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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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A Christmas Reflection
Read more: A Christmas ReflectionPhoto Credit: “Nativity” by jeffweese is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Christmas and the Christmas tradition can trigger a host of emotions and memories for nearly everyone who lives in our country. Whether it’s the decorations in the neighborhood, the familiar holiday music on the radio, or the fact that nearly everything shuts down on Christmas Day, it’s…
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The Divine Heartset in Philippians with Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis (Podcast)
Read more: The Divine Heartset in Philippians with Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Crispin Fletcher-Louis, who is a Fellow at the University of Gloucestershire and the author of the book that we’re discussing in this episode, The Divine Heartset: Paul’s Philippians Christ Hymn, Metaphysical Affections, and Civic Virtues (published by Cascade). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about Dr….
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Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton (Podcast)
Read more: Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton (Podcast)Dr. Tim Middleton is Tutorial Fellow in Theology & Director of the Centre for Baptist Studies at Regent’s Park College at Oxford University. In this episode, we talk about ecological trauma—the trauma experienced by the earth and as a result of climate change and other ecological conditions. Dr. Middleton explains how his work intersects with…
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Origins of New Testament Christology with Dr. Bryan Dyer (Podcast)
Read more: Origins of New Testament Christology with Dr. Bryan Dyer (Podcast)In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Bryan Dyer, who is senior acquisitions editor at Baker Academic and the co-author with Stanley Porter of the book that we’re excited to discuss today—Origins of New Testament Christology: An Introduction to the Traditions and Titles Applied to Jesus (published with Baker Academic). Over the course of our…
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What Jesus Learned From Women with Dr. James F. McGrath (Podcast)
Read more: What Jesus Learned From Women with Dr. James F. McGrath (Podcast)In this episode we’re talking about What Jesus Learned From Women with Dr. James F. McGrath, who is Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University, the host of a podcast called ReligionProf, and the author of the book that we’re discussing here, What Jesus Learned From Women (published by…
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Minding God’s Narrative
Read more: Minding God’s NarrativeThroughout this summer I’ve been noticing various social media posts that attempt to describe Jesus as transcending all nationalities and ethnicities. I’m guessing the point of these posts is that Jesus ought to be acknowledged as ‘above’ our current racial tensions. In these posts, Jesus is defined as a pan-global figure and therefore beyond any…
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My New Article on Trinitarian Theology
Read more: My New Article on Trinitarian TheologyMy friend Matt Owen and I just published an article in Theologica called “The Son of God and Trinitarian Identity Statements.” I had an absolute blast co-writing this piece and if you’re interested in the doctrine of the Trinity, early Christology, and the interdisciplinary relationship between analytic and exegetical theology, you should check out our article…
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Coming From Christ
Read more: Coming From ChristI started a new job working as a high school humanities teacher for a public charter school the second week of July. As one of many new teachers coming into the charter school network, I have spent the last two weeks sitting through orientation lectures and training seminars. Between sessions on “Student Engagement” and “Discussion…
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Nestorius B.I.G.
Read more: Nestorius B.I.G.I’ve recently watched a documentary show and some movies about the rise (and in some cases, the demise) of famous late 20th century CE hip-hop artists. Conflicts between American East-coast and West-coast artists and their supporters contributed in many ways to the popularity, but also to the controversy and eventual ruin of some rappers. For…