Textual Community

By Ched Spellman

This podcast features discussions w/ guests on topics like: Canon Studies | Hermeneutics | Biblical Theology | the Life of the Churches. Hosted by @chedspellman.... more

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Textual Community episodes:

August 28, 2025 Preaching and Hermeneutics with Sam Bierig and Jarred Bumpers
In this episode, I talk with Drs. Sam Bierig and Jarred Bumpers about preaching, hermeneutics, and pastoral ministry. Sam and Jarred work at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and they have also served the churches for many years. They both have insight into the process of preparing sermons and also the theological issues at stake in the pastoral task.

Bierig Associate Professor of Biblical and Systematic Theology, VP of Undergraduate Studies, and Dean of Spurgeon College at MBTS. Bumpers is Associate Professor of Preaching and Evangelism and FTC Cohorts Faculty Coordinator at MBTS. You can find further resources by Bierig here and Bumpers here.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

My Most Recent Book:
One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story and Why it Matters

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
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1h 11min
May 15, 2025 Stephen Presley on Biblical Theology and the Early Church
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Stephen Presley about his recent work on biblical theology and the early church era. In our conversation, we discuss Biblical Theology in the Life of the Early Church: Recovering an Ancient Vision (Baker) and Cultural Sanctification: Engaging the World like the Early Church (Eerdmans).

Presley is Senior Fellow for Religion and Public Life at the Center for Religion Culture and Democracy and also Associate Professor of Church History at SBTS.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

My Most Recent Book:
One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story and Why it Matters

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
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55min
March 25, 2025 One Sure Word & A Testimony of Tears (Acts 20)
One Sure Word & A Testimony of Tears (Acts 20)
In this episode, I share a sermon I preached in chapel at Cedarville University on Paul's farewell address to the Ephesian elders in Acts 20:17–38. In particular, I explore the way that Paul envisions the life of the churches after the age of the apostles.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).

Thanks for listening!

My Most Recent Book:
One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story and Why it Matters

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
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40min
March 14, 2025 Kevin Vanhoozer on Mere Christian Hermeneutics
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Kevin J. Vanhoozer about his recent work in biblical hermeneutics. In our conversation, we discuss Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically (Zondervan). Topics include: What does it mean to be biblical? What is the literal sense? Can biblical interpretation change the world?

Vanhoozer is Research Professor of Systematic Theology at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. His other books that we mention in this discussion are Is There Meaning in this Text, Dictionary for Theological Interpretation, and Biblical Authority after Babel.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

My Most Recent Book:
One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story and Why it Matters

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
...more
57min
February 11, 2025 JR Gilhooly on Angels & Demons in the Bible
In this episode, I talk with Dr. J.R. Gilhooly about his recent book on what the Bible says about angels and demons. In our conversation, we discuss Angels and Demons: What the Bible Says about Spiritual Creatures (B&H).

Gilhooly is an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Theology at Cedarville University. He is also the author of The Devil's Own Luck: Lucifer, Luck, and Moral Responsibility (Lexington Books) and 40 Questions on Angels, Demons, and Spiritual Warfare (Kregel).

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

My Most Recent Book:
One Grand Story: How the Bible Tells its Story and Why it Matters

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
...more
41min
January 01, 2025 New Beginnings & the Beginning of All Things (John 1; Eph 1)
New Beginnings and the Beginning of All Things
A devotional reflection on the new year from John 1 & Ephesians 1.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

My Most Recent Book:
https://amzn.to/3ELxbBk

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
...more
8min
December 13, 2024 Christopher Seitz on Creation, Job, and the Psalter
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Christopher Seitz about his wonderful new book on the theme of creation in the Psalter and in the book of Job. The book is titled, The Heights of the Hills Are His from Baylor University Press. Seitz discusses some of his motivations and goals for writing the book and also reflects on some of the main theological conclusions he develops. At any rate, I hope you enjoy this conversation about God's majesty, the biblical canon, the book of Job, and the Psalter.

Seitz's other recent works along these lines are The Elder Testament: Canon, Theology, Trinity (Baylor), Convergences: Canon and Catholicity (Baylor), and Essays on Prophecy and Canon: The Rise of a New Model of Interpretation (Mohr Siebeck).

Seitz has served as research professor at numerous institutions such as Yale University, University of St Andrews, and most recently at Wycliffe College.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

My Most Recent Book:
https://amzn.to/3ELxbBk

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
...more
57min
September 16, 2024 Brandon D. Smith on Premodern Hermeneutics and Inseparable Operations
In this episode, I talk with Dr. Brandon D. Smith about his recent work on premodern hermeneutics and the doctrine of inseparable operations. The books we discuss in this conversation are Taught by God: Ancient Hermeneutics for the Modern Church (B&H Academic) and Beholding the Triune God: The Inseparable Work of Father, Son, and Spirit (Crossway).

Smith is Associate Professor of Theology and Early Christianity at OBU and host of the excellent Church Grammar Podcast.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!
Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

My Most Recent Book:
https://amzn.to/3B5eMRv

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
...more
1h 1min
August 22, 2024 The Hermeneutical Basis for a Canonical Approach to the NT
In this episode, I share a paper I delivered at the annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society in 2023. I make the argument that there is a textual basis for a canonical approach to the NT. This paper was part of a panel discussion on the Canonical Approach and NT Studies. Thanks for listening!
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43min
June 28, 2024 Mark Vroegop on Waiting & Lament in the Christian Life
In this episode, I talk with pastor Mark Vroegop about his recent work on patience, waiting, and the Christian life. In our conversation, we also talk about pastoral ministry and the value of serving as a pastor-theologian. The books we discuss in this conversation are Waiting isn't a Waste: The Surprising Comfort of Trusting God in the Uncertainties of Life (Crossway) and Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy: Discovering the Grace of Lament (Crossway).

Vroegop is Lead Pastor of College Park Church in Indianapolis. College Park Church has an excellent ministry training program called The Residency that offers theological education within the context of the local church.

This podcast is hosted by Ched Spellman (https://linktr.ee/chedspellman).
Thanks for listening!

Substack Series on the Canonical Approach:
https://bit.ly/3rht399

My Most Recent Book:
https://amzn.to/3ELxbBk

Episode Sponsor:
https://cedarville.edu/gradpodcast

Digital Tip Jar ("Buy Me a Coffee"):
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chedspellman

Clarifying Note: The views of special guests are their own & do not necessarily reflect my own or the organizations with which I am formally and informally affiliated.
...more
52min

FAQs about Textual Community:

How many episodes does Textual Community have?

The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.