Category: Biblical Studies
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Esther Keeps the Score with Dr. Alexiana Fry (Podcast)
Read more: Esther Keeps the Score with Dr. Alexiana Fry (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Alexiana Fry, who is guest researcher at the University of Copenhagen and the author of Esther Keeps the Score: Trauma, Body, and Politics in the Hebrew Bible (SCM Press). Our conversation explores what a trauma-informed reading of Esther would look like, highlighting how much more complexity there is…
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What Christians Ought To Believe with Revd Dr Mike Bird (Podcast)
Read more: What Christians Ought To Believe with Revd Dr Mike Bird (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Revd Dr Mike Bird, who is Deputy Principal and academic lecturer in theology at Ridley College, Melbourne. He’s also the author of numerous books, including the book we’re discussing here, the 10th anniversary edition of What Christians Ought to Believe: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine through the Apostle’s Creed…
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Men of Virtue with Dr. Zach Wagner (Podcast)
Read more: Men of Virtue with Dr. Zach Wagner (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Zach Wagner, who recently completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford, to talk about his new book, Men of Virtue: How the Fruit of the Spirit Forms Male Character in the Modern World (published by Brazos). In our conversation we talk about how the Fruit of the…
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Reading the Bible on Turtle Island with Dr. Christopher Hoklotubbe and Dr. Daniel Zacharias (Podcast)
Read more: Reading the Bible on Turtle Island with Dr. Christopher Hoklotubbe and Dr. Daniel Zacharias (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. T. Christopher Hoklotubbe, who is associate professor of indigenous theological studies at Bexley Seabury Seminary in Chicago and NAIITS: An Indigenous Learning Community, and Dr. H. Daniel Zacharias, who is associate dean and professor of New Testament studies at Acadia Divinity College, and an adjunct faculty for NAIITS:…
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Contextual Theological Interpretation with Dr. Bo Lim (Podcast)
Read more: Contextual Theological Interpretation with Dr. Bo Lim (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Bo Lim, who is professor of Old Testament at Seattle Pacific University in Seattle, Washington, and the author of Contextual Theological Interpretation: An Integrated Model for Reading the Bible (published by Baker Academic). In the course of our conversation we talk about the value and importance of contextualizing…
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Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible with Dr. Elizabeth Backfish and Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (Podcast)
Read more: Grounded Theology in the Hebrew Bible with Dr. Elizabeth Backfish and Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Elizabeth Backfish (PhD, Trinity International University), who is associate professor of biblical studies at William Jessup University, and Dr. Cynthia Shafer-Elliott (PhD, University of Sheffield), who is associate professor of Hebrew Bible / Old Testament at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. And together they’re the authors of Grounded Theology in…
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Hesed, the Seed of the Biblical Story with Dr. Jennifer Matheny (Podcast)
Read more: Hesed, the Seed of the Biblical Story with Dr. Jennifer Matheny (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jennifer Matheny, who is associate professor of Christian Scriptures at George W. Truett Seminary, Baylor University, in Waco, Texas, and the author of Hesed, the Seed of the Biblical Story: New Life for Old Testament Theology (published by Baker Academic). As we discuss, the term Hesed is notoriously difficult…
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Lamb of the Free with Dr. Andrew Rillera (podcast)
Read more: Lamb of the Free with Dr. Andrew Rillera (podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Andrew Remington Rillera, who is assistant professor of biblical studies and theology at The King’s University in Edmonton, Alberta, in Canada, and the author of Lamb of the Free: Recovering the Varied Sacrificial Understandings of Jesus’s Death (Cascade). Over the course of our conversation, we discuss what the…
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Imitation in Early Christianity with Prof. Cor Bennema (Podcast)
Read more: Imitation in Early Christianity with Prof. Cor Bennema (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Prof. Cor Bennema, Professor of New Testament at London School of Theology and the author of Imitation in Early Christianity: Mimesis and Religious-Ethical Formation (published by Eerdmans). Prof. Bennema talks about the distinctives of mimesis relative to other kinds of ethical formation/development, and where early Christianity is situated relative…
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How Then Shall We Read? With Dr. Max Botner (Podcast)
Read more: How Then Shall We Read? With Dr. Max Botner (Podcast)In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Max Botner, associate professor of New Testament at Jessup University, host of the On the Way podcast, and the author of How Then Shall We Read? A Student’s Guide to Interpreting the New Testament (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about how Dr.…
