The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming

God's 11 Hebrew words to the woman in Genesis 3:16. According to the research of Dr. Joy Fleming, here are the 11 Hebrew words God spoke to the woman in Eden in Genesis 3:16. In spite what you read in the mis translations into modern languages of the four Hebrew words in Line 1 of Genesis 3:16, God does not talk about childbirth at all in Line 1 of Genesis 3:16.  God takes action  for the woman (W...

God links his words to the woman of bad news and good news in Line 1 of the Hebrew text of Genesis 3:16 to the man (verse 17) and to the serpent tempter (verse 15). These linked words are not about the act childbirth BUT that is what almost all modern translations are presenting their readers. See what they miss and how they get things so very wrong in this episode. Bruce C.E. Fleming, author of T...

God speaks to each of the two rebels, the serpent tempter and the man, using a six-point parallel pattern. The elements of this pattern are completely absent in God's words to the woman. She is treated differently. Why? GO DEEPER .  The Tru316 Foundation (www. Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is...

There were three at the Tree in The Garden of Eden: the serpent-tempter, the woman and the man. Satan attacked both of the humans using plural pronouns for "you-both." There were two very different responses by the humans. Sadly, a very incorrect idea is held in popular opinion. People look on the woman as the bigger sinner. Both ate. Both died. But only one rebelled against God and was disobedien...

There are four steps in the Marriage Model. Each partner first knows God personally. There is a social event and everybody knows "Now we're starting a new family unit." There is deep commitment between the partners much like Ruth's commitment to Naomi. There is physical and emotional union. These steps are presented in The Book of Eden by Bruce C. E. Fleming and are discussed in this Episode by hi...

'ezer kenegdo means equal partners. Neither partner is more equal than the other in Genesis 2 according to God's plan in Creation.  The Tru316 Foundation (www. Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C. E. Fleming where we “true” the verse of Genesis 3:16. The Tru316 Message is that “God didn’t curse Eve (or Adam) or limit woman in any way.” Once Genesis 3:16 is made clear the...

Bruce C. E. Fleming reflects on the brevity of life then introduces Joanne Hagemeyer to the podcast studios! Together they take us into The Book of Eden Chapter One. Get your own copy and follow along as we look at other verses, other points of view and meet some angry women! What is the true truth of Genesis 3:16? How does that impact our understanding of the seven key passages on women and men i...

Well that was quite a session with Christy and Kaylin on the five New Testament passages of 1 Peter 3:1-7, Ephesians 5:15-6:9, 1 Timothy 2:8-3:16, 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and 1 Corinthians 14:34-40. Notice the last words as Christy closes it all out, and she talks about love and respect ! We can now offer you some great study tools we didn’t yet have when this interview was conducted. Books One and...

Was Eve cursed? Should women be paid less? These and other hard questions are asked by Sharon Williams in a friendly but challenging way. How does Sharon evaluate Bruce' answers? Please listen to this Bonus Episode of Season Five of The Eden Podcast. Bruce made a free book offer at the end. Here's the link: Tru316.com/free  The Tru316 Foundation (www. Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podca...

This interview was recently conducted by Natalie Anne Hoffman on episode 135 of The Flying Free Podcast. I think you’ll appreciate her perspective and way of evaluating what we are discussing on this episode.  These are  her own words straight from the introductory comments she posted online explaining this episode to her audience: It took 11 words to change the world. 11 words misinterpreted. 11...

Sheila Wray Gregoire is an excellent and insightful  interviewer. This Bonus Episode for The Eden Podcast is taken from the last section of Episode 111 of The Bare Marriage Podcast where she interviews Bruce C. E. Fleming on the word "head" and his new book Beyond Eden, Ephesians 5-6 . In this interview they both refer to her first interview of Bruce on Episode 99 on The Bare Marriage Podcast. The...

BONUS NEWS FLASH! 20,000 Downloads! In just over nine months YOU have downloaded THIS MANY Episodes of The Eden Podcast! And I know your favorite one – it is Season 1, Episode 1. It is titled “Genesis 3:16 has been polluted!” - What is your second most favorite Episode?  - Which one has helped you the most?  - Which one surprised you the most?  - Which one are you still puzzling over the most? - W...

