Episode: Jesus did not claim to be God. That is the verdict delivered by the preponderance of historical Jesus scholarship. Meanwhile many scholars of early Christianity–including luminaries such as Larry […]

Episode: In this episode, Chris Tilling interviews Crispin Fletcher-Louis about his new book, The Divine Heartset: Paul’s Philippians Christ Hymn, Metaphysical Affections, and Civic Virtues (Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2023). This work combines keen theological insight […]

Episode: Dru and Shai have a wide-ranging conversation about the use of Jewish sages in theology, gratuitous suffering, Jesus’s interpretation of Torah, and more on love. Shai Held’s work innovatively explores […]

Episode: Matt and Dru go on a myth-busting spree of Josianic proportions. The topic? Sacrifice in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible, and several ways that modern readers “butcher” the subject. Enjoy the […]

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Jonny Rowlands about his new book, The Metaphysics of Historical Jesus Research. In many ways it builds on earlier discussions with Seth Heringer, Austine Stevenson, and others here […]

Episode: We are culturally embedded and socially embodied, and this impacts how we interpret Scripture. Esau McCaulley and Amy Peeler, who form part of the editorial team for The New […]

Episode: In this episode, Dru Johnson explores Arthur Keefer’s comparative work between wisdom and philosophical traditions. The Book of Proverbs and Virtue Ethics (Cambridge University Press) examines Proverbs alongside later Greek virtue development […]

Episode: Michael Rhodes joins Matt L and Dru to discuss the Bible’s justice-oriented discipleship and its significance for the church today. We explore the importance of Deuteronomy for understanding biblical […]

Episode: How did Paul understand time? Was it an adaptation of the “two ages” of Judaism? Is there really an “already-not-yet” in Paul’s letters? To the last two questions, Ann […]

Episode: In this episode Chris Tilling interviews Marty Folsom about his second volume in the series, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics for Everyone (Vol. 2 – The Doctrine of God) (Zondervan Academic). What […]