For our very first Disciple Dojo long-form interview, I am THRILLED to have my good friend Carmen Joy Imes, author of “Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters” and one of the most winsome Hebrew Bible scholars writing today! We had a blast and discussed so many important topics! This is a full-length podcast interview, so for those who can't watch the entire thing, the timestamps below will be helpful:

00:00:00 - Intro banter

00:00:17 - Why Dr. Carmen Imes had to be my first ever guest!

00:01:38 - How the Ph.D sausage gets made!

00:04:12 - Why Carmen owes everything to JM! (Not really!)

00:04:26 - Daniel Block is RIDICULOUSLY nice!

00:04:45 - Ph.D process in U.K. vs. Ph.D process in America 

00:05:58 - How Ph.D work differs from college/seminary

00:10:22 - Who are the “Blockheads”?

00:11:26 - What are the language requirements for Ph.D in Hebrew Bible?

00:14:10 - The decline of German as the primary Bible scholar language

00:15:29 - How do you learn *HOW* to actually teach a college class?

00:19:40 - How Carmen chooses classroom reading assignment books

00:21:13 - Why Carmen chose OT over NT as a focus

0025:21 - How Carmen sees her work as "a bridge"

00:27:48 - JM and Carmen’s mutual love of Christopher Wright!

00:32:05 - Carmen’s favorite movie & TV show

00:33:32 - Carmen’s & JM’s thoughts on  @The Chosen  TV show

00:35:10 - Carmen’s favorite band/musician

00:35:54 - Carmen’s favorite novels

00:38:07 - Carmen’s love of Caramel 

00:38:48 - JM’s deep dark Preacher’s Kid confession!

00:39:58 - Thoughts on Beth Moore, Esau McCaulley, and Sandra Richter

00:45:26 - Carmen’s most-recommended study Bible

00:47:29 - Carmen’s inside scoop on John Walton!

00:48:32 - JM & Carmen discuss women in ministry

01:09:52 - The growing number of women Biblical scholars

01:10:50 - Women’s Study Bibles

01:15:07 - The gift of women scholars who actually believe Scripture!

01:18:11 - Why the OT law is actually ALL ABOUT grace!

01:22: 28 - How do we honor the OT without keeping all the OT laws?

01:29:42 - Sinai as the center of the entire Torah

01:31:52 - The Priestly garments being an “inside out tabernacle”

01:34:57 - Carmen’s views on the date and location of the Exodus?

01:40:21 - Carmen’s thoughts on  @Dr. Michael S. Heiser  ?

01:45:13 - What is going on with the “bridegroom of blood” in Exodus 4?? 

01:57:09 - where people can find Carmen online

02:00:27 - Question from Carmen to JM: "Why didn't you do your Ph.D?"

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Follow Carmen on Twitter: @carmenjoyimes

Carmen's blog: http://www.carmenjoyimes.blogspot.com

https://www.ivpress.com/carmen-joy-imes

Carmen's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Carmen-Joy-Imes/e/B07BNPY56Q

Carmen's books can be found at:

* Bearing God’s Name - https://tinyurl.com/v39syn5v

* Carmen's published dissertation - https://tinyurl.com/48ab2uad

* Praying the Psalms with Augustine and Friends - https://tinyurl.com/2xwtb4f4

Disciple Dojo related resources:

* Superhero Seminary: Wonder Woman on being a 'helper' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQUHlNJAAaQ

* Bible for the Rest of Us (video curriculum) - http://www.discipledojo.org/bible

* Disciple Dojo review of the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dNTdceIYvc&t=20s

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