Pillar Podcast

Eric, Scott, and Dan answer a listener's question about the super long life spans given in Genesis 5 by looking at the Sumerian King List.

Eric asks Scott how his research in ancient texts and archaeology impacts the local church, asking the practical question, "What do we do with Bible specials and documentaries that sometimes challenge and sometimes support a position we may hold?".

Eric, Scott, and Dan give data from both archaeology and Hebrew to show that we need to adjust how we view numbers in the Old Testament and its world.

Dan talks to Eric and Scott about how we got from the Old Testament adversary Satan to the New Testament super-bad-guy Satan. This episode goes a little longer, but it's good stuff.

In the first of a two-part series on Satan in the Bible, Eric, Scott and Dan take a look at Satan in the Old Testament.

If the Gospel is the death and resurrection of Jesus, then why are the Gospels in the New Testament so long? Do we have it right? Eric and Scott jump in to the middle of Luke and discuss.

Old Testament scholars often read the Gospels differently. In this episode, Scott shows how a deeper understanding of the Book of Samuel enriches our reading of the Gospel of Luke.

Eric and Scott show how understanding bow and arrows in the ancient Near East can help clarify important Bible passages, they then discuss an often overlooked role of context in sharing the Gospel.

Why is Song of Songs in the Bible? How do we read those strange metaphors? Eric and Scott dive in to some pretty ... fun verses.

Eric and Scott discuss a common misunderstanding of the command "Do not take the name of the LORD in vain."