Thinking Biblically with Alan Gilman
Alan Gilman
Show overview
Thinking Biblically with Alan Gilman has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 155 episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 1h 2m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Religion & Spirituality show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 months ago, with 4 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 41 episodes published. Published by Alan Gilman.
From the publisher
Through engaging conversation, Bible teacher Alan Gilman explores how all scripture speaks to all of life.
Latest Episodes
View all 155 episodesWalking with God (Micah 6:8)
Messianic Jewish Bible Teacher Alan Gilman unpacks one of the most extraordinary and practical Bible verses.Video version: https://youtu.be/Q0RVX_-apq0Originally presented at All Saints Lutheran Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - March 8, 2026Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected] Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
The Gospel of John & "The Jews"
Professor and author Dr. Jonathan Numada joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss how an accurate understanding of the literary framework of the Gospel of John enables us to encounter Yeshua's heart for his people.Video version: https://youtu.be/C2sXfjbwxR0Contact Jonathan Numada: [email protected] and Anti-Judaism: Reading the Gospel in Light of Greco-Roman Culture (Jonathan's book): https://amzn.to/4l76Y4rSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected] Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
The Apple of God's Eye (International Holocaust Day)
To commemorate International Holocaust Day, I explain how the greatest antidote to antisemitism is God's heart for the Jewish people as reflected in the Bible.Video version: https://youtu.be/xfSFUnUcBLwMentioned in this podcast: "People Love Dead Jews" by Dana Horn. Amazon: https://amzn.to/461BHJQThe main message was originally posted on February 7, 2024.Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/The Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
Torah: The Bible's Foundation
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains that Torah ("the Law") is not only an essential part of Scripture but also its very foundation.Video version: https://youtu.be/an_Pm_YPLWITorahBytes web site: https://torahbytes.org/TorahBytes YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtrQWBgcbCejps_PH8SjPjTdi7mLv6_Z5TorahBytes Audio: https://bit.ly/TorahBytesPodcastBook: Torah Light (TorahBytes compilation): https://amzn.to/4jRT4T6Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected] Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
Freedom from Fear
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman provides an overview of this week's Torah reading, focusing on a biblical response to fear and anxiety.This is a slightly edited version of this week's "TorahBytes Live" broadcast.Video version: https://youtu.be/cB73Hke0xv4This week's TorahBytes (as referenced in this episode): https://torahbytes.org/86-08/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected] Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
How Did I Miss That?
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares two essential elements in God's foundational promises to Abraham that most of us have missed...until now!This includes an edited version of this week's "TorahBytes Live" broadcast.Video version: https://youtu.be/HW9q5wRUqkAThis week's TorahBytes (as referenced in this episode): https://torahbytes.org/86-03/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected] Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
A Not-So Secret Society
Professor and author Dr. Ralph Korner joins Bible Teacher Alan Gilman to discuss some of the whys and wherefores of "The Society of Post-Supersessionism." Video version: https://youtu.be/YAAppbK_rkoContact Ralph Korner: [email protected] Society of Post-Supersessionism: https://www.spostst.orgSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected] Thinking Biblically web page: https://thinkingbiblically.org/Twitter: @alangilman
Israel & the Mercy of God
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains how a serious, but common, English mistranslation obscures God's intentions for the Church's relationship to the Jewish people.Video version: https://youtu.be/e3Cou7MKG0UAs mentioned in the podcast, here is Romans 11:28 in various English translations:https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Romans%2011%3A28Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
Avner Boskey: Middle East Focus - July 2025
Canadian Israeli Messianic Jewish scholar Avner Boskey returns to Thinking Biblically for a Middle East Update. Topics include: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee's recent comments, the Druze in Syria, and accusations of "settler violence" in Judea and Samaria (aka the West Bank).Video version: https://youtu.be/w7eTaiTQRvUAs mentioned in this podcast, here is an update debunking the alleged Church burning in the West Bank: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-861909Avner’s newsletter and resources: https://davidstent.org/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman
Ellie Wiener: Understanding the Book of Job
Having completed her PhD dissertation on the Book of Job, Ellie Wiener returns to Thinking Biblically to discuss her experience and to provide helpful insights into this difficult book.Video version: https://youtu.be/9COR85UEZ5IPrevious episodes with Ellie Wiener on JobPart One (December 2022): Job: A Biblical Questhttps://youtu.be/Ga17Vxtjpt8Part Two: (April 2024): Exploring the Book of Jobhttps://youtu.be/W9LHEFPMlk0Contact/Follow Ellie Wiener: https://elliemarie.substack.com---Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman
Avner Boskey: Israel - 600 Days at War
Canadian Israeli Messianic Jewish scholar Avner Boskey returns to Thinking Biblically for an update on the war in Israel, 600 days in.Video version: https://youtu.be/5bjIXBDToxAMentioned in this podcast:God's Epic Story Seminar with Alan GilmanChapel Ridge Free Methodist Church5660 Flewellyn Rd, Stittsville, OntarioFriday, June 13, 2025, 6:30 - 9 PM & Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:30 - 4 PMLunch & snacks includedRegistration (required): https://tinyurl.com/epicstory2025Cost: Free (offering will be taken)More info: [email protected]; Phone/text: 613-265-7156Avner’s newsletter and resources: https://davidstent.org/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman
God-Mented Reality Part Two
An aspect of last week's "God-Mented Reality" is "God-Meant-It Reality" as reflected in the life of Joseph, son of Jacob. Joseph's "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good" (Genesis 50:20), is a key to freedom from past hurts.Video version: https://youtu.be/X48M8ycUk3QGod's Epic Story Seminar with Alan GilmanChapel Ridge Free Methodist Church, 5660 Flewellyn Rd, Stittsville, OntarioFriday, June 13, 2025, 6:30 - 9 PM & Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:30 - 4 PMLunch & snacks includedRegistration (required): https://tinyurl.com/epicstory2025Cost: Free (offering will be taken)More info: Jamie & Deb AbthorpeEmail: [email protected]; Phone/text: 613-265-7156Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
God-Mented Reality
In light of "Star Wars Day" this year, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares a message on how God invites us to powerfully engage his "Epic Story."Video version: https://youtu.be/Mp7iAivbvjoOriginally presented at Greenbelt Church in Ottawa, May 4, 2025God's Epic Story Seminar with Alan GilmanChapel Ridge Free Methodist Church, 5660 Flewellyn Rd, Stittsville, OntarioFriday, June 13, 2025, 6:30 - 9 PM & Saturday, June 14, 2025, 8:30 - 4 PMLunch & snacks includedRegistration (required): https://tinyurl.com/epicstory2025Cost: Free (offering will be taken)More info: Jamie & Deb AbthorpeEmail: [email protected]; Phone/text: 613-265-7156Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
Dru Johnson: Bible On Its Own Terms
Biblical scholar and writer Dru Johnson joins Alan Gilman to discuss how claiming to treat the Bible as the ultimate authority doesn't mean we actually do.Video version: https://youtu.be/WOZRS6LumuQWorld Evangelical Alliance Statement of Faith:https://worldea.org/who-we-are/statement-of-faith/Contact Dru Johnson: https://drujohnson.comSupport this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman
What Do You See?
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman reexamines the central symbol of Christianity: Yeshua (Jesus) on the cross. Check out what happens when a Messianic Jewish Bible teacher is asked to speak at a Christian Reformed Church.Video version: https://youtu.be/G2_BHZvoB28Originally presented at Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Ottawa, Ontario, April 18, 2025Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
Purim Reflections 5785/2025
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares some Purim reflections.Video version: https://youtu.be/t8hzOBOoMQA"Mordecai" tells the Purim story here: https://youtu.be/RjLSoDe0LukRecent Purim TorahBytes messages:Amalek: https://torahbytes.org/85-20/Is it Your Time? https://torahbytes.org/85-21/Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
Better Than Life?
In this message from Psalm 63:3, Bible Teacher Alan Gilman shares his grappling with the meaning of God's love and how it's "greater than life."Video version: https://youtu.be/2zO5FDSnHyQPresented originally at All Saint Lutheran Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, February, 9, 2025.Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
Avner Boskey: Israel Update, January 2025
Canadian Israeli Messianic Jewish scholar Avner Boskey returns to Thinking Biblical for an update on the situation in Israel and the Middle EastVideo version: https://youtu.be/hYl2yW_0EI0Avner’s newsletter and resources: https://davidstent.org/Support this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Questions/comments: [email protected]: @alangilman
The Key to Harmony
Bible Teacher Alan Gilman explains how the key to harmony is a biblical understanding of conflict.Video version: https://youtu.be/mwDNAnB8MyoPresented originally at All Saint Lutheran Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 10, 2024,Questions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman
Israel & the Faithfulness of God (Condensed)
A condensed version of Bible Teacher Alan Gilman's presentation on God's ongoing faithfulness to Israel and the Jewish people.Video version: https://youtu.be/3YFlB8L8U4MOriginal event (video): https://youtu.be/ojp_NTxIEVkFollow-up Q&A to the original event (video): https://youtu.be/9-xU5_yaW2UQuestions/comments: [email protected] this podcast: https://alangilman.ca/support/Twitter: @alangilman