What Violence in the Old Testament?
Dr. Lawson Stone is a Professor of Old Testament at Asbury Seminary. He specialized in early Israelite history and religion, and he wrote a commentary on the book of Judges, making him an excellent sc...
23 Sep 202133min
Agriculture, Slaves, and the Church's Identity
Last week we talked about the command "Do not to take the name of the Lord your God in vain" that can be more accurately translated “You shall not bear the name of Yahweh your God in vain.” This week ...
16 Sep 202126min
Do Not Bear God's Name in Vain
Dr. Imes' thesis is that the command "Do not to take the name of the Lord your God in vain" can be more accurately translated “You shall not bear the name of Yahweh your God in vain.” Dr. Imes then ex...
9 Sep 202126min
Is the Exodus Event Historical?
Dr. Longman has written prolifically about the context of the Old Testament, but this week we get to talk about the Exodus account. Can we read "the simple meaning" of the text? Is this history or is ...
2 Sep 202121min
Old Testament Controversies
Dr. Longman has written prolifically about the book of Genesis, but there is an ongoing rub in Christian communities about how to handle the creation narratives in Genesis 1–2. Can we read "the simple...
26 Aug 202135min
Jesus in His Real World
Dr. Yeshaya Gruber is my colleague at the Israel Bible Center where I developed a course that roughly follows the content of my book. He sits in the interviewer chair to ask me questions about why thi...
24 Jun 202128min
Encountering Jesus in Place
Dr. Yeshaya Gruber is my colleague at the Israel Bible Center where I developed a course that roughly follows the content of my book. He sits in the interviewer chair to ask me questions about why thi...
17 Jun 202126min
Womanist Midrash is What Again?
Dr. Gafney and I also discuss why the original Hebrew language is important and how the bias (intentional or invisible) of the interpreters will influence how YOU read the text and think about God.Le...
10 Jun 202137min
