Faith Seeking Understanding Podcast

Guest: Dr. Darrell Bock | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Bock about the historical reliability of the Gospels, and he explores how to listen to what the Gospel writers are presenting instead of only looking for answers to predetermined questions. Topics of conversation include: 1) How can we make sense of the discrepancies in the Gospels' genealogies? 2) How do we answer historical questions associated with the birth of Jesus? 3) Why do Mark and John exclude the virgin birth from their accounts? 4) How do we explain the differences of order in the temptation narratives? 5) What are some helpful resources when it comes to questions about the historical reliability of the Gospels?

Dr. Darrell Bock serves as executive director of Cultural Engagement at the Hendricks Center and as senior research professor of New Testament Studies at Dallas Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including Studying the Historical Jesus: A Guide to Sources and Methods (Baker Academic, 2002), Key Events in the Life of the Historical Jesus: A Collaborative Exploration of Context and Coherence (Eerdmans, 2010), and Luke, 2 volumes in the Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (Baker Academic, 1996). Dr. Bock holds a Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen.

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Guest: Dr. Fred Sanders | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Sanders about how the doctrine of the Trinity is both revealed in Scripture and connected to the gospel. Topics of conversation include: 1) How do we avoid heretical understandings of the Trinity? 2) How are the persons of the Trinity one, and how are they distinct? 3) What do we mean when we use the terms immanent Trinity and economic Trinity? 4) How does the doctrine of the Trinity impact our daily lives as Christians?

Dr. Fred Sanders serves as a professor at Biola University and as the associate director of the Torrey Honors College. Dr. Sanders is the author of several books, including The Triune God, New Studies in Dogmatics (Zondervan Academic, 2016), and The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything (Crossway, 2010, 2017). He holds a Ph.D. in Systematic Theology from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.

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Guest: Dr. Jonathan Pennington | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Jonathan Pennington about how we find true completion and flourishing in the Sermon on the Mount, a passage of Scripture the church has historically struggled to understand practically. Topics of conversation include: 1) What is the importance of the structure and placement of the Sermon on the Mount? 2) How should we understand the meaning of blessed in the Beatitudes? 3) What does Jesus mean when he commands his disciples to "be perfect?" 4) What does the Sermon on the Mount teach us about the heart of God's law?

Dr. Jonathan Pennington serves as associate professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Pennington is the author of several books, including The Sermon on the Mount and Human Flourishing: A Theological Commentary (Baker Academic, 2017). He holds a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and is also on the preaching staff at Sojourn Church East in Louisville, KY.

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Guest: Dr. Jonathan Pennington | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Jonathan Pennington about what it means to live the good life according to Jesus. Conversation topics include: 1) What is philosophy and why does it matter? 2) How is Jesus portrayed in the New Testament as a philosopher? 3) What are some practices to help us align our emotions with the good life? 4) How do we prioritize friendships in our pursuit of the good life? 5) Why do men in our culture struggle to have deep friendships?

Dr. Jonathan Pennington serves as associate professor of New Testament Interpretation at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Pennington is the author of several books, including Jesus the Great Philosopher: Rediscovering the Wisdom Needed for the Good Life (Brazos Press, 2020). He holds a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, and is also on the preaching staff at Sojourn Church East in Louisville, KY.

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Guest: Dr. Wayne Grudem | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Wayne Grudem about spiritual gifts. Conversation topics include: 1) How are spiritual gifts different from natural abilities? 2) What is the purpose of spiritual gifts? 3) Where do we see spiritual gifts listed in the Bible? 4) How can we identify our spiritual gifts? 5) What are some resources for thinking through the continuationist and cessationist views on the miraculous spiritual gifts? 

Dr. Wayne Grudem serves as distinguished professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of over 20 books, including Christian Ethics: An Introduction to Biblical Moral Reasoning (Crossway, 2018), and he served as the general editor for the ESV Study Bible. Dr. Grudem is a graduate of Harvard University (BA) and Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv), and he received his doctorate from the University of Cambridge.

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Guest: Dr. Wayne Grudem | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Wayne Grudem about systematic theology. Conversation topics include: 1) What are some of the sources we can use when discerning what the Bible teaches about a particular topic? 2) How can we put doctrinal theology together in a logical way? 3) Can we understand the Bible? 4) What are some of the updates and features available in the 2nd edition of his book, Systematic Theology?

Dr. Wayne Grudem serves as distinguished professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary. He is the author of over 20 books, including Systematic Theology, 2nd ed., (Zondervan, 2020), and he served as the general editor for the ESV Study Bible. Dr. Grudem is a graduate of Harvard University (BA) and Westminster Theological Seminary (MDiv), and he received his doctorate from the University of Cambridge.

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Guest: Dr. Peter Gurry | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Peter Gurry about the trustworthiness of the Bible. Conversation topics include: 1) How did we get the Bible? 2) What are textual variants? 3) Can we have confidence in the Bible? 4) What modern translations are most faithful?

Dr. Peter Gurry (@pjgurry) serves as Assistant Professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary. And he's also a Co-Director of the Text and Canon Institute. Dr. Gurry is a graduate of Moody Bible Institute, Dallas Theological Seminary, and earned a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, where he studied the reliability of New Testament manuscripts.

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Guest: Pastor Costi Hinn | Dr. Arnold interviews Costi Hinn about prayer and God's will. Conversation topics include: 1) What is God's will, and how do I know if I'm doing it? 2) What is the difference between God's secret will and his revealed will? 3) What is prayer?

Costi Hinn serves as executive pastor of discipleship at Redeemer Bible Church in Gilbert, AZ. He is the co-author of Defining Deception and the author of God, Greed, and the (Prosperity) Gospel.  

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Guest: Nate Pickowicz | Dr. Arnold interviews Nate Pickowicz about his new book, *How to Eat Your Bible*, and how to cultivate an appetite for the life-long study of God’s Word. Conversation topics include: 1) What keeps people from reading the Bible? 2) Basic principles for Bible reading (reading, studying, and applying God's word). 3) How to meditate on and memorize God's Word. 4) Nate's seven-year Bible reading plan.

Nate serves as pastor of Harvest Bible Church in Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire, and he is the author of several books, including *Reviving New England*, *Why We're Protestant*, and *The American Puritans*.

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Guest: Dr. Robert W. Yarbrough | Dr. Arnold interviews Dr. Robert Yarborough about the Bible’s divine origin, its truthfulness, and its reliability. Conversation topics include: 1) What do we mean when we talk about the doctrine of inerrancy, and what don’t we mean? 2) How do we answer the charge that the doctrine of inerrancy is circular? 3) How do we answer the charge that the doctrine of inerrancy is a modern invention? 4) How important is the doctrine of inerrancy in relation to other doctrines such as the resurrection or deity of Christ? 

Dr. Robert W. Yarbrough serves as professor of New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Yarbrough is the author of Clash of Visions: Populism and Elitism in New Testament Theology (Mentor, 2019). He also contributed The Letters to Timothy and Titus in the Pillar New Testament Commentary series (Eerdmans, 2018).

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