What the Bible Actually Says

What kind of God walks on water? And what kind of Messiah doesn’t just calm chaos—but walks straight into it?

In this second half of the Sea narrative, Dr Tyson Putthoff leads us into one of the most mythically loaded, theologically explosive moments in the Gospels—Matthew 14, where Jesus walks on the stormy Sea of Galilee.

But this isn’t just a supernatural display. It’s a divine declaration.

In the ancient world, the Sea wasn’t a ba...

What if Jesus isn’t just a teacher who calms your fears—but a cosmic warrior who silences Chaos itself, as he did in the all-too-familiar but vastly misunderstood "calming of the storm" account?

In this mythic episode of What the Bible Actually Says, Dr Tyson Putthoff takes us deep into the Sea of Galilee—and even deeper into the ancient worldview where the sea wasn’t just water, but a living force of disorder and death.

Drawing fro...

What if guardian angels weren’t just comforting symbols… but cosmic warriors stationed in heaven’s throne room?

In this awe-filled episode of What the Bible Actually Says, Dr Tyson Putthoff opens one overlooked verse in Matthew 18:10—and watches the heavens split wide open. Jesus says the “little ones” have angels who continually behold the face of God. But in ancient Jewish thought, that wasn’t poetic language. It meant those child...

What if Jesus’ blessings weren’t just spiritual inspiration—but political declarations? And what if his warnings weren’t metaphorical—but targeted critiques aimed at the powerful systems still ruling today?

In this third installment of What the Bible Actually Says on Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount/Plain, Dr Tyson Putthoff turns to Luke 6:20–26, where Jesus doesn’t just speak about those who've been handed a tough hand in life—he speaks ...

What if the Kingdom of God isn’t just a courtroom or a battlefield—but a banquet? In this short study episode of What the Bible Actually Says, Dr Tyson Putthoff explores one of Jesus’ most powerful but often overlooked images for God’s character and reign: a table where everyone has a seat.

Whether you’ve been listening from the start or just pulling up a seat now, this short study is a perfect reminder of what Jesus’ table really l...

What if Jesus didn’t open his most famous "sermon" with poetry—but with policy?

In this episode of What the Bible Actually Says, Dr Tyson Putthoff continues his study of the so-called "Sermon on the Mount" (Matthew 5–7) and "Sermon on the Plain" (Luke 6) by unpacking the opening Beatitudes of Matthew 5—Jesus’ revolutionary campaign launch on a Galilean hillside. But this isn’t just about feel-good spiri...

What if Jesus didn’t just give spiritual advice—but declared a revolution that would upend the world’s political, social, and economic systems?

In this powerful new episode of What the Bible Actually Says, Dr Tyson Putthoff takes us to a Galilean hillside in 28 AD, where Jesus doesn’t quietly preach “good behavior”—he publicly announces the founding manifesto of a new Empire. Against the backdrop of Roman oppression, Temple corrupti...

What if Jesus didn’t just die to forgive your personal failings—but to dismantle the ancient monsters that have haunted humanity since the beginning?

In this cosmic episode of What the Bible Actually Says, Dr Tyson Putthoff takes us deep into the grave—and even deeper into the ancient worldview that saw Death, Sin, and Chaos not just as ideas, but as terrifying forces, godlike powers that devoured everything. Drawing from both Scrip...

What if the so-called "Lord’s Prayer" wasn’t just comfort food for the soul—but a revolutionary cry for regime change?

In this powerful little SHORT STUDY, Dr Tyson Putthoff peels back the layers of Matthew 6:10 and digs into Jesus' original Galilean Aramaic words behind it—Teitei Malkutakh ("May Your Kingdom Come")—to reveal the explosive meaning of Jesus’ most famous prayer. This isn’t a spiritual nicety. It’s a protest. A pledge....

What if Jesus didn’t just praise the widow’s offering—but condemned the entire system that left her with nothing to give?

In this second part of our study on the “widow’s mite,” Dr Tyson Putthoff dives deeper into the heart of the story, revealing a Gospel that doesn’t just admire sacrifice—but confronts the religious and economic machine that demanded it.

Jesus doesn’t just honor the widow—he walks out of the Temple. He doesn’t just...

What if the story of the “widow’s mite” isn’t a heartwarming moment about sacrificial giving—but a searing indictment of a broken system?

In this first part of a two-episode deep dive, Dr Tyson Putthoff revisits one of the most misunderstood stories in the Gospels: a poor widow gives her last two coins to the Temple, and Jesus calls it the greatest offering of all. But what most readings miss is what happens just before and after—an...

What if Jesus’ radical vision for a new society wasn’t just preached—it was acted out at a dinner table?

In this second half of our deep dive into Luke 14, Dr Tyson Putthoff walks us through the banquet scene verse by verse, as Jesus flips the honor system on its head, challenges religious gatekeeping, and redraws the social map of the Kingdom of God.

This isn’t about etiquette. It’s about who gets seen, who gets excluded, and who ge...

What if Jesus’ most controversial dinner party wasn’t just about etiquette—but about dismantling the entire social order?

In this episode of You Thought You Knew Jesus, Dr Tyson Putthoff takes us inside Luke 14—where Jesus attends a high-profile banquet, exposes the honor game of the elite, and delivers a vision for an entirely new kind of society.

But here’s the twist: Jesus isn’t just offering advice on humility or kindness. He’s c...

What if the moment we often call “Jesus cleansing the Temple” wasn’t about flipping tables—but flipping the entire social, religious, economic, and political system on its head?

In this episode of You Thought You Knew Jesus, Dr Tyson Putthoff takes a deep dive into John 2—the moment Jesus storms the Temple courts, drives out money changers, and makes a shocking claim that would launch his public messianic campaign into the public e...

What if the Jesus you’ve always imagined—the one from Sunday school lessons, stained glass windows, and classic paintings—was only part of the story? What if the real Jesus of history was more radical, more disruptive, and more deeply human than you’ve ever realized?

In this first episode of You Thought You Knew Jesus, Dr Tyson Putthoff invites you to step into the world of the historical person of Jesus—the man who walked ancient r...

What if everything you thought you knew about the Bible was just the surface of something far deeper? What if some of your beliefs about God, Jesus, and faith came more from assumptions and tradition than from what Scripture actually says?

In this inaugural episode of What the Bible Actually Says, host Dr. Tyson Putthoff challenges you to rethink how you engage Scripture. This isn’t just another Bible study—it’s an invitation to bre...