Conversations with Matt DeLockery

Conversations with Matt DeLockery

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Conversations with Matt DeLockery episodes

  • Colossians Hymn: 1.18b-20

    Paul shows how Christ can be the founder of a new humanity and the one who puts the cosmos back in order.

    My book, The Essence of the Christian Worldview, will explain in more detail.

    18 min
  • Colossians Hymn: 1.17-18a

    These verses represent the transitional section of the hymn and explain the Church's role in the world.

    My book, The Essence of the Christian Worldview, will explain in more detail.

    9 min
  • Colossians Hymn: 1.15b-16

    What does it mean for Christ to be "the firstborn of all creation?"

    My book, The Essence of the Christian Worldview, will explain in more detail.

    For an overview of church history, see The First Thousand Years by Robert Louis Wilken.

    16 min
  • Colossians Hymn: 1.15a

    What does it mean for Christ to be the "image of the invisible God?"

    My book, The Essence of the Christian Worldview, will explain in more detail.

    15 min
  • Colossians Hymn: Structure

    The Christological hymn in Colossians is the foundation of the entire letter's theology. And, structure carries meaning. So, what is the structure of the hymn?

    View on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/UqBIY7ORMKs

    My book, The Essence of the Christian Worldview, will explain in more detail.

    34 min
  • New Testament Origins 7: Translation

    The final episode in our series on NT origins covers how we get from the Greek New Testament to the English New Testament. 

    To understand how to translate the culture and not just the words in the New Testament, listen to my series "Jesus' World: Honor and Shame" on iTunes or YouTube.

    And, if you're interested in learning a little bit of Greek (enough to do word studies and read good commentaries), the book Greek for the Rest of Us by William Mounce is where you should start. 

    16 min

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There are a lot of really important topics that we need to talk about - things like whether or not a god exists, if science and religion are compatible, and how to understand Christianity apart from…