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The Final Judgment: Should Believers Be Concerned?
Read more: The Final Judgment: Should Believers Be Concerned?Photo Credit: “Anxiety” by Micheal Saisi is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. I have recently come across an interesting article in the form of a research paper submitted for course requirements at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2022 entitled simply The Final Judgment. The article was written by Jeffrey Perry and can be found at the following link:…
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How to Study the Bible’s Use of the Bible with Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer and Dr. Matthew Harmon (Podcast)
Read more: How to Study the Bible’s Use of the Bible with Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer and Dr. Matthew Harmon (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Gary Edward Schnittjer, who is Distinguished Professor of Old Testament in the School of Divinity at Cairn University in Pennsylvania, and Dr. Matthew Harmon, who is Professor of New Testament Studies at Grace Theological Seminary in Indiana. Together they are the authors of How to Study the Bible’s…
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A Brief Conversation Among Disembodied Spirits Residing in the Intermediate State
Read more: A Brief Conversation Among Disembodied Spirits Residing in the Intermediate StatePhoto credits: “Wait Here: Entrance to the waiting room at the municipal airport, in Washington, D.C. 1941” by polkbritton is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0. These four spirits shed their earthly names when they shed their earthly bodies. They are awaiting their new names that Christ will give them “at the end of the age.” They are…
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Recapping SBL & AAR 2024 (Podcast)
Read more: Recapping SBL & AAR 2024 (Podcast)In this episode we talk about the presentations we gave at the 2024 SBL & AAR conferences in San Diego and reflect on some of our highlights. We also took the mic around the book stalls for short interviews with various people, including: Prof. Steve Walton, Dr. Andy Judd, Dr. Holly Beers, Dr. Joshua Mobley,…
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The Genre Studies Gap with Professor Jeannine Brown and Dr. Andy Judd (Podcast)
Read more: The Genre Studies Gap with Professor Jeannine Brown and Dr. Andy Judd (Podcast)This episode is a Live recording with audience of a discussion about genre with Professor Jeannine Brown and Dr. Andy Judd. The event was sponsored by Bethel Seminary, Ridley College (Melbourne), and The Two Cities podcast. Following up on our episodes on genre with each of them, we answer audience questions and dig deeper into…
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The Eschatologies of 1–2 Thessalonians with Dr. Sydney Tooth (Podcast)
Read more: The Eschatologies of 1–2 Thessalonians with Dr. Sydney Tooth (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Sydney Tooth, who is Director of Postgraduate Studies & Lecturer in New Testament and Greek at Oak Hill College in the UK, a beloved co-host of this here Two Cities podcast, and the author of the book that we’re excited to discuss in this episode, Suddenness and Signs:…
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The Bottom Line: What does a correct understanding of 2 Cor. 5:10 mean for each of us in particular, and for the spread of the Good News of the Gospel generally?
Read more: The Bottom Line: What does a correct understanding of 2 Cor. 5:10 mean for each of us in particular, and for the spread of the Good News of the Gospel generally?Psalm 143:10 (ESV): Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! Has the Gospel message over the years been delivered on smooth and level ground? In other words, has the message been simple, understandable, and direct? I would suggest that it has become overly complicated and jumbled, full of unnecessary twists and turns and rough…
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A Revolutionary Jesus with Dr. Jesse Nickel (Podcast)
Read more: A Revolutionary Jesus with Dr. Jesse Nickel (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Jesse Nickel, who is a member of the Faculty of Biblical Studies at Columbia Bible College in Abbotsford, British Columbia and the author of the new book, A Revolutionary Jesus: Violence and Peacemaking in the Kingdom of God (published by Fortress). Over the course of our conversation, we…
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Reclaiming Hope After the Election with Kaitlyn Schiess (Podcast)
Read more: Reclaiming Hope After the Election with Kaitlyn Schiess (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Kaitlyn Schiess, who is a Doctoral Student at Duke Divinity School, the Co-host of the Holy Post podcast and host of the Curiously Kaitlyn podcast, and the author of The Ballot and the Bible: How Scripture Has Been Used and Abused in American Politics and Where We Go from…
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A Suggestion for Future Commentators on 2 Corinthians
Read more: A Suggestion for Future Commentators on 2 CorinthiansPhoto credit: “inside the library (1)” by Joelk75 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Some scholars currently working on new commentaries to 2 Corinthians and others updating older ones have expressed some interest in the series of articles I have posted on this blog concerning the proper translation of 2 Cor. 5:10, namely the subordinate clause. Since the…