The Bible in Context

By Caleb Lewis and Nate YoungReligion & Spirituality Christianity

The Bible in Context episodes

September 18, 2025 Ep 105: Preaching Galatians with Aaron Sherwood
How should we read and preach the book of Galatians as 21st-century Christians?
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
36 min
September 11, 2025 Ep 104: Galatians 6 with Aaron Sherwood
Before ending his letter, Paul gives practical instruction to the Galatian church. These instructions are likely not abstractions or random, but are directly intended to correct the specific problem of disunity found in this church.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
26 min
September 04, 2025 Ep 103: Galatians 4:21-5:26 with Aaron Sherwood
Paul’s ‘allegory’ to Sarah and Hagar and his list of the fruits of the Spirit are set in very specific contexts. Looking at how Paul uses these stories and images helps us understand Paul’s intentions.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
26 min
August 28, 2025 Ep 102: Galatians 3:7-4:21 with Aaron Sherwood
Paul uses language in this section that has acquired a lot of theological baggage in the history of interpretation. Aaron Sherwood walks us through these complex arguments and how they point to simple and profound truths.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
33 min
August 21, 2025 Ep 101: Galatians 2:17-3:6 with Aaron Sherwood
As Galatians 3 begins, Paul uses very strong language against this church. Aaron Sherwood walks us through Paul’s purpose in this section of the letter.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
25 min
August 14, 2025 Ep 100: Galatians 1-2 with Aaron Sherwood
Paul begins his letter to the Galatians in a very confrontational way, then switches to a story about Peter breaking fellowship with Gentiles. How do these first chapters contribute to the main ideas that Paul wants the Galatians to understand?
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
32 min
August 07, 2025 Ep 99: Intro to Galatians with Aaron Sherwood
Aaron Sherwood introduces the challenges facing the Galatian church and the main ideas of Paul’s letter to them.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
26 min
July 31, 2025 Ep 98: Canon: Q&A and Reflections
Q&A and Reflections on the conclusions of the Canon series.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
20 min
July 24, 2025 Ep 97: Canon: New Testament Text Criticism
Now that we have discussed the formation of the New Testament, we have to ask the question: Can we trust the texts that make up the New Testament? In this episode, we give an overview of the state of New Testament text criticism to answer that question.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
17 min
July 17, 2025 Ep 96: Canon: New Testament and Apostolic Tradition
Before the New Testament was formed, the church relied on the message of the Apostles and the Apostles’ associates. This can be seen in the church fathers and the New Testament itself. This fact has great importance for our understanding of the function and formation of the New Testament texts.
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The Bible in Context Podcast — Mercy Hill Church (mercyhillshep.org)
Passages read from the ESV by Crossway 2001
Music: Royal by Slenderbeats
35 min

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Our goal is to explore the narratives of the Bible in light of their cultural and literary context. As we study the Bible, we want to get inside the mind of the author(s) to understand the intended…