The Two Testaments

Episode on Job 3 is Live

Join us as Dr. Jeff Leonard (Samford University) talks to us about Job 3. We discuss a number of things including: the pivotal role of Job 3 in the book, its connections with Genesis, Jeremiah, and ancient Near Eastern mythology, its rhetorical function, and its vision of the afterlife.

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This week we are giving away a copy of Jeff Leonard’s book, Creation Rediscovered: Finding New Meaning in an Ancient Story, Hendrickson, 2020. (Thanks to Hendrickson Publishers for the giveaway copy.)

To enter this giveaway, look out for the giveaway posts on social media: like and retweet the giveaway post on Twitter, or like and share the giveaway post on Facebook or on Instagram. Giveaway closes Sunday, Oct 31st at 11:59 pm. USA and Canada only.

This Week’s Blurbs

In this episode, Jeff Leonard recommends Samuel Balentine’s Have You Considered My Servant Job?

Jeff also recommends the movie, Arrival, directed by Denis Villeneuve, starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Forest Whitaker.

Other Books and Articles Mentioned in This Episode

Fishbane, Michael. “Jeremiah IV 23–26 and Job III 3–13: A Recovered Use of the Creation Pattern.” Vetus Testamentum 21 (1971): 151–67.

Leonard, Jeffery M. “Let the Day Perish: The Nexus of Personification and Mythology in Job 3.” Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 43 (2018): 247-270.

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Episode on Romans 1 is Live

Join us as Dr. Roy Ciampa (Samford University) and Dr. Frank Thielman (Beeson Divinity School) talk to us about Romans 1. We discuss a number of things including: the meaning of “gospel”; the difficult phrase, “the righteousness of God”; Paul’s use of Habakkuk 2:4; and Paul’s lengthy discussion of “the wrath of God.”

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This week we are giving away three books on Romans published by Zondervan. (Thanks to Zondervan for the giveaway copies.) You can win all three books:

* Frank Thielman. Romans. Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Zondervan, 2018.

* Michael Bird. Romans. The Story of God Bible Commentary. Zondervan, 2016.

* Ben C. Blackwell et al., eds. Reading Romans in Context: Paul and Second Temple Judaism. Zondervan, 2015.

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This Week’s Blurbs

In this episode, Roy Ciampa recommends Frank Thielman’s Romans commentary and Esau McCauley’s Reading While Black.

Frank Thielman recommends Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island and Daniel Block’s, Covenant: The Framework of God’s Grand Plan of Redemption.

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Episode on Job 1–2 is Live

Join us as Dr. Brent Strawn of Duke Divinity School talks to us about Job 1–2, the “prologue.”

Strawn is the author of a number of books and articles, including The Old Testament is Dying: A Diagnosis and Recommended Treatment.

This Week’s Blurb

In this episode, Brent Strawn blurbs about horse mats. Yes, that’s right—horse mats:

We recently changed part of our garage into a home workout area. And flooring is an issue. You don’t want to park your car on the flooring. The car will mess up the flooring. But not if you go with horse mats. I’ve found horse mats on line, and they will support a car, because they’ll support a horse. And so, I’m really happy with these horse mats. . . . I recommend horse mats strongly. . . . I give it five stars on Amazon.

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Meet Rony Kozman who introduces us to Paul’s letter to the Romans and to the scholars who will guide us through Romans. Tune in to hear highlights from our guests.

This episode’s blurb is from Rony Kozman:

Insightful, invigorating, delightful. The Two Testaments is sure to invite deep reflection, theological engagement, and invites some of the greatest guides to take you along on a walk through the Bible.

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Meet Will Kynes who introduces us to the book of Job and to the scholars who will guide us through Job. Tune in to hear highlights from our guests.

This episode’s blurbs:

A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading, and Life by George Saunders

An affordable massage gun by Taotronics (currently $54.99 with an additional $20 off coupon on Amazon). [Will has been using it for a week and it’s been working great.]

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Release schedule.Our guides through Job.Our guides through Romans.

Welcome to the Two Testaments—a guided journey through Scripture with leading experts on the Bible, hosted by Rony Kozman and Will Kynes.

We interview scholars to discuss the meanings of verses, passages, and books of the Bible. Think of us as an audio Bible commentary—but more exciting!—where you get to hear scholars and practitioners trying to make sense of the Jewish and Christian Scriptures.

This podcast is for all students of the Bible—pastors, Bible teachers, ministry leaders, students, and all who are curious about the Bible.

Visit our website at thetwotestaments.com, where you can see our release schedule and meet our guides through Job and Romans.

Release schedule.Our guides through Job.Our guides through Romans.