Exegetically Speaking

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Exegetically Speaking episodes

April 19, 2019 The Tale of Two Translations
Dr. Seth Ehorn, Visiting Assistant Professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, discusses differences between translations of Philippians 2:4. Are we to set aside our own interests as we look to the interests of others? Or, should we consider our own interests as well as the interests of others?
8 min
April 12, 2019 How Language Works
Dr. Danny Carroll Rhodas, Blanchard Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School, draws upon his bi-lingual upbringing (Spanish and English) to reflect upon how language works in a given culture. How about Biblical Hebrew? Dr. Carroll Rodas highlights three structures within Hebrew discourse: chiasm, emphasis, and acrostics.
7 min
April 05, 2019 The Surprising Recipients of God’s Righteousness
Dr. Jonathan Linebaugh, Lecturer in New Testament at Cambridge and Fellow of Jesus College, helps us slow down and read Romans 3.21-26. In particular, he considers the Greek verb, dikaioō (to justify, make right, rectify) at the beginning of 3.24. He asks who is one who justifies and who is justified. The surprising thing about the gospel is that in Christ God has come on the scene to make all things right and he begins by making right those who are sinners and who lack God’s glory.
8 min
March 29, 2019 Playing with Words
Michelle Knight (PhD, Wheaton College), Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, takes us through several passages to show how meaning is constructed sometimes by playing with words. In the Tower of Babel account (Genesis 11), the people build a tower to make a name (shem) for themselves but God foils their plan and makes Shem, the ancestor of Abraham. More examples await!
7 min
March 22, 2019 The Depth of Compassion
Ed Stetzer (PhD), Billy Graham Professor of Church, Mission, and Evangelism, Executive Director of the Billy Graham Center, and Dean of the School of Mission, Ministry, and Leadership, shows how certain Greek words cannot be translated completely into English. In particular, the Greek word translated “compassion” (Matt 9.36; cf. Phil 1.8) refers to a gut-wrenching, achy-heart kind of emotional state.
6 min
March 15, 2019 Reading the New Testament in High Definition
Chris Vlachos (PhD), Visiting Assistant Professor of New Testament, discusses how Greek word order and meaning effects meaning. With examples from James 1 and Revelation 2, he shows that "reading the New Testament in Greek is like watching High Definition TV."
8 min
March 08, 2019 What is the Kingdom of God Anyway? (Part 2)
Dr. Nick Perrin, Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies, stops by again to talk about his book, The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology (Zondervan, 2019). He talks about the storied-nature of the kingdom of God and shows that it is more than just a spiritual reality.
8 min
March 08, 2019 What is the Kingdom of God Anyway? (Part 1)
In this episode Dr. Nick Perrin, Franklin S. Dyrness Professor of Biblical Studies, discusses how he defines the Kingdom in his new book, The Kingdom of God: A Biblical Theology (Zondervan, 2019). In particular, he makes the case that the kingdom is creationally engaged, universally focused, and eschatologically oriented.
8 min
March 01, 2019 Lex Luther, Evil Geniuses and the Book of Proverbs
Michael Graves (PhD), Armerding Professor of Biblical Studies at Wheaton College, discusses the role of parallelism in Hebrew poetry. It reflects not only the beauty but the artistry of the original. He takes as a test case Proverbs 1 to show the contrast between Lex Luther, evil geniuses and true wisdom.
7 min
February 25, 2019 “Human Flourishing”
Jonathan Pennington, associate professor of New Testament interpretation and director of research doctoral studies at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, discusses features of his new book, The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: a Theological Commentary (Baker, 2017). In particular, he argues that the beatitudes (ch. 5) are all about human flourishing. “Flourishing are the poor in spirit . . . “ (Matthew 5.3)
9 min

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"Exegetically Speaking" is a weekly podcast of the friends and faculty of Wheaton College, IL and The Lanier Theological Library. Hosted by Dr. David Capes, it features language experts who discuss the importance of learning the biblical languages—Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek—and show how reading the Bible in the original languages "pays off." Each podcast lasts between seven and eleven minutes and covers a different topic for those who want to read the Bible for all it is worth. Click on the ⓘ symbol below for each episode to read the description.