The Slow Bible Study

Produced by The Ephesus School in Brooklyn, The Slow Bible Study is exactly what the name promises: a deliberate, patient, verse-by-verse walk through scripture that refuses to rush. Hosts Richard Benton and Timothee Joset, both trained in the Ephesus School's linguistic approach, spend entire episodes on a handful of verses, unpacking the Hebrew or Greek roots, the Septuagint parallels, and the literary echoes that link one passage to another across the canon. The school's founder, Father Paul Tarazi, taught that the Bible is a tightly woven literary unit written in a specific biblical language system, and that philosophy shapes every episode. Expect extended discussions of a single word, comparisons between the Masoretic text and the Greek, and arguments that will occasionally upend readings you've taken for granted. Episodes run between 45 minutes and an hour and come out roughly weekly. The format is conversational, with the two hosts trading observations rather than lecturing, which keeps the dense material from feeling like a seminary class. This is not a devotional feed and it's not trying to be inspirational. It's closer to a graduate reading group you're allowed to sit in on. If you want slow, careful, text-first Bible study that treats the scriptures as literature meant to be read together rather than mined for verses, this is one of the few podcasts doing it.