Category: Biblical Studies
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Sober Spirituality with Rev. Erin Jean Warde (Podcast)
Read more: Sober Spirituality with Rev. Erin Jean Warde (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Rev. Erin Jean Warde, who is an episcopal priest and recovery coach, as well as the author of the book we’re excited to discuss in this episode, Sober Spirituality: The Joy of a Mindful Relationship with Alcohol (published by Brazos). Over the course of our conversation, Rev. Warde shares…
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Wine & the Mishnah with Rabbi Drew Kaplan (Podcast)
Read more: Wine & the Mishnah with Rabbi Drew Kaplan (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Rabbi Drew Kaplan, who is Campus Rabbi for Cincinnati Hillel, hosts The Jewish Drinking Show podcast (over 175 episodes and counting), and publishes a weekly newsletter and Torah portion sheet on drinking that covers the Tanakh, Rabbinic Literature, Jewish history, Jewish practice, and more. In our conversation we talk…
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Dionysus & the New Testament with Professor Courtney Friesen (Podcast)
Read more: Dionysus & the New Testament with Professor Courtney Friesen (Podcast)In this conversation, we’re joined by Professor Courtney Friesen, who is Professor of Classics and the Director of Graduate Studies in Classics at the University of Arizona and the author of Reading Dionysus: Euripides’ Bacchae and the Cultural Contestations of Greeks, Jews, Romans, and Christians (published by Mohr Siebeck). In our conversation we talk about the Bacchae…
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Drunkenness in the Old Testament with Dr. Rebekah Welton (Podcast)
Read more: Drunkenness in the Old Testament with Dr. Rebekah Welton (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Rebekah Welton, who is Lecturer in Hebrew Bible at the University of Exeter and the author of ‘He Is A Glutton and a Drunkard’: Deviant Consumption in the Hebrew Bible (Published by Brill). In our discussion we talk about broader conceptions in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible of feasting,…
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Wine, Soil, and Salvation with Rev. Dr. Mark Scarlata (Podcast)
Read more: Wine, Soil, and Salvation with Rev. Dr. Mark Scarlata (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Rev Dr Mark Scarlata, who is Tutor and Senior Lecturer in Old Testament at St. Mellitus College, the Vicar-Chaplain at St. Edward, King and Martyr Church in Cambridge, and the author of Wine, Soil, and Salvation in the Hebrew Bible and New Testament (published by Cambridge University Press). In…
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A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia with Dr. Tate Paulette (Podcast)
Read more: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia with Dr. Tate Paulette (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Tate Paulette, who is an Archeologist and Associate Professor of History at NC State University and the author of In the Land of Ninkasi: A History of Beer in Ancient Mesopotamia (published by Oxford University Press). Kicking off our series on ancient wine and beer in biblical literature…
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“The Things Through the Body”—Judgment as Transformation
Read more: “The Things Through the Body”—Judgment as TransformationPhoto credit: “The Last Judgement – Stefan Lochner – Wallraf-Richartz Museum – Cologne – Germany 2017” by José Luiz is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. I recently heard it preached on the topic of perseverance. The preacher started by noting that we are saved by faith alone. This is correct. In Acts 13:39 (NLV) we read:…
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Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities with Dr. Mark Glanville (Podcast)
Read more: Crafting Expository Sermons in Post-Christian Communities with Dr. Mark Glanville (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Mark Glanville, who is an Old Testament scholar and jazz pianist, the Director of The Center of Mission and Leadership at St. Andrews Hall at the University of British Columbia, the host of the podcast, Blue Note Theology, and the author of Preaching in a New Key: Crafting…
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Interpreting Jesus with Professor Dale Allison (Podcast)
Read more: Interpreting Jesus with Professor Dale Allison (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Professor Dale C. Allison Jr., who is the Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary and the author of Interpreting Jesus (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation we talked about why Prof. Allison chose to write this book as a collection of…
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Ancient Slavery with Dr. Christy Cobb and Dr. Katherine Shaner (Podcast)
Read more: Ancient Slavery with Dr. Christy Cobb and Dr. Katherine Shaner (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Christy Cobb and Dr. Katherine Shaner to talk about their new edited volume, Ancient Slavery and Its New Testament Contexts (published by Eerdmans). Dr. Christy Cobb is Associate Professor of Christianity in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Denver, and Dr. Katherine Shaner is Associate…