On this week’s episode, Monica Largess and Mat Hotho have a conversation with Dr. Erin Heim about Paul the Apostle.

Erin Heim earned a PhD from the University of Otago in New Zealand, a Masters in New Testament from Denver Seminary, and a Bachelor of Music from the University of Minnesota. She has written many essays on Pauline theology, Theological Interpretation of Scripture, and metaphor in the Bible. Erin is also a cohost of the popular biblical studies and theology podcast: OnScript. She is also a tutor in Biblical Studies at Oxford University.

Our conversation helps reconstruct Paul’s life through the New Testament starting with Paul’s religious upbringing. Erin explains how Paul’s theology develops over the timeline of the New Testament. We look at Paul as a bridge between Gentile and Jewish cultures. 

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On this week’s episode, Jill Krantz and our senior pastor, the Rev. Magrey deVega sit down with Bishop Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. to discuss the book of Acts.

Kenneth H. Carter, Jr. is resident bishop of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church. He came to the Florida Conference in 2012. Bishop Carter oversees almost 800 congregations, fresh expressions, campus ministries, and other parts of the United Methodist Church in Florida. 

Bishop Carter came to Florida from North Carolina where he was a local pastor for 29 years. He and his wife Pam have become beloved members of the Florida Methodist connection and we are grateful that he could join us in the Bible Project 2020.

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On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho and Monica Largess sit down with Dr. Susan Hylen to discuss John 13–21. 

Susan is the author of two books on the history of women in the New Testament and in the early church. She is Associate Professor of New Testament at Candler School of Theology at Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

Our conversation takes us through the complex literary treasures found in John. We talk about the importance of ambiguous characters and symbolism in John. Susan explains the relationship of Jesus to other Jewish thinkers of his time. Also, we look at John’s version of Jesus’ last days.

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On this week’s episode, Mat Hotho sits down with Rev. Dr. Amanda Brobst-Renaud to discuss John 1–12

Mandy is ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She is Assistant Professor of Theology at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, IN. Her area of research is the parables of Luke and ancient rhetoric. She also preaches regularly in local Lutheran churches.

Mandy brings us into the Gospel of John with an exploration of John 1, a close reading of John 3–4, and a timely reflection on the oft-repeated phrase in John of “come and see.”

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On this week’s episode, Chris Hockman and Mat Hotho sit down with Rev. Dr. Jennifer Wyant to discuss Luke 17–24.

Jennifer is the associate pastor of Birmingham United Methodist Church in Milton, GA. Jennifer received a Masters of Divinity from Candler School of Theology and a PhD in New Testament from Emory University. She is married to her husband, Guy, and they have two sons.

Our conversation covers a gamut of topics in Luke—the parables distinct to Luke, the kingdom of God, Luke’s impression of wealth and possessions, the encounter with Jesus at Emmaeus, and how to closely read the stories of the Marys in Luke

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On this week’s episode, Celia Ferman and Mat Hotho sit down with Rev. Elizabeth Arnold to discuss Luke 1–16.

Elizabeth is ordained in the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. She received a Masters of Divinity from Garden-Webb University's School of Divinity in North Carolina and is currently a PhD candidate in New Testament at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. Her research focuses on the theme of wilderness in Luke-Acts as well as humor in the Bible.

Elizabeth has already published an article and book reviews, as well as serving as a Doctoral Fellow in the Candler Foundry, an initiative of Candler School of Theology to bring the best of the academy to local churches in Atlanta and beyond.

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On this week’s episode, Jill Krantz and Mat Hotho sit down with Dr. Sara Fletcher-Harding to discuss Mark 12:35–16.

Sara is the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Religion at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. Sara earned her Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Marquette University with concentration in New Testament. She has published in the field of religion and science, co-editing “Religion and Science: Critical Concepts in Religious Studies” - a collection of essays and articles on issues of science, religion, and biblical interpretation.

We walk through the final three days of Jesus’ life in Mark, discussing his interactions with religious groups, his death, and the abrupt ending of Mark.

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On this week’s episode, Magrey deVega and Mat Hotho sit down with The Rev. Dr. Tom Boomershine to discuss Mark 1–12:3

Tom served as a professor of New Testament at United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, for over twenty years, and was Magrey’s mentor in seminary. He has been a leader in the area of biblical storytelling as a way of both communicating and interpreting the scriptures. He is the founder of the Network of Biblical Storytellers as well as GoTell Communications, which provides resources for discovering and telling biblical stories by heart. You can learn more about this ministry at GoTell.org. Tom has a particular interest in the gospel of Mark, which he believes was first circulated as oral storytelling in early Christian community.

We discuss the history behind Mark, and then we spend the majority of the episode exploring how Mark used storytelling and performance to animate Jesus throughout the Gospel The end of the episode features Tom doing a storytelling of Mark 14:1–9 when Jesus is anointed by a woman in Bethany.

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On this week’s episode, Celia Ferman sits down with the Rev. Canon Dr. Christopher Corbin to discuss Matthew 14–28. Christopher is an Episcopal priest, a graduate of Florida Southern College, with a Masters of Divinity from Yale and a PhD from Vanderbilt. 

Chris takes us through some aspects of Matthew that make it unique among the gospel—Fulfillment Statements, Doubling, and emphasis on ordering the church.

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This week, Steve Crawford sits down with the Rev. Jim Harnish to usher us into the New Testament with a discussion of the genre of gospel, and Jesus’ sermon on the mount in Matthew 5–7.

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