Many people are disappointed or even shocked when they read what God apparently said to Eve in the Garden of Eden. In her more than seven years of research, Dr. Joy Fleming revealed that modern translations are NOT telling us the meaning of God's eleven words to Eve in Genesis 3:16. To get the word out in the English-speaking world of her work at the University of Strasbourg, France, her husband a...

Where does the Garden of Eden appear in 1 Timothy? It appears at the end of chapter 2. But prejudice or bias from a mistaken interpretation of what God said to the woman in the Garden of Eden appears a bit earlier in the chapter. Have you heard that Paul was biased against women? I have. Do you think Paul could have gotten something that important so very wrong?  That idea goes against my understa...

The Tru316 Project was launched to clean up the word pollution of Genesis 3:16 and related passages. How has the interpretation of the other passages set pollution fires?  - Some people teach the woman was the Temptress and was cursed by God.  - Some teach God saw evil desire in her heart and put the man in charge.  - Some teach a man is like Christ to a woman.  - Some teach that God gifts men onl...

Many people are disappointed or even shocked when they read what God apparently said to Eve in the Garden of Eden. In more than seven years of research Dr. Joy Fleming revealed that modern translations are NOT telling us the meaning of God's eleven words in Genesis 3:16. Because her research was largely unknown in the Christian world, her husband and fellow scholar Bruce C.E. Fleming launched the...

This is a BONUS Episode of The Eden Podcast. Recently, our church welcomed Dr. Jeannine Brown to our pulpit. She is a New Testament professor and a member of the Committee on Bible Translation for the NIV. This audio picks up in the middle of the morning service as our pastor introduces Dr. Jeannine Brown.  The Tru316 Foundation (www. Tru316.com) is the home of The Eden Podcast with Bruce C....

Unsaved husbands needed to be “won” to Christ! When Peter said “if any obey not the word” he used “if” in a first-class conditional way. He could have used the word “since.” There was nothing “iffy” about these men. None of them obeyed the word. All were unsaved. Verse 7 is packed full of meaning. In context, this verse provides the best practical advice in the Bible for husbands whose wives are u...

Here is my paraphrase of 1 Peter 3:1-7 Advice to witnessing wives 1You unequally-yoked wives, be submitting yourselves to your own husbands so that even though they do not yet believe the Word, through your conduct without using a word, they may be won to faith in Christ, 2 when they observe your God-fearing, pure conduct 3not outward adorning or special coiffure, or the wearing of gold, jewelry a...

What a  joy it is to see the rising number of episode downloads as YOU listen to the life-changing meaning of the passages we are studying together. Thank you so much. You are making a great investment in your life, the life of your family and friends and the life of your local church. Our launch Episode, Episode One, Season One, of The Eden Podcast has been downloaded many more than a thousand ti...

Since God didn’t limit from ministry in any way, it should come as no surprise that many women participated in ministry in the early church. Others have described well their work but these women deserve mention once more. With Paul.  Paul had many women co-laborers in public ministry. A third of those persons listed as ministering in Rome in Romans 16 were women. In Corinth and Ephesus, Paul worke...

Paul inserted a final quotation from the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians 14:34-35. Then he refuted and rejected the proposal. In these two verses the subject, tone and vocabulary of the passage change noticeably. Then, in verses 36-38 comes a return to Paul’s normal vocabulary and style with a strong rebuke to those who proposed the ideas contained in the previous two verses. Finally, in verses 39 an...

In the full passage of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16, Paul focuses parts of the passage on each of these three groups in the church: Verses 3-9: on the converted Jews . Verses 11-12: on everyone in church . Verses 13-15: on the converted non-Jews . Here is my paraphrase of verses 10-12: Verse 10 -  Application of the principle for Christian women Therefore, a woman ought to have authority over her own hea...

In your mind, simply put quotation marks around the three verses of 1 Corinthians 11:4-6. Or better still pencil in quotation marks around them on the page of your print Bible. If quotation marks are missing around these verses in the Bible version you are using, is that wrong? Yes, and no. In koiné Greek in which the New Testament was written there were no quotation marks added. You had to add th...

In 1 Corinthians 11:3 Paul reminds his Jewish readers, who are monotheists, of the importance of unity . Three times he points to independent elements that together make up one unit . The image he uses is that of the parts of the body that, united, make up one whole body: Believers-and-Christ are united in one spiritual body A wife-and-husband are united in one flesh Son-and-Father are united in t...