Episode JSON](https://api.bema.jpamorgan.com/v1/episodes/403)
- [Audio](https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/7d8cc2be-fe66-43fb-ada4-e62e2f8c00e7/8154c61d-3c0a-4f32-bb46-0385eca685aa.mp3)