Credo Podcast

Why are evangelicals so unfamiliar with one of the greatest theologians in the history of the church, Thomas Aquinas? Is Thomas a friend or a foe to evangelicals today? Was… Download Audio

Did the Gospels get Jesus right? Are the sayings of Jesus invented or fabricated? Why are there differences in the Gospels? How should we respond to claims like that of… Download Audio

Can God still be loving and personal if he is not susceptible to emotional change? How are we to think about God’s impassibility in light of his immutability? How can… Download Audio

How did turmoil in Cuba lead Justo Gonzalez into the strange new world of church history? How does Justo Gonzalez balance cultural insight and biblical fidelity? How did Augustine’s background affect Gonzalez’s insights into the Donatist and Pelagian controversies? What motivated the Reformers to go back to the sources to reconceive theological education? Can the past help… Download Audio

How do biblical theology and dogmatics relate? What is the relationship between canon, covenant, and christology? How does Jesus fulfill the Scriptures in word and deed? What is sensus plenior? What is the relation between typology, biblical theology, and divine authorship? In this episode, Brandon D. Smith interviews Matthew Barrett on his recent book Canon, Covenant… Download Audio

What do the Simpsons have to do with the book of Revelation? What role does the Old Testament play in Revelation? How does Christology come into focus and frame the entire book of Revelation? What is a literal-figurative hermeneutic? What should be the end goal of reading Revelation? In this episode, Matthew Barrett talks with… Download Audio

Why must we not collapse the immanent and economic Trinity? How does the triune God reveal himself in the economy of salvation? What does the Triunity of God have to do with our communion with God? What does John Owen mean by communion with God? What’s the difference between union and communion, and why is… Download Audio

How should we interpret, preach, and apply the Scriptures? What are the challenges historical criticism and postmodernism pose to the unity of the Bible? How does the unity between the testaments oscillate on the person and work of Jesus Christ? How is the Christ event eschatological? What is the rule of faith and how should… Download Audio

What does the fulfillment theme in Matthew say about the canon as a whole? Why does John use of Old Testament imagery to capture who Jesus is and what he came to accomplish? What does eschatology have to do with the relationship between Israel’s Scripture and the coming of Christ? Does Christ’s covenant obedience to… Download Audio

What were Matthew Barrett’s motivations for writing Canon, Covenant and Christology? What is divine authorial intent and why does it expose a contradiction in evangelical hermeneutics? Why is sensus plenior essential to reading scripture like a Christian? Why is typology so critical to the unity of the canon? Why is Christ the hinge of the canon?  Why is the… Download Audio