Faith Seeking Understanding Podcast

Guest: Dr. Peter Gurry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gurry about the parables of Jesus. Topics of conversation include 1) What is a parable? 2) Why did Jesus choose this method of teaching? 3) How should we interpret parables? 4) How should we apply the parables to our lives? 5) What are some challenging or surprising parables? 6) Resources for understanding the parables.

Dr. Peter Gurry (@pjgurry) serves as Assistant Professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He's also co-director of the Text and Canon Institute, as well as an elder at Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Gurry is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (IVP Academic, 2019), and Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible (Crossway, 2022).

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Guest: Dr. Peter Gurry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Gurry about the various translations of the Bible. Topics of conversation include 1) A history of the English Bible, 2) The most popular English translations used today, 3) The translation spectrum from literal to paraphrase, 4) The five questions a translator must answer when deciding how to translate from the original text, and 5) Resources for further study on Bible translation.

Dr. Peter Gurry (@pjgurry) serves as Assistant Professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary. He's also co-director of the Text and Canon Institute, as well as an elder at Whitton Avenue Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Gurry is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge. He is the author of several books, including Myths and Mistakes in New Testament Textual Criticism (IVP Academic, 2019), and Scribes and Scripture: The Amazing Story of How We Got the Bible (Crossway, 2022).

Find full show notes here: https://ps.edu/why-are-there-so-many-translations-of-the-bible-dr-peter-gurry/

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Guest: Dr. Bobby Jamieson | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Jamieson on how good theology helps us to better read the Bible. Topics of conversation include 1) A description of this circular process: allowing theology to guide our Scriptural interpretation and using Scripture to inform our theology, 2) How rules and principles for interpretation emerge from Scripture itself, 3) A response to the recent emphasis on theological interpretation of Scripture, 4) How a theological concept, such as the Trinity, affects how we understand and interpret Scripture, and 5) Encouragement for pastors to preach expositionally, while also incorporating doctrinal depth.

Dr. Bobby Jamieson is an associate pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is the author of several books, including Sound Doctrine: How a Church Grows in the Love and Holiness of God (Crossway, 2013), The Paradox of Sonship: Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews (IVP Academic, 2021), and Biblical Reasoning: Christological and Trinitarian Rules for Exegesis (Baker Academic, 2022).

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Guest: Dr. Kelly Kapic | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Kapic on how to understand the limitations that come with being human. Topics of conversation include 1) How our limitations as humans are not sinful, 2) Why unrealistic expectations cause guilt and anger, 3) The misunderstanding of humility, rest, and identity that leads to resisting dependency, 4) How community helps to balance work and limitation, and 5) Further resources for thinking through this issue.

Dr. Kelly Kapic serves as professor of Theological Studies at Covenant College. He is the author of several books, including The God Who Gives: How the Trinity Shapes the Christian Story (Zondervan Academic, 2018), Embodied Hope: A Theological Meditation on Pain and Suffering (IVP Academic, 2017), and You’re Only Human: How Your Limits Reflect God’s Design and Why That’s Good News (Brazos Press, 2022).

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Guest: Dr. Kenneth Magnuson | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Magnuson on the foundation for Christian ethics. Topics of conversation include 1) Why it is important for Christians to develop a strong ethical foundation, 2) Various perspectives for framing ethics, such as deontology, consequentialism, virtue ethics, and teleology, 3) Scriptural guidelines for determining a Christian ethic, 4) Why churches aren’t addressing ethical issues today, 5) Recommended resources for further study on Christian ethics.

Dr. Kenneth Magnuson serves as professor of Christian Ethics at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the executive director of the Evangelical Theological Society, and is the author of several books, including Invitation to Christian Ethics: Moral Reasoning and Contemporary Issues (Kregel Academic, 2020).

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Guest: Jared Kennedy | Dr. Arnold interviews Jared Kennedy about sharing the gospel with children. Topics of conversation include 1) A story from First Clement about a wayward teenager, 2) Rhythms and habits to consider when discipling children, 3) Encouragement for those working in children’s ministry, 4) Encouragement for parents 5) Resources for family discipleship. 

Jared Kennedy is an editor at The Gospel Coalition and an adjunct instructor at Boyce College. He serves on the Theological Advisory Council for Harbor Network, and is the author of several books, including The Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible (New Growth Press, 2017), and Keeping Your Children’s Ministry on Mission: Practical Strategies for Discipling the Next Generation (The Gospel Coalition, 2022).

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Guest: Elliot Clark | Dr. Arnold interviews Elliot Clark on how Christians should think about missions. Topics of conversation include, 1) What is missions? 2) What should our motivation for missions be? 3) How should our desire for doing missions be regulated? 4) How can we avoid imperialism while engaging in missionary work? 5) Encouragement for all Christians to be involved in missions, whether going or staying.

Elliot Clark has served as a missionary and church planter in Central Asia, and currently works at Training Leaders International. He is the author of Evangelism as Exiles: Life on Mission as Strangers in our Own Land (The Gospel Coalition, 2019), and Mission Affirmed: Recovering the Missionary Motivation of Paul (The Gospel Coalition, 2022).

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Guest: Tony Reinke | Dr. Arnold interviews Tony Reinke on how Christians should think about and engage with technology. Topics of conversation include, 1) A definition of technology, 2) A proper theology of God’s sovereignty as it relates to the limits of technology, 3) The categories of tech-optimists and tech-pessimists, 4) How Christians can help their children steward technology well, and 5) Resources for thinking through issues of technology.

Tony Reinke is a nonprofit journalist who serves as a senior teacher for Desiring God. He is the producer and host of the Ask Dr. John podcast, and is the author of several books, including 12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You (Crossway, 2017), Competing Spectacles: Treasuring Christ in the Digital Age (Crossway, 2019), and God, Technology, and the Christian Life (Crossway, 2022).

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Guest: Dr. Rhyne Putman | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Putman on why doctrine divides Christians. Topics of conversation include, 1) Why doctrine is important, 2) Reasons why doctrinal disagreements arise, 3) When doctrinal issues should divide Christians, 4) Some of the issues dividing the church right now, 5) How Christians should approach disagreements over doctrine, while still seeking unity.

Dr. Rhyne Putman serves as the associate vice president for Academic Affairs and director of Worldview Formation at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. He is the author of several books, including In Defense of Doctrine: Evangelicalism, Theology, and Scripture (Fortress Press, 2015), The Method of Christian Theology: A Basic Introduction (B&H Academic, 2021), and When Doctrine Divides the People of God: An Evangelical Approach to Theological Diversity (Crossway, 2020).

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Guest: Dr. Mitchell Chase | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Chase on the subject of the resurrection. Topics of conversation include, 1) How Christians should view death, 2) How death and resurrection fit into the storyline of Scripture, 3) How the resurrection of Lazarus is different from the final resurrection that Christians anticipate, 4) Why the physical, bodily resurrection of Jesus is important, 5) Thoughts on how our future bodies will reflect our earthly bodies, and 6) Further resources on the topic of resurrection.

Dr. Mitchell Chase serves as the preaching pastor at Kosmosdale Baptist Church in Louisville, Kentucky. He is an adjunct professor at Boyce College and the author of several books, including Behold Our Sovereign God (Lucid Books, 2012), Hope for All the Earth: Understanding the Story of the Old Testament (10Publishing, 2022), and Resurrection Hope and the Death of Death (Crossway, 2022).  

Find the full show notes here: https://ps.edu/what-is-the-significance-of-the-resurrection-dr-mitchell-chase/

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