Biblical theology, by definition, comes from the biblical text — not from Christian history, or the writings of Christians about the Bible. That commitment shapes everything produced on this platform.
Glenn Braunstein lives and works in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene region. He has spent years studying the biblical text on its own terms — in its ancient context, in its original languages, and without the filter of traditions that arose centuries after the events described. That work has produced a body of writing, teaching, and analysis that does not always sit comfortably with what most churches say from the pulpit.
That discomfort is not the goal. Clarity is. The goal of everything on this platform is to say plainly what the text says, explain why the tradition often missed it, and let the reader decide what to do with that.
The Work
Braunstein is the author of multiple books under The Covenant Reclaimed umbrella, including Under Adultery's Shadow: Betrayed Vows and Invalid Secular Divorce and What Was Left Out. Both books operate from the same foundation: a refusal to import modern comfort into ancient text.
Under Adultery's Shadow addresses what Jesus of Nazareth actually said about divorce and remarriage, why those words carry the weight they do, and what it means for the millions of people living in second marriages who have been told their situation is biblically resolved. It is a difficult book. It was written to be.
What Was Left Out covers five areas where the church has systematically avoided what the text says — on Torah continuity, the renewed earth as final destination, personal guidance culture, gender law, and the lexical range of desire in Scripture. Each chapter works directly from the text.
Beyond the books, Braunstein produces long-form articles and structured teaching lectures on covenant theology, biblical law, marriage and divorce, and the cultural forces that have reshaped how Christians read their own Scriptures. The lectures are written as complete 45-minute word-for-word scripts — detailed enough to teach, careful enough to hold up under scrutiny.
The Platform
The Covenant Reclaimed is a publishing and teaching platform, not a ministry in the traditional sense. There is no church affiliation, no denominational constraint, and no financial pressure to soften conclusions in order to maintain a donor base. The work is funded by readers who find it worth supporting through Patreon and book purchases.
The Facebook page — Glenn Braunstein: Hard Conversations — operates as an extension of that platform, publishing shorter pieces, responses to reader questions, and occasional posts on current cultural developments viewed through a biblical lens.
Background
Braunstein is also a ballroom dance instructor and DJ, working in the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene area. He runs a cleaning and janitorial business. He is also engaged in editorial work, currently serving as editor for a manuscript by Rob Kowalski. These are not sidelines to the writing — they are the ordinary life from which the writing comes. The best biblical analysis has always been done by people who live in the world and read the text against it.
What This Platform Is Not
This is not a soft place. The work here does not prioritize comfort, consensus, or the approval of established institutions. It does not make the text say something easier than what it says. It does not perform certainty it does not have, and it does not pretend uncertainty it does not feel.
If you are looking for a platform that validates every decision, softens every hard teaching, and tells you that everything will work out however you hope — this is not it. If you are looking for serious analysis by someone who has read the text carefully and is willing to say what it says, you are in the right place.
